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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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06-08-2006, 10:05 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: second star to the right
Posts: 13,308
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Everyone seems to think it is YOU! Could it be YOU? I really don't know - don't have a clue! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
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Wouldn't that be cool??!!! "And now waving the green flag, you might know her from the Passporter boards, your friend and mine Crystalloubear" [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/applause.gif[/img] And the crowd goes wild!!!
The actual answer is Mario Batali - he's promoting his book "Mario Tailgates NASCAR Style". I'm taking my copy with me - just in case I can catch him.
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06-08-2006, 10:07 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Dreaming of the Future
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 24,867
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How Neat is that!
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06-08-2006, 10:54 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Manchester NH
Concierge Level: 4
Posts: 12,514
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Have fun Crystal!
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06-08-2006, 11:44 AM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
Posts: 42,304
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Have a great time Crystal!!!
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06-08-2006, 11:46 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 948
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Way cool!
And your sig pic is great, she is so adorable!
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06-08-2006, 12:54 PM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 34,171
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Re: Guess who..............
Hope you get it signed Crystal! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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06-08-2006, 01:42 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Chapel Hill, NC USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 36,592
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Here's hoping you get a chance to run into Mario to get that book signed. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] Just think....if you do, you'll have met two huge Food Network Stars in a very short time!
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06-08-2006, 02:39 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: South Jersey
Posts: 1,336
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Do you think he'll be out there with his man clogs on? They always crack me up, I love him but those clogs have got to go.
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06-08-2006, 04:19 PM
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Mrs. Jack Sparrow
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Aboard the Black Pearl
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 21,228
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Everyone seems to think it is YOU! Could it be YOU? I really don't know - don't have a clue! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
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Wouldn't that be cool??!!! "And now waving the green flag, you might know her from the Passporter boards, your friend and mine Crystalloubear" [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/applause.gif[/img] And the crowd goes wild!!!
The actual answer is Mario Batali - he's promoting his book "Mario Tailgates NASCAR Style". I'm taking my copy with me - just in case I can catch him.
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<font color="blue">I love how many folks thought it was you. I asked Amy last night because I couldn't find it. I geuss we'll be seeing that book real soon in the warehouse. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img] </font>
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06-08-2006, 05:27 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Tulsa, OK
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 21,627
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Re: Guess who..............
Have a good time Crystal.
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06-08-2006, 06:10 PM
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Wishing I was at WDW!
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Southwestern Florida, USA
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 39,153
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Ahhhhhh - sorry Crystal that it is not you!
I hope you have a great time!
Maybe some day it will be you? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
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06-08-2006, 06:42 PM
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PassPorter and WDW Addict
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Texas
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 12,489
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Have a blast Crystal!!!!
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06-08-2006, 06:55 PM
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Living Seas wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 31,940
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Re: Guess who..............
Too cool!!
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06-08-2006, 10:45 PM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Sasquatch Territory, Pacific Northwest
Concierge Level: 8
Posts: 17,166
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Everyone seems to think it is YOU! Could it be YOU? I really don't know - don't have a clue! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
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The actual answer is Mario Batali - he's promoting his book "Mario Tailgates NASCAR Style". I'm taking my copy with me - just in case I can catch him.
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Mario is from the town I live in...in fact he lived on the same street as me!
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06-08-2006, 10:47 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: second star to the right
Posts: 13,308
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Mario is from the town I live in...in fact he lived on the same street as me!
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I didn't know that Mario lived in Never-Neverland [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img]
That is so cool! If you see him before Sunday, tell him that I will be sitting in the Victory Circle Club with his book waiting for him [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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