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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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05-05-2005, 09:20 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Long Island, New York- East End
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Pre paid card
Instead of Disney Dollars or travelers checks. Do the Disney Stores have pre paid cards???? My DH is wondering since we are saving and don't want to have urge to spend.  |
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05-05-2005, 09:25 PM
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Re: Pre paid card
We would get the DD but the Disney Store only lets you get $200 at a time per person. And only if they have enough. We don't live that close to the store to keep going back. Any suggestions would be greatly apperciated.
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05-06-2005, 07:52 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Mooresville, NC
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Re: Pre paid card
The Disney Stores gift cards are only good in the store. Other than Disney Dollars they do not sell any type of gift card or certificate for the parks. I have read soemwhere that WDW does offer gift certificates but I can't remember where I saw that. I'll try to search around for it when I get home from work.
Elise
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05-06-2005, 04:19 PM
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Thankyou Elise  |
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05-06-2005, 05:13 PM
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Re: Pre paid card
I have an e-mail in to Disney. I figured instead of searching around I'd go directly to the source!
Elise
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05-09-2005, 10:27 PM
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Re: Pre paid card
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Instead of Disney Dollars or travelers checks. Do the Disney Stores have pre paid cards???? My DH is wondering since we are saving and don't want to have urge to spend.
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I e-mailed WDW and received this response today:
Dear Elise,
Thank you for contacting the Walt Disney World® Resort.
Gift Certificates are available for purchase in a denomination of $25.00 and are valid for 1 year.
Once purchased, Gift Certificates are valid through the date printed on the front of the Certificate. If a Gift Certificate is lost, stolen, destroyed or expired, it will not be replaced.
Gift Certificates are redeemable at any participating Walt Disney World® Resort for food & beverage, Merchandise and Recreation. This includes any third party food or merchandise location, DisneyQuest,
Disney's Vero Beach Resort and aboard the Disney Magic and Wonder. Gift Certificate use includes the
following:
- Restaurants - Lounges/Night Clubs
- Quick Service Locations - Out Door Food Carts
- Room Service - Merchandise
- Recreation - Golf
- DisneyQuest - Third Party Locations
Gift Certificates are not redeemable at Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, The Disney Stores, Disney's Hilton Head Island Resort, Character Warehouse, Orlando
International Airport or Worldport. Also, they are not redeemable for cash, though when applied toward the purchase of an item, change will be given. No discounts will be applied toward the purchase of Gift Certificates.
Gift Certificates may be purchased at the Guest relations at the Main Entrances to the Magic Kingdom® Park, Epcot® , Disney-MGM Studios, and Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme
Park, or by calling our Central Reservation office at:
1 (407)W-DISNEY
They will be happy to assist you with any questions or concerns.
Individuals may purchase up to 19 certificates per order. Shipping fees will apply.
Terms and locations subject to change without notice.
We hope this information is helpful. If you have questions or need further assistance, feel free to contact us.
Please include your full name, E-Mail address, and reservation number if applicable on all correspondence.
Thank you!
Sincerely,
Evelyn Johnson
WDW Online Communications
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Is there any way to purchase a gift certificate good for use at Walt
Disney World? Thanks.
Hope that helps!!
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