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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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04-24-2001, 07:40 PM
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Club President
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Concierge Level: 10
Posts: 14,552
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Favorite Web Site Contest!
Hi, folks!
Just wanted to let you all know about a Favorite Web Site Contest being hosted by our friend Joanne at http://www.wdisneyw.co.uk (a wonderful Web site itself!). There are only 19 Web sites to vote from, and PassPorter.com is among the candidates!
So let's get out and show our PassPorter spirit! You can cast your vote here:
http://www.wdisneyw.co.uk/poll.shtml
I don't hold out any hope of winning, of course, but it would be fun to see how many votes we get!
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04-24-2001, 09:19 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Florida
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Re: Favorite Web Site Contest!
I voted!
It was painless...and I didn't even see a single chad! 
Good Luck to the PassPorter - my favorite site!
~jo anne
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04-25-2001, 06:23 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Connecticut Shoreline
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 8,250
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Re: Favorite Web Site Contest!
I put my vote in for PassPorter! Good luck.
KathyL.
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04-25-2001, 06:44 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Foothills of the Adirondacks
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 4,733
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Re: Favorite Web Site Contest!
There are some great sites there, but my vote is in for PassPorter.com!
GO PASSPORTER!!
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04-25-2001, 06:52 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Cape May Court House NJ USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 11,259
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Re: Favorite Web Site Contest!
PassPorter got my vote! We know it is a winner!
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HAPPY PLANNING! &
"Remember the Magic!"
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04-25-2001, 07:01 PM
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Re: Favorite Web Site Contest!
You got my vote. Good luck guys!
Heidi
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04-26-2001, 09:59 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 16,825
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Re: Favorite Web Site Contest!
Well, I voted!! I have to admit I also printed of the list so I could check out the other sites!  |
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04-26-2001, 10:03 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Trois-Rivieres,Quebec,Canada
Posts: 2,687
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Re: Favorite Web Site Contest!
You got my vote and good luck to you. You do such a great job 
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04-26-2001, 04:27 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Deatsville, AL, USA
Posts: 510
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Re: Favorite Web Site Contest!
I voted too.
There are a lot of good sites there but don't sell this site short ... it's got a LOT of great information and the message board rules! It deserves to be on the list and seems to be in good company with many of them.
Good Luck!
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04-26-2001, 04:52 PM
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PassPorter Guide
 Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Pine Bush, New York
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 1,900
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Re: Favorite Web Site Contest!
This is my favorite Disney web sight! I have ALL the books on WDW and this is the best read of them all. The web site is the quickest and most pleasent to look at.
Congrats! to Jennifer, Dave and all of us here on the boards.
Vote now!
Susan
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1st trip opening month!
27 childhood trips! yup lived near by.
1985 Honeymoon off site
1994 off site Kids first trip
1996 off site
1999 All Star Music Mom's vacation w/Carrie my cousin.
2000 2nd Honeymoon Dixie Landings Bayou
Dec. 2001 Port Orleans Riverside w/kids.
Walt Disney was born at home!
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04-26-2001, 07:44 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Greensburg, PA, USA
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Re: Favorite Web Site Contest!
We voted for this site. It is our favorite one. We visit it everyday to see what is going on. Keep up the great work Jennifer and Dave!!
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04-26-2001, 08:03 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Poinciana, Florida
Posts: 9,422
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Re: Favorite Web Site Contest!
On my way over now to give us boost. Thanks for the link.
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Don
DVC/Villas at the Wilderness Lodge
Upcoming VWL 11/01 & 1/02
No frogs were riveted during the construction of this post. |
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04-27-2001, 11:55 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Columbus Ohio USA
Posts: 1,902
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Re: Favorite Web Site Contest!
Hey, there a only 29 of us on there so far and I know that there are more of use! Vote!
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04-29-2001, 09:55 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: SE Texas!
Posts: 4,882
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Re: Favorite Web Site Contest!
Passporter is definitely the winner in my book!
All Ears
P.S. I cast my vote! Good luck, Jen & Dave! |
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