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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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10-10-2002, 09:58 AM
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Wannabe Snowbird
Join Date: May 2002
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 34,137
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Another related SQOTD
How many Trick or Treater's do you plan for?
We had under 25 last year [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] When we moved here 7 years ago we had 90 kids or so.
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10-10-2002, 10:02 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Re: Another related SQOTD
We have so many kids in our neighborhood - typically around +/-200 trick or treaters!
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10-10-2002, 10:09 AM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Tioga County, PA
Posts: 6,102
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Re: Another related SQOTD
None!!!! In the 24 years that we have lived here we have had 6. All those were years ago.
There are only a few little ones in the neighborhood and they must go to town. [img]graemlins/cry2.gif[/img]
If you get to many could you send the extras my way?????
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10-10-2002, 10:09 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: The Jersey Shore
Posts: 7,249
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Re: Another related SQOTD
If Halloween is on a weekday, we probably get only 25-30 kids. If it's on a weekend, we will get double that amount.
My mother lives 1 1/2 miles from me and gets close to 200 kids every year.
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10-10-2002, 10:28 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Tuscaloosa, AL
Posts: 5,641
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Re: Another related SQOTD
We plan for well over a hundred, just to be safe, and usually get about 80 or so although it's growing each year.
When we first built 4 years ago, we were the only house in the last section of our subdivision so few would walk over for just one house. Just 4 years later and all the lots are built on so I'm hopeful the number will grow.
Debbi
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10-10-2002, 10:57 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 7,150
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Re: Another related SQOTD
None, we dont stay home we go over MIL's house and do our tricks and treats there!
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10-10-2002, 11:01 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Michigan
Posts: 400
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Re: Another related SQOTD
We get 200+ here with the exception of last year [img]graemlins/cry2.gif[/img] I hope everyone is back out this year. I love chasing people (kid's and grown-up's) around the yard [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img]
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10-10-2002, 11:18 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Ohio
Posts: 474
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Re: Another related SQOTD
None, unfortunately! We have to drive our DS to a small town nearby to trick or treat.
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10-10-2002, 11:28 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Poinciana, Florida
Posts: 9,422
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Re: Another related SQOTD
Maybe 50 to 75 tops. Hardly makes getting my clown costume on worth it. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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10-10-2002, 11:35 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Long Island, NY
Posts: 1,959
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Re: Another related SQOTD
We just moved here in August so this is our first Halloween here. We have a lot of kids in our neighborhood. According to my neighbors the place is swarming with kids. I just purchased 280 peices of candy. That should be enough.
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10-10-2002, 02:46 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 1,031
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Re: Another related SQOTD
We're planning on three -- the kids across the street. Our road is far too dangerous for kids to walk around on -- we're by a quarry and have dump trucks racing along it, and it's too dark at night. (Way far out in the county.) So... We decided to buy a big bag of mixed candy and eat the leftovers on our way to WDW! [img]graemlins/yuma.gif[/img]
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10-10-2002, 03:47 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: jacksonville, fl usa
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 5,790
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Re: Another related SQOTD
It's impossible for us to buy the right amount of candy. One year we'll have 70 or so, the next we're lucky if we get 30. They're building more houses in the area, so we may be in for more this year. Luckily, the grocery store is a 2-minute drive, and if we get low on candy, DH will zip over and buy some more.
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10-10-2002, 09:08 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Hooksett, NH
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 2,363
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Re: Another related SQOTD
We will probably only get somewhere between 50-100. We live on a short deadend street in a good size development, so a lot of the kids skip it.
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10-11-2002, 12:05 AM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: VERMONT
Posts: 4,201
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Re: Another related SQOTD
The most I ever got was 2! I buy coloring books and pencils that get packed away with the Halloween decorations and reappear the next year. That way there's no waste if none show up!
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