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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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11-05-2002, 03:03 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: In the state of Disney Dreaming!
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,572
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Re: Going to San Fran for a conference...need good date ideas!
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Originally posted by Bert&Sully:
Don't forget Ghirardelli if you like chocolate.
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">And you'd feel like you're in Downtown Disney!
Sounds like you'll have a blast with any of these choices! Enjoy! |
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11-05-2002, 03:41 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Arkansas
Posts: 1,798
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Re: Going to San Fran for a conference...need good date ideas!
I'm gettin there! I wasn't sure I was gonna go for a while, so now I'm doing a lot of last-minute planning! Eek! Thanks so much for all your help!
Anybody wanna go? [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
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11-05-2002, 03:44 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Bozrah, CT USA
Posts: 1,169
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Re: Going to San Fran for a conference...need good date ideas!
Melanie,
Not to get off topic but...
Are you going to Open world????
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11-05-2002, 03:57 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Bozrah, CT USA
Posts: 1,169
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Re: Going to San Fran for a conference...need good date ideas!
Melanie,
This all depends on the area you are staying. If you are around most of the other conference goers, you will have no problems. Most of the areas are pretty safe. I would just ask some of the locals where the safest places are. Check with the front desk they are usually very helpful.
We were there for our honeymoon and never had any problems. We found some nice places to eat at the warf, We did the Alcatraz tour in the evening, Dress for cool weather if you do this. Try the Sourdough bread that they make near the warf. I can't for the life of me remember the name. It it THE Sourdough bread to have if you have ever had it.
Have a great time.
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11-05-2002, 04:09 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Florida Big Bend
Posts: 17,133
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Re: Going to San Fran for a conference...need good date ideas!
<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">[img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img] I do! I do! [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
Oooh good point about the chocolate and DT Diz9 [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] . |
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11-06-2002, 09:10 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Arkansas
Posts: 1,798
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Re: Going to San Fran for a conference...need good date ideas!
You guys have been soooo helpful! I'm so thankful to have a good, clean messageboard to visit! [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img]
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11-06-2002, 04:59 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Boston, MA USA
Posts: 2,535
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Re: Going to San Fran for a conference...need good date ideas!
Haven't been to San Francisco yet, though it's high on the list.
But, ever since reading about The Stinking Rose, it's been high on the list of restaurants to try. Just for the fun of it. DW and I are big, big garlic fans though [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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11-06-2002, 07:03 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Sacramento, CA
Concierge Level: 2
Posts: 917
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Re: Going to San Fran for a conference...need good date ideas!
Hey Melanie,
If I wasn't leaving for Virginia on Saturday for a conference that I have to go to, I'd meet up with you! It's just an hour and a half from my home and I would love to have shown you around!
If you decide to venture out of The City, you could go to Fourth Street in Emeryville for some trendy shopping and restaurants in a nice safe environment, it is just across the Bay Bridge.
I think it's the Boudin Bakery that has the awesome sourdough bread, and it is really good! There is a Boudin Bakery at Fisherman's Wharf that I know of off hand.
Another safe place for shopping and restaurants is the Marina district. And take a drive by the Palace of Fine Arts...it was created for the World's Fair back in the 20s, and is very cool. There is a miniature reproduction of it at California Adventure--it is the entrance to the Whoopi Goldberg movie. It's fun place to go and feed the ducks and pigeons.
And don't forget to take a drive down Lombard Street!
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11-07-2002, 09:27 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Arkansas
Posts: 1,798
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Re: Going to San Fran for a conference...need good date ideas!
Man! I'm sorry I missed having my own tour guide!! Thanks though! It would have been so fun to meet another Passporter!
Thanks for the suggestions...have a safe trip to Virginia...
Matt...The Stinking Rose and me the biggest garlic fan that ever lived? I'm there!
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11-07-2002, 02:40 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Chicago
Posts: 4,812
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Re: Going to San Fran for a conference...need good date ideas!
I was in San Francisco by myself and went all around. I wasn't too afraid. But then, I am used to living in Chicago. There will probably be other convention goers who would like to go out too.
Maggie
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