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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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02-21-2004, 08:48 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: NH
Posts: 248
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Re: Adventuring in 04/2004 (April 2004)
My family & I are going to be at WDW 4/16-4/23. This is the first trip for my kids (ages 17, 16 & 9), my third trip. My sister, brother in law & brother will be with us.   Like everyone else, we're trying to do alot of planning without being too regimented! I've ordered my goodie bag & will be wearing my wallet everyday. 
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02-22-2004, 11:44 PM
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#17
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Central Massachusetts
Posts: 918
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Re: Adventuring in 04/2004 (April 2004)
Welcome to Passporter, Karen L.! I will be there when you are there, so look for me! I will have my Passporter gear on as well!
I will be with my three kids, pushing a stroller!
Hope you have a great trip!
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02-23-2004, 08:03 AM
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#18
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 570
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Re: Adventuring in 04/2004 (April 2004)
Where: WDW
Dates: April 3-9
Staying: All Star Music
Who: Dad(42) and Me(16)
Celebration: The first time for me at Disney World and on an airplane! Yahoo!
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02-23-2004, 11:16 PM
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Community Rank: Passenger 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Round Rock, TX, USA
Posts: 27
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Re: Adventuring in 04/2004 (April 2004)
Destination: WDW
Date: 12-19 April
Adventurers: me (30, turn 31 during the trip), and a friend/co-worker Carlos
Resort/Hotel: offiste the 12th, Pop Century 13th-17th, then POFQ the 17th-19th
Celebration: I've always dreamed of celebrating my birthday with Mickey - and now I'm going to!
Meetings: Only definite plans for me are as follows: Backstage Safari on the 14th, the 0830 Keys to the Kingdom on the 16th, and a 10:20 am PS at Chef Mickey's on the 18th (my birthday), then Davy Jones that afternoon. Other than that, I'll just be wandering aimlessly all day long every day, taking in the sites and looking for folks wearing Passporter, AllEarsNet, LaughingPlace, or RADP gear. Most of the time I'll actually be alone, as Carlos and I are simply sharing a hotel room while we do our own thing.
Ah, yes - can't forget this bit - I'll be at the Adventurer's Club every night the 13th-18th! lol
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03-02-2004, 02:48 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Kissimmee, FL
Posts: 302
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Re: Adventuring in 04/2004 (April 2004)
Destination: Walt Disney World
Date: April 26-29, 2004
Adventurers: Eric and me, both 30
Resort/Hotel: Pop Century
Celebration: Honeymoon
Meetings: We'll be all over I'm sure!
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03-03-2004, 02:03 PM
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#21
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Community Rank: Passenger
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: South Woodstock, CT
Posts: 35
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Re: Adventuring in 04/2004 (April 2004)
Destination: Ft Wilderness
Date: April 18 to April 24, have requested 1500 loop
Adventurers: Myself Debbie (known to family as Disney Queen, Don (loves Illuminations and sampling beer around the World Showcase), Dan 15, and Ray (the import-a-friend so Dan doesn't drive us nuts!)
Resort/Hotel: as above, Ft Wilderness
Celebration: April school vacation for Dan and Don
Meetings: wear a Passporter Pass Holder with "Debbie" on GOH badge, doing the AK Backstage Safari on Monday April 19th
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03-05-2004, 12:13 PM
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#22
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Cincinnati
Posts: 197
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Re: Adventuring in 04/2004 (April 2004)
Destination: San Diego
Adventurers: Me (WDW Novice) and friend from work
Dates: April 18-22
Celebration: Cheap, cheap airfare!!! Friend will be attending conference for work (I will be staying in her room at no charge), and I will be seeing the sights. Will be able to squeeze in one day at Disneyland! Kind of cool because I doubted I would make it to California any time soon.
