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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
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I am so so sorry to hear about your baby. I know how hard it is put a family member down. We did it 5 times when I was growing up. Eveyone of our animals got so sick with cancer or tumors or the last one had internal bleeding from something. It's a member of the family, not just a pet. Some people don't see it like that. I totally understand. You have to give yourself time to heal. Just think of the happy days when Bubby was healthy and the fun things you experienced together. You'll recover one day, just give it time. Always keep him in your thoughts and in your heart. He'll be watching you playing in kitty heaven.
Thank-you all so much for your words of support and wisdom. While I know it was in his best interest it was nice to hear it from others too...that helps. Its really strange that he's gone.
He was a really unusual cat in that he talked A LOT, but in sort of a half meow and half grunt way. He was very prone to having a lot of "cat-itude" and I'll even miss the way he would drive me NUTS banging on my door cause he wanted to be fed even though I'd JUST fed him-he was a eater...weighed in at 16 pounds at one point.
Mostly, I really am glad he's in a better place and I'm lucky to have family, friends, co-workers, fellow passporters and a GREAT dog to help me get through.
Thanks again!!
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I am so sorry I have three cats and I can imagine the pain that you are feeling. They are so much a part of our family and I don't know how I will be able to handle what you are going through.
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Amber - I am so sorry for your loss. I lost my kitty Six at the end of Aug 2005 - and I still miss him. He had diabetes too and was too far gone for treatment. He was my cancer cat - when I was sick and undergoing treatment - he would lay on the bathroom floor with me, and kiss my tears away when I would have to spend the evening in my bathroom dealing with the side effects of chemotherapy.
I had such wonderful support from the passporter community. I learned about the rainbow bridge and when I have moments when I miss Six - I go there and cry a moment or two. Perfectly natural. Like Sue - I have a "memory" of all the animals that have passed through my life...
It hurts. I had a cat that, when I left the house, was fine as can be, when I got back, found he had climbed up on DS's bed and died. He was only a year and the vet thought it might have been a heart defect...he was runty and small, but completely a joy. I still have his blanket.
We buried him in the woods behind our house. I still think of him, 6 years later.
Amber I'm so sorry for your loss! I had to put my diabetic cat down this past year too- was one of the hardest things I've ever done... you did the right thing. Quality of life is very important. Hang in there! It will get better!!!
Amber, about Bobby. My Mia died in my bathroom 2 years well, almost 3 years ago now. It's hard that's for sure. You still feel like they are in the house. I could feel Mia jump on the bed and no she wasn't there. She had a little talk too, she use to say "huh" instead of meowing. We buried her up north in our cabin. I miss her dearly as she was "my baby".
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about Bobby. My Mia died in my bathroom 2 years well, almost 3 years ago now. It's hard that's for sure. You still feel like they are in the house. I could feel Mia jump on the bed and no she wasn't there. She had a little talk too, she use to say "huh" instead of meowing. We buried her up north in our cabin. I miss her dearly as she was "my baby". 
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