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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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01-01-2010, 12:49 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Posts: 3,553
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Just a note to Blackberry Curve users. I have one and it started to freeze up on me. I went straight to my local store/repair center and asked for help. The sales rep that helped me also had had a curve for several years and told me that the internal memory is not designed to hold all the "great apps and theemes" that are available for it. If you download an app or theeme they go in the internal memory which will slow your processing WAY down. He also told me that if I'm not going to use an app all the time (ie. Daily) then don't waist my memory. I deleted several I wasn't using, as well as several extra theemes I wasn't using, and my phone seldom (if ever) freezes any more. He ALSO told me to do a "hard reboot" once a week to help recondition the phone (pull the battery out for 10 secs.). I do this religiously first thing Monday morning and have yet to have to go back for more help.
Just a word to the wise. Hope everyone continues to LOVE their phones. I adore receiving my e-mails via my phone and being able to search the web on a whim. I also love the VZNavigator (we are on Verizon. Can you hear me now? LOL) for our trips to WDW. The camera is great and takes the best pictures. I love that I can zoom with it. I also love the address book being so easy to navigate. Considering I used to have to carry a bulky day planner to keep the lives of my 4 kids straight, I also just love that my day planner is built right into the phone. I know these features are in a lot of other phones out there, but there is just something about the Blackberry Curve that is right for me. I do recomend that anyone consideering a swith research the phone they want and make sure they will use it to it's fullest abilities. No use paying for features you won't be using.
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01-04-2010, 01:28 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: St. Charles, Missouri
Posts: 5,934
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Originally Posted by Dale_Loves_Mickey
Just a note to Blackberry Curve users. I have one and it started to freeze up on me. I went straight to my local store/repair center and asked for help. The sales rep that helped me also had had a curve for several years and told me that the internal memory is not designed to hold all the "great apps and theemes" that are available for it. If you download an app or theeme they go in the internal memory which will slow your processing WAY down. He also told me that if I'm not going to use an app all the time (ie. Daily) then don't waist my memory. I deleted several I wasn't using, as well as several extra theemes I wasn't using, and my phone seldom (if ever) freezes any more. He ALSO told me to do a "hard reboot" once a week to help recondition the phone (pull the battery out for 10 secs.). I do this religiously first thing Monday morning and have yet to have to go back for more help.
Just a word to the wise. Hope everyone continues to LOVE their phones. I adore receiving my e-mails via my phone and being able to search the web on a whim. I also love the VZNavigator (we are on Verizon. Can you hear me now? LOL) for our trips to WDW. The camera is great and takes the best pictures. I love that I can zoom with it. I also love the address book being so easy to navigate. Considering I used to have to carry a bulky day planner to keep the lives of my 4 kids straight, I also just love that my day planner is built right into the phone. I know these features are in a lot of other phones out there, but there is just something about the Blackberry Curve that is right for me. I do recomend that anyone consideering a swith research the phone they want and make sure they will use it to it's fullest abilities. No use paying for features you won't be using.
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Thank you for the info about the memory. My phone is starting to go slow, now I know why. I guess I will be deleting some apps. For the hard reboot all I have to do is remove the battery for 10 seconds and put it back? Interesting. |
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01-06-2010, 06:58 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Posts: 3,553
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Originally Posted by TMWIlson7196
Thank you for the info about the memory. My phone is starting to go slow, now I know why. I guess I will be deleting some apps. For the hard reboot all I have to do is remove the battery for 10 seconds and put it back? Interesting.
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Thats what the guy that helped me called it. I just know it works. Also, if you travel outside of a signal area and your phone switches to "roam" you should do this when you get back into your home area. It seems kind of low tech, but it works. |
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