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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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04-29-2005, 09:59 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
Posts: 10,721
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\"Disney Training Camp\"
To prepare Katie (our autistic daughter) for the October WDW trip, we've started "Disney Training Camp"- we are trying to get her used to some of the things she will need to be more comfortable with when we go- such as being around larger groups of people/ crowds, going out to eat and being in a table service restaurant, having to wait in a line, etc..
Tonight we managed to get her training in all three of those things- we went to the kids school carnival- which was packed, had to wait in long lines to play games and then went out to eat- enduring rather slow service.
It must be working- not one outburst or tantrum, not even a whimper. We're getting there!
Anything you do to prepare the kiddos for Disney?
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04-29-2005, 10:04 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: South Jersey
Posts: 1,336
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Re: \"Disney Training Camp\"
No, but that is a great strategy Maureen, glad it seems to be working.
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04-29-2005, 10:27 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Posts: 4,751
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Re: \"Disney Training Camp\"
I am showing Molly pictures of the characters..it's working because now she can scream Disney with the best of them. Also I have been making Katie go to the bathroom in public restrooms alot because she is afraid of toilets that flush by themselves!!!  (Just kidding about forcing her to go but I have been trying to get her used to them  !!) |
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04-29-2005, 10:37 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Tulsa, OK
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 21,627
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Re: \"Disney Training Camp\"
Good luck Maureen....she's going to amaze you!
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04-29-2005, 10:40 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: NEW YORK
Posts: 434
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Re: \"Disney Training Camp\"
My kids have been 3 times already(since 2003) and they think Disney is a given that they're going at least once a year. They are like mini-experts and are now giving me advice about what to bring and stuff. Oh,they're 6 and 3!
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04-29-2005, 10:51 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Carol Stream, IL
Posts: 670
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Re: \"Disney Training Camp\"
I think you are doing a great job. You are so smart to think of things like this before going. You both seem like very patient parents. Good luck.
Sue
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04-30-2005, 12:24 AM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
Posts: 42,304
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Re: \"Disney Training Camp\"
That's wonderful Maureen!!
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04-30-2005, 05:56 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 190,285
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Re: \"Disney Training Camp\"
That is so good to hear Maureen. |
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04-30-2005, 06:59 AM
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The Original BagMan
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Shalimar, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 22,002
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Re: \"Disney Training Camp\"
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04-30-2005, 07:38 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Newtown Square, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 23,859
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Re: \"Disney Training Camp\"
Maureen that's a great idea!  I hope you guys get to do lots of fun stuff in your trianing!!  |
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04-30-2005, 09:25 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: \"Disney Training Camp\"
We didn't do anything either, but I'm glad it's working out so well for you Maureen!
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04-30-2005, 10:30 AM
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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: \"Disney Training Camp\"
Great idea Maureen!
I've been making the boys walk around the block with me every night. DH says it is about a mile, I'm not sure about that. I'll have to measure it...  |
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04-30-2005, 11:01 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Philadelphia
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 39,682
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Re: \"Disney Training Camp\"
We got our little guy off of napping just in time for last year's trip.
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04-30-2005, 11:57 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 27,691
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Re: \"Disney Training Camp\"
That's great, Maureen  |
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