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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
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I can only feel blessed that I was a participant in this tr. It was amazing in every way. With over 41 trips under my belt, this one will always rank up in the top of the list. Meeting new "old" friends being the main reason why.
Ladies . . . it's been such a treat getting to know you through this tr! I only wish that I could have met more of you on this trip! Next time stick around for the Osborne Meet!!!
I can only feel blessed that I was a participant in this tr. It was amazing in every way. With over 41 trips under my belt, this one will always rank up in the top of the list. Meeting new "old" friends being the main reason why.
You can say that again!
Elaine, I completely enjoyed "moseying" along with you and DBF and I'm glad and honored that you allowed my family to do so. We really had a great time with you guys and I hope that we can do it again at some time in the future.
Ladies . . . it's been such a treat getting to know you through this tr! I only wish that I could have met more of you on this trip! Next time stick around for the Osborne Meet!!!
Jill
I really wanted to stay but lacked the match sticks to prop my eyelids open with. we were having such fun but were just too tired and had another early morning the next day. we'll catch you another time.
You can say that again!
Elaine, I completely enjoyed "moseying" along with you and DBF and I'm glad and honored that you allowed my family to do so. We really had a great time with you guys and I hope that we can do it again at some time in the future.
I've decided that fountains might be good for next trip's photos instead of food, However, i believe photo evidence of all the benches in wdw may be a better choice of dbf and me. i'll let my dd do the fountains.
and talk me down guys, i am so lusting after a new camera! its so pretty, marginally better than what i have (better zoom and a scooch better shutter speed) but i have several film cameras and one good digital, one small one i keep in the living room for cat photos and the movie camera. i so don't need a new camera--i just need to be a better photographer!
41 trips!! omg there are folks at work who think i'm weird because i've been there 7 times!
...... However, i believe photo evidence of all the benches in wdw may be a better choice of dbf and me. i'll let my dd do the fountains.
and talk me down guys, i am so lusting after a new camera! its so pretty, marginally better than what i have (better zoom and a scooch better shutter speed) but i have several film cameras and one good digital, one small one i keep in the living room for cat photos and the movie camera. i so don't need a new camera--i just need to be a better photographer!
I took tons of pictures of fountains this time, too and didn't even scratch the surface. Gotta go back for more of those, too.
And back away from the camera specs and wait for one that is much better at everything. You know they will make a cuter one in a few weeks! That's always they way they do.
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Disney Destination Specialist/ BettySueS@cruisingco.com August '09 Trip
Step away from the camera E, just step away. I would seriously wait for a bit. That is what I did, I stalked ours for a while before I bought it and when I found the deal of deals, I pounced.
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Blame my parents. They were the crazy people who went every Thanksgiving. Sooner or later, they realized Mardi Gras was a much better time to vacation. Now, I am passing the madness onto the next generation.
step away from the camera, breathe in....breathe out...a cuter, better one will come along or a better deal anyway! (this from a non-camera person except for you know, what i do best...the self portrait thingie! ha ha ha...i really MUST move on, you know....) oh, and when is the mardi gras trip this year? i have forgotten in my advanced age!
step away from the camera, breathe in....breathe out...a cuter, better one will come along or a better deal anyway! (this from a non-camera person except for you know, what i do best...the self portrait thingie! ha ha ha...i really MUST move on, you know....) oh, and when is the mardi gras trip this year? i have forgotten in my advanced age!
cameras/wigs....shoes. i guess we all have our weakness. why couldn't i have chosen something like pencils? i'm not going to be there til oct. so i miss the mardi gras trip. unless i win the lottery.
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giving the newlyweds the FPs! And the lollipops were definitely a success! 
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we were having such fun but were just too tired and had another early morning the next day. we'll catch you another time.
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