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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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09-22-2004, 12:50 PM
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Community Rank: Visitor
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 4
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Has anyone done Dive Quest at Epcot (m)
DH is a scuba diver and I have signed him up to do this. We are leaving in 4 days and I hope it's worth the money.....
Thanks
Jeanne', DH & Alisha & Connor leaving on Monday for our FREE trip to Disney!!!!!!!!!! |
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09-22-2004, 01:17 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Re: Has anyone done Dive Quest at Epcot (m)
I think he'll have a great time! I'm sure the experience is amazing, despite the length or anything, just to be able to say you did this!
We were there in 89 and my dad DESPERATELY wanted to do this, but at that time they did not allow the public into the tank, regardless of certification. I guess I can kind of understand, rules are rules, but I'm sure he wasn't the only person to be willing to pay hundreds of dollars (FAR more than it costs now!) to be able to have the chance, even for a few minutes!!
And every time I think that now they offer this tour, it gets me upset! He would have loved to do it, but unfortunately is now passed away. So tell your DH to enjoy it even more for him and everyone else who didn't get a chance, too!  |
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09-22-2004, 02:18 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Las Vegas
Posts: 2,584
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Re: Has anyone done Dive Quest at Epcot (m)
Jeanne', you'll have to let us know what he thinks of it. I was thinking of setting this up as a surprise for my DH next year when we do the land/sea combo. We talked about whether he wanted to dive in Nassau OR at Epcot. He doesn't know I'm going to set up both for him. I want to be able to take pictures of him in the tank without me having to be underwater too!
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09-22-2004, 02:21 PM
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Community Rank: Visitor
Join Date: Sep 2004
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Re: Has anyone done Dive Quest at Epcot (m)
My and the kids will be inside of the Living Sea's watching DH dive so hopefully I can get some good pictures to post. He is excited about it.  |
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09-22-2004, 02:26 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Arlington,Texas USA
Posts: 2,555
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Re: Has anyone done Dive Quest at Epcot (m)
Please let us know how this goes, ASAP. I'm thinking of surprising DH with this for his Christmas present.
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09-22-2004, 02:47 PM
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Community Rank: Visitor
Join Date: Sep 2004
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Re: Has anyone done Dive Quest at Epcot (m)
I will let you know some time after the first of Oct (that's when we get back) |
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09-22-2004, 09:31 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: Has anyone done Dive Quest at Epcot (m)
My DH and I have wanted to try this, let my know how he likes it TIA  |
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09-23-2004, 09:38 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 340
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Re: Has anyone done Dive Quest at Epcot (m)
My friend has done this on the past two trips down to WDW and loved it both times.
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