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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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My dad was in WWII
My dd's other grandfather was also in WWII and her uncle on her dads side was in the military too
My uncle was in the navy and so was the guy who lived next door my entire childhood (Mr. J). My uncle is the only one still alive.
My Great Aunt who served in WWII (don't know what she did - she had one of those if I tell you what I do, I'll have to kill you jobs) and I inherited her medals
My Great Uncle who served in WWII in the RCAF
DH's Uncle served in WWII in RCAF
a family friend who has served in Bosnia for one tour of duty and Afghanistan 2 tours (another one of those I can't tell you what I do guys)
a guy I went to school with who has served 2 tours in Bosnia
untold number of neighbours - where I'm from they all joined the RCAF
a family friend who was a POW in Korea for 3 years
My husband is a vet, he was in the Air Force. My two brother in laws are vets. One served in the Navy one in the Army. Countless friends are vets. My half brother was also in the Air Force during the Korea Conflict/Vietnam war.
Thank you to all those vets out there for your years of service!
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Have a magical day! Patty
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My DFIL was on a ship sailing out to Korea and just before they got there the war ended. I think they still went out there and did some peacekeeping stuff.
My BIL is currently in the Navy and did/does some patrolling in the Gulf.
A very good friend of ours was in the Gulf War doing recon, but he can't talk of what he did.
Two of my uncles were in the military during the Viet Nam war, but I don't think they saw active service.
My Father...and as the mother-in-law of two who are currently serving, I want to say Thank You to my Sons-In-Law Drill Instructor Sgt Scott Grimmer, USMC (two tours in Iraq) and to Sgt Nathan Ketcham, US ARMY !!
Oh boy... i know several Veterans.
DH - USMC (Gulf War Vet)
Mom - Army (Vietnam Vet)
Dad - Army (Vietnam Vet)
BIL - Navy
FIL - USMC
DH's Grandfather - Army (earned the Silver Star in WWII)
Uncle - Army (Vietnam Vet)
numerous friends.... the list could go on and on.
Happy Veteran's Day... and THANK YOU to all that serve or have served.
My dad is a Veteran of VietNam. My older brother is in the Army Reserves. Then there are all of my dad's buddies that we visit with every often when we get together to remember the dogs they worked with and loved in the the war. (Dad and his buddies were dog handlers in VietNam.) And finally, I have a cousin and a couple of good friends currently in Iraq. (May they stay safe and make it home soon.)
And although, I don't know them personally in real life, I count those PP in the military among my friends.
Maternal Uncle Vietnam
Paternal Uncle Vietnam
Paternal Great Uncle Korea and WWII
Paternal Great Uncle Korea and WWII
Cousin - US Army
Cousin - US Marines
Cousin - US Army
Cousin - US Army
Cousin - US Air Force
Step Dad - US Air Force - retired
And I am sure that there are several others too but I can't or don't remember them.
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