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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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11-21-2004, 06:44 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: South East London
Posts: 5,164
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Re: My sis found some cool old stuff!
Thanks for all the reminiscing everyone, I've really enjoyed reading this thread! My first visit was in 1989 and I'm sad to say I don't remember a lot of it. I do remember queueing over an hour at Epcot to go on Spaceship Earth and I remember seeing Captain EO! The only other things I remember is going on 20,000 Leagues, the Skyway and not wanting to go on it, the parade at MK and my 11 year old brother having a thing for Alice and blushing everytime he had his photo taken with her  Oh and MGM had only been open a month and there wasn't much to do there - I think we'd done the whole park in about 2 hours! And there was this grumpy dude who used to insult the kids when they walked past him - I think he was dressed as a police officer? When my brother walked past he said "I can tell you didn't look in the mirror when dressing this morning!"  I must go through the photo albums and try and dig out some photos!
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11-21-2004, 05:09 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Orlando area via Chicago
Posts: 5,424
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Re: My sis found some cool old stuff!
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Did the Epcot Center map talk about the Worldkey Information System screens at Spaceship Earth? Back then the World Showcase restaurants took real reservations, on-site guests could book a whopping 2 days ahead of time, while others could only do so the day of the meal. You had to go to Spaceship Earth to a bank of TV Screens with Video Cameras and you had a video conversation with a host/hostess to make your ressie.
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 I so remember these from my first trip in 92. They were so totally cool. I remember making our PS for Morocco. |
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11-23-2004, 09:20 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Niagara Falls
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 12,431
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Re: My sis found some cool old stuff!
Cool thread!! My first trip there was in 1992 and I kept my maps and my Super Duper 5 Day Pass! My mom has all our pictures, and doesn't know where they are. 
I can remember a lot of the trip though...
I wish I was there in the 80's! Looked so different!
Sigh...I miss it already...how am I going to get thru the next 11+ months?!?!?
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11-26-2004, 11:18 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Colonia, NJ
Concierge Level: 2
Posts: 2,517
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Re: My sis found some cool old stuff!
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Did the Epcot Center map talk about the Worldkey Information System screens at Spaceship Earth? Back then the World Showcase restaurants took real reservations, on-site guests could book a whopping 2 days ahead of time, while others could only do so the day of the meal. You had to go to Spaceship Earth to a bank of TV Screens with Video Cameras and you had a video conversation with a host/hostess to make your ressie.
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I so remember these from my first trip in 92. They were so totally cool. I remember making our PS for Morocco
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Me too!! We actually thought it was so cool, my cousin videotaped my sister making the ressie - at the end, Debbie the CM wished us a "Disney Day"!
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12-01-2004, 04:50 PM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 34,171
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Re: My sis found some cool old stuff!
What great memories Val! Thanks for sharing!
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12-04-2004, 09:23 PM
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Community Rank: Day-Tripper
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 11
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Re: My sis found some cool old stuff!
I knew TTA was called the People Movers! My DH didn't believe me! I've called them the people movers since fisrt trip in '91....when did they make the change to TTA? I think I'll stick with the people movers...sounds more "Disney-esque" to me...LOL!
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12-04-2004, 09:31 PM
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Magic Happens!
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: E. Stroudsburg, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 29,184
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Re: My sis found some cool old stuff!
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I knew TTA was called the People Movers!
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The WEDway People Movers!!! I still call them that all the time too!! |
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12-04-2004, 10:12 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: NJ
Posts: 691
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Re: My sis found some cool old stuff!
Me Three  |
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