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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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12-23-2001, 01:33 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Pleasant Valley, NY, USA
Posts: 2,398
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Ho Ho Ho! It\'s off to WDW they go! :-D šoš
There is a small but very lucky group of people leaving for WDW this week! Let's all shout out a big HO HO HO and send them on their way for a funtastical Christmas!
Have a safe and happy Holiday trip kelly david, Jacquelyn11, Elliot'sDragon, ILoveDisney and disnydawn! Be sure to say Hi to Mickey for me and tell him Wild and I will be back on January 11th! And don't forget to toast the PassPorters with a Kungaloosh or two!
And from me to the PassPorter Family, I wish you all a Very Merry Christmas or whatever holiday you celebrate at this time of the year! May you all be surrounded by love, peace and friendship and that goes for your families as well! My fervent wish for this Holiday Season.... Peace on Earth! May we all live to see it! (I know that it's uncharacteristic of me to gush on this way, but, darn it, the Holidays even get to me!)
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[ 12-23-2001: Message edited by: Cruella ]
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12-23-2001, 01:56 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, PA , USA
Posts: 5,943
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Re: Ho Ho Ho! It\'s off to WDW they go! :-D šoš
Have a great time everyone, and stop by the confectionary and have a Mickey Pecan Turtle (one of my new favorite treats!) for me!
Too all Passporters - Have a wonderful and blessed holiday!
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12-23-2001, 02:03 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: The Colony, Texas
Posts: 2,019
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Re: Ho Ho Ho! It\'s off to WDW they go! :-D šoš
Have a very merry time!! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] Tell Mickey I'll be back soon to see him again! I just loved all of the Christmas decorations- they just can't be beat!
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12-23-2001, 02:34 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: Ho Ho Ho! It\'s off to WDW they go! :-D šoš
Have a great time to the World and say hi! to Mickey and eat some Mickey Bar for me [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
Safe trip
Chantal [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
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12-23-2001, 02:57 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: New York City
Posts: 2,471
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Re: Ho Ho Ho! It\'s off to WDW they go! :-D šoš
Thanks everyone!
I hope to see all my travelling Passporters somewhere while enjoying the happiest place on earth.
My Christmas prayer for all my fellow Passporters is on of peace and good health.
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12-23-2001, 03:23 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Minneola, FL, USA
Posts: 920
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Re: Ho Ho Ho! It\'s off to WDW they go! :-D šoš
To all you lucky PassPorters... Wishing you a safe and wonderful trip to the most magical place on earth during this special season.
Have a Magical, Mickey Christmas!
[ 12-23-2001: Message edited by: tinkerose ]
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12-23-2001, 04:05 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: Ho Ho Ho! It\'s off to WDW they go! :-D šoš
Wishing you all a safe and magical trip. What could be better than waking up on Christmas morning in the most magical place of all. Enjoy!
Cruella, Merry Christmas to your family too!!
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12-23-2001, 06:02 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Cape May Court House NJ USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 11,259
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Re: Ho Ho Ho! It\'s off to WDW they go! :-D šoš
Wishing you all a safe and Happy Holiday Season and I know your vacation will be filled with many magical moments. Hope you plan on sharing some of them when you return back to the real world. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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12-23-2001, 06:42 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Posts: 5,094
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Re: Ho Ho Ho! It\'s off to WDW they go! :-D šoš
Wishing you a wonderful, safe and magical trip [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] Give my favorite bouncy orange guy a hug for me!
Peace, love & šoš
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12-23-2001, 07:34 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Nowhere
Posts: 1,197
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Re: Ho Ho Ho! It\'s off to WDW they go! :-D šoš
Have a safe and wonderful trip.
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12-26-2001, 12:00 AM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Fowlerville, MI USA
Posts: 58
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Re: Ho Ho Ho! It\'s off to WDW they go! :-D šoš
Thank you all for the warm send off! We'll be leaving in an hour to go to the airport and I just wanted to thank everyone for all of their help over the last few months!
Happy Holidays to all!!!
Kelly [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
[ 12-25-2001: Message edited by: kelly david ]
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12-26-2001, 12:21 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: WI
Posts: 17,126
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Re: Ho Ho Ho! It\'s off to WDW they go! :-D šoš
Have a very magical time everyone! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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