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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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09-29-2003, 09:00 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Corsicana, Texas, USA
Posts: 2,027
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Lord of the Rings....JUST watched
We rented the first and second over the weekend. OK....I'm 35, and don't consider myself to be ENTIRELY stupid, but am I the only one who just "didn't get" most of the movie?!? [img]graemlins/ukid.gif[/img] I liked it, I think lol, but alot of it went straight over my head!! [img]images/icons/confused.gif[/img] Just wondering what everyone else thought. I know this is old news, but hey....we are a little behind! [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]
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09-29-2003, 09:29 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Oak Park, IL
Posts: 535
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Re: Lord of the Rings....JUST watched
What confused you, exactly?
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09-29-2003, 09:33 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Columbus Ohio USA
Posts: 1,902
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Re: Lord of the Rings....JUST watched
There was a lot of detail and back story that they just didn't have room for in the movie. I can't imagine what it would be like to see them without having read the book (I am like Christopher Lee, who played Saurmon, in that I have read the book at least once a year ever since I discovered it in 1969).
I can't wait for the "Return of the King" even though I know I will be bothered by some of the changes to the story. It will still look nice.
Suzie
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09-29-2003, 09:42 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 1,352
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Re: Lord of the Rings....JUST watched
Shonnie,
I was a little lost with the first one until I read the books. THen it all made sense. You have to follow the movie pretty closely to understand it all. If you haven't read the books and decide to, be sure to start with The Hobbit because it sets the stage for LOTRs (explains the Ring, etc.)
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09-29-2003, 10:58 AM
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Community Rank: Passenger 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Maryland
Posts: 34
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Re: Lord of the Rings....JUST watched
My daughter forced me to go to the first one and at the end of it I said "what? This can't be the end. It must be intermission!". A very nice lady behind me patted me on the back and said that I should read the books. I did and now I am hooked. It is not just you I promise.
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09-29-2003, 06:30 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Toms River, NJ
Posts: 3,062
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Re: Lord of the Rings....JUST watched
I agree with everyone. It's a story that is easy to follow, as long as you pay attention to all the dialogue. If you miss a line, you could miss a lot.
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09-29-2003, 07:58 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Corsicana, Texas, USA
Posts: 2,027
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Re: Lord of the Rings....JUST watched
OK...getting the books ASAP! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] I guess one of the reasons I didn't "get" some of it could be called....KIDS! lol Can't talk to them and watch a movie like that at the same time. We should have done the subtitles too as I couldn't understand alot of what they were saying.
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09-30-2003, 12:42 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Massachusettes
Posts: 201
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Re: Lord of the Rings....JUST watched
Here is what helped me understand the movies. I have not read the books. I plan on it it's just that it has taken my husband almost a year to get to return of the king. I watch all the movies witht the subtitles on. It helps alot.
Hope that helps
Jen
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