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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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03-22-2005, 12:13 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: A career question
I am a stay at home mom and DH manages the properties we own.
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03-22-2005, 12:17 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: South Jersey
Posts: 1,336
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Re: A career question
I am mostly a SAHM, but I do occasionally work from home as a loan originator
DH, worked for county govt for a while but he just graduated law school so hopefully in May we will be able to say that he is a lawyer.
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03-22-2005, 12:19 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: May 2004
Location: northern california
Posts: 9,588
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Re: A career question
Joel and I have a cleaning business. We clean model homes and private homes.
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03-22-2005, 12:39 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: East Bridgewater, MA
Posts: 16,143
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Re: A career question
I'm the office manager (which means I do everything!) of a small (but growing) waste management and recycling consulting company. DH works at Logan Airport in parking.
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03-22-2005, 12:42 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Bluffton, IN
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 2,431
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Re: A career question
I am a Certified Public Accountant in public practice and DH is looking for a job right now but has a degree in finance.
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03-22-2005, 01:01 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Attleboro, MA
Posts: 253
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Re: A career question
I'm a engineer (chemical) doing R&D. DH is an alarm technichan.
Beth
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03-22-2005, 01:42 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: San Antonio, TX
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 311
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Re: A career question
I'm a lab manager (chemist) for a not-for-profit research institute and DH is an engineering manager working for a Canadian firm that fixes US military aircraft engines.
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03-22-2005, 01:53 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Houston
Posts: 5,162
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Re: A career question
I am a payroll administrator for a very large (25K employees) company. My BF does design engineering and CAD management for the Engineering dept of a manufacturing company.
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03-22-2005, 02:14 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 1,302
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Re: A career question
well, I currently am a stay-at-home mom, but my undergrad degrees are in art history/media production and performance and my graduate degree is in archival, museum and historical editing studies. My professions have been museum consultant, museum collections management, museum disaster preparedness/recovery specialist, lecturer, trainer, and writer
DH has his mba and is currently manager of business and financial planning
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03-22-2005, 02:45 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Western Pa
Posts: 1,500
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Re: A career question
I am an EMT by training and a stay at home by choice. Hubby is a CPA.
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03-22-2005, 02:49 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: California
Posts: 3,878
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Re: A career question
I am a Office Clerk for a continuation high school and my DH is a Engine Captain Wildland Firefighter for the US Forest Service.
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03-22-2005, 04:48 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NC
Posts: 12,270
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Re: A career question
I am a teacher, formerly first grade, currently a Gymboree Instructor, hopefully will be a reading specialist in the near future.
DH is, and I finally know his correct job title, a Customer Service Rep for Fullfilment at his company Classic Graphics.
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03-22-2005, 05:14 PM
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Batman's Gal/Mickey's Pal
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Owensboro, KY USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 95,254
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Re: A career question
I teach high school English to 11th and 12th graders as well as serving as Department Coordinator and Portfolio Cluster Leader.
My DH is an Information Systems Manager, which means he deals with computers for a school system.
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03-22-2005, 05:43 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NE Ohio
Concierge Level: 8
Posts: 11,856
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Re: A career question
I'm a department manager at Wal-mart. DH is retired. He used to work for the electric company in one of the power plants.
Liz
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03-22-2005, 05:54 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Stafford, CT
Posts: 928
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Re: A career question
DBF and I are both in insurance
I am a CSR but as of right now, I am a SAHM. We moved out of state recently and I am currently looking for the same type job.
Erich is a Lead CSR for producers and also deals with the compensation of agents.
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