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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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11-23-2005, 06:35 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Whitefield, NH
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 13,599
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Re: PassPorter Community Is...
the place I choose to spend my free time - with friends that share not only a love of Disney, but a love for people all over the world. PassPorters as a group are the kindest, most caring group of friends I have ever encountered in one place. I have learned and shared not only Disney, but life with the friends I have met as a member of this wonderful community.
One of the definitions of community in the dictionary is as follows: Sharing, participation, and fellowship
This IS the definition of the PassPorter Community -
Thanks for sharing it with us, Jennifer and Dave!
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11-23-2005, 10:57 AM
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#47
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Bethlehem,Ct 06751
Posts: 3,918
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Re: PassPorter Community Is...
A warm and welcoming place for all Disney "addicts"
A place where people of all ages and from so many places gather to share- EVERYTHING!
A place I visit almost every day to catch up with friends and hear the latest news- Disney and otherwise!
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11-23-2005, 11:53 AM
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Club President
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Concierge Level: 10
Posts: 14,552
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Re: PassPorter Community Is...
These are wonderful! Thank you, thank you!
I want to include some visual aids -- who has photos of themselves or groups or PassPorter meets they'd like me to include?
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11-23-2005, 03:42 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: PassPorter Community Is...
Hi Jennifer
Can you use them from a link here or do you need the real pictures? Here is the link to our CT meet in June. You certainly can use mine. If you need the actual pictures sent to you, please let me know CT Meet |
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11-23-2005, 03:58 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: PassPorter Community Is...
Hi Jennifer!
I sent you private message with a picture from the Indiana Passporter Meet in July. Let me know if you need it in another format.
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11-23-2005, 06:13 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: PassPorter Community Is...
Here's a photo of an IllumiNations cruise meet from January . . .
From left to right: stretch2864, wdwlovers, Phoebe_Cates, DrDolphin and me (DopeyGirl) and my daughter!!! |
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11-23-2005, 08:27 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: PassPorter Community Is...
My favorite place to be when I am not at Walt Disney World!
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11-25-2005, 10:51 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NC
Posts: 12,270
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Re: PassPorter Community Is...
Here are a couple from when I met Angie in NY at the World of Disney this past summer:
And one from MVMCP last year:
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11-26-2005, 01:31 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: second star to the right
Posts: 13,308
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Re: PassPorter Community Is...
Jennifer - DrDolphin's signature picture is from our passporter meet at MGM Studios last May
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11-28-2005, 08:21 PM
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Club President
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Concierge Level: 10
Posts: 14,552
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Re: PassPorter Community Is...
Thank you again! If you'd like to see what I made from your contributions, here you go:
If you want a real close-up look, click this link:
http://www.passporterboards.com/img_4302.jpg
Alas, I was unable to use everything folks submitted, but I did get a lot in.
Thanks! |
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11-28-2005, 08:41 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: PassPorter Community Is...
It looks awesome Jennifer!! I HATE pics of myself (always have) but that's OK-my problem! What a great job! Hope you Have a great time at Mousefest!!
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12-02-2005, 09:49 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: 2 hour plane ride from the Magic
Posts: 2,761
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Re: PassPorter Community Is...
Wow....that's so neat Jennifer![img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img]
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12-08-2005, 03:28 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: PassPorter Community Is...
That looks GREAT!!! (and I am not just saying that because my quote and picture was on there! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img])
I am so sorry I didn't make it to MegaMouse, but I was there with you all in spirit!!! (Had a VERY grouchy child all weekend! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]) It was great to see you, Dave and Alexander at the Osborne Lights and MVMCP meets though!!!
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12-08-2005, 07:56 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: PassPorter Community Is...
It looks great Jennifer!! You did an awesome job! I wish I could have made it to the MegaMouse Meet on Saturday but we were cramming in a last few things before our flight left that day!!
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