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As of January 1, 2019, we have closed our forums. This is a decision we did not come to lightly, but it is necessary. The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk. The server software itself must be updated, and it cannot be without removing the forums.
So it is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our long-running forums. They came online in 2000 and brought together so many wonderful Disney fans. We had friendships form, careers launch, couples marry, children born ... all because of this amazing community.
Thank you to each of you who were a part of this community. You made it possible.
And a very special thank you to our Guides (moderators), past and present, who kept our forums a happy place to be. You are the glue that held everything together, and we are forever grateful to you. Thank you aliceinwdw, Caldercup, MrsM, WillCAD, Fortissimo, GingerJ, HiddenMickey, CRCrazy, Eeyoresmom, disneyknut, disneydani, Cam22, chezp, WDWfan, Luvsun, KMB733, rescuesk, OhToodles!, Colexis Mom, lfredsbo, HiddenMickey, DrDolphin, DopeyGirl, duck addict, Disneybine, PixieMichele, Sandra Bostwick, Eeyore Tattoo, DyanKJ130, Suzy Q'Disney, LilMarcieMouse, AllisonG, Belle*, Chrissi, Brant, DawnDenise, Crystalloubear, Disneymom9092, FanOfMickey, Goofy4Goofy, GoofyMom, Home4us123, iamgrumpy, ilovedisney247, Jennifer2003, Jenny Pooh, KrisLuvsDisney, Ladyt, Laughaholic88, LauraBelle Hime, Lilianna, LizardCop, Loobyoxlip, lukeandbrooksmom, marisag, michnash, MickeyMAC, OffKilter_Lynn, PamelaK, Poor_Eeyore, ripkensnana, RobDVC, SHEANA1226, Shell of the South, snoozin, Statelady01, Tara O'Hara, tigger22, Tink and Co., Tinkerbelz, WDWJAMBA, wdwlovers, Wendyismyname, whoSEZ, WildforWD, and WvuGrrrl. You made the magic.
We want to personally thank Sara Varney, who coordinated our community for many years (among so many other things she did for us), and Cheryl Pendry, our Message Board Manager who helped train our Guides, and Ginger Jabour, who helped us with the PassPorter-specific forums and Live! Guides. Thank you for your time, energy, and enthusiasm. You made it all happen.
There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
And we are no longer charging for the Live Guides. If you have a subscription, it's yours to keep for the lifetime of the Live Guides at no additional cost. The Live Guides will stay online, barring server issues and technical problems, for all of 2019.
That said, PassPorter is not going away. Most of the resources will remain online for as long as we can support them, and after that we will find ways to make whatever we can available. PassPorter means a great deal to us, and to many of you, and we will do our best to keep it alive in whatever way we can. Our server costs are high, and they'll need to come out of our pockets, so in the future you can expect some changes so we can bring those costs down.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your amazing support over the years. Without you, there's no way us little guys could have made something like this happen and given the "big guys" a run for their money. PassPorter was consistently the #3 guidebook after the Unofficial and Official guides, which was really unheard of for such a small company to do. We ROCKED it thanks to you and your support and love!
If you miss us, you can still find some of us online. Sara started a new blog at DisneyParkPrincess.com -- I strongly urge you to visit and get on her mailing list. She IS the Disney park princess and knows Disney backward and forward. And I am blogging as well at JenniferMaker.com, which is a little craft blog I started a couple of years ago to make ends meet. You can see and hear me in my craft show at https://www.youtube.com/c/jennifermaker . Many PassPorter readers and fans are on Facebook, in groups they formed like the PassPorter Trip Reports and PassPorter Crafting Challenge (if you join, just let them know you read about it in the newsletter). And some of our most devoted community members started a forum of their own at Pixie Dust Lane and all are invited over.
So we encourage you to stay in touch with us and your fellow community members wherever works best for you!
Best wishes for a wonderful and magical new year!
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12-13-2001, 03:59 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Minneola, FL, USA
Posts: 920
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Another PassPorter Returns
Hi Everyone!
We’re back too, but I’ve been so busy at work, as well as at home (unpacking, doing laundry, etc. – yuck!) that I haven’t had a chance to post until now. And I have tons of posts to catch up reading [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]
First, I want to say how great it was to meet so many PassPorters. It was terrific to see familiar faces from the NY meet (Cru, Wild, Grumpy, Goofy and Joey - but we missed you, Joe!) and to finally meet folks like debe and LauraBelle, who already seem like old friends. A BIG "thank you" to Jennifer and Dave for the fun scavenger hunt (even though we did terrible) it was a blast.
