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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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09-16-2004, 09:18 AM
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Location: Philadelphia
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Re: \"Tigger\" in trouble again.
WOW! I'm surprised he wasn't assigned a different job when he returned to work.
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09-16-2004, 09:19 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
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Location: Kissimmee, Fl
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Re: \"Tigger\" in trouble again.
I read he was in trouble, but the article I read was he shoved 2 other cast members in AK. His lawyer of course said he was just goofing around like goofy was supposed to do. This guy definatly is not someone Disney should have as a charecter.
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09-16-2004, 09:49 AM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
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Location: Chester County, PA
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Re: \"Tigger\" in trouble again.
You'd THINK he'd be extra-careful and not bring attention to himself! And I can't believe Disney kept him in costume in the first place.  |
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09-16-2004, 12:14 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
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Re: \"Tigger\" in trouble again.
The local news reported that he was Goofy at AK. He approached two CM's and touched their chests (they claim in an inapproriate manner).
Whether or not this guy is innocent, I'm sure a lot of guests will have this on their minds now when they approach characters. Takes some of the magic away from it all. How disappointing.
Kelly
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09-16-2004, 12:28 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
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Re: \"Tigger\" in trouble again.
[ QUOTE ]
The local news reported that he was Goofy at AK. He approached two CM's and touched their chests (they claim in an inapproriate manner).
Whether or not this guy is innocent, I'm sure a lot of guests will have this on their minds now when they approach characters. Takes some of the magic away from it all. How disappointing.
Kelly
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I agree, it is very disappointing.
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09-16-2004, 12:33 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
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Re: \"Tigger\" in trouble again.
What is wrong with people??!!??
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09-16-2004, 12:55 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: In the state of Disney Dreaming!
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Re: \"Tigger\" in trouble again.
He should have been reassigned immediately. Girls/Guests safety should be upmost at all times! I know he was found not guilty - but shouldn't there be more training - more supervision?
It's a shame the world creeps into our WDW, isn't it?!
I hope it's not true - but if it is, may those he's hurt get the counseling they'll need and hope they don't hate WDW and characters!  |
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09-16-2004, 01:15 PM
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PassPorter Guide
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Re: \"Tigger\" in trouble again.
I don't know whether this guy is guilty or not, but everybody is assuming that he is. I think he's probably guilty, and if he's convicted he should be tossed in the clink for a good long time.
But no, since he was found not guilty, I don't believe it would have been right for Disney to reassign him. It's not right to punnish somebody for something that they were not proven to have done. The fact that he's been accused of something else again so soon after the first trial ended could either mean that he's stupid and actually did something wrong, or it could be a couple of Disney CMs making a fals accusation because they didn't think the jury came back with the 'right' verdict.
Since I know nothing about the case, I prefer to reserve judgement until all the facts come to light and allow the courts to try the guy.
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09-16-2004, 01:28 PM
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Living Seas wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Re: \"Tigger\" in trouble again.
How sad!!!! And Tigger is one of my fav characters!!  |
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09-16-2004, 01:42 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: In the state of Disney Dreaming!
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Re: \"Tigger\" in trouble again.
Here's a link from Mickey News:
Tigger Troubles
According to this, he wasn't Tigger...he was now Goofy.
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09-17-2004, 12:31 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Location: Connecticut
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Re: \"Tigger\" in trouble again.
I heard it on the radio this morning! Tigger is now Goofy who ended up shoving two guests in the chest. I heard that he is suspended now so we dont have to worry about Goofy next week...thank goodness! Let me guess who wont be working for Disney anymore?
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09-17-2004, 12:38 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: California
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Re: \"Tigger\" in trouble again.
On MSNBC last night it was reported that two photographers and Goofy had a shoving match and that it was according to the one guys lawyer it was a mutual thing of them goofing around, and that Disney was just trying to find away to get rid of this guy. If so then why don't they just pay him off and be done with him.
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09-17-2004, 02:41 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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Re: \"Tigger\" in trouble again.
NOT AGAIN!
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09-17-2004, 02:55 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Orlando, Fl
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Re: \"Tigger\" in trouble again.
Yep, he is definately Goofy now and it was two cast members, not guests. They said it was inappropriate. Whether that meant sexual or aggressive, I don't know.
I don't know whether or not this guy did anything wrong, but regardless, it casts a dark shadow on the characters. I feel bad for guests who will now have this on their mind when they approach characters. Takes some of the magic away.
Kelly
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