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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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08-30-2004, 10:09 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: In the state of Disney Dreaming!
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,572
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Last Meal and Tests to Come
DS#1 and DS#2 were such a riot today. They wanted a "Last Meal" tonight. Their "life as we know it is over".
Yup, you guessed right. School tomorrow! 
DS#1 said, "I can go to FL, go to school there and work at WDW". I said I don't think so...atleast not without me.
DS#2 said, "Mr. Bones is going to school for me this year". Mr. Bones is his favorite purchase from WDW this year. If you ride Pirates, on the way out on the wall above the cash register, you see a rubber skeleton - that's what he bought and named Mr. Bones. He dressed Mr. Bones in his school clothes and has him ready to go tomorrow. 
So they had their last meal and they're off to bed. Wonder if Mr. Bones will give me a hard time waking up at 6 am?    |
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08-30-2004, 10:54 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: BURLESON TX (near Ft. Worth)
Posts: 5,589
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Re: Last Meal and Tests to Come
 That is too funny, Mr. Bones Huh? I'm surprised my kids haven't tried sending a decoy to school Here's some wake-up dust  for them to hop out of bed easily. My boys are on their 3rd week of school and they still haven't got into the school schedule. 
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08-30-2004, 11:13 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Mesquite, TX
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Re: Last Meal and Tests to Come
"last meal" ..... how funny !  getting them up for school ! |
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08-31-2004, 12:36 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: 2 hour plane ride from the Magic
Posts: 2,761
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Re: Last Meal and Tests to Come
HaHa! I hope their first day is a great one!  |
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08-31-2004, 08:17 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: Last Meal and Tests to Come
How funny! I hope they got up this morning  |
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08-31-2004, 09:02 AM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Texas
Posts: 4,748
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Re: Last Meal and Tests to Come
I hope you were able to drag them out of bed this morning and that Mr. Bones went willingly!
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08-31-2004, 09:30 AM
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Wannabe Snowbird
Join Date: May 2002
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 34,137
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08-31-2004, 01:55 PM
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Wishing I was at WDW!
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Southwestern Florida, USA
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 39,153
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Re: Last Meal and Tests to Come
That is priceless! I hope their first day of school is a good one - and I hope Mr. Bones isn't too lonely! |
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08-31-2004, 03:05 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: May 2004
Location: northern california
Posts: 9,588
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Re: Last Meal and Tests to Come
What will they think of next? |
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08-31-2004, 03:14 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: In the state of Disney Dreaming!
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,572
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Re: Last Meal and Tests to Come
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What will they think of next?
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Don't ask! They'll come up with something!
Mr. Bones wouldn't wake up this morning, good thing he would have scared me to death!
My guys were up and ready on time...first day of school...this too shall pass, they'll be dragging their feet slowly out of bed by next week.
Thanks for the pixie dust! DS#2 keeps me laughing all the time! DS#1 must be having a difficult time adjusting from WDW to this! But they made it!
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08-31-2004, 03:35 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: beautiful beachy FL
Posts: 2,357
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Re: Last Meal and Tests to Come
They are a hoot.
It took me a while, though since school has been back in session since I kid you not, the 5th! So I'm like what? Oh yeah, school...
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08-31-2004, 08:12 PM
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Community Rank: Scout
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Northern Ohio
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 4,426
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Re: Last Meal and Tests to Come
Glad things went well for all of you (Mr. Bones too!) |
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08-31-2004, 09:31 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Kissimmee, Fl
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 25,061
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Re: Last Meal and Tests to Come
LOL glad things went well for thier first day, and hope it lasts longer then a week for you  |
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09-01-2004, 12:37 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 27,691
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Re: Last Meal and Tests to Come
LOL - my 5 year old is VERY excited about going back. My 8 year old admitted he is a little nervous, but they are both ready to go back. They have to get up at 6 am?!? Ugh!!!
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