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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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08-13-2003, 03:09 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Near Seattle, WA
Posts: 1,183
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Re: Epcot, Space, and Egg Rolls (and now pictures!) *UPDATED*
Cindy:
I need another TR fix! Thanks so much for sharing your WL adventure!
Tina [img]graemlins/usa.gif[/img]
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08-13-2003, 03:49 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Durham,NC
Posts: 2,615
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Re: Epcot, Space, and Egg Rolls (and now pictures!) *UPDATED*
Fun report Cindy!! I'm lovin' the pics...and yes, they made me jealous of all that WDW fun! [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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08-15-2003, 12:46 AM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854
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Re: Epcot, Space, and Egg Rolls (and now pictures!) *UPDATED*
Great update Cindy [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img] Looking forward to more [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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08-19-2003, 04:51 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: jacksonville, fl usa
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 5,790
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Re: Epcot, Space, and Egg Rolls (and now pictures!) *UPDATED*
Ice Station Cool and World Showcase, the second half
Cori and Gina having fun shopping in MouseGear!
After picking up the onride photo from Test Track, we headed off towards Mouse Gear for a quick peek. Amazingly enough, no one bought anything. We must have been seriously ill! But, Russ did promise to buy me a pin (something he does on every one of our trips), so we headed to Pin Central where I snagged a totally cute Minnie in a Mission:Space costume.
It was now past 7 p.m., and Gina and I had not eaten since lunch. (Cori did have her egg rolls, and Russ joined her with fried rice, so their food cravings weren't quite as strong.) Best decision for food was World Showcase! Passing Ice Station Cool, I nonchalantly mentioned we should make a quick stop for a free refreshment. They fell for it! (I should mention Russ has already visited ISC.) Leading the way, I grabbed two cups and quickly filled them with Beverly. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] Before you could say, "Yuck!" the cups were in Cori and Gina's hands with me going on about how awesome this drink is. Seeing how I'm the "good" one in our group, the totally believe me and chugged that stuff down. The looks on their faces were priceless!
Finally recovering from Beverly, Gina decided she wanted so Mexican food to kill any taste left in her mouth. Russ and I both had the kid's menu burrito w/chips and a drink, Cori had chips & salsa, and Gina ordered the full-fledged nachos. Total for all of us was around $22. Not bad!
After scarfing our food, we backtracked to the other side of WS where the girls could check out the stores in Canada and France. Just quick looks in those, plus a long lingering in Italy (very cool air-conditioning going there) before we made it over to Germany for our treat - Bittersweet Chocolate! I had been waiting all day for this! [img]graemlins/yuma.gif[/img]
Gina and Cori glad the day is almost over!
We found a good spot to park ourselves while waiting for Illuminations to start. Not sure the girls were totally thrilled with staying for this, but there was no way Russ and I would miss it. Probably our favorite attraction in all of WDW...seriously. Just love the globe, the fireworks, the story...everything. Alas, our day had to end though and we were soon on our way back to WL. The monorail ride wasn't nearly as fun as on the way in (is it ever?), and our wait for a boat back to WL from MK was exruciatingly long. But eventually we did make it back, and Russ and I enjoyed our last evening on the rocking chairs while the girls took one last quick look around the lodge. After I put everyone to sleep, I headed off to the pool and spent about an hour down there enjoying the surroudings. Even though I got down there after 11 p.m., it was incredibly crowded and just a very festive atmosphere. And the lodge was just beautiful to look at during nighttime. Honestly, I was glad to hit the pool alone this time just to really relax and enjoy the peacefulness of WL. Arriving back at the room, I found the gang fast asleep, and before I knew it, I was in dreamland also.
Last up: Bidding adieu to WL [img]graemlins/cry2.gif[/img] |
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08-19-2003, 04:58 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Re: Epcot, Space, and Egg Rolls (and now pictures!) *UPDATED*
Quote:
Originally posted by iloverags2:
Last up: Bidding adieu to WL [img]graemlins/cry2.gif[/img]
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">Nooooooooooooooooo!
Cracking up on the Beverly trick! LOVE IT! |
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08-19-2003, 04:58 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 2,734
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Re: Epcot, Space, and Egg Rolls (and now pictures!) *UPDATED*
Great update! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] Can't wait to read more!
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08-19-2003, 05:58 PM
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#67
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 244
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Re: Epcot, Space, and Egg Rolls (and now pictures!) *UPDATED*
Great trip report Cindy! WL sounds wonderful and I love the thought of sitting in those rocking chairs people watching!!
We'd have stayed for Illuminations, too!
Not that we are as far away as most pepole on the boards, but I am sure envious of that quick drive you have to the World!
I hope your new job is going well!
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08-19-2003, 07:20 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, PA , USA
Posts: 5,943
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Re: Epcot, Space, and Egg Rolls (and now pictures!) *UPDATED*
Congrats on the Beverly coup!!! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
Loved hearing more about your day at Epcot, and ALWAYS want to hear more about WL, so..
next, please!!! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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