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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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07-15-2005, 11:49 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Michigan
Posts: 2,183
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AK passports
I have also heard there is a passport for AK. Does anyone know about this? How much are they? What countries are they for? Is it worth it? My daughter did Christmas Around the World this last year and is very excited about doing the Epcot passport.
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07-15-2005, 11:59 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: nyc
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Re: AK passports
I've heard there's some sort of activity guide akin to the passport. Guest Relations should have it.
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07-15-2005, 01:14 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Apr 2002
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Re: AK passports
Yup, it's an activity book, not really a Passport. It's really not a big thing. I'm pretty sure you use them at Rafiki's Planet Watch. (We had something similar, I am not sure if this is what you are talking about, it probably is) You go around to do different cute little activites, and you get it stamped when you complete them. HTH!
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07-15-2005, 03:14 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Illinois
Posts: 415
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Re: AK passports
My boys used these books in December. I think you can pick up the book at the front, with the maps. Then there are about 8 places throughout the park, where the kids do activities and get the book stamped. When they get the last stamp, they get a small prize, but I don't remember what it was.
Some of the stops are hard to find, and if you ask cast members, some of them have no idea what you are talkig about!!
The boys really did like doing the activities. Have fun
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07-16-2005, 05:40 PM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 34,171
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Re: AK passports
Sounds like fun-enjoy!
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07-16-2005, 11:28 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 7,386
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Re: AK passports
You can pick up these Animal Kingdom activity books from Guest Relations just inside AK or also often there are CMs wandering around distributing them to any children they see. The activity books are absolutely free and offer a little mini-learning-adventure for kids. They get to learn a lot about various animals in a fun way by stopping at each of the stations located throughout AK and completing the activity to be found there.
Joy
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07-17-2005, 09:14 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Michigan
Posts: 2,183
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Re: AK passports
 At least that will save me about $20. I was putting money away for everything I wanted and knew the girls would want. Now I can spend that $20 on something else.
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07-17-2005, 06:51 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Indiana
Posts: 876
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Re: AK passports
These sound great for kids. I hadn't heard of them before.
Marylee
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07-18-2005, 12:26 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Colonia, NJ
Concierge Level: 2
Posts: 2,517
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Re: AK passports
My girls really enjoyed them too! They're called Kid Stops and they are marked on the park map. I think there is one in every "land" in AK. It was a fun way to learn something about the area they were in - and it kept us moving along in search of that next stamp! LOL
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07-18-2005, 04:06 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Dreaming of the Future
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 24,867
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Re: AK passports
Sounds like fun for the little ones to do while at AK. 
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07-18-2005, 08:29 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Michigan
Posts: 2,183
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Re: AK passports
Thanks for the help. I told my DD's and they are very exicted. Almost as excited as I am.
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07-19-2005, 08:26 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Maryland
Posts: 3,451
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Re: AK passports
Sounds like a nice way to spend an afternoon with
the little ones! They  getting those stamps!
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07-19-2005, 08:36 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: May 2004
Location: On the North Carolina Coast
Concierge Level: 4
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Re: AK passports
Cole did this in August (last year) and he loved it, it was called - Kids Discovery Club, we got his book at one of the places you stop at to do the activity, you can find these palces on the Animal Kingdom map. He loved going around and finding the stations and getting his book stamped, after he got all the stamps they said this little speach and told him he was a memeber of the club, but no "real prize" but he was happy and that was all that counts!!!
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