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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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05-18-2002, 08:48 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Poinciana, Florida
Posts: 9,422
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Anyone bought a vehicle online?
I've been playing around with Carpoint.com pricing a new truck. Anyone here bought online before? The price they are giving me is below invoice. [img]graemlins/usa.gif[/img]
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05-21-2002, 09:59 AM
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Community Rank: Passenger 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: GA
Posts: 44
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Re: Anyone bought a vehicle online?
I just bought a VW Passat and used Carsdirect.com to help me. I didn't buy from them, but I was put in contact with a couple dealers and was able to haggle via email/phone. I had the price all set when I walked into the dealership. It was much more enjoyable than dealing with a salesman face to face. Plus you can do so much research online that helps you greatly. You will still pick the car up from a dealer, the website just acts as a middle man to save you some hassle.
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05-21-2002, 04:37 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Re: Anyone bought a vehicle online?
Just a lot of research that I hope I don't have to do for many more years! I've got two brand new cars in my garage with 2 payments now! UGH! You may also check with your insurance company. I have USAA and they have a buying service that guarantees the absloute lowest price for the consumer! Just a thought, but good luck!
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05-21-2002, 04:49 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 1,138
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Re: Anyone bought a vehicle online?
Disneydad...DH works for a large dealership (municipal sales, but he used to do retail in another life!!) If you need feedback on the pricing of a specific vehicle feel free to email me and I can have him do some research.
We've found that--while we've never bought anything over the internet--it can be a useful tool for gathering information to bring to a dealership with you. In general we've known within $4-5 (literally) what our payments on a specific car were going to be. Some people mistakenly believe that ordering online is "cutting out the middleman" where actually they're more of a broker hooking up the buyer & seller; everyone is making $$, though it can be a useful option of people who dislike the (sometimes confrontational) process of dealing with a salesman.
Good Luck!!
September
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05-21-2002, 05:59 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Plano, Texas
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 848
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Re: Anyone bought a vehicle online?
I'm the same -- done an awful lot of research, even gotten quotes on cars before, but never closed a deal online. I was always able to haggle to a better deal in person.
Good luck!
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05-21-2002, 07:08 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: The land of the free and the Home of the Brave!
Posts: 2,694
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Re: Anyone bought a vehicle online?
Hey Disneydad!
You wouldn't happen to be eyeing up a Cadilac would ya!
ohhhh! that would be so cool!
`kris, lover of caddies and other fine autos
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05-21-2002, 08:11 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Poinciana, Florida
Posts: 9,422
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Re: Anyone bought a vehicle online?
Quote:
Originally posted by Kruggie:
Hey Disneydad!
You wouldn't happen to be eyeing up a Cadilac would ya!
ohhhh! that would be so cool!
`kris, lover of caddies and other fine autos
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">I would love to get a Caddy Pickup like the one at Test Track. But, I believe I am gettin a Ford F-150 Super Crew soon. I need the full size rear seats for my kids. I haul my lawn tractor, mulch and tonight 2 marble topped kitchen sets. I need a truck. [img]graemlins/usa.gif[/img] |
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05-22-2002, 09:05 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: The land of the free and the Home of the Brave!
Posts: 2,694
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Re: Anyone bought a vehicle online?
My dearest Hubby knows your pain...oh how he longs for his ideal truck....which never includes the room for the kids!
Honestly I dont know how people survive without a truck?
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05-22-2002, 09:10 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 1,138
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Re: Anyone bought a vehicle online?
DH talked me into buying a suburban about 8 months ago (this was a third car, we each have sedans). After feeling the pain of paying for gas, we sold it two months ago.
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