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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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11-27-2005, 07:54 PM
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The Original BagMan
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Shalimar, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 22,002
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Re: LizardCop\'s semi-live updates at Mousefest.....
Well, we survived another day.
We met with Tara, Katie, Donna, and Paige just before 9 under the globe at Universal. The weather was great!!! The girls hit the rides and I carried the bags. We had a blast. Tara is a screamer on Revenge of the Mummy, and she screams so loud that Jan said she laughed and laughed so hard she missed some of the ride. In fact, Jan and Tara rode it a second time with Tara still screaming and Jan still laughing...
We got some good pictures of the group, Tara, Donna, and Jan on the rides and I got a good pic or two. I'll try to get some posted tomorrow, still gotta resize and upload.
Talked to Angie a little bit ago and we're giving her a ride to the Hoop-De-Do-Revue for dinner tonight. We eat at 9:30 and it's her birthday dinner...
Robin: I'll try to talk to Tara about keeping trips secret, she really outta tell folks about it [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img]
Melissa and Dawn: I'll relay the greetings...
Marie: I didn't get one of Sarah's room sheets, I forgot to... We're in the 80's buildings, Room 7454 and if we're not at a park, I'm usually headed for bed. This vacation stuff is tiring...
More tomorrow, I plan on being too tired to do anything later tonight...
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11-27-2005, 07:57 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Dreaming of the Future
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 24,867
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Re: LizardCop\'s semi-live updates at Mousefest.....
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img] this live report Bill! Thanks for sharing Can't wait for more!
Amy
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11-27-2005, 08:58 PM
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But why is the rum gone?
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Needville, Texas
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 12,286
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Re: LizardCop\'s semi-live updates at Mousefest.....
Thanks for the update!! Sounds like everyone is having a blast!! Have a great dinner at Hoop Dee Doo!
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11-27-2005, 09:18 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 18,767
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Re: LizardCop\'s semi-live updates at Mousefest.....
Thanks for the update Bill!! Looking forward to hearing more!!
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11-27-2005, 10:07 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NC
Posts: 12,270
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Re: LizardCop\'s semi-live updates at Mousefest.....
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thanx.gif[/img] Bill!! Can't wait to see everyone!
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11-27-2005, 10:32 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Longfellow's "Jewel by the Sea"
Posts: 14,165
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Re: LizardCop\'s semi-live updates at Mousefest.....
Love it Bill, thanks for sharing!! Is Revenge of the Mummy really that scary? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Looking forward to when you resize your photos and post them! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img] Hurry back now!
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11-27-2005, 11:46 PM
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Dopey's biggest fan!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: China Spring, TX
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 26,975
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Re: LizardCop\'s semi-live updates at Mousefest.....
Sounds like a fun day . . . [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
See you on Wednesday! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img]
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11-28-2005, 01:53 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: LITH, Illinois
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 3,205
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Re: LizardCop\'s semi-live updates at Mousefest.....
Great updates! Can't wait to hear more.
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11-28-2005, 06:01 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Maine
Posts: 1,831
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Re: LizardCop\'s semi-live updates at Mousefest.....
Great report! Looking forward to more!
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11-28-2005, 07:00 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Mahopac, NY
Posts: 3,460
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Re: LizardCop\'s semi-live updates at Mousefest.....
sounds like you are having a great time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
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11-28-2005, 07:44 AM
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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: LizardCop\'s semi-live updates at Mousefest.....
Thanks Bill! Can't wait for your great pics! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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11-28-2005, 07:58 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Tulsa, OK
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 21,627
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Re: LizardCop\'s semi-live updates at Mousefest.....
Thanks Bill for the updates...love hearing about your trip.
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11-28-2005, 08:33 AM
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The Original BagMan
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Shalimar, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 22,002
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Re: LizardCop\'s semi-live updates at Mousefest.....
Hey boys and girls...
First, Angie asked me to tell everyone that sent her birthday wishes "THANKS!!!"
We had a blast last night and didn't get back to the rooms until after midnight. If you've not done Hoop-De-Do-Revue, you need to!!!!!
Now, I promised a few pics and they're uploading now...
One of the group shots taken by their photographer when we got to IOA
Where did that little lizard go?
There was a little problem keeping Paige and Katie dry...
A nice picture of Tara and Katie...
Tara's new friend [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
And a few pics from Angies Party!!!
We have no plans for today, so we'll see what it brings...
More later [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img]
BTW, for those keeping track, I shot around 350 pictures yesterday. It's good to be the bagman [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img] |
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11-28-2005, 08:38 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Bethlehem,Ct 06751
Posts: 3,918
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Re: LizardCop\'s semi-live updates at Mousefest.....
Great pictures, Bill! Thanks for getting them on so fast! Looks like everyone is having a blast! Looking forward to more!
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11-28-2005, 08:48 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: LizardCop\'s semi-live updates at Mousefest.....
Those pictures are hilarious. Was Tara part of the Grand Specticle?!?!?
Happy Birthday Angie!
Jennifer
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