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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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11-28-2005, 06:30 PM
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Eileeeeeeen!™
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Location: Philadelphia, PA
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Re: Festing with Far-flung Friends - Mousefest 2005 - Pre-Trip - 11/23
<font color="blue"> The four of us have a trans-continental call planned for tonight, so I'm sure some of our plans may get solidified or changed, depending on the boys' moods.
DH and I splurged this weekend and bought a ginormous TV which has severely limited my budget -- well, not really, but it makes me leery of blowing scads of cash on non-essentials during this trip. Good thing Calder has been strong-arming his Pop-pop for pocket change over the past few months. We counted out his cash this weekend and discovered that he had $62 in coins. Plus he had some bills from gifts and for his terrific grades -- in total, he has $87 to spend while we're at Mousefest. I told him that I wouldn't be buying anything other than his meals and he'd have to fork over the funds for candy and make-your-own Stitch cups (I saw these in pics from Club Cool and they look awesome. I know I'll come home with a Minnie one!)
I have managed to rack up $337 in Disney Visa Rewards Dollars!! Woo hoo! That covers all but the tax of Calder's Annual Pass!! (I just transfered these to my rewards card and it expires on 12/31/05 -- DO NOT FORGET TO USE THE *&$# REWARDS CARD, EILEEN!)
Maureen sent my DME tags [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img] and they'll go on our luggage tonight. Which reminds me, I have to pull our bags out of the basement -- gotta give the spiders a chance to climb OUT of the bags before I pack them with our stuff. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] )
Karen and I are considering a taxi for the trip back to the airport since reading a few negative posts about the return DME trip for non-participating airlines. We're going to discuss towncar/limos tonight as well.
I didn't get a chance to send a box down to the resort with random foods, but we have soooo many ADRs set up that I don't think we'll really need much. I'm gonna pack some stuff in my luggage, which will make room for souven-ears on the return trip. I have some chewy granola bars and push pops to keep Calder happy. I'll have to grab a bag of bagels and remember to throw our POFQ mugs in too.
Luckily, I've been keeping all pertinent info in a binder for this trip, so it'll be easy to put my hands on all that stuff. Now to print out my packing list and start putting stuff together.
The bad thing for tomorrow is that my boss nabbed me today and asked me to work a little tomorrow morning. Then Sears comes to the house to give all our appliances their annual checkup. Shoot, that means I won't have time for a mani-pedi... a real luxury for me!
hmmmmm, what else am I forgetting.....
<more to come -- I feel a rhyme bubbling to the surface....>
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11-28-2005, 06:51 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
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Re: Festing with Far-flung Friends - Mousefest 2005 - Pre-Trip - 11/23
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<more to come -- I feel a rhyme bubbling to the surface....>
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I'm with ya on the taxi back to the airport. I'll be thinking on that topic for the next few days.
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11-28-2005, 07:09 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: San Mateo, CA
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Re: Festing with Far-flung Friends - Mousefest 2005 - Pre-Trip - 11/23
Oh Eileen! I absolutely [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img] the autograph books. It's the first one that I've ever had!
I'm not bringing any food at all. I think I have more meals scheduled on this five day trip than I've ever had on some of my week long trips. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] I'm so excited I can't stand it! See you real soon!
Karen
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11-28-2005, 08:25 PM
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Eileeeeeeen!™
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Philadelphia, PA
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Re: Festing with Far-flung Friends - Mousefest 2005 - Pre-Trip - 11/23
Here's my first stab at the Room Assigner poem for this trip. (I'm bringing in my "ringer" to address some of the issues with dicey meter moments. It's good to have a sister with a PhD in writing from Berkely!)
<font color="blue">
It’s that time once again
to come visit our friend,
the Main Mouse, Mr. M, the Big Cheese
We’re back to our favorite --
the FrenchQ – we’ll savor it!
And we know how to say “pretty please!”
I have trouble walking
when MS is squawking!
I’d like to request Building 4.
On the first floor is best
for relaxing and rest
when my legs cannot take any more.
Near the food court and bus
is just perfect for us
yet we’d love to be close to the pool.
So, Dear Room Assigner
-- no other is kinder -- [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
we’re wanting a room that is cool!
Can you help us? We beg…
save my back and my leg!!
Crepe Escape seems the best spot of all.
First floor, Building 4…
we couldn’t ask more…
and we know that our order is “tall.”