Finally, I have to say that visiting WDW at this time of year is the absolute BEST! If you ever have the opportunity, don’t miss it. It’s a wonderful, magical place anytime of the year. Yet seeing it with all the holiday decorations makes it even more magical. Snow on Main Street is the most beautiful site I’ve ever seen. This could become an annual tradition for our family (please, please, please!) [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
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12-13-2001, 04:13 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Trois-Rivieres,Quebec,Canada
Posts: 2,687
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Re: Another PassPorter Returns
Hi Rose! welcome back!!! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
Can wait to read your trip report [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] Be sure one day I will be there but not next year because I will be there in august [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
Chantal [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
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12-13-2001, 05:18 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Robbinsdale, MN
Posts: 7,526
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Re: Another PassPorter Returns
Hi Rose! Welcome home. It was wonderful to meet you at MGM on 12/5 ... I only wish I could have spent more time with the PassPorter gang. Next time, I hope! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
Glad to hear you had a good time. I agree, WDW at the holidays is definitely worth seeing!
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12-13-2001, 08:21 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: New York City
Posts: 2,471
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Re: Another PassPorter Returns
Welcome back Rose!
I sure do wish I had taken the days off to be with the larger gang. Next year I will inform the principal that I must have that week off as part of my contract.
14 days til I experience the Christams Magic.
I am so looking forward to the Candlelight Procession.
Hurry with the report.
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12-13-2001, 09:31 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Foothills of the Adirondacks
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 4,733
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Re: Another PassPorter Returns
Rose, it was such a pleasure to meet you and Tom! I'm looking forward to spending more time with you at future meets.
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12-13-2001, 09:36 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Poinciana, Florida
Posts: 9,422
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Re: Another PassPorter Returns
Welcome back Laura and Tinkerose. Sorry that the snow melted. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] Maybe next year there will be a foot or two on your return. Man, I wish I could make a meet. Lucky you. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
[ 12-13-2001: Message edited by: Disnydad ]
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12-13-2001, 09:47 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Foothills of the Adirondacks
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 4,733
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Re: Another PassPorter Returns
Thanks for the welcome back, but I have to tell you, I'm not sorry about the snow! Actually it wasn't gone when I returned! I had to clean my car of about 5-6 inches in the airport parking lot! [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] I really didn't mind though because it was a great trip and it was a beautiful sunny day when I returned. Now, if it had been cold, I may not have been very happy!
Wild, Cru and I actually kicked around the thought of having a meet in the Albany area thinking that you may be able to join us. We're not sure how many others are close enough, but we shall see.
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12-13-2001, 10:57 PM
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Mrs. Jack Sparrow
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Aboard the Black Pearl
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 21,228
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Re: Another PassPorter Returns
Glad to have you back.
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12-14-2001, 07:11 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Poinciana, Florida
Posts: 9,422
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Re: Another PassPorter Returns
A meet in Albany would be nice. Bring lots of pictures of the WDW meet! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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12-14-2001, 09:17 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: WI
Posts: 17,126
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Re: Another PassPorter Returns
Welcome home! Can't wait for the trip report!
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12-14-2001, 10:45 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: East Haven, CT, USA
Posts: 3,406
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Re: Another PassPorter Returns
Welcome Back Rose and Tom! Glad to hear you had a great trip. Looking forward to your trip report.
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12-16-2001, 08:59 AM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: SE Texas!
Posts: 4,882
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Re: Another PassPorter Returns
Rose,
Sooo happy to hear that you and Tom had a lovely time in WDW. I am soooo envious of a December trip to the world. How spectactular would that be?! [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
I cannot wait to hear all the details of your magnificent trip.
Michelle [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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12-16-2001, 10:17 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: New York City
Posts: 2,471
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Re: Another PassPorter Returns
I'll make the drive to Albany for a meet.
I have never stopped and gotten out of the car in Albany. I just drive right by it on the Thruway. There are some nice towns around Albany. Can't remember now.
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12-17-2001, 12:07 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Posts: 5,094
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Re: Another PassPorter Returns
Welcome back tinkerose [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] Glad you had such a wonderful time - this is my favorite time to visit the World too...so beautiful!
Peace, love & šoš
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