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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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04-07-2000, 01:43 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Hawkinsville, GA USA
Posts: 92
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MKC Discount ????
Jean - I've picked up so many tips from these boards and have a question. I've got reservations for July 10-14th with resort magic plan for 2 adults & a junior at DL and an additional room only res for 7/9. I don't have a MKC card. If I got one now, could I use it on that reservation? How much would it save me? Where do you get them - I'm not a federal employee or credit union member and don't think I'm eligible any where else. Thanks for all your good advice!!  |
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04-07-2000, 03:31 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Racine, Wisconsin
Posts: 2,003
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Re: MKC Discount ????
Debbie: Unfortunately you are going at atime when it is blackout at the moderate resorts for MKC.What you can do is call WDW when you get your card and they will give you MKC discount on your passes, which in your case would save about 45.00 since the card is 50.00 for two years you would have pretty much paid for your card. Neither my husband nor I get MKC cards where we work, so we have to buy every two years. I feel it is worth it, as you get discounts on passes averaging about 5% off, a two year subscription to Disney magazine and Disney Insider that has had some special offers through the year. You can pretty much write off getting MKC discounts between 2/16-8/26 at any value or moderate resort, so keep that in mind for the future, you would however be able to get discount at deluxe resorts with the exception of 4/19-4/29, and 12/21-12/31. The number to order MKC Gold card is 1-800-893-4763. Also many people don't know that you can get the same discount on rooms as the MKC with AAA membership, you would not however be able to get the discount on your passes with the resort Magic Plan. You can get some passes from your local AAA agency.
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Jean
jstultz@swbell.net
Upcoming Trips:
9/22/00 - Dolphin & Yacht Club
12/1/00 - Poly
1/2001 - BoardWalk Inn
9/2001 - Animal Kingdom Lodge
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04-07-2000, 05:57 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Hawkinsville, GA USA
Posts: 92
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Re: MKC Discount ????
Thanks, Jean - I've ordered my card and they've given me the number to call and apply it to my ressie!!
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04-07-2000, 06:24 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Racine, Wisconsin
Posts: 2,003
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Re: MKC Discount ????
Debbie: That's great be sure and tell us if they did give you the discount on the passes. You also get 10% off the Disney Store and at Marketplace. Also there are free child's entrees or desserts at some of the restaurants, [ not many but some].
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Jean
jstultz@swbell.net
Upcoming Trips:
9/22/00 - Dolphin & Yacht Club
12/1/00 - Poly
1/2001 - BoardWalk Inn
9/2001 - Animal Kingdom Lodge |
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04-09-2000, 12:25 AM
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Community Rank: Sightseer
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Hawkinsville, GA USA
Posts: 92
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Re: MKC Discount ????
I got about $30 dollars off the passes. I figure the MKC was worth it though because I'm due to get some new park hopper passes for our 1 & 2 day trips. We only have 2 with 1 day each left so it should save me some there and on souveneirs at DD. Also, now maybe I'll hear about some of these great packages you all keep talking about!!
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