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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Today was crazy busy at work and I while I expected it, it seemed overwhelming for some reason. Then at the end of the day, I had to take the Food Services Director the money. The back door to the building was open, her office door was open but she was nowhere to be found and she wasn't answering her phone. I made the decision to take the money to the town hall - where we do when she's not in. I sent her a text that went unanswered. Another coworker who called her finally got a call back basically telling her I shouldn't have gone to the town hall. I should have left the money in an unlocked office on the desk (for any and all to see and/or take.) No, I don't think so. Of course too, doing all this driving from building to building, not only did my gas light come on, so did my ABS light - the light that has already come on and been fixed. Twice. I finally got home but remembered I had to take Abby back to the High School for a drama thing (she was out at 10 this morning). I drive her there, both lights are on and she's worried that I might run out of gas (I wasn't that low and the gas station wasn't far). I got to the gas station, filled up, joked with my coworkers there and then left. I got home, sat down and then the station called. The "Sunday" keys are missing and they wanted to know if mom had them. Mom has her own keys and they knew she had a doctors appointment today at 2:30 (the time they called) so I'm not sure why they called to talk to her. A little while went by and the person who was suppose to leave the missing key called looking for her. As I was trying to tell him she wasn't home, the station called again saying they hung up on her so I had to juggle between the two calls (she's still not home though).
Is it a full moon or something that all this weird stuff is happening or is it just me? Thankfully the day is almost over and after tomorrow, I won't have to deal with the new FSD for two months. She can call if she wants but I'm not going to talk to her. I'm on vacation from school. The station, not so much but that's okay because I have a lot more fun there. As for the car lights, I took care of one and hopefully the other one goes out and stays out. I'm done with car repairs for the year (we're already up to number 4 or 5 between the two vehicles).
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Sheesh!!! I can't believe they complained about you not leaving the money just sitting out. If you had left it, they probably would have chewed you out for leaving it like that!
Sheesh!!! I can't believe they complained about you not leaving the money just sitting out. If you had left it, they probably would have chewed you out for leaving it like that!
I know, really. But she hasn't said anything to me (yet), that's what was said to another employee. And the really sad part? I was just talking with mom and remembered the FSD sent an email a few weeks ago "reminding" everyone that whenever we drop the money off, it is to never be left on an unattended desk, it has to be handed to someone . If she says anything to me tomorrow, I'm going to remind her of that email.
I just can't believe y'all are still in school!! We have been out for a month already! Glad your summer is about to start though! I'm sure I will be jealous when we go back in early August and y'all still have a lot of summer left!
sounds like you are ready for summer vacation. today was our last day I am so happy it's over and I don't go back till September.
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. If she says anything to me tomorrow, I'm going to remind her of that email.
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