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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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03-06-2002, 05:04 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Minnesota
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Gift for my husband - Petty Racing
In September we are going to WDW. The entire family. It is my husbands and my 10th annervisary and I am thinking about getting him the Petty Racing Experience but I have not seen anything mentioned from people who have actually done it. Has anyone done it and which package would you suggest? Please keep in mind, I am a stay at home mom and need to "sneak" a money away from my husband so he will be surprised. Also any suggestions how I can surprise him with it before we go, so he can anticipate? Thanks.
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03-06-2002, 06:51 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Ann Arbor, MI USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 14,427
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Re: Gift for my husband - Petty Racing
I can't advise you on the various packages. Alot will depend on your husband's need for speed. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
As a way of surprising him, how about giving him a gift of a pair of driving gloves, then tell him why they'll come in handy?
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03-06-2002, 07:33 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: Gift for my husband - Petty Racing
I also don't know about the packages ,But you might want to call a friend of his and see what he thinks your DH would like.And the suprize part you could get one of the toy race cars and wrap it up maybe with a note about the Experience. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] Have A Happy Annervisary!
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03-06-2002, 08:51 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Poinciana, Florida
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Re: Gift for my husband - Petty Racing
That is very nice of you. I wish my wife would do that for me. (hint) [img]graemlins/usa.gif[/img]
ps: I want to drive the truck! 88
[ 03-06-2002, 08:52 PM: Message edited by: Disnydad ]
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03-06-2002, 08:56 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: East Haven, CT, USA
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Re: Gift for my husband - Petty Racing
My DH and BiL did the Driving Experience when we went in 2000. They loved it [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img] They were offered more laps afterwards for a discounted price and seriously considered it but didn't. They also offer a ride along which is about $100 dollars, you don't get to drive the car yourself. If you can manage to sneak a few grocery dollars away each week, I would say "Go For It". He'll love it.
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03-06-2002, 08:59 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Dayton,OH
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Re: Gift for my husband - Petty Racing
Major NASCAR fan here! Check out www.1800bepetty.com |
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03-07-2002, 02:03 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Northern Virginia
Posts: 2,172
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Re: Gift for my husband - Petty Racing
My best friend (other than DW, of course) did the Rookie Experience (8 laps) at Richmond last year. He's still talking about it. He said it took several hours with training and everything.
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03-12-2002, 10:06 PM
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Community Rank: Visitor
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: new jersey
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Re: Gift for my husband - Petty Racing
My husband is also a TOTAL racing fan and last time we went to Disney, he did the Petty Racing. I think it was about 4 laps around the track with a driver, but he thought it was the greatest thing. He also had his picture taken in the car, and it hangs up as a reminder. It was about 100.00.
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03-15-2002, 10:20 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 550
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Re: Gift for my husband - Petty Racing
THANKS EVERYONE! Please e-amil me any other responses as my DH has almost caught me a couple of times looking at the boards. [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] I am still not sure wether to do the 8 or sixteen lap. Any Ideas?
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03-21-2002, 08:03 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: American Paradise, US Virgin Islands
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 14,399
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Re: Gift for my husband - Petty Racing
My husband does the racing everytime we go to Disney, it is the only way I can coax him into going back all the time. He has done the Rookie experience and the Experience of a lifetime. Sometimes he goes twice. I reccomend the rookie experience. They really take care of you and it is an unforgettable experience. We are going in May and he will be going again. They can buy photos of them in the uniforms and in the cars. You've gotta do it!
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03-23-2002, 03:48 PM
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Community Rank: Tourist
Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 16
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Re: Gift for my husband - Petty Racing
I'm not familiar with this option, but my DH would go crazy for it. Where can I find info? Thanks for the help! I've been so busy planning the perfect "family" vacation for June I haven't thought about doing something special for DH. And he's the best DH! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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04-02-2002, 10:25 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Posts: 2,323
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Re: Gift for my husband - Petty Racing
Stop in at an AMF bowling center and ask them if you can have the Richard Petty cardboard standee. It is a cutout of him. Most of them give them away, but some of them conduct a silent auction and may charge you a small fee for him. I got the Scooby Doo one and DD used it for DSGR;s (darling step grand daughter(arrgh!) Scooby birthday party.
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