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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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12-17-2001, 01:16 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Staten Island, NY
Posts: 1,330
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Re: All I need to know I learned at Super Target
Fortissimo,
I am sorry about your accident, but I have to say I love how the Saturn's pop back when dented, this has helped my a few times. Unfortunately, when a car is made of plastic, so are the side view mirrors, they pop off with the slightest bump.
Also it's a good thing you are not in Staten Island, because here it would have been your fault not for having your car so deftly camoflauged, but just because you didn't clear the way to convenience the other driver!
Anyway, glad you weren't hurt
Mary
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12-17-2001, 02:03 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: All I need to know I learned at Super Target
Forti, so sorry to hear about your mishap. Sounds like some lady needs to turn in her license.
Those Krispy Kremes would have made everything much better for me!! [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
How lucky you are A Super Target and a Krispy Kreme shop. We don't have either.
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12-17-2001, 08:28 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Connecticut Shoreline
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 8,250
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Re: All I need to know I learned at Super Target
So sorry to hear about your horrible day. I guess that I will have to be more aware of the other drivers, as I too drive a white car! Hope things continue to improve for you.
KathyL.
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12-17-2001, 09:42 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Posts: 5,094
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Re: All I need to know I learned at Super Target
So sorry about the yucky day [img]images/icons/confused.gif[/img] But I'm glad you're okay and that the car is being fixed and the bill taken care of. People amaze me sometimes [img]images/icons/confused.gif[/img]
Peace, love & ºoº
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12-17-2001, 10:03 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Durham,NC
Posts: 2,615
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Re: All I need to know I learned at Super Target
<Hug> for Forti...sorry you had such a yucky day yesterday. [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img] Go get the Krispy Kreme doughnuts and all will be right with the world [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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12-17-2001, 11:39 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Pleasant Valley, NY, USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 5,377
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Re: All I need to know I learned at Super Target
What a day Fortissimo!! [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]
Do they make Krispy Kreme's in the shape of Mickey heads?? White cream filled on the inside then dipped in chocolate!! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
I think you should take this as an omen.....
STAY AWAY FROM TARGET SUPER STORES!!!
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12-18-2001, 07:15 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: May 2001
Location: CT.
Posts: 1,381
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Re: All I need to know I learned at Super Target
Ohhhh, lesson #2 was definately not a good one! [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] But I too was ROFL about the comment about hitting the police car in the same parking place the week before. Me thinks I see a pattern developing here. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] Obviously your guardian angel was watching out for you which we here are eternally greatful for, that was just way too scary!!! Here's hoping for a more non-eventful shopping season for you and a box of Krispy Kremes in your Christmas stocking.
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12-19-2001, 01:26 PM
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Recovering VMK Addict!
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Thornton, CO
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 13,087
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Re: All I need to know I learned at Super Target
But WalMart doesn't have Krispy Kreme doughnuts in their parking lot!
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12-19-2001, 01:51 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Poinciana, Florida
Posts: 9,422
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Re: All I need to know I learned at Super Target
AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHh!!! Look out for that white car!!!! Opps, sorry, just snow. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
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12-19-2001, 02:49 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Orlando area via Chicago
Posts: 5,424
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Re: All I need to know I learned at Super Target
Sorry to hear about all of the car troubles, Forti! Glad that the company took care of it quickly.
I'm even more distressed that you didn't get to have a Krispy Kreme. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] (I would have gone and bought 2 dozen and finished them on the drive home!)
Now, I think you should get a bumber sticker that says "No, I'm not a snow drift. Don't hit me!" printed on bright neon paper. Or how about "Caution: Stealth Car!"
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12-20-2001, 12:33 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 7,150
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Re: All I need to know I learned at Super Target
Sorry to hear the bad news Forti! That's why I go shopping at Walmart! [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]
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12-20-2001, 09:25 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 7,150
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Re: All I need to know I learned at Super Target
Sorry Forti, I dont think that we have a Krispy Kream here in CT...Ive never heard of it before! I sorry. [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img] I would of had that woman promise to buy me a year supply of them!!
Has anyone ever thought of the poor snowbanks and their feelings about this? We should stand and unite together for the abuse that is happening to snowbanks all over the country! We should put signs on all snowbanks that say "Dont hit me, Im not a car!!" Anyone with me? [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img]
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