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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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08-19-2005, 03:43 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 27,691
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Re: DopeyGirl goes to Disneyland!!! THREAD 2 --- FINAL THOUGHTS -- UPDATED 8/14!!!
Just read the last few installments, Sarah. It makes me 'home'sick 
I can't believe you got to meet Rabbit. I am so jealous; we've never seen Rabbit!
Heimlich's Chew Chew Train - isn't it more like 15 seconds than a minute and 15 seconds?!?  We keep riding this ride every time we go, though. I love the cotton candy smell 
The actual walk through CarToon queue to get to the ride probably is around 5 minutes I swear, I always think we are never going to get to that ride, and its ALWAYS breaks down either while we are waiting or while we are on it.
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08-20-2005, 06:04 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Louisiana/Mississippi
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Re: DopeyGirl goes to Disneyland!!! THREAD 2 --- FINAL THOUGHTS -- UPDATED 8/14!!!
Thanks for all the hard work you put into your report. It was great.
Kim
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08-20-2005, 03:53 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: California
Posts: 3,878
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Re: DopeyGirl goes to Disneyland!!! THREAD 2 --- FINAL THOUGHTS -- UPDATED 8/14!!!
Sarah, excellent TR, your pictures were great.
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08-20-2005, 04:14 PM
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Living Seas wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 31,940
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Re: DopeyGirl goes to Disneyland!!! THREAD 2 --- FINAL THOUGHTS -- UPDATED 8/14!!!
Great TR Sarah!!! Thanks for the info on San Diego. I will be headed there (fingers crossed) in December and will make sure I get to the zoo and Cabrillo National Monument!!!
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08-20-2005, 11:09 PM
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But why is the rum gone?
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Needville, Texas
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 12,286
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Re: DopeyGirl goes to Disneyland!!! THREAD 2 --- FINAL THOUGHTS -- UPDATED 8/14!!!
Another great report Sarah!! I am sorry to see it end! The pictures were wonderful and now you have made me want to take a trip west!
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08-21-2005, 10:22 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Near Seattle, WA
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Re: DopeyGirl goes to Disneyland!!! THREAD 2 --- FINAL THOUGHTS -- UPDATED 8/14!!!
Wonderful job, Sarah!
We loved the Cabrillo Monument when we went to San Diego in 2002! Probably not many people think of it, but the views were great, it wasn't crowded, and made for great picture taking opportunities -
something I adore! 
Thank goodness you followed your heart and visited with your family when you had the opportunity! Hopefully, F-in-law will become DF-in-law sometime soon!
Your fellow TR writer,
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08-22-2005, 10:45 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Northern NV
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 12,516
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Re: DopeyGirl goes to Disneyland!!! THREAD 2 --- FINAL THOUGHTS -- UPDATED 8/14!!!
Sarah--I just finally got caught up on reading your report, and well, I blubbered just reading Walt's speech at the end (nice touch!), I'm going to be a mess when we see those fireworks! Thanks for the super job on the awesome report!
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08-23-2005, 11:47 AM
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Facebook Addict
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Philadelphia
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 39,682
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Re: DopeyGirl goes to Disneyland!!! THREAD 2 --- FINAL THOUGHTS -- UPDATED 8/14!!!
That was a fantastic trip report Sarah!
The pictures from the fireworks came out great!
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08-28-2005, 07:10 PM
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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: DopeyGirl goes to Disneyland!!! THREAD 2 --- FINAL THOUGHTS -- UPDATED 8/14!!!
Sarah, this TR was first class fabulous!!  That Emilie is just too darned cute!!!  YOu guys sure did a lot of stuff!!  |
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