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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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07-03-2002, 09:23 PM
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#46
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Panama City, Florida
Posts: 231
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Re: New Member Achievement Titles/Levels
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Originally posted by AmndaSarek:
I can vouch for Sharon! She and I (with families in tow) met up for a visit in MGM in July 2000 after months of planning and anticipation online! [img]graemlins/puter.gif[/img]
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">Hey Susan......that was fun planning that too wasn't it. I still remember the way I met you. We had decided (our july group) on purple ribbons and I remember walking by you and your family & you had the ribbon tied to your stroller! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
How is your DH doing? Good I hope! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
Alicia......are you planning on going anytime soon to DW? Or next year? (I'll email you) |
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07-05-2002, 02:20 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Posts: 2,323
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Re: New Member Achievement Titles/Levels
Just bumping this so I could read how many posts I needed for a new star, 600.Whew!
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07-05-2002, 03:26 AM
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#48
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Panama City, FL
Posts: 2,225
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Re: New Member Achievement Titles/Levels
I've got just about 500 before I get my next star. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] No problem, I should be there anytime.. We should try to keep this thread bumped-up, or maybe we could get Dave and Jen to make this info a link at the bottom, kinda like the 'shorthands' and 'guidelines'??
Alicia
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07-05-2002, 04:37 PM
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#49
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Panama City, Florida
Posts: 231
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Re: New Member Achievement Titles/Levels
Whah......I hate this....I should have about 6-7 stars right now myself. [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img] I hate that I lost my "status".
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07-05-2002, 04:54 PM
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#50
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Deatsville, AL, USA
Posts: 510
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Re: New Member Achievement Titles/Levels
Bummer deal, Sharon. [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]
I thought I'd post my 200th here just for you. I know you joined earlier than I did ... I know you have to have had at least as many as I did from our 2000 trip, if not more. I'll give you 1/2 of mine and start over with you if they'll let us!
DH is having a rough time with recovery and is still out of work but I'm thinking the worst is behind us now (I hope, I hope, I hope!).
I'll keep you posted about our 2003 plans as they develop. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
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07-05-2002, 06:44 PM
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#51
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Panama City, FL
Posts: 2,225
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Re: New Member Achievement Titles/Levels
Sharon-
It's terrible that the system lost your account. [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img] Is there anything Dave and Jennifer can do about this?
Alicia
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07-05-2002, 08:46 PM
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#52
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,351
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Re: New Member Achievement Titles/Levels
I hadn't posted in a couple of months, so was pleasantly surprised to see all of the changes. Keep up the good work! Passporter is far and away the best site out there and I'm always telling people that! [img]graemlins/usa.gif[/img]
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07-07-2002, 10:38 AM
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#53
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Baltimore, MD
Posts: 187
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Re: New Member Achievement Titles/Levels
Ooo,Oooo, Oooo
I just got my first star!
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07-07-2002, 09:58 PM
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#54
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: In the state of Disney Dreaming!
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,572
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Re: New Member Achievement Titles/Levels
Twinkle, twinkle little star...how I wonder where you are!
I just can't wait to get my first star!
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07-10-2002, 05:01 PM
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#55
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Community Rank: Wayfarer
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Cape Coral, FL
Posts: 124
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Re: New Member Achievement Titles/Levels
10 more and I get my first star! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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07-10-2002, 10:12 PM
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#56
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 243
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Re: New Member Achievement Titles/Levels
How exciting, I'm nearly a wayfarer (like the shades?) [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img]
What a neat addition!
Hey Jennifer and Dave, I could use spell check for the Boards if you are considering any other upgrades!
[ 07-10-2002, 10:31 PM: Message edited by: I Luv Pooh ]
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08-16-2002, 08:15 PM
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#57
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Florida Big Bend
Posts: 17,133
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Re: New Member Achievement Titles/Levels
BUMP for desiab
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08-17-2002, 07:46 PM
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#58
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Mississippi
Concierge Level: 5
Posts: 232
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Re: New Member Achievement Titles/Levels
Thanks for the info on the stars and avatars. I have a lot of work to do. I feel like a little kid starting out with no stars. [img]graemlins/blush.gif[/img] We are planning to go to Disney Sept 15-22. So hopefully, between now and then I will get at least one star.
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08-17-2002, 07:53 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: The Jersey Shore
Posts: 7,249
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Re: New Member Achievement Titles/Levels
You will be amazed at how quick you'll get your stars. I registered in March but didn't start posting until about 1 1/2 months ago. I already have 4 stars and am working towards my 5th [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img]
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01-01-2003, 07:23 PM
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#60
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: The Jersey Shore
Posts: 7,249
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Re: New Member Achievement Titles/Levels
Bump for lalapodip [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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