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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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03-01-2005, 12:14 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Las Vegas
Posts: 2,584
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Re: Can I ask your advice? Am I wierd?
Karen, I know exactly how you feel. I lost my best friend years ago when he decided after two years of being inseparable best friends that he was in love with me. He was in the Navy and out to sea when he wrote me and told me this. I was already dating the guy who would become my husband. When the ship came back to port and we got together for the first time, I told him right away. He was angry, rudely wished me a happy life, and left.
To this day, I regret how things ended. I would love to talk to him and let him know I'm sorry, but I don't even remember where he's from, so I know I'll never find him. I even had a dream about him a couple nights ago, 15 years later!
I've never tried to find him, basically because I hope he has moved on and is deliriously happy out there somewhere. I make a quick wish on a star for him, smile, and remember the good times. I may have regrets, but I don't regret knowing him. And for me, that's enough. Good luck!
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03-01-2005, 12:17 PM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Missouri
Posts: 4,595
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Re: Can I ask your advice? Am I wierd?
I think you made the right choice. I totally understand the feelings though. Every now and then I run into my first love and I so wish we could be friends but we are both married and it is just not meant to be.
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03-01-2005, 02:58 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: London, England
Posts: 4,429
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Re: Can I ask your advice? Am I wierd?
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How would Allen feel if you got back in touch with this man ?
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Karen, first off, you are definitely not being wierd. You are human and you can still have feelings. What Isabel said is what I was thinking, all though it would be nice meeting again as friends, if you still had feelings for him who knows what could happen. This wouldn't be fair on Allen or his wife.
I think if you bumped into him again, of course don't ignore him, but I'm in to minds about contacting him.
Sending you some pixie dust to help you make your decision. Keep us posted.
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03-01-2005, 04:01 PM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 190,285
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Re: Can I ask your advice? Am I wierd?
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It's a shame we have lost touch but I suppose it is just one of those things. As it's my 30th next month I think I have been feeling a bit reflective and that is why this has come up.
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Karen, that is so true!  That's how I got back in contact with a couple of old female friends from school - we were all about to hit the 30 mark and wanted to track down friends from the past. We all still meet up from time to time whenever I go up there to visit my parents and they're around, but we all admitted that was the only reason we got back in touch with each other - because of the impending big 3-0!  |
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03-01-2005, 08:41 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Posts: 13,817
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Re: Can I ask your advice? Am I wierd?
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I think you're better off just leaving things alone.
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03-01-2005, 10:06 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NC
Posts: 12,270
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Re: Can I ask your advice? Am I wierd?
Karen I understand your situation. I had that "first love" that I thought I'd never get over. He even tried to nudge his way back in after he found out I was engaged. But I miss him terribly as a friend. However, I can't keep in contact with him b/c it's like he gets the wrong impression, and I don't feel it's fair to DH. And I am with Belle on this one, I can be a very jealous gal and I know I would be upset if an old flame contacted Andy.
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03-01-2005, 10:11 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Illinois
Posts: 405
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Re: Can I ask your advice? Am I wierd?
I think I would just leave it alone. Easier said than done I know. You don't know what might be in Pandora's box but once you open it, you can't close it again. No matter how pure your intentions, it still might not be worth the repercussions.
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03-02-2005, 05:44 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854
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Re: Can I ask your advice? Am I wierd?
I too would let it go Karen. I think it might complicate things for everyone.
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