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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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06-21-2006, 02:01 PM
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Wannabe Snowbird
Join Date: May 2002
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Re: Birthday, F&G Festival and Passporters!!! May 28 to June 3 DAY ONE
Yay to the mime! Everybody needs a Bagman and that pregnant woman is no exception! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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06-21-2006, 03:07 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Newtown Square, PA
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Re: Birthday, F&G Festival and Passporters!!! May 28 to June 3 DAY ONE
Good for the mime! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img] I can still remember seeing Seymour and Clyde! They must be getting up there! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
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06-21-2006, 03:09 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
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Re: Birthday, F&G Festival and Passporters!!! May 28 to June 3 DAY ONE
Great pictures Robin!! I love the sea lions. Kudos to the mime for correcting the situation. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img] Looking forward to more.
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06-21-2006, 03:37 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
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Re: Birthday, F&G Festival and Passporters!!! May 28 to June 3 DAY ONE
Another wonderful update Robin and I love the pictures!!!
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06-21-2006, 03:44 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 3,294
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Re: Birthday, F&G Festival and Passporters!!! May 28 to June 3 DAY ONE
Wow, how did I miss you starting your TR??
Great pictures!! I can't wait to read more!!
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06-21-2006, 05:28 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
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Re: Birthday, F&G Festival and Passporters!!! May 28 to June 3 DAY ONE
Great update and pictures Robin [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zwavin.gif[/img]
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06-21-2006, 05:41 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Illinois
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Re: Birthday, F&G Festival and Passporters!!! May 28 to June 3 DAY ONE
Yea Robin, the report has started!! Waiting for more!
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06-21-2006, 06:06 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
Posts: 10,721
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Re: Birthday, F&G Festival and Passporters!!! May 28 to June 3 DAY ONE
The mime has been doing that pre-show for many years, since I was a kid. Glad to see they haven't changed what works.
More please!
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06-21-2006, 07:37 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jun 2000
Posts: 9,619
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Re: Birthday, F&G Festival and Passporters!!! May 28 to June 3 DAY ONE
Sandy, great pictures!
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06-21-2006, 09:27 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Methuen,MA
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Re: Birthday, F&G Festival and Passporters!!! May 28 to June 3 DAY ONE
great start
sorry to hear about your icky flight
can't wait to hear more
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06-22-2006, 10:35 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Kissimmee, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,481
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Re: Birthday, F&G Festival and Passporters!!! May 28 to June 3 DAY ONE
Monday, Memorial Day, May 29: Day Two, Part 2:
Sea World You Are NOT Walt Disney World!
<font color="purple">We walked around alittle bit then went over to the Dolphin Show. We were the first ones over there so Sandy found a place on the curb and I went to look at the dolphins in the observation area. I enjoyed watching the dolphins playing in the water. One was even trying to tip over the canoe the lifeguard was paddling around the exhibit. I went up close to the pool only to get shoved away by a very push lady with a thick New York accent with her two children. I didn’t say anything (although I wanted to) I just moved down the pool a little. One dolphin came up to the edge of the pool just out of reach. I knew it was getting close to showtime so I over and found Sandy who was sitting in the shade. The rope was dropped shortly after I arrived and everyone made their way into the theater. We sat close to the middle.
 
 
The show was alittle strange. It is obvious that Sea World is trying to be Disney. I am sorry but I come to Sea World to see jumping dolphins and whales I don’t care about storylines! The whole show was suppose to be a dream sequence where a little girl is dreaming of befriending a dolphin and swimming with it. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img] alittle lame. Anyway, just before the show started Sandy looked at me and said, “Oh just to warn you that there is one bird that flies over your head…I think it is an eagle.” I love all animals but I have alittle bit of a fear of big birds. I have NO idea where it comes from. I get alittle shaky when large birds fly directly overhead. Sandy knows this. About halfway through the show one parrot is release and flies overhead then a WHOLE BUNCH of parrots are released (probably 10?) I was ducking and trying not to drop my camera! I gave Sandy a dirty look, all she said was “Sorry.” [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img] I guess she forgot about ALL THE PARROTS! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/foreheadslap.gif[/img] I was alittle disappointed with the show…the storyline really took away from how amazing the animals are. Also there should be a warning sign: Many birds will fly overhead! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img] Okay, maybe that one would be just for me! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
 
 
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NEXT: Amazing Dog, Cats...and Rats!
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06-22-2006, 11:33 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Newtown Square, PA
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Re: Birthday, F&G Festival and Passporters!!! May 28 to June 3 DAY ONE
Sorry about the parrots, Robin, but your dolphin photos are beautiful!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img]
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06-22-2006, 12:13 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
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Re: Birthday, F&G Festival and Passporters!!! May 28 to June 3 DAY ONE
More great pictures Robin [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zwavin.gif[/img]
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06-22-2006, 12:31 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: New York, NY
Posts: 35,829
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Re: Birthday, F&G Festival and Passporters!!! May 28 to June 3 DAY ONE
Great pix. Blue Horizons is one of the best shows at any park IMHO
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06-22-2006, 02:28 PM
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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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Re: Birthday, F&G Festival and Passporters!!! May 28 to June 3 DAY ONE
Sorry about the parrots Robin, I'm not a big bird fan myself. Beautiful pictures though!!!!
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