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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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08-09-2003, 09:09 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Posts: 9,619
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Re: It\'s a living!
Kruggie, must be a nurse thing, I feel the same way! Sheila
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08-09-2003, 10:18 AM
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#32
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Geogia
Concierge Level: 5
Posts: 2,549
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Re: It\'s a living!
Quote:
Originally posted by Fortissimo:
I'm a zoo keeper.
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">Too funny, Forti! And I had no idea how true this could be 'til I started this new job! Two days in and I'm wondering how I'll make it 'til June. I thought they were animals at my last school!
Okay, middle school math teacher, at the moment. Used to be a college professor. Long story. While I generally enjoy teaching, and there are some truly magic moments, there is something I'd rather be doing...
Acting! But it's a bit tough to find professional acting jobs in central Georgia. [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img] I keep threatening to go and audition at Disney. Just gotta get the audition materials together. |
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08-09-2003, 10:36 AM
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#33
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: The Jersey Shore
Posts: 7,249
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Re: It\'s a living!
I manage four different businesses owned by a husband/wife team.
When I started with the company 12 years ago, it was a Private Investigation firm handling mostly divorce cases. Through his legal contacts, my boss added a legal courier service that his wife runs when she feels like coming into the office [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img] .
From there a limousine service was added to shuttle clients from the law firms to court dates, etc.
Finally, through the bank contacts we've made when financing the limousines, we started up a repossession company last September.
I guess I am a glorified office manager, parttime PI and recovery agent. And when my boss and his wife get into in the office I am sometimes called upon to be a referee [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] !
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08-09-2003, 10:51 AM
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#34
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 87
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Re: It\'s a living!
Physical Therapist here, working mostly with the geriatric population. Most of my patients are very sweet. But the ever-changing Medicare system is making people grumpy. There are good days, and then there are "Wish I Was In Disney World Even If I Was Stuck On It's A Small World For Three Hours Straight" days. [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] LOL
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08-09-2003, 11:18 AM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Western, MA
Posts: 148
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Re: It\'s a living!
Spent 25 years working in the aerospace field until 2 years ago when I slipped on some ice at home and busted my shoulder really bad. Ended up having a shoulder replacment, similar to rotator cuff. Also had multiple fractures of the upper humerus. Because of insurance co. issues, I ended up spending two weeks with no treatment other than a sling and swath while we searched for an orthopedic surgeon who was part of the HMO and willing to attempt the procedure. Surgery was a success but was left with limited range of motion and strength in the arm as well as permanent damage to nerves. Am now "discussing things" with another insurance company to see if I qualify for "long term" disability. If I do, and I believe I will, Ill get to collect for 2 more years at which time I will qualify for social security disability. Oh well, it could be worst. [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]
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