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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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10-20-2004, 12:01 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Manchester NH
Concierge Level: 4
Posts: 12,514
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Re: Speaking Bostonian
very funny! I grew up right outside of Boston, and even just 50 miles out, people laugh at my accent...  |
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10-20-2004, 12:23 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: East Bridgewater, MA
Posts: 16,143
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Re: Speaking Bostonian
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I was okay until I got to this part -
Brown bread comes in a can. You open both ends, push it out, heat it, and eat it with baked beans.
What? Bread in a can? Really? 
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Yup, B&M makes it (along with the Baked Beans you eat with it). You can get it with raisins too! |
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10-20-2004, 12:55 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Maine
Posts: 5,893
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Re: Speaking Bostonian
I grew up in Walpole, in the burbs of Boston. My parents were from Dorchester (pronounced daw-chesta).
I'll never forget my first few months of college in Maine. No one knew what I was saying. "Let's make a packie run." WHAAATT? "That song is wicked pissa!" WHAAATT?
I have lost my accent for the most part, but when I get together with my family (who all still live in MA) it comes pack real fast! My kids think it's really funny.
Don't get me started on the Downeast Maine accent (my in-laws) I disagree, it sounds NOTHING like a Boston accent!
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10-20-2004, 01:46 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 27,691
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Re: Speaking Bostonian
That was great! Boston is one superb city!!
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10-20-2004, 03:27 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 7,569
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Re: Speaking Bostonian
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WOW !  Sounds like a foreign language to me !
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10-20-2004, 07:05 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Boston, MA
Posts: 1,742
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Re: Speaking Bostonian
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I grew up in Walpole, in the burbs of Boston.
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Hey poohmaine- I grew up in Norwood, we are kinda sorta rivals! But I'm wicked awesome now and live in West Roxbury. Oops, gotta go get suppa ready!. The kids spilled the tonic and the chowdah's burnin' on the stove! My cah needs gas too! But to get the good prices I have to bang a uey by the Stop 'n Shop - you know - the one with the Dunkies inside!
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10-20-2004, 07:56 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Posts: 13,817
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Re: Speaking Bostonian
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I have to bang a uey by the Stop 'n Shop - you know - the one with the Dunkies inside!
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Don't forget to put on your blinka! Since you're near Dunkin's pick me up an ice coffee - thanks!
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10-20-2004, 09:44 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Whitefield, NH
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 13,599
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Re: Speaking Bostonian
Of course - then there's old time Southie - they've got a language all their own!
Want to get a spuckkie (Italian sub)? Cheese it - it's the cops!
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10-20-2004, 10:43 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,478
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Re: Speaking Bostonian
"How about we stop at 'Cumbies' and get Hoodsies?"
Or, "don't you love Kelly's roast beef? So don't I."
Signed,
A born and raised "Townie"
(Charlestown to the rest of the country.)
(P.S. Marie, you can still get a "spuckie" at Santarpio's in Eastie.)
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10-21-2004, 07:53 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Maine
Posts: 5,893
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Re: Speaking Bostonian
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I grew up in Walpole, in the burbs of Boston.
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Hey poohmaine- I grew up in Norwood, we are kinda sorta rivals! But I'm wicked awesome now and live in West Roxbury. Oops, gotta go get suppa ready!. The kids spilled the tonic and the chowdah's burnin' on the stove! My cah needs gas too! But to get the good prices I have to bang a uey by the Stop 'n Shop - you know - the one with the Dunkies inside!
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Ah, bang a uey, there's a phrase you just don't hear enough anymore!
My brother was a huge football player, yup, Norwood was the big rival . . . is that still true?
I lived in Roslindale and Hyde Park until I was three. My aunt still lives in West Roxbury.
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10-21-2004, 09:20 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Boston, MA
Posts: 1,742
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Re: Speaking Bostonian
poohmaine -Walpole and Norwood are still big rivals, but Norwood and Dedham play the big high school football game on Thanksgiving Day. If your ever around, let me know!
katspjs - I'll buy you an ice coffee any time!
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10-21-2004, 01:34 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Houston
Posts: 5,162
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Re: Speaking Bostonian
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"How about we stop at 'Cumbies' and get Hoodsies?"
Or, "don't you love Kelly's roast beef? So don't I."
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You people need to put the crack pipe down.
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10-21-2004, 01:40 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Boston, MA
Posts: 1,742
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Re: Speaking Bostonian
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"How about we stop at 'Cumbies' and get Hoodsies?"
Or, "don't you love Kelly's roast beef? So don't I."
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You people need to put the crack pipe down.
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No suh we will go to Cumbies or HoJo's or anywhere we want!  AND it's not crack, it's all the chemicals dumped into the Charles Rivah! |
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