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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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09-11-2006, 10:38 AM
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Community Rank: Passenger 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Long Island, New York
Posts: 46
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Re: At Disney the first thing I like to do is.........
I like to look at the Castle while standing on Main Street. The music, the balloons, the smells all add up to, well, a Magical experience.
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09-19-2006, 01:45 AM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: New Berlin, WI
Posts: 132
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Re: At Disney the first thing I like to do is.........
Head straight to the MK. Growing up our first stop was ALWAYS pirates. Now we take the kids straight to It's A Small World in Fantasy Land. Now, just try to get that song out of your head! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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09-19-2006, 06:48 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: At Disney the first thing I like to do is.........
Usually after checking in and unpacking the first thing we end up doing is a nice dinner and then one of the fireworks displays.
Usually its Ohana with a viewing of Wishes but this next trip we are going to be eating at Spoodle's and touring the hotels around there for holiday decorations since we will most likely miss Illuminations.
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09-19-2006, 06:55 PM
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Community Rank: Passenger
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: MD
Posts: 33
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Re: At Disney the first thing I like to do is.........
Take the monorail to MK and ride all the transportation rides around the park! And get a mickey bar and bite the ears off! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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09-22-2006, 09:37 AM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Virginia
Posts: 175
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Re: At Disney the first thing I like to do is.........
Soarin' Absolutey has to be first--not only for me, but my hubby and kids as well! Like good potato chips, this attraction cannot be ridden just once! So cool!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
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09-22-2006, 02:22 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: At Disney the first thing I like to do is.........
Check out the resort, buy our mugs, get unpacked, and head to a park (usually EPCOT or MGM).
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09-22-2006, 06:14 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: At Disney the first thing I like to do is.........
Definately walk down MAin Street-I cry every time [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
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09-22-2006, 06:40 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: St. Louis
Posts: 1,969
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Re: At Disney the first thing I like to do is.........
Start planning our next visit, of course. Really, I get goose bumps when our car hits "official Disney pavement". The whole experience is always magical whether it's a day visit for us, a stay at one of the resorts, a rainy day or sunny.
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