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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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05-23-2004, 01:39 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Posts: 1,268
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Re: Travel Quiz :)
I'm a View Finder. Guess that's why I love the Wilderness Lodge so much! ha ha  I'm sure the Pampered One is somewhere in there too!
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05-26-2004, 10:51 PM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Sasquatch Territory, Pacific Northwest
Concierge Level: 8
Posts: 17,166
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Re: Travel Quiz :)
You: The Pampered One
Peace and quiet, another hot stone massage, some gourmet organic cuisine and daily yoga classes mark you as the Pampered One, ready for luxury and tranquility at any price. Rub robed elbows with celebrities, dignitaries, yogis and masseuses in secluded spa resorts that take advantage of American paradise.
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Right on! I love the national parks, but give me a robe, slather me with seaweed mud, and throw me in a tub of scented warm water...ohh la-la, I am happy!
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05-28-2004, 09:29 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: Travel Quiz :)
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I was rated as "The View Finder" - not sure I agree, but some of the questions didn't offer answers that best suited me.
Kristine
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Same here!
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05-28-2004, 10:01 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: In the state of Disney Dreaming!
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,572
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Re: Travel Quiz :)
Another View Finder here.
It's about right...I do love water--lakes, springs...anything wet!  |
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05-28-2004, 10:10 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
Posts: 5,064
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Re: Travel Quiz :)
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You: The American Connoisseur
You appreciate the finer subtleties of Seattle seafood, New England ice cream and white wine from the Bluegrass State. Those well-trained taste buds make you an American Connoisseur. Food festivals from California, Kentucky, Washington, Massachusetts and North Carolina will please your palate this summer.
Perfect trips for you:
Food & Wine
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05-29-2004, 04:35 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: Travel Quiz :)
I am the Pampered one - -my only beef was having to choose one description and sometimes a couple of them fit me... so I could probably redo it and get a different answer - but that being said - I do love to be pampered on my vacations!!
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05-30-2004, 07:35 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Deatsville, AL, USA
Posts: 510
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Re: Travel Quiz :)
I'm another "View Finder" ... which sort of fits. There were a couple of questions where I could have answered differently and a couple where none were really "me" but I chose what I thought was closest to how I feel/think for the moment.
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05-30-2004, 08:51 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: WI
Posts: 17,126
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Re: Travel Quiz :)
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You: Happy Hall of Famer
Are you searching far and wide for the heroes who made America great? That's you, the Happy Hall of Famer, marveling at the greats of American culture. Baseball players, race car drivers, rock 'n' roll musicians, American cowboys and fishing champions capture the best of the best.
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I think I'm a mixture of a couple, but this is what I came back with. |
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06-07-2004, 01:52 AM
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Community Rank: Visitor
Join Date: May 2004
Location: MCDONALD, OHIO
Posts: 4
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Re: Travel Quiz :)
IT SAYS I'D LIKE FOOD & WINE TOUR
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06-07-2004, 12:49 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Michigan
Posts: 465
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Re: Travel Quiz :)
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I was rated as "The View Finder" - not sure I agree, but some of the questions didn't offer answers that best suited me.
Kristine
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Same here.
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06-08-2004, 09:33 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Waxahachie, Texas
Posts: 2,147
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Re: Travel Quiz :)
You: The View Finder
Another View Finder here.
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06-13-2004, 05:18 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: California
Posts: 3,878
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Re: Travel Quiz :)
I'm a National Parker too. Makes sense, we do alot of camping and short day trips in the summer. |
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06-13-2004, 10:48 PM
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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: Travel Quiz :)
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You: The View Finder
Travel books are a poor substitute for seeing the real thing for you, a View Finder on a mission. You'll travel high and low to see America's wild barrier islands, unique rock formations, grassy prairies, misty mountains and spectacular lakes.
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<font color="blue">I Know Disney is the Place for me. </font> |
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06-14-2004, 12:32 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Mesquite, TX
Posts: 9,373
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Re: Travel Quiz :)
Another View Finder here !  Thanks for the quiz, it was fun ! |
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06-14-2004, 08:21 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 1,852
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Re: Travel Quiz :)
I agree it was a fun quiz.
My result was:
You: The View Finder
Travel books are a poor substitute for seeing the real thing for you, a View Finder on a mission. You'll travel high and low to see America's wild barrier islands, unique rock formations, grassy prairies, misty mountains and spectacular lakes.
Perfect trips for you:
National Park Views
One of my all time favorite vacations was as a teenager going through the Southwest and visiting National Park after National Park. I had an incredible time in New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona. Some day I'll have to revisit some favorites and discover new ones.
The great thing about Walt Disney World its a destination that can accomodate any of these travel types. |
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