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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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08-14-2002, 11:00 AM
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Re: Family Weekend White Mountains
[ 08-14-2002, 11:02 AM: Message edited by: NancyW ]
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08-14-2002, 11:01 AM
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Re: Family Weekend White Mountains
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08-14-2002, 11:22 AM
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Re: Family Weekend White Mountains
I'd love to have those fountains in my backyard pool! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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08-14-2002, 07:46 PM
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Re: Family Weekend White Mountains
Sheesh, it's taking me longer to write about this weekend than it was to do it. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] Okay, on with the show!!
Saturday night, August 10th, night time settled in throughout the valley, fireflies were flickering about, stars were glittering in the sky, the campfire was lit, and Dave (SIL Bev's husband) was handing out the most perfect sticks for marshmallow toasting I've ever seen. Some even had double stems, that allowed two marshmallows at a time, for those lucky enough to get one. As everyone sat around the campfire, eating their toasted marshmallows, DH Paul told one of his legendary, and hilarious ghost stories. Hilarious because the ghost, the ill-fated Sea Captain...Captain McFartley, invariably has an embarrassing flatulence problem, sound effects included. We were all doubled-over with laughter and marvelling at Paul's ability to come up with these incredible stories. Somehow I can picture Captain McFartley fitting in quite well at the Haunted Mansion. Paul would have made a great imagineer. But, I digress.
We all made our way back up to the house and everyone sprawled out in the living room for about an hour of more laughing and stories. Then the kids headed back out to the tents and the rest of us called it a night.
Everyone was up bright and early Sunday morning for coffee, juice, bagels and muffins. We got through breakfast rather quickly as it was time for our Wiffle Ball Tournament - kids against parents!! Sunday was a very hot, sunny day and the parents suffered an embarressing defeat. We had a lot of fun anyway, but the score was something like 12-0 after a couple of innings and we decided to go for a swim and cool off!! We headed over to a nearby mountain brook and just jumped right in. The water was so cool and refreshing, and one of the kids, Becca I think, found a crawfish!! We named him "Larry the lobster" in honor of SpongeBob SquarePants. I should have taken a picture of him, now that I think of it. He was a pretty good size. After we were all cooled down we had a "leftovers lunch." We grabbed everything out of the fridge, piled it onto the dining room table and just picked at stuff, while listening to Bob Marley. I'm telling you, it just doesn't get much better than that!!
All too soon it was time to pack the car up and head back home. We were having such a good time we didn't want to leave. With lots of hugs and kisses, and promises to see each other real soon, we drove off into the sunset.
[ 08-14-2002, 09:30 PM: Message edited by: NancyW ]
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08-14-2002, 08:07 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Hooksett, NH
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Re: Family Weekend White Mountains
Glad to hear you had such a good time in my neck of the woods. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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08-14-2002, 09:01 PM
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Mrs. Jack Sparrow
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Location: Aboard the Black Pearl
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Re: Family Weekend White Mountains
Glad you had a good time,nice photo's too.
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08-14-2002, 09:13 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Poinciana, Florida
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Re: Family Weekend White Mountains
It's sad when these TR's end. [img]graemlins/cry2.gif[/img]
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08-16-2002, 12:34 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Newtown Square, PA
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Re: Family Weekend White Mountains
Nancy, it sounds like you had a great time! Thanks for sharing!! [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img] Loved your pictures!!!
Tara
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