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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
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Linny, that last update was awesome! Your humor about the granny socks is hilarious! I see no problem with reusing your Halloween shirts as they have sentimental meaning and you'll all be matching!
Arnaud is pretty darn funny about the iambic pentameter, huh? I think they're fine just the way they are! Great idea and cute gifts/treasures to go with them!
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Well I love the clues... and I think they rhythm perfectly. Josie is going to have such a fun time hunting of her clues. I love the socks by the way...very retro cool.
Thanks
I even think Aranud is getting excited to tell Josie now too
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Hey Linny! Glad to hear you'll be joining us in a little over a month! Bring rain wear--I don't think there has been a day that hasn't had a thunderstorm in a month! I'd love to meet you and your fam if you have time!
Already have the ponchos and rain stuff out Hope we won't need it, but we will be prepared.
I'm sure we can find a time to hook up............what does your week look like while we are there. I'm always down for a drink How often have you been going to the parks now that you moved anyway?
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Love your cool take on the socks! I need to get some for a long plane trip next year, but I think I'll just stick with the granny look.
I'm not sure where Arnaud found the rule book that says scavenger clues need to scan as iambic pentameter! Yours are wonderful and Josie will love it!
Ahh, come on....I can jazz you up a saucy pair if you'd like
I think they will work great for your flight, Is this the one to S. Africa??
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Linny, that last update was awesome! Your humor about the granny socks is hilarious! I see no problem with reusing your Halloween shirts as they have sentimental meaning and you'll all be matching!
Arnaud is pretty darn funny about the iambic pentameter, huh? I think they're fine just the way they are! Great idea and cute gifts/treasures to go with them!
Glad to amuse you
I am certain I have never heard that term ever in my life.
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Love the clues!
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Good work with those clues! I think that will be a super fun reveal.
THANKS!!!!
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LOVE the socks!!! See it would be so easy to get autographs on those bad boys!!!! Totally start a new trend!!!
And I love those shirts!!! Gotta get busy myself finding and making some!!! DH and I are gonna wear tees - while DD is still insisting on dressing up!
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I think your clues are perfect! And I am sure Josie will love the treasure hunt.
Treasure anything is always right up her alley
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I love the treasure hunt! Who are you fooling? You are crafty and you know it! I mean check out those compression sock cover ups you made.
That was hilarious! Basically, what he's implying is your syllabel patterns are off, but I think your clues are great, so if he's so interested in iambic pentameter, have him write them up so we can judge who's are better at perfecting the best syllable pattern.
And I think those shirts are great! Who's being lazy? You're being smart by saving money so you can go spend it in Disney World instead!
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You are crafty and you know it!
And because I'm such a dork...the first thing that popped into my head when I read this was LMFAO's song "Sexy and I Know It" but with a change of lyrics!
Love the granny socks cover-ups! And your Halloween shirts from the other year are adorable so yes, you should definitely use them again. As for Arnaud and the Iambic Pentameter issue, what does he know anyway I think your clues are great!
The socks are lovely, but I think you need to make another trip to the craft store for a bedazzler. A little sparkle will certainly bring attention to your special socks.
And the clues were very cute, even if they weren't in iambic pentameter.
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Totally start a new trend!!! 
And I am sure Josie will love the treasure hunt.
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That was hilarious! Basically, what he's implying is your syllabel patterns are off, but I think your clues are great, so if he's so interested in iambic pentameter, have him write them up so we can judge who's are better at perfecting the best syllable pattern. 
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