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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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07-21-2003, 10:57 AM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Grafton, MA
Posts: 193
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Re: Pirates sequel in motion
This is GREAT, just as long as Johnny Depp comes back!
David
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07-25-2003, 10:14 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Kissimmee, Fl
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 25,061
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Re: Pirates sequel in motion
I love this movie, just saw it today for the 3rd time. Can't wait to see it again lol. I read it comes out on DVD on December 4th, needs to come out sooner grrrrrrr. Johnny Depp was fantastic as Captain Jack Sparrow, glad to see he signed on for the sequel. No way can you have a sequel without Johnny Depp.
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08-03-2003, 02:13 PM
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Community Rank: Passenger
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: STATEN ISLAND NY
Posts: 43
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Re: Pirates sequel in motion
MAN I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY PERSON LOVING THIS MOVIE AND CAPTAIN JACK JUST SOMETHING ABOUT HIM HE CAN TAKE MY SHIP ANY DAY. THE SPECIAL EFFECTS WERE AWAESOME . I HOPE JOHNNY DEPP WINS SOME KIND OF AWARD FOR THIS [img]graemlins/yuma.gif[/img]
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08-04-2003, 04:37 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 1,031
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Re: Pirates sequel in motion
DH and I were discussing potential sequels during the credits. LOL! We have our own theory on Bootstrap Bill Turner still being alive... Would make a great sequel!
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08-07-2003, 02:09 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: San Diego
Posts: 1,038
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Re: Pirates sequel in motion
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This is GREAT, just as long as Johnny Depp comes back!
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">Darn Right!!!! [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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08-16-2003, 03:58 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Virginia
Posts: 160
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Re: Pirates sequel in motion
i've seen the film 5 times, and if i hadn't have gone into debt ( i owe my mother $$) in Disney, i'd probably have seen it 10 times by now, i was so psyched when my brother told me, Johnny is AMAZING, he does deserve something, the film was just too good. yaay!
"me? i'm dishonest. and a dishonest man you can always trust to be dishonest. honestly, it's the honest ones you have to look out for because you never know when they're going to do something incredibly... stupid."
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08-18-2003, 12:19 AM
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Community Rank: Passenger
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Maryland
Posts: 29
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Re: Pirates sequel in motion
Glad to know there will be a sequel or two. Gotta get a CM to play Captain Jack Sparrow in Adventureland. Sparrow would probably be the most fun character to interact with.
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08-18-2003, 12:34 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Passaic County, NJ
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 544
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Re: Pirates sequel in motion
We just saw this last night (anniversary celebration [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img] ) and loved every minute of it. Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow was terrific: "He's never going to come to you; get over it!" "Why the rum?"
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What a refreshing change to have a female character in a pirate movie who is not constantly crying for help and just generally acting like a wimp.
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">Not only that, but one with guts AND brains.
Can't wait for the DVD and the extras. (The interviews.)
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08-24-2003, 10:22 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Virginia
Posts: 160
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Re: Pirates sequel in motion
oh most definitely- that'll be fun- too bad we have to wait till December.
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09-15-2003, 11:10 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: St. Louis Area
Posts: 195
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Re: Pirates sequel in motion
I CANNOT WAIT for the sequel! The first movie was sooo good. I saw it twice and would have seen it more if they hadn't shut down the theater....Arrrr.
Barbossa: First, your return to shore was not part of our negotiations nor our agreement, so I must do nothin'. And secondly, you must be a pirate for the Pirate's Code to apply, and you're not. And thirdly, the Code is more what you'd call "guidelines" than actual rules. Welcome aboard the Black Pearl, Miss Turner.
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09-17-2003, 01:13 AM
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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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Re: Pirates sequel in motion
Ok so I finaly got to see this and I am totally more in love with Capt Jack Sparrow then before. [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img] I wish I could have gone a few more times but it wasn't in the cards. So I'll wiat for Dec. I would also love to see a sequel too. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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