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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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12-31-2006, 01:30 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Tulsa, OK
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 21,627
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Re: Weddings
The last one was a year ago....have at least one more coming in the spring.
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12-31-2006, 01:36 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: The Jersey Shore
Posts: 7,249
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Re: Weddings
The last wedding we attended was on 11/18. It was the son of a close family friend.
No weddings planned in the near future. However, I think my cousin and her boyfriend may be getting engaged in '07, just a hunch [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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12-31-2006, 02:20 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 8,784
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Re: Weddings
Last one (I can't remember)-- I think it was in August of 2002. It's been a long time.
I have one coming up in November of 2007-- I'm the maid of honor.
We had 6 years with so many weddings (especially 2 of those years, I swear it was one every other month)-- and between bridal and baby showers-- there were so many. Then things started to slow down, and now we rarely know anyone getting married. Weird how that works. My mother in law said it will start back up when my kids grow up.
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12-31-2006, 02:25 PM
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Dopey's biggest fan!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: China Spring, TX
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 26,975
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Re: Weddings
Last one I attended was some friends of ours in Pensacola in October . . . they honeymooned at WDW . . . WITHOUT my suggesting it! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
As of right now, we have no invites or plans to attend any others.
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12-31-2006, 03:20 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Orlando, Fl
Posts: 5,517
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Re: Weddings
The last one was mine in April 2006. It was at Disney's Vero Beach Resort.
The next one is my best friend's at the end of January. She's getting married at the Yacht Club Resort!
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12-31-2006, 03:50 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Normal IL
Posts: 886
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Re: Weddings
The last one we went to was in November of 2000. We were invited to my cousin's son's wedding in 2005 but we were unable to go.
Amy
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12-31-2006, 04:32 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: northern Virginia
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 14,821
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Re: Weddings
The last one was DSs last January [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img]
the next would have been on Oct. 6...a second cousin, but she didn't set the day until AFTER we booked our Eastern Med cruise... [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/foreheadslap.gif[/img]
probably be disowned, but it is her second so we are sticking with the cruise! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img]
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12-31-2006, 04:42 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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Re: Weddings
Well - we were supposed to go to a wedding yesterday! But I was in no shape to go - I was in bed with a throat and sinus infection! The last wedding we went to was last summer in July. The boys have so many friends and they are of the age where weddings are happening quite frequently!
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12-31-2006, 05:39 PM
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Tinkerbell's Aunt
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: McHenry IL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 13,254
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Re: Weddings
It's been 4 years since the lat wedding I went to. My DNiece got married. I have 4 coming up this year! The first one is the son of one of my oldest friends who is getting married May 19. My DNephew is getting married June 2, a family friend September 22 and my DNiece Novemver 17. My son is an usher in 2 of the weddings and my daughter is a bridesmaid in one. It's going to be a busy and expensive year!
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12-31-2006, 06:24 PM
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Uncle Duck
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Paradise, CA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 18,048
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Re: Weddings
2003 My nephew and his bride. (the parents of my 7 month old grand nephew [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thewave.gif[/img])
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12-31-2006, 06:29 PM
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Batman's Gal/Mickey's Pal
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Owensboro, KY USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 95,254
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Re: Weddings
The last was a niece's wedding in May of 2005, and the next will be in May or June of 2008 for another niece.
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12-31-2006, 06:45 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Staten Island, NY
Posts: 469
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Re: Weddings
My sister was married in August in Newport, RI. It waqs spectacular! My sister in law was married in June at the Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers in NYC. It was probably the nicest venue for a wedding I have ever been to. We most likely will not have any more weddings in our family for awhile.
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12-31-2006, 09:08 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NE Ohio
Concierge Level: 8
Posts: 11,856
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Re: Weddings
The last one was in 2005. My neighbor's daughter got married a a country club. There are no weddings in the near future.
Liz
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12-31-2006, 09:27 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854
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Re: Weddings
Our last one was October 28th in California. Might have one this summer, but not sure if my friend from college is going to elope or not [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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