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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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11-29-2005, 11:15 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Posts: 1,268
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Re: Festing with Far-flung Friends - Mousefest 2005 - Pre-Trip - as of 11/29
Have a terrifice trip. I love the pre-trip report and can't wait to read all about your fantastic time!
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12-05-2005, 09:36 AM
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Eileeeeeeen!™
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 28,861
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Re: Festing with Far-flung Friends - Mousefest 2005 - We\'re Baaaack! - 12/5
<font color="blue"> We're Baaaaaack!
And what a time we had. I'll be downloading and prepping the pictures this afternoon and *hopefully* getting my lost piece of luggage back -- YES!! AirTran lost one of our bags and it's the one with my notebook with all the details of the trip. Yuck... I'll have one heck of a time remembering without those notes!
Anyway, we had a blast and an absolutely terrific time meeting other Passporters. But it was perfection itself to be able to spend so much time with Karen and Zack. Good golly, Miss Molly! -- did we ever fall in love with those two!
Can't wait to tell you all about it. (C'mon AirTran, find that bag soon!)
Eileen </font>
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12-05-2005, 09:46 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 2,929
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Re: Festing with Far-flung Friends - Mousefest 2005 - We\'re Baaaack! - 12/5
Welcome back Eileen [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zwavin.gif[/img]! Glad you had fun, and I can't wait to hear all about it.
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12-05-2005, 09:53 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: Festing with Far-flung Friends - Mousefest 2005 - We\'re Baaaack! - 12/5
Glad you had such a great time! Waiting for those pics!!
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12-05-2005, 09:59 AM
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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: Festing with Far-flung Friends - Mousefest 2005 - We\'re Baaaack! - 12/5
Welcome Back! Hope they find the bag soon! Can't wait to hear all about your trip!
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12-05-2005, 10:29 AM
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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: Festing with Far-flung Friends - Mousefest 2005 - We\'re Baaaack! - 12/5
Welcome back!
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12-05-2005, 10:42 AM
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PassPorter and WDW Addict
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Texas
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 12,489
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Re: Festing with Far-flung Friends - Mousefest 2005 - We\'re Baaaack! - 12/5
Glad your back!
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] that they find your bag soon! I can't wait for your TR!
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12-05-2005, 11:53 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Foothills of Maine
Posts: 784
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Re: Festing with Far-flung Friends - Mousefest 2005 - We\'re Baaaack! - 12/5
Welcome Back! Sure hope the luggage shows up soon! Can't wait to hear the details!
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12-05-2005, 12:00 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: Festing with Far-flung Friends - Mousefest 2005 - We\'re Baaaack! - 12/5
Looking forward to hearing all about it Eileen!! It was so great to meet you and Calder!!
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] for AirTran to find your luggage!!
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12-05-2005, 12:08 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854
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Re: Festing with Far-flung Friends - Mousefest 2005 - We\'re Baaaack! - 12/5
Welcome back Eileen [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zwavin.gif[/img] Glad you had such a great time! I hope they find the bag [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/luck.gif[/img]
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12-05-2005, 12:51 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 7,386
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Re: Festing with Far-flung Friends - Mousefest 2005 - We\'re Baaaack! - 12/5
Welcome back, Eileen! I'm anxiously awaiting your trip report - I'm sure it will be fantastic.
Joy
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12-05-2005, 01:19 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
Posts: 42,304
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Re: Festing with Far-flung Friends - Mousefest 2005 - We\'re Baaaack! - 12/5
WElcome back Eileen!! Hope that suitcase is found soon!!
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12-05-2005, 11:55 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: Festing with Far-flung Friends - Mousefest 2005 - We\'re Baaaack! - 12/5
Oh no, Eileen!!! Sure hope that bag surfaces soon!!!
It was SO great to meet you and Calder!!! Hope we have another opportunity to hang out again sometime!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img]
Glad you guys are home safely and that you had such a fabulous time!!!
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12-06-2005, 12:48 PM
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Eileeeeeeen!™
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 28,861
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Re: Festing with Far-flung Friends - Mousefest 2005 - We\'re Baaaack! - 12/5
<font color="blue"> YIPPEEEE! The bag was delivered late last night and my notebook is all safe and sound.
I'm doing laundry and starting to prep stuff.
I hope to get writing later today.
Eileen </font>
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12-06-2005, 01:03 PM
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Living Seas wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 31,940
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Re: Festing with Far-flung Friends - Mousefest 2005 - We\'re Baaaack! - 12/5
Hurry hurry (Yep - I know, patience is not my strong point!!). It was so wonderful to meet you and Calder!!!
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