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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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08-21-2006, 08:27 AM
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Wannabe Snowbird
Join Date: May 2002
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 34,137
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Re: My car...
I hope it doesn't cost too much to fix it! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img]
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08-21-2006, 08:40 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Posts: 13,817
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Re: My car...
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img]
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08-21-2006, 09:30 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: My car...
wow first time in 4 years! That is good...I wish I had been so lucky.
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/luck.gif[/img] with your car. I hope it is a cheap fix!
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08-21-2006, 03:04 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: My car...
Car [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img]
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08-21-2006, 04:21 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: May 2003
Location: a mere few minutes from the Mouse! <3
Concierge Level: 2
Posts: 9,777
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Re: My car...
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] that it ends up being an easy repair!
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08-21-2006, 05:26 PM
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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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Re: My car...Update in reply 8/21
Well my mom had to drive me to work this morning and since she didn't have to go to work until this afternoon was NOT happy that she had to be up at 5am to drive me in for 8am! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/sorry.gif[/img]
All day at work was nerve wracking not knowing how it was or what was wrong. Snuck out 3 times to call home and ask if any word had come in. Finally the 3rd time they had called it was the Brakes and was 1 whole weeks paycheck! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zcry.gif[/img]
I had worn through the pads and the rotors [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] and since i hadn't realized they were going bad [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/foreheadslap.gif[/img] cost more then if i had fixed them when they needed it 20,000 miles ago. First car had no idea what to feel for so now i know! when your driving like fred flinstone its time for breaks.
So My Oh so NOT nice father told me i had to find a ride home from work he wasn't getting up early just to pick me up so either find a ride or walk the 20 miles home its up to me. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]
So a girl who lives 1 hour the other way from me drove me home [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thanx.gif[/img] and i picked up my car and drove it home pratically sending myself through the windshield the first time i stopped as i hit the brakes harder then they needed to be hit now! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img] Guess i know the difference now!
SO long story short.. too late I know... My car is home, fixed, and i'm flat broke but glad they are fixed and i'm safe!
Thanks for the pixies!
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08-21-2006, 05:31 PM
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But why is the rum gone?
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Needville, Texas
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 12,286
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Re: My car...Update in reply 8/21
Sorry to hear that Amy! When you get your oil changed the dealership should check the linings on the brakes. You should inquire about that.
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08-21-2006, 06:58 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: My car...Update in reply 8/21
Sorry to hear it was so $$ - but glad you got it taken care off - no brakes would have been a bad thing!
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08-21-2006, 07:24 PM
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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: My car...Update in reply 8/21
Amy I wish you lived closer. I have a good friend from work who has a lift. WHen I needed my breaks fixed her b/f put my car on a lift and fixed them for FREE! He put on roters and pads on and only charged me for parts which came to just under $175! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img] He loves working on cars and he said it was a piece of cake!
I am glad you got yours fixed and $*#&*@( to your STUPID father! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img] what a JERK!!
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08-21-2006, 07:34 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Posts: 13,817
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Re: My car...Update in reply 8/21
Sorry it costs so much, but glad that you have a safe vehicle now!
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08-21-2006, 08:05 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Chicago Suburbs
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 5,921
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Re: My car...Update in reply 8/21
Sorry to hear that it cost so much. I went through the same thing a couple of months ago. It ain't cheap. But, you need brakes.
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08-21-2006, 08:12 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Carolina
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 5,666
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Re: My car...Update in reply 8/21
I hate that it cost so much Amy, but I am glad that you are safe!
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08-21-2006, 09:05 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Lawrenceburg, KY
Posts: 121
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Re: My car...Update in reply 8/21
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Sorry to hear that Amy! When you get your oil changed the dealership should check the linings on the brakes. You should inquire about that.
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Everytime you have your oil change have them check the brakes and see what percentage of pad you have left. It shouldn't take that long and most places should be able to check for you.
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08-21-2006, 10:01 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: My car...Update in reply 8/21
Sorry about the money for the brakes Amy, but I'm glad that they are ok now!!
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08-21-2006, 11:24 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Northeast, USA
Posts: 673
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Re: My car...Update in reply 8/21
Amy, I am glad that everything is fixed, sorry you are broke and happy you are going to Disney in December!!
Yeah, the Disney part made you happy too, huh? LOL.
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