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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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02-25-2002, 08:12 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Poinciana, Florida
Posts: 9,422
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Junk Yard Wars!
Anyone else watch this show on The Learning Channel? My whole family is addicted to this. Tonight is: Build and drive a Monster Truck, Bikers vs. the Cops.
I guess I'm kind of like Steve and his Survivor stuff. [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/usa.gif[/img]
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02-25-2002, 09:14 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Parsippany,NJ
Posts: 3,235
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Re: Junk Yard Wars!
Don, I hate to admit it, but our family watches it too! My almost 8 year old son is also addicted and has lured the rest of us in. I think he's going to be an engineer just like his Dad!
He even makes miniatures of all the machines he sees with his K'nex sets. [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img]
[ 02-25-2002, 09:16 PM: Message edited by: Janet44 ]
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02-25-2002, 09:24 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: Junk Yard Wars!
I love this show too! I got my DH hooked into it. He loved the remote control car show on Sun. since he's into 1/10 scale RC cars.
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02-25-2002, 09:47 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: B\'ville, OK
Posts: 851
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Re: Junk Yard Wars!
Count us in! My whole family LOVES this show. Especially the kids. DS, just turned seven, cannot miss it. It's the one night a week he gets to stay up late. Thank goodness we are CST.LOL
Actually all the aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc. are also in on the addiction. There are alot worse shows for the kids to watch!
SleepingB
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02-25-2002, 10:26 PM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Sasquatch Territory, Pacific Northwest
Concierge Level: 8
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Re: Junk Yard Wars!
I love this question, because we all have our shows we watch but don't always want others to know we watch them. My weird tv preference used to be WCW Monday Nitro (until it was sold to WWF). Kinda stange for a 40 year old mom, but, we used to watch local "superstar wretling" when we were kids, and it sortof stuck with me. Fake, yeah, but hey, so are soaps, sitcoms and tv dramas. So here's to you Junk Yard Junkies...this wraslin' fan takes her hat off to you!
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02-25-2002, 11:41 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Corsicana, Texas, USA
Posts: 2,027
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Re: Junk Yard Wars!
My DH and 2 DS's LOVE this show!! They have to record it if we aren't going to be home. I usually surf the Passporter boards while that's on. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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02-26-2002, 07:37 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 1,138
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Re: Junk Yard Wars!
Great question, Disneydad...DH & I have been addicted to this show for years (how many of you out there remember Captain Dick??).
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02-27-2002, 02:42 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Omaha, NE, USA
Posts: 2,025
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Re: Junk Yard Wars!
Our 9 yr. old son got us hooked to. Another favorite of his is Robotica. Whatever happened to Gilligan's Island?
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02-27-2002, 08:23 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Parsippany,NJ
Posts: 3,235
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Re: Junk Yard Wars!
That's funny, Patsy. As I said, my son is addicted to Junkyard Wars, he also loves Robotica. And now in our area Gilligan's Island is on TV land at 6 pm so he joins me in the kitchen while I'm finishing dinner preparations.
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02-28-2002, 07:49 PM
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Community Rank: Visitor
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 1
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Re: Junk Yard Wars!
My husband and I came across the show when they had to build cannons. Loved it and have been watching ever since, The best part is seeing how two groups usually come up with separate ideas on solving the problem. Now I know what "bodger" means!
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