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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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09-30-2003, 06:29 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Houston
Posts: 5,162
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Re: Liz Battista (Versafox), 1958 - 2003 (updated w/funeral home info)
I'm so very sorry for Jim, Liz's family and friends. This is such sad news but it can be comforting to know she is in a much better place now. I'm glad she was rid of the pain when she passed. Jim, I will pray for your peace in the days to come.
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09-30-2003, 07:45 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Baltimore,Md
Posts: 117
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Re: Liz Battista (Versafox), 1958 - 2003 (updated w/funeral home info)
[img]graemlins/cry2.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/cry2.gif[/img] so so sorry for their loss and all of us here at passporter will miss her much love and sympathy to Jim and Liz's families may you rest in peace Liz in Heaven where every day is a Disney day
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09-30-2003, 07:54 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Durham,NC
Posts: 2,615
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Re: Liz Battista (Versafox), 1958 - 2003 (updated w/funeral home info)
I'm so sorry to hear this. Jim, you have my deepest sympathies.
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09-30-2003, 09:00 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Parsippany, NJ USA
Posts: 1,927
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Re: Liz Battista (Versafox), 1958 - 2003 (updated w/funeral home info)
I'm so so sorry. Jim and their family and friends are in my thoughts and prayers. Rest in peace, Liz.
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09-30-2003, 11:02 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Seward, NE
Posts: 2,025
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Re: Liz Battista (Versafox), 1958 - 2003 (updated w/funeral home info)
I'm so sorry to hear this. May God's peace and compassion help ease the pain. God Bless you, Liz and Jim!!!
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10-01-2003, 12:14 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: North Dakota aka frozen wastelands
Posts: 2,025
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Re: Liz Battista (Versafox), 1958 - 2003 (updated w/funeral home info)
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My deepest sympathy to her family and friends. I hope that her pasing w/o pain brings comfort to them!
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10-01-2003, 12:19 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 373
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Re: Liz Battista (Versafox), 1958 - 2003 (updated w/funeral home info)
I have a fond memory of Liz that I'd like to share.
Back in March 2003 I posted that my dog was very sick and in the animal hospital. Liz (along with Stonewall and many others) posted her get well wishes, being an animal lover.
But Liz went even further than that. She sent me PM's inquiring about my dog's condition, treatment and outcome. It meant a lot to me that she cared so much about an animal she had never even met!
Liz touched my life---and probably didn't even realize how much. I thought I'd share this story so her husband Jim would know.
Rest in peace, Liz.
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10-01-2003, 12:47 AM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Chester County, PA
Posts: 6,404
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Re: Liz Battista (Versafox), 1958 - 2003 (updated w/funeral home info)
Quote:
Your Angel
I am your Angel now
And I'll be there when you cry.
When you think you're all alone
I'll be there by your side.
I know our time together
Wasn't nearly long enough,
But I'll be there in your heart
Until your work on earth is done.
You were my Prince...
The one I searched for all my days
You made up for all the frogs
I kissed along the way.
I know you're hurting now
But don't let it get you down.
Reach out for happiness
And take good care of yourself.
God's love is all around me
And all my days are happy now.
When your work on Earth is finished
I'll be waiting for you here.
[by Reatha Crow]
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">Peace, Liz. Comfort and prayers to you, Jim. Your angel is there by your side. |
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10-01-2003, 10:19 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Chester County, PA
Posts: 1,214
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Re: Liz Battista (Versafox), 1958 - 2003 (updated w/funeral home info)
I just want to say i never got the pleasure to meet Liz. But from what i've read in her posts and everyone else's post, a great woman has been lost. I know she is in a better place now though. My prayers and thoughts are with you Jim and to Liz's family and friends. [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img] Melissa
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10-01-2003, 10:27 AM
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Yeti Chaser
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Way down south
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 20,411
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Re: Liz Battista (Versafox), 1958 - 2003 (updated w/funeral home info)
I am so sorry to hear about Liz's passing. But I am glad to know that her suffering is over. Sending out prayers to the family that God will comfort them in their time of need.
Liz was always a supporter of the Pixie Chicks and did her part to encourage us all. We will miss her!
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10-01-2003, 10:32 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Passaic County, NJ
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 544
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Re: Liz Battista (Versafox), 1958 - 2003 (updated w/funeral home info)
My deepest sympathies to Jim and to Liz's family. [img]graemlins/cry2.gif[/img]
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10-01-2003, 02:50 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: East Haven, CT, USA
Posts: 3,406
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Re: Liz Battista (Versafox), 1958 - 2003 (updated w/funeral home info)
She touched many lives without even realizing it. She will be missed. Jim, my deepest sympathies to you at this time.
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10-01-2003, 06:37 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Central Massachusetts
Posts: 918
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Re: Liz Battista (Versafox), 1958 - 2003 (updated w/funeral home info)
I just wanted to let Liz's husband Jim know that the few times that Liz posted to me, she was always so so nice...I was lucky enough to "meet" her online.
I am so sorry that she passed away... I really hate breast cancer, as it claimed the life of my dear aunt also.
I know she is in a better place, but I wish she never had to get sick... and I wish she could have made it to Disney one last time...that was really wonderful what the people did at the hospital for her.. I hope it brought her some joy.
With much sympathy & sadness,
[img]graemlins/cry2.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/pout.gif[/img] Barbara [img]graemlins/pout.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/cry2.gif[/img]
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10-01-2003, 09:48 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Foothills of the Adirondacks
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 4,733
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Re: Liz Battista (Versafox), 1958 - 2003 (updated w/funeral home info)
We miss you already, Liz...rest in peace and know that many of us will remember you fondly.
Jim, sending you love and my deepest condolences.
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10-02-2003, 12:54 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Louisiana/Mississippi
Posts: 2,300
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Re: Liz Battista (Versafox), 1958 - 2003 (updated w/funeral home info)
Prayers for Liz and her family during this difficult time. Rest In Peace Liz until we meet again.
Kim
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