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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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09-06-2001, 07:45 AM
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Community Rank: Visitor
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Cleveland
Posts: 2
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September Hours extended at MK
Hey there all,
Has anyone visited the disney site and checked out the new hours? They started adding hours as of 9/21 to MK(9am-9pm). Plus they added a parade and fireworks to that Friday as well. this is REALLY good news for us as we leave 9/22 and thought we would miss the parade and fireworks. Hope this news helps you all. Only problem is now I'm concerned why they added more, I hope its not to accomodate an increase in crowds!
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09-06-2001, 10:12 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Louisville, KY
Posts: 2,586
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Re: September Hours extended at MK
My DH and I are traveling to WDW in just 4 short days - can't wait! I checked out the MK park hours and see that the only 2 nights that the MK stay open late are Friday and Saturday night - the nights of the fireworks and parade. The other 5 nights the park closes at 7. On our first trip to WDW last October, I thought I was too old for the parade, but boy was I wrong! We ate on the porch of Tony's on Saturday night as the parade went by. It was a fabulous parade and we had the best seats in the house! We have PS for Tony's for next week, and hope we can relive the magic of the parade once again. I am a Grandma and feel like a kid again when we are at WDW. Have a great time! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/blush.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
[ 09-06-2001: Message edited by: Fran ]
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09-06-2001, 05:09 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Pace, Florida
Posts: 190
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Re: September Hours extended at MK
UGH!!!! We added an extra night on to our vacation (originally set for Sept 17-22) just so we could see the night parade and fireworks... lol .... oh well we get an extra night out of it anyway... I'm not going to complain [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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09-06-2001, 08:54 PM
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Mrs. Jack Sparrow
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Aboard the Black Pearl
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 21,228
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Re: September Hours extended at MK
I get there on the 21st can't wait to see the hours.Ineeded some thing to help with my excitement.It's been at a low lately. [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]
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09-07-2001, 12:53 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Baltimore, MD
Posts: 697
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Re: September Hours extended at MK
I think I heard something about them trying new parades out for Walt's b-day celebration. That may be why. Also the celebration begins in the beginning of Oct. so maybe they are trial running everything. I'll miss it because I'm going in 3 days. Have fun!!!!!!!
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09-20-2001, 10:49 PM
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Community Rank: Day-Tripper
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 5
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Re: September Hours extended at MK
We leave tomorrow and it looks like these extended park activities have been pulled back. I suppose because of low attendance now. Looks like the new parades are going to be previewed either as reported on any sources. Anyone have a handle on this?
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09-21-2001, 05:47 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Ann Arbor, MI USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 14,427
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Re: September Hours extended at MK
As far as we know, the new parades are still on track. The 100 Years of Magic celebration will start on October 1 as originally planned(Disney has been very emphatic about that), and there's no reason to delay the parade "previews," which really function as rehersals/shake-down cruises. A Cast Member at another forum reported on the final run of the current MK parade, and the backstage "ceremony" that accompanied that final run.
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