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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
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So glad you were able to save such a great surprise for the PPers!
When I saw the photo in Jennifer's post, I wondered if you were there, and if you'd led the dance. I'm so bummed I can't be there. Just a bad time of year for us.
Congrats on making it this long! Can't believe you're graduating the program! Hope you had a great day off.
Yep, the Dino Dance was LOADS of fun and keeping it secret was tough! I'm glad it all worked out.
Today was graduation. It was certainly geared toward the traditional college crowd, as expected, but we still had some bright spots. I got photos with Goofy & Donald as well as Mickey and Minnie. I'll post them later once my camera recharges... We grabbed some food for 20yo to take to work for her lunch, I got my 'diploma' and my graduation ears. We left DD's BF b/c he won a caricature of himself and she had to get to work. I dropped her at Epcot backstage, then went to the front to go and *CELEBRATE*! We had lunch at Sunshine Seasons, then rode Soarin'. BF had taken a bus to meet us at Epcot, so we met up at Club Cool and went over to Test Track.
That was all I really wanted to do, so we headed over to Wide World of Sports for a Cast Member Pin Party. Whoa. Loads of pins for great prices, including some grab bags! I bought myself one that is Figment holding a Great Service Fanatic card with Tinkerbell on his shoulder! SO perfect for me!
We decided to dash home and drop off our goodies (and graduation hats that were getting WAY too hot to wear and melty in the car), so we did that then went back to the Polynesian for dinner at Captain Cook's before hopping the monorail to the MK. We did Jungle Cruise, Pirates, had a Dole Whip, Peter Pan, Carousel, Mickey's Philharmagic, Pooh, Teacups, train to Frontierland, BTMRR, Haunted Mansion, funnel cakes, and Wishes all in 3 hours! It was an amazing evening.
Way to go! I'm so glad you've enjoyed your time at WDW and that it's not
over for awhile. It seems you've really blossomed since you arrived in FL.
and so have your DDs. Enjoy your time off and I can't wait to hear more
about your next job.
What a wonderful way to celebrate your graduation day. Congratulations on your graduation. So do you find out where you will be working before you leave to co home? Or do you have to wait until you come back? That anticipation would be killing me
Sound's like you had a fun filled Graduation Night!! Can't wait for your pictures of your night of fun. Congrats to a very special person. And hope you enjoy your visit home too. LouigiAnne
Congrats! Sound like it was a marvelous way to celebrate.
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ok, you want pictures? he he he....
me and dawn at the beginning of the meet....
i forget all the words, but i think this is "open the door"
maria (starla) and ben, her hubby are on one side of me with dawn on the other side.
what great fun...perhaps someone else has more of a group shot as it was quite impressive with the number of pp peeps there!
more of the group...the ones who i don't think were dancing!!! scardeycats!
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I bought myself one that is Figment holding a Great Service Fanatic card with Tinkerbell on his shoulder! SO perfect for me!
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