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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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07-01-2004, 07:55 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 4,148
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What Are Your Plans For The 4th??
Another "holiday weekend" is coming up- what are your plans? The kids are with their father this weekend and Terrie and I are driving to Buffalo tomorrow to visit with her Dad(wish me luck with this one  !). Then she works the "overnight" on Saturday, until noon on Sunday. The two of us, along with a couple of friends will be spending Sunday afternoon at the local "living history museum",going back into the 18th century, and then watching the fireworks at a local park. Our friends have just bought their first house and really need a day away from pulling weeds and painting! Let's hope that the weatherman is wrong and it won't  on Sunday night!  |
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07-01-2004, 08:39 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Near a Tower of Terror at the moment...
Posts: 13,884
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Re: What Are Your Plans For The 4th??
DH is working, 16yo DD is working, I have to teach the teen class for Sunday School, so it's just me and little DDs to make ribs for dinner. Monday DD works until 4pm, then it's off to Pennsylvania to see 18yo DD perform with Sounds of America before their European tour (SO jealous!). We are going to see Hershey's Chocolate World, ZooAmerica, the really cool train that's near there, and cruise Amish country! Then we're coming back to start our new school year...woohoo!  |
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07-01-2004, 08:59 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 3,968
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Re: What Are Your Plans For The 4th??
<font color="blue">My weekends have been less exciting lately. My better half's family is ill. We spend the weekend trying to figure out whose going to be at the hospital and when someone will be at the nursing home making sure everyone gets a visit and is being cared for.
I just keep hoping that his family is feeling better soon!
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07-01-2004, 11:21 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Orlando, Fl
Posts: 5,517
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Re: What Are Your Plans For The 4th??
I am working the front desk at CBR from 6am until 2:30pm. I'll meet my Mom after work and the whole family is going to Mickey's Retreat (cast member exclusive recreational park) for a picnic. Then we'll go to the Poly to watch the fireworks!!! I can't wait!!!!!
Kelly
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07-02-2004, 05:41 AM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854
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Re: What Are Your Plans For The 4th??
We're headed down to the inlaws. No fireworks here, just some family parties!
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07-02-2004, 10:22 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 2,929
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Re: What Are Your Plans For The 4th??
We're having a cookout on Saturday. It's our first official cookout in our new house!  |
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07-02-2004, 10:34 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Harrisburg, PA
Posts: 1,410
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Re: What Are Your Plans For The 4th??
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I am working the front desk at CBR from 6am until 2:30pm. I'll meet my Mom after work and the whole family is going to Mickey's Retreat (cast member exclusive recreational park) for a picnic. Then we'll go to the Poly to watch the fireworks!!! I can't wait!!!!!
Kelly
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I wanna be doing what Kelly is doing for the 4th of July!!  Instead we are traveling to New Jersey for a friend's wedding on the 4th - hoping that traffic won't be too bad! |
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07-02-2004, 10:48 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Chapel Hill, NC USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 36,592
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Re: What Are Your Plans For The 4th??
We'll be hosting DHs family at our house on the 5th. 13 more people to feed than usual. The rest of the weekend will be cleaning, straigtening, shopping, and cooking for the event....with some fishing and pool time thrown in for good measure.
-HiddenMickey
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07-02-2004, 02:36 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Kissimmee, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,481
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Re: What Are Your Plans For The 4th??
Nothing...I will be alone. Mom is coming from Vermont on Wednesday so that is good I guess. I hate spending holiday's alone though  *sigh* |
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