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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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06-07-2005, 08:09 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
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Re: Someone talk me out of this!!!!
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You came to the WRONG place to be talked out of a DISNEY trip 
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06-07-2005, 08:16 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
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Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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Re: Someone talk me out of this!!!!
No one is going to talk you out of this one! |
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06-07-2005, 09:30 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Texas
Concierge Level: 3
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Re: Someone talk me out of this!!!!
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You came to the WRONG place to be talked out of a DISNEY trip
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06-07-2005, 09:45 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: eastern long island, ny
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Re: Someone talk me out of this!!!!
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06-07-2005, 10:39 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Des Mones, IA
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Re: Someone talk me out of this!!!!
If you're going in late September (and you really should be back in school!), you should stay home...
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06-08-2005, 12:37 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Panama City, FL
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Re: Someone talk me out of this!!!!
Um... You shouldn't go unless you take me with you? 
(Just trying to be helpful.)
(I could fit in one large piece of luggage.)
(I don't eat that much, either.)
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06-08-2005, 11:36 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Riverside, CA
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Re: Someone talk me out of this!!!!
I think the boyfriend is trying to figure out a way to go... my 16 yr old looked like this  when I told him this morning that he wouldn't be going IF I go.... 
Maybe for my graduation...????!!!!! I had to convince DS that we WILL still be going in April! DS's best friend (The Ashton on my countdown!) just said to him last Sunday that he is soooooooo looking forward to going..guess DS had to make sure we were going in April...LOL! |
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06-08-2005, 02:47 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Easton, PA
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Re: Someone talk me out of this!!!!
Can't do it. That was the deal closer for DH to go. He's not a WDW lover like his wife and kids. Hopefully he will be after this.
Guess we'll find out how well you deal with peer pressure now huh?
Julie
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06-14-2005, 04:34 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Riverside, CA
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Re: Someone talk me out of this!!!!
Well, it looks like I WON'T be taking advantage of this new deal and going in September. 
I feel that saving for the trip in April would be best (see how MATURE I am???? ) That way I can do some of the things I've ALWAYS wanted to do. Like the cruise at EPCOT.
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06-15-2005, 09:26 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Chapel Hill, NC USA
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Re: Someone talk me out of this!!!!
I think you made the right decision. Have fun planning your Spring trip!! -HiddenMickey
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06-15-2005, 06:14 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Ky
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Re: Someone talk me out of this!!!!
Wouldn't dream of talking anyone out of going.
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06-16-2005, 03:06 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Ma. Home of the Red Sox!
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Re: Someone talk me out of this!!!!
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06-16-2005, 04:09 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: North Carolina
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Re: Someone talk me out of this!!!!
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GO! If I wasn't already going in December, I'd certainly take advantage of this deal! 
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06-24-2005, 11:49 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Louisville, KY
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Re: Someone talk me out of this!!!!
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06-24-2005, 02:06 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 7,386
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Re: Someone talk me out of this!!!!
I'm afraid that, when it comes to WDW trips, we're all just one big bunch of enablers here. Passporter is like my own little support group for Disney addicts. I can come to these boards to gush, dream and even sometimes whine and complain in the full knowledge that everyone here will not only listen but will understand. So, talk you out of going? Afraid not - it's much more fun to throw temptation your way.
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