But if you can swing it
and don’t have to wing it
to give us what we’re asking for,
we’d bless you forever
and book <u>there</u> whenever
we come to The World for some “more.”
Waddaya think?</font>
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11-28-2005, 08:49 PM
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Re: Festing with Far-flung Friends - Mousefest 2005 - Pre-Trip - 11/23
That sounds great!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/applause.gif[/img]
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11-28-2005, 09:06 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: South Dakota
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Re: Festing with Far-flung Friends - Mousefest 2005 - Pre-Trip - 11/23
Cool!!
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11-28-2005, 10:36 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
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Re: Festing with Far-flung Friends - Mousefest 2005 - Pre-Trip - 11/23
Awesome!
Amy
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11-29-2005, 06:27 AM
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RED SOX NATION!!
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Re: Festing with Far-flung Friends - Mousefest 2005 - Pre-Trip - 11/23
Great updates Eileen [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zwavin.gif[/img] Love the poem [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/luck.gif[/img]
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11-29-2005, 08:02 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
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Re: Festing with Far-flung Friends - Mousefest 2005 - Pre-Trip - 11/23
Great updates Eileen!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img] the poem!!!
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11-29-2005, 09:24 AM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
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Re: Festing with Far-flung Friends - Mousefest 2005 - Pre-Trip - 11/23
Great update Eileen and I love your poem!! Have a wonderful trip!!
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11-29-2005, 02:55 PM
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Eileeeeeeen!™
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Re: Festing with Far-flung Friends - Mousefest 2005 - Pre-Trip - 11/29
<font color="blue"> So, last night I got Calder to take a bath and get his nails all clipped short -- but I totally failed on bribing him to let me trim up his hair. <shucks> (I cut his hair normally, but he totally hates the process and just WILL NOT get an interim trim for special occasions.)
Well, I was on the laptop printing stuff out and Calder was sitting on the other office chair -- staring at the phone.
RING RING... it's Karen(!!) and Calder was barely polite enough to demand that she put Zack on the phone. It took the boys about 30 seconds to determine what this trip's annoying phrase will be. Apparently, "18 wheeler" is on the cusp of being passe, so they've moved on to "Fudruckers" (which is hysterical since Calder just cannot remember it and keeps mangling it in not-so-mildly hilarious ways.)
The boys chatted for about 10 minutes, which I thought showed extraordinary restraint on my part since I was dying to talk to Karen. Then I grabbed the phone and sent Calder to bed (it was, after all, about 9:30PM and he had an early start this morning for band practice -- he plays the oboe, God help me.)
Well, we girls had a gab fest with a great deal of laughing -- especially over the "surprising" content of some of the new cable channels our ginormous TV is getting from Comcast. Who knew our neighbors (whose cable service is often crossed with ours) were such pervs?!
Finally, Karen and Zack had to go so they could dash to Target for their last minute packing needs.
I worked until almost midnight getting stuff together. Then I curled up under my blankets and.... sat there, wide-eyed, waiting for morning to come. Who can sleep before a WDW trip?
I had to go to work this morning, but it was QA testing stuff, so I could spend my waiting times surfing the web and reading and posting on Passporter.
Then it was time to head home for the Sears repair team to come give the appliances a check-up.
I'm once again on the boards while simultaneously checking the prices on Tiffany Towncar's offerings. Guess what we're getting for the trip back to the airport? Click here to see, but don't tell the boys!
Ooooh, the luggage is in the guest room (go, spiders, git!) and the last-minute laundry is tumbling, and the boarding passes are printed!
What's next?!
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11-29-2005, 04:13 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New York
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Re: Festing with Far-flung Friends - Mousefest 2005 - Pre-Trip - 11/29
Have a great time! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/bye.gif[/img] Can't wait to hear all about it when you get back!
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11-29-2005, 06:35 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Foothills of Maine
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Re: Festing with Far-flung Friends - Mousefest 2005 - Pre-Trip - 11/29
Next is HAVE A SUPER MAGICAL WONDERFUL TIME! Love the ride! Enjoy your trip!
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11-29-2005, 07:18 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
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Re: Festing with Far-flung Friends - Mousefest 2005 - Pre-Trip - 11/29
You're going to have a great time Eileen [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img]
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11-29-2005, 09:18 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Re: Festing with Far-flung Friends - Mousefest 2005 - Pre-Trip - 11/29
Streeeeeetch limo! Too [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img], how exciting!! Great plans, have fun!
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