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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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09-09-2006, 12:40 PM
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#61
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: northern california
Posts: 9,588
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Re: At Disney World, I have never...
Gone to Typhoon Lagoon, stayed at the Poly, ate at Cindy's.
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09-09-2006, 04:11 PM
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#62
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Songtan, South Korea
Posts: 4,681
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Re: At Disney World, I have never...
had a Dole Whip, stayed at a resort beyond a Value Resort, eaten at a LOT of Disney restaurants, played mini golf, ridden the Carousel!
There's more I haven't done. That's all I'm writing about now, though. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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09-09-2006, 04:41 PM
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#63
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 82
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Re: At Disney World, I have never...
ridden Dumbo, Astro Orbiter, Alladin Flying Carpets or Tea Cups. I can't do rides that go in circles. Motion Sick, dizzy, nauseous... not pretty.
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09-09-2006, 05:12 PM
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#64
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Peoria IL
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 6,423
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Re: At Disney World, I have never...
Oh my Gosh! How could I have forgoten this one. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/foreheadslap.gif[/img]
I have never ate at Biergarten. I did get close once though! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img]
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09-09-2006, 05:15 PM
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#65
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Montana
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 11,499
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Re: At Disney World, I have never...
eaten at Beaches and Cream, seen Off Kilter play a full set, or visited Coranado Springs!
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09-09-2006, 05:21 PM
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#66
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Normal IL
Posts: 886
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Re: At Disney World, I have never...
Ridden on "Test Track".
Amy
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09-09-2006, 06:08 PM
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#67
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Keith County, Nebraska
Posts: 366
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Re: At Disney World, I have never...
watched Illuminations on the boat cruise (called and called, always booked), eaten a turkey leg (eeh), stayed at a value resort or GF, eaten at any restaurant at the GF or had less than a fabulous time while I was there.
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09-09-2006, 09:08 PM
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#68
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Bethlehem,Ct 06751
Posts: 3,918
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Re: At Disney World, I have never...
my list would be a little long but.......
In 9 trips have never been on a Disney bus.
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09-10-2006, 08:47 AM
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#69
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Arlington,Texas USA
Posts: 2,555
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Re: At Disney World, I have never...
Let's see, things I haven't done in 15 trips but would like to:
seen Off Kilter (I will in Dec. at the PP meet)
ridden Expedition Everest (the height thing gets me)
been the family to "open" MK
had a spa day
had a Disney wedding (won't be the bride, but DD plans on getting married there)
Things I never intend to do:
ride RnR and Astro Orbitor
eat a turkey leg
tenya
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09-10-2006, 09:28 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Auburn, Alabama
Posts: 205
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Re: At Disney World, I have never...
rode IASW, but this will SOON change! We will be there in 20 days with my DD who is 5!
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09-10-2006, 11:23 AM
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#71
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Shrewsbury, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 484
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Re: At Disney World, I have never...
Wow! Great thread. I have a long list but some of the important things to me that I haven't done are:
Test Track
stayed in a deluxe (if you don't count the dolphin)
Fantasmic
MNSSHP
I will remedy Test Track, Fantasmic and MNSSHP this year though!
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09-10-2006, 11:26 AM
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#72
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Community Rank: Tourist
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Ma.
Posts: 18
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Re: At Disney World, I have never...
stayed at Wilderness Lodge or G.F., ( plus a few others), rode on any big rollercoaster, or Space Mountain, gone on the Jungle Cruise or to Tom Sawyers island, & will never ride on Mission Space. I'm sure I will think of a few more! Oh yeah, and we haver never done a water park yet!
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09-10-2006, 11:29 PM
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#73
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 352
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Re: At Disney World, I have never...
Been in the Living Seas, never enought time.
Had breakfast at Cindy's, too expensive.
Been to Wide World of Sports, again not enough time.
Stayed at GF, too expensive.
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09-11-2006, 10:05 AM
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#74
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Siler City, NC
Posts: 7,493
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Re: At Disney World, I have never...
Taken a guided tour...rode Astro Orbiter...been to one of the water parks (last two trips, I've gotten sick on the days we were supposed to do...and no, I wasn't just trying to get out of wearing a bathing suit!).
I could go on and on, but I won't! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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09-11-2006, 11:24 AM
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#75
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: East Bridgewater, MA
Posts: 16,143
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Re: At Disney World, I have never...
In the MK I've never been on Dumbo, Aladdin or Astro Orbiter, or Splash Mountain
In the AK I've never been on Kali River Rapids
In Epcot I've never been MS or seen the American Adventure
In the Studios I've never been on ToT or RNR.
I plan on seeing the American Adventure and possibly riding on RNR in December. There are lots of places I've never eaten at or eaten (like a turkey leg!).
This is a fun thread!!!
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