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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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03-31-2003, 01:45 PM
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Community Rank: Visitor
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: NH
Posts: 2
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Thank you Passporter
I wanted to drop a note to say thanks to all the authors of the Passporter for an excellent book! I thoroughly enjoyed reading it in only 3 days which is a feat in itself with 3 kids around all weekend (one of them being 2 yrs. old). There is so much useful info in this book, it's worth its weight in gold. I'm sure most of the people on this board have already read it, so I won't tell you how great it is, but I felt I really must throw out some compliments. Anyway, thanks again for some great reading material. Now I can read it to get my "fix" while waiting for my cruise in May 2004!
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03-31-2003, 01:57 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Edmonton, KY
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 17,823
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Re: Thank you Passporter
Isn't it wonderful?? I love the passporter!!!
Wendy
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03-31-2003, 02:19 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: Thank you Passporter
Welcome to PassPorter, DDreamer! [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img] Aren't Jennifer and Dave the best with their awesome books? So much info contained in them, and I was thrilled when they decided to do the guide to the Disney Cruise Line. Woo! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
Hope we see more of you around here! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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03-31-2003, 02:25 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Re: Thank you Passporter
Hey there! Welcome to Passporter and congrats on your upcoming cruise! Which ship are ya sailing on and what itinerary? [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
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03-31-2003, 02:51 PM
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Community Rank: Passenger 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Virginia
Posts: 43
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Re: Thank you Passporter
I agree with you, DDreamer, reading the latest Passporter is a GREAT way for me to get my fix until our next cruise!!! [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
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04-01-2003, 02:34 PM
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Community Rank: Visitor
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: NH
Posts: 2
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Re: Thank you Passporter
Dad2jbj: we're not actually booked yet, but shooting for sometime in May 2004. Ideally would love to go this fall, but finances won't allow it. Also, we're looking at just the 4 day since, once again, finances won't allow it. I know I could do a nondisney cruise for a week for the price of a 4 day Disney, but I REALLY want to take the kids on Disney before they get too old to really enjoy all the Disney stuff. Now all I need to do is convince DH! LOL!!! [img]graemlins/ears.gif[/img]
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04-01-2003, 09:15 PM
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Community Rank: Visitor
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 3
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Re: Thank you Passporter
Even though everyone has already said so, I just wanted to add what a great book the Passporter DCL is!!!! I have been looking everywhere for more detailed info on the cruise, and just by luck found it at a Barnes and Noble- the only one left!! I read it over night and it is now filled with highlights and notes! And on top of all that, we booked our first Disney Cruise today, for 2/21/04! I don't know how I am going to wait that long! Thanks again!!
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04-02-2003, 04:42 PM
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Community Rank: Visitor
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Pittsburgh
Posts: 1
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Re: Thank you Passporter
Wow! I am so glad to see that I am not the only early planner. We booked a 7 day eastern for jan 10-17, 2004. I just ordered the passporter and it is backordered til mid-April. Glad to know it's worth the wait! DDreamer, I also have 3 kids, so it's good to hear that you were still sane after trying to read it with them around!! I will keep checking here daily as I am trying to get as much info as possible since it is our first DC.
GO MICKEY!!
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