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03-09-2004, 12:21 PM
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#23
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: IL
Posts: 284
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Re: Adventuring in 04/2004 (April 2004)
Trip to WDW
When: April 25 - May 2
Resort: Not sure yet
Celebration:Mother/Daughter adventure My daughter (24) and I (we won't go there) have planned a last minute trip to WDW. Disney withdrawal got to us. We are flying seperate (live in different states) and will meet at the Orlando airport to start our journey!
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03-12-2004, 04:57 PM
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#24
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: May 2000
Location: IL
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 1,020
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Re: Adventuring in 04/2004 (April 2004)
Destination: WDW, of course, LOL
Date: 4/28-5/02
Adventurers: DH& I, on our respective 14th & 15th trips
Resort/Hotel: Pop Century right now but hoping to get back into PoFQ, we'll see what's available
Celebration: Have to get some more use out of those AP's!
Meetings: None planned at this point, just decided to go on Tuesday!
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03-12-2004, 08:00 PM
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#25
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Apr 2003
Posts: 1,735
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Re: Adventuring in 04/2004 (April 2004)
Had to post with my new itinerary
Destination: Walt Disney World
Date: April 2-8
Adventurers: DD (age 7), DNiece (age 11 - first trip!) and me (33)
Resort/Hotel: WL (3 nights  and AKL (3 nights)
Celebration: Spring Break!
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03-14-2004, 08:18 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: UK
Posts: 13,146
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Re: Adventuring in 04/2004 (April 2004)
Destination: Disneyland Paris
Date: 21st-25th April
Adventurers: My BF Allan and I
Resort/Hotel: We are staying onsite at the Sequoia Lodge
Celebration: We are celebrating my birthday which is 20th April, Allan has booked a meal at the California Grill in the Disneyland Hotel for the 21st April, I can't wait .
Karen
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03-14-2004, 12:29 PM
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Community Rank: Day-Tripper
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 5
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Re: Adventuring in 04/2004 (April 2004)
April 13-16.
ME
DH
DS 15
DS 12
DD 9
OFFSITE
DOUBLE TREE CASTLE ( I'LL LET YOU KNOW)
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03-27-2004, 11:34 PM
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Community Rank: Day-Tripper
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Long Island, NY
Posts: 11
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Re: Adventuring in 04/2004 (April 2004)
<font color="black"> Destination: </font> <font color="blue">WDW </font>
Date: <font color="blue">April 4 - 9, 2004 </font>
Adventurers: <font color="blue"> DH, myself and teenson. Also joining party will be BIL & SIL (DH's siblings)
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Resort/Hotel: <font color="blue">Port Orleans - French Quarter </font>
Celebration: <font color="blue">Going first to Fort Pierce for a family wedding and on way home, decided to stop and visit WDW since we have not been there since 2000. </font>
Meetings: <font color="blue"> No definite plans other than visiting all the parks and definitely TYPHOON LAGOON!! Also, son wants to visit some college in the area, even though he is happy where he is now, he is "interested" in checking this one out. Might be wearing my "Cruisetoberfest" name tag from Disney Magic Cruise last year but not sure if I will yet. </font>
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03-28-2004, 05:12 PM
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#29
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Cranberry Lake, NJ
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 3,180
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Re: Adventuring in 04/2004 (April 2004)
Destination: WDW of course
Date: 4/18-4/20
Adventurers: Just myself, Evie, and DH Steve
Resort/Hotel: Pop Century with the AP rate
Celebration: A surprise trip! Going to visit my parents in order to pick up their car and bring it back to NJ (they bought a new one in FL. I quickly volunteered to fly down and drive it back!) Stopping at WDW for 3 days (2 nights). I HAVE to use my AP since I'm in the state, right?
Looking forward to some fine dining, and an evening at Pleasure Island.  |
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04-01-2004, 07:05 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Foothills of the Adirondacks
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 4,733
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Re: Adventuring in 04/2004 (April 2004)
Destination: Disneyland
Date: 4/9/04
Adventurers: DD Stacie & friend Dana & me (Laura)
Celebration: Spend time with Stacie
Special Event: Easter Sunday lunch at Club 33
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