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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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01-05-2005, 03:35 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: North Central Ohio
Posts: 21,629
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Re: pre trip reoprt january 9-17th
There's a lot of us getting hit with some nasty winter weather today!  I saw on the weather channel that it was 81 in Orlando though!! Enjoy the beautiful Florida warmth!!  |
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01-05-2005, 07:37 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: new york
Posts: 9,202
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Re: pre trip reoprt january 9-17th
my mom just called akl and everthing is confirmed and we have bunk beds in our room. we are getting really excited this should be a great trip.
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01-06-2005, 02:25 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: new york
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Re: pre trip reoprt january 9-17th
2 more days and we will finally be at the world we had another snow day today. can't wait till suday because I can put shorts on and go swiming. this will be the best vacation ever.
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01-06-2005, 11:08 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Chocolate City, DC
Posts: 58
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Re: pre trip reoprt january 9-17th
Sounds like a great trip is planned! I would add though that since there will be great FL weather that week, maybe you could take a trip to Blizzard Beach for a little water park fun! My family and I will be in Disney too (1/9-1/16) and I am JUMPIN with excitement!   on your trip plans and HAVE FUN! |
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01-07-2005, 02:34 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: new york
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Re: pre trip reoprt january 9-17th
jsut got home from school and dumped my backpack on the floor of my room because I am using that as my carry on. my friends are so jelous that we are going to disney world. we are now on vacation for nine days. we are going to finish packing tommorow my mom is going to get a small mickey ice cream cake tommorow and we are going to watch the disney video from our last trip and we will probably cry because my dad is in the tape and he is no longer with us he died on 9/11/01 in the world trade center attacks.
can't wait till sunday to get hear so that we can get to the world and have some fun and get a nice tan.
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01-07-2005, 10:56 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: May 2004
Location: northern california
Posts: 9,588
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Re: pre trip reoprt january 9-17th
Heather,
I'm so excited for your family. I hope you have a blast. I'm so sorry about your Dad.
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01-07-2005, 11:13 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: North Central Ohio
Posts: 21,629
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Re: pre trip reoprt january 9-17th
Have a wonderful trip!! Just know that your Dad is going to be there with you all on this trip too.  |
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01-08-2005, 03:48 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: new york
Posts: 9,202
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Re: pre trip reoprt january 9-17th
well tommorow we are off to the world for our vacation it will be the best trip ever can't wait till we get their and we can have some fun in the sun and get a nice tan and get out of this cold new york weather.
I will have a full trip report when we get back on the 17th
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01-08-2005, 04:00 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Edmonton, KY
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 17,823
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Re: pre trip reoprt january 9-17th
Heather, I just saw this thread! I wish you lots of  for an awesome trip!! I know you'll love it!! Can't wait to read about it when you get back!!! |
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01-09-2005, 01:04 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: May 2004
Location: northern california
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Re: pre trip reoprt january 9-17th
Heather,
I just to say have a SUPER  GREAT WONDERFUL trip
Take lots of pictures.I think I am as excited as you are. |
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01-15-2005, 08:56 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: new york
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Re: pre trip reoprt january 9-17th
greetings from the world. we only have two days left and we will be comming home we have had a great time so far the weather has been great and the food has been really good.
this trip is not even over and my mom is already planning another trip to disney for 2007 we are going to do a land and sea vacation this will be our first trip on a ship but it should be fun we are going to stay at akl again. my mom already put a down payment on our trip for 2007 with the disney visa that she got down hear we are going in july of 2007 it will be my graduation gift from my mom.
I will have a full trip report monday night when we get back to new york.
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01-16-2005, 11:09 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: North Central Ohio
Posts: 21,629
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Re: pre trip reoprt january 9-17th
Glad you're all having such a great time and congrats on your 2007 trip!!  Looking forward to reading all about your good times!! |
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01-16-2005, 07:31 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: new york
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Re: pre trip reoprt january 9-17th
we are so sad that we have to leave the woeld tomorow and go back to cold new york. but we can look forward to another trip to disney world in 2007 for our land and sea vacation.
we have had so much fun on this vacation we wish that we could stay longer it has 80 dagrees every day but it has been in the mid 60's the past couple of days and it has rained so we went to down town disney and went to the movies we have had a great time and we can't wait to come back hear in july of 2007.
I will have a full report monday night. hope that it stops snowing in new york so that we can get home because if it dose not stop then we will be stuck hear.
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01-16-2005, 11:15 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: May 2004
Location: northern california
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Re: pre trip reoprt january 9-17th
Heather,
Have a safe trip home. I'm looking forward to hearing all about it |
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01-17-2005, 06:11 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: new york
Posts: 9,202
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Re: pre trip reoprt january 9-17th
well we just got home from disney world we had a great time and we can't wait till we go back in 2007. the weather was really cold in florida today and it rained for the past three days that that made it easier to come home.
I will have a full trip report up later this week as soon as I get out notes into paragraph form and I will also try and upload some of the pics from the trip as soon as I can.
talk to you guys soon
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