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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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07-01-2003, 07:44 AM
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Community Rank: Tourist
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: home
Posts: 23
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Re: Overweight and need advice
I am a big beautiful woman and I love reading all of the info about which rides are fit-in-able.
I freak out about waiting in a long line only to find out I can't fit. I am going to WDW July 22 and I will take notes while I am there about all of the rides I can fit on (5'6 and 380lbs)and I will report back to this site. Another ride I have fit on that I haven't seen mentioned is Buzz Lightyear. I had a vehicle all to myself. I agree with the reply about the turnstyles... use the handicap gates with a smile... all of the Disney folks were happy to open them for me.
I was lucky this spring to be at Disney World with Showchoir students who would go on rides and then call me cell phone to tell me if I it was suitable for their big, beautiful teacher... are they sweet or what...
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07-01-2003, 09:38 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Chapel Hill, NC USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 36,592
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Re: Overweight and need advice
Since you asked about Primeval Whirl....Primeval whirl is designed for four people (in seating by twos) but they didn't leave much room for anyone who is at all large....luckily I noticed that they will seat large people by themselves in the two-seat section. You won't have a problem with it either.
-HiddenMickey
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07-01-2003, 02:50 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 4,148
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Re: Overweight and need advice
Leah's Dad- I have PM'd you. Please check it out! [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
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07-02-2003, 12:48 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Illinois
Posts: 272
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Re: Overweight and need advice
Kristie in ND, yes, I do homeschool my 2 girls. We have been home schooling since kindergarten--they are now in 5th and 7th grades. It's a wonderful lifestyle (most of the time [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] ).
Thanks, all, for the great comments. I am really looking forward to our anniversary trip to WDW--leaving Aug. 6.
I am still concerned about Space Mountain. My husband rode it with the kids last summer. He says it's not the seat room that is the big concern but rather that you sit so low in the car it is hard to boost yourself out. Do you guys feel the same way about Space Mountain?
Thanks again for all of your help.
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07-08-2003, 08:17 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: NJ
Posts: 568
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Re: Overweight and need advice
I know exactly how many of you feel. I still have the last 40 lbs. to go, but I've lost about 100 ten years ago and have managed to keep it off. My nightmares were the same as the ones you are having, but they are for naught. Almost every Disney attraction I have ever been on, in my larger version and now the smaller version, have accomodated me just fine. The worst problem I have is getting these long 5'10" legs in and out of some of the seats. Snow White's Scary Adventures really kills my knees. WDW is one of the few places I've traveled where someone's size doesn't seem to matter much - you can enjoy everything.
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