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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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08-29-2003, 02:56 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
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Stories from the States 29 August 2003
Sept 11: what victims said – ITV news
Thousands of pages of transcripts of September 11 emergency calls made from inside the World Trade Centre have been released in New York.
Many are from frantic people trapped in the upper floors of the heavily damaged twin towers.
A judge ordered the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns the former WTC site, to release roughly 2,000 pages of transcripts and reports after a lawsuit was filed by The New York Times newspaper.
They include a woman making repeated calls from the Windows on the World restaurant, reporting fires in the building and elevator shafts and pleading for guidance on what to do.
Surge in 'air baggage weapons' – ITV news
Airport authorities in the United States have seized more than 7.5 million potential weapons from passenger baggage since February 2002.
Airport baggage screeners have confiscated articles ranging from machetes and knives to chainsaws.
The Transport Security Administration (TSA) revealed that the haul included 50,000 box cutters - a weapon said to be used by the September 11 hijackers, and 1437 firearms as well as 2.3 million knives.
However since the terror attacks of 2001, screeners in the US have also confiscated seemingly harmless items like nail clippers and cigarette lighters from passengers.
Arnie's orgy shocker – Sky news
Arnold Schwarzenegger's wild past has come back to haunt him in the battle to be elected governor of California.
During his youth, the man they are now calling the Governator, was apparently interviewed by a soft-porn magazine talking about a racy orgy with body building groupies, smoking drugs and hanging out with prostitutes.
Arnie has brushed off the story saying, "I haven't lived my life to be a politician."
But the news will shock many fans and Republican supporters who endorsed Schwarzenegger's candidacy for governor.
The explicit interview from 1977 is littered with lewd references to sex.
The movie star was quoted as saying he and several body building buddies indulged in group sex.
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08-29-2003, 10:38 AM
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Re: Stories from the States 29 August 2003
Death and sex - always headline makers! [img]graemlins/ukid.gif[/img]
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08-30-2003, 12:58 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
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Re: Stories from the States 29 August 2003
Ummm Cheryl!LOL!! You do know that isnt all that goes on over here!LOL!! No wonder people have such a bad opinion of Americans!LO!L!
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09-03-2003, 09:59 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
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Location: Edmonton, KY
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Re: Stories from the States 29 August 2003
Thanks Cheryl!
I can't believe the stuff that people take on airplanes! Really, why would you need a box cutter? Stupid people!
There's that Arnold sex thing again, seems like if you're a celebrity AND you're running for government office, then all your past mistakes come to life. They're in the PAST! I wish people would get over it!
Thanks again Cheryl!! I enjoy these!
Wendy
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