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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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05-03-2005, 11:35 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
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Location: Tuscaloosa, AL
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Re: Looby\'s SQOTD 5/3/05
In Kindergarten, we rode the train from our city to the next town where our parents would pick us up and drive us back home.
In 2003, six of us friends rode the train from Tuscaloosa to New Orleans and back for a long weekend. It was a blast! (even though the train broke down 3 times and we were delayed 5 hours - we cleaned out the bar car). 
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05-04-2005, 01:51 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Re: Looby\'s SQOTD 5/3/05
Not very often, although I did use the train a lot when I lived in South London, as it was the easiest way to get into central London. I commuted most days on it, but that was about ten years ago now.
I've also travelled on Amtrak - once in 1987 from New York to Washington DC and then in 1996, I took the train from Philadelphia to Atlantic City, New York and Washington DC.
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05-04-2005, 01:51 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Mesquite, TX
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Re: Looby\'s SQOTD 5/3/05
Yes, when I was in the 5th or 6th grade we rode a train in east Texas- The Texas State Railroad in Rusk, Texas. [img]http://smileys.*************.com/cat/3/3_2_113.gif[/img]
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05-04-2005, 03:42 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Location: UK
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Re: Looby\'s SQOTD 5/3/05
I used to work in London so used to take the train everyday. I have also travelled from London to Paris and London to Brussels by train.
Karen
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05-04-2005, 04:31 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
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Location: Louisville, KY
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Re: Looby\'s SQOTD 5/3/05
Nope.  |
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05-04-2005, 05:31 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Whitefield, NH
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Re: Looby\'s SQOTD 5/3/05
I've taken the train from Lawrence, MA to Boston on a few occasions (it's the light rail portion of the MBTA). I've never taken an actual train to go anywhere significantly far away though.
My most frequent train ride has been the Conway Scenic RR - it's a train that travels between North Conway and Conway - they also have a foliage train that runs through Crawford Notch in the White Mountains. The scenery and the old fashioned train cars are just beautiful. It's a frequent field trip up here.
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05-04-2005, 06:24 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Location: The Jersey Shore
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Re: Looby\'s SQOTD 5/3/05
Yes, we take the train into NYC a few times a year. I've also taken the train from NJ to Boston and D.C.
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05-04-2005, 06:50 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: South Jersey
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Re: Looby\'s SQOTD 5/3/05
Only subways ( and no not the Jared, sandwich kind)
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05-04-2005, 08:08 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
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Re: Looby\'s SQOTD 5/3/05
Yes, I have taken the train( Metro North) into "the City" many times. I also took a train from Frankfort to Stuttgart in Germany many yeras ago and also from London to Manchester in Enland.
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05-04-2005, 08:42 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
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Re: Looby\'s SQOTD 5/3/05
Nope....only metros and subways here. And of course at WDW!
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05-04-2005, 09:21 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Re: Looby\'s SQOTD 5/3/05
My use to tell me I went on a train when I was 3 but I don't remember. A couple of years ago mom & I took a train ride from Burlington, VT to Middlebury, VT (only about a hour or so) for the day. It is one of those tourest trains. It was alot of fun. I have been on commuter trains in Boston & Chicago.
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05-04-2005, 09:41 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Philadelphia, PA
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Re: Looby\'s SQOTD 5/3/05
I have traveled by train to Baltimore and New York City.
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05-04-2005, 10:09 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Virginia
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Re: Looby\'s SQOTD 5/3/05
I've taken the Amtrak to DC, NJ and Philly. DH has taken a couple of trip to NYC as well. When we were in London we took the train to Heathrow and of course road the Underground alot. We also used the trains in Ireland when we were visiting Dublin. I've used the subways in Boston, DC, Chicago & Philly.
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05-04-2005, 10:21 AM
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Re: Looby\'s SQOTD 5/3/05
Yes, quite a few times.
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05-04-2005, 11:30 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Las Vegas
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Re: Looby\'s SQOTD 5/3/05
I've been on a lot of different types of trains, but didn't really give it a lot of thought until this question. I've ridden subways (under and above ground) in New York City, Washington DC & Seattle; the Amtrak from DC to Cumberland, Maryland; the scenic train here from Anchorage to Whittier (it goes thru a 1/2-mile long tunnel in a mountain); but my favorite will always remain the monorail at Disney!  |
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