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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
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and while he certainly has my sympathy, after just awakening from working 4 nights in a row I've been watching SportsCenter for today's highlights......and it's Brady this, Brady that.
As a Steeler fan, I kinda wanted some of OUR highlights as well.
At least they're done talking about Favre.....for now.
ETA: It's been pushed back several times today, but the latest is the Patriots will hold a press conference @ 3PM EST today to verify what has been broadcast all night last night & all day-that Brady is done for the year.
I'm a Chiefs fan but live outside their TV market now, so I didn't get to see what happened until later. But when I saw the score scroll across the screen at the Chiefs-Patriots halftime I knew something was odd...
I my Chiefs but there was no way they should have been keeping pace unless something bad had happened to the Patriots.
Bummer for them and for Brady.
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Hopefully, Matt Cassel will be able to step in and do okay. Although the pre-season did nothing to prove that! Maybe he will just transform the way Brady did when Bledsoe got hurt
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On the way home from work, I heard that Brady needs surgery and should be out for the remainder of the season. They had some special name for his status - not just "He's on the DL" - but it doesn't look like he'll be back this year.
ETA: Just found a video on the Patriots website addressing this: Patriots Now! Brady on I.R. And, now I remember what they were calling his status "Injured Reserve", which must be what that I.R. means. I don't understand football (the baseball in my blood, I guess) , but I'm sure you all know what it means! Just call me clueless!
Its a very sad day here in New England. I think I've even seen grown men cry today..lol. We only live about 10 mins from where they play so were right in the middle of Patriots country..
Its a very sad day here in New England. I think I've even seen grown men cry today..lol.
I'm sure you've seen those men cry! I've heard their tears here in PA!
No one wants an injury like this to happen! Hoping his surgery will go well and he'll have a full recovery!
I'm just upset over the "fine/suspend Pollard" comments that are online and on tv. He did not do a vindictive hit - it was just a normal play in a football game. The Commissioner has tried to quell the comments. He said they have reviewed over and over the tapes and Pollard would not be fined or suspended. There wasn't even a flag on the play. Unfortunately, a terrible accident.
Brady is out for the season and his surgery will be soon. This is a sad day for New England, but hopefully the Patriots will still do well this season.
and while he certainly has my sympathy, after just awakening from working 4 nights in a row I've been watching SportsCenter for today's highlights......and it's Brady this, Brady that.
As a Steeler fan, I kinda wanted some of OUR highlights as well.
At least they're done talking about Favre.....for now.
ETA: It's been pushed back several times today, but the latest is the Patriots will hold a press conference @ 3PM EST today to verify what has been broadcast all night last night & all day-that Brady is done for the year.
Try living in Boston Yeah, I am a Steelers fan in Boston and proud of it
Brady does have my sympathy though, never want to see a player injured like Brady.
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my Chiefs but there was no way they should have been keeping pace unless something bad had happened to the Patriots. 
Hopefully, Matt Cassel will be able to step in and do okay. Although the pre-season did nothing to prove that! Maybe he will just transform the way Brady did when Bledsoe got hurt
Just call me clueless! 
. I think I've even seen grown men cry today..lol. We only live about 10 mins from where they play so were right in the middle of Patriots country..
Sorry Pats fans!
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