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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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08-22-2006, 12:30 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: TN girl living in MS
Posts: 376
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Re: Family Get-Together
We actually got together this weekend. One cousin came in from Dallas and my other cousin (his sister) and her kids came in from Florida. We went to the lake for fried catfish and country ham and celebrated 4 birthdays that we have in the next 2 weeks. It was lots of fun....the first family get together since my grandfather died in January. Most of my family gets together about once a month since we only live 2 hours away, but my cousins only come in once or twice a year.
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08-22-2006, 02:18 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 190,285
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Re: Family Get-Together
It looks like you all had a great time. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img] I think the last time we all got together was for my nephew's 18th birthday in late May.
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08-22-2006, 04:21 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 8,784
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Re: Family Get-Together
You guys are all cute! We had a small family get together Saturday night for Aidan's birthday. But really just my parents and Joe's parents. My dad's family had a big family reunion on Memorial Day weekend the day after my grandmother's memorial service(his family lives all over the country and we rarely see each other).
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08-22-2006, 04:32 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: UK
Posts: 13,146
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Re: Family Get-Together
Great picture Rachel, the last time we had a family get together was at the wedding.
Karen
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08-22-2006, 08:27 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: East Amherst, NY
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 5,128
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Re: Family Get-Together
My sisters and I and our families have dinner at my Dad's house every Sunday. This Sunday we had some extra visitors - my aunt who is in her 90s, and 2 of her grandchildren (who are almost my age!) I hope I look half as good when I'm 90 as my Aunt Mary Grace.
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08-22-2006, 10:41 AM
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Wannabe Snowbird
Join Date: May 2002
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 34,137
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Re: Family Get-Together
Look at you all, so cute together. I was half expecting to see a wart and horns on your Stepmother, but nope, didn't see any! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]
My immediate family managed to all get to the lake for Canada Day, so I got to see my sister from Alberta, my brother and his family from Saskatchewan (minus one of his stepdaughters because she was at camp) and my parents. It was nice to get together for a happy occasion for a change! Last time we saw all of Dan's family was 2 years ago at his Dad's funeral, and then a week later we saw all my aunts, uncles and cousins at my Grandpa's funeral.
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08-22-2006, 11:00 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: western ny
Posts: 1,172
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Re: Family Get-Together
Great picture Rachel! Last time most of us were together was at my nieces graduation party in June. Next time will be at my wedding.
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08-22-2006, 11:14 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 13,176
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Re: Family Get-Together
Great photo!!
The last time everyone was together was probably....um....sometime in the 80s? We're spread out all over the country so it really doesn't seem to happen.
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08-22-2006, 01:14 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Long Island, NY
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 4,168
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Re: Family Get-Together
My whole family gets together Labor Day weekend at a resort in upstate NY in the Catskills that my grandfather started going to in the 1930s. This will be the first time in over 10 years that I won't be going--will be in WDW!! That is the only place that will keep me from going upstate.
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08-22-2006, 03:04 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Houston
Posts: 5,162
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Re: Family Get-Together
The Lennon men surely do love their facial hair! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img] Good lookin' family, Wachel. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img]
Sadly, the last time my family got together was my grandmother's funeral in April. It reminded me how much I miss them.
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