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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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07-02-2002, 01:40 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: LITH, Illinois
Concierge Level: 1
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When to get passporter
We won't be planning our trip for May of 2003 until atleast late Dec or January of 2003. We are waiting for an unexpected windfall that will be paying for the trip, so I won't know how much we will be able to spend until then. My question is will there be a new edition of passporter coming out soon, or should I go ahead and get the current one?
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07-02-2002, 02:06 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: jacksonville, fl usa
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Re: When to get passporter
Welcome to the PassPorter boards, Mom! [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img] The PassPorter comes out every year, and is usually available during January (it is the most up-to-date of all the guides out there). Jennifer or Dave could probably give a close timeframe of when to expect it.
If you can hold off until then, do so. If you are going to be making reservations in December or early January, you may want to consider getting the 2002 copy now, as 2003 won't be available before then.
It is truly a great investment!
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07-03-2002, 01:06 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Plano, Texas
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Re: When to get passporter
Welcome, Mom2My4Dwarfs! [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img] Love the name!! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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07-03-2002, 03:19 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Cape May Court House NJ USA
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Posts: 11,259
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Re: When to get passporter
I too want to WELCOME you to the PassPorter Boards! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
Another idea if they are still available, would be to get the 2000 edition of the PassPorter by going to the PassPorter Store. It is a FANTASTIC DEAL for those in waiting [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] ... Shipping and Handling fees is all that is needed. This would give you some GREAT reading while you are waiting for the 2003 edition to come out.
The PassPorter Guide Book Deluxe Edition has been a blessing for me.... It keeps me organized (and that is saying something [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] |
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07-03-2002, 03:19 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Maryland
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Re: When to get passporter
Mom2my4dwarfs,
If you get the Passporter now, you can start brainstorming and planning where you would like to stay, eat, shop, etc...
If you are going to book your reservations in Dec. or Jan., you still have lots of time to decide! Planning is part of the fun of the trip!
DAD
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07-05-2002, 02:53 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: LITH, Illinois
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Posts: 3,205
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Re: When to get passporter
Another idea if they are still available, would be to get the 2000 edition of the PassPorter by going to the PassPorter Store. It is a FANTASTIC DEAL for those in waiting
Thanks! I went to the site and I ordered it.
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07-05-2002, 03:01 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Cape May Court House NJ USA
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Posts: 11,259
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Re: When to get passporter
Let us know when you receive it and what you think of the PassPorter... I think you will be hooked [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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07-15-2002, 08:46 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: LITH, Illinois
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Re: When to get passporter
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Let us know when you receive it and what you think of the PassPorter... [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">I still haven't received it and I got an email that it was sent on July 8th. I hope I get it today. |
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07-17-2002, 10:45 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
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Location: LITH, Illinois
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Re: When to get passporter
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Originally posted by debe:
Let us know when you receive it and what you think of the PassPorter... I think you will be hooked
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">I got my Passporter on Monday and it is a great book. I will definetely be ordering the 2003 version when it comes available. |
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