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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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05-02-2005, 08:26 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
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Re: Looking Back (A lost TR) ~ Day 3 part 1
Great update! It must be so much fun to look back and relieve your first trip to Disney and honeymoon!
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05-02-2005, 08:46 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
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Re: Looking Back (A lost TR) ~ Day 3 part 1
Boy Melissa, no wonder you were beat!  You guys sure did a lot of stuff!!  |
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05-02-2005, 08:49 PM
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The Original BagMan
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Location: Shalimar, FL
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Re: Looking Back (A lost TR) ~ Day 2 part 1
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05-02-2005, 09:00 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
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Re: Looking Back (A lost TR) ~ Day 2 part 1
Great update Melissa!! I think you are right about people wanting you to get toasty on your honeymoon, I don't think I have ever drank so much alcohol in my life as I did during my honeymoon, everyone gave us free drinks or champagne!! Your pictures are awesome!! You and Andy are such a cute couple!! Hurry back with more please!!!
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05-02-2005, 09:09 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
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Re: Looking Back (A lost TR) ~ Day 2 part 1
You guys are so cute!!!  More Please! |
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05-02-2005, 10:15 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
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Re: Looking Back (A lost TR) ~ Day 2 part 1
More great pictures, can't wait for more.
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05-02-2005, 11:20 PM
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Re: Looking Back (A lost TR) ~ Day 3 part 1
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So after getting a little lit, what better fun than to go and ride the bumpy Star Tours DH was excited about this ride as he is a big star wars fan. I really enjoyed this one. The trench scene! How cool is that??
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The trench scene . . . that is my FAVORITE!!! I turn into a little kid giggling all through Star Tours and then I get even SILLIER when we're flying through the trench on the Death Star!!! I am SUCH a nerd. (Just call me Wedge Antilles!)
Looking forward to more, more, more!!! |
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05-03-2005, 05:17 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: South East London
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Re: Looking Back (A lost TR) ~ Day 3 part 1
Great update  and great photos too! More please  |
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05-03-2005, 07:05 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: UK
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Re: Looking Back (A lost TR) ~ Day 3 part 1
What a fantastic report Melissa, I absolutely love your photos. Can't wait to read more  .
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05-03-2005, 08:32 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
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Re: Looking Back (A lost TR) ~ Day 3 part 1
Another great installment! More please!
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05-03-2005, 09:10 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Location: Atlanta, GA
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Re: Looking Back (A lost TR) ~ Day 3 part 1
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The trench scene . . . that is my FAVORITE!!! I turn into a little kid giggling all through Star Tours and then I get even SILLIER when we're flying through the trench on the Death Star!!! I am SUCH a nerd. (Just call me Wedge Antilles!)
[/ QUOTE ] And only another nerd would think that's hilarious!
Melissa, your pictures are just wonderful. I can't wait to hear all about Narcoossee. |
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05-03-2005, 09:55 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Location: Columbia, SC
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Re: Looking Back (A lost TR) ~ Day 3 part 1
What a fun, jam packed morning and afternoon! I would have been snoozing too (but alcohol at lunch does that to me too )! It was amazing how many bottles of champagne we received on our honeymoon - - and we were already in the California wine country!  What a blast!
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05-03-2005, 11:12 AM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Lafayette, LA & BCV
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Re: Looking Back (A lost TR) ~ Day 3 part 1
What a great honeymoon Melissa!! I am really enjoying your trip report. I always get tears in my eyes seeing the opening ceremonies and Mickey at Magic Kingdom!!!!! It is one of my very favorite things. |
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05-03-2005, 12:53 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: San Mateo, CA
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Re: Looking Back (A lost TR) ~ Day 3 part 1
What a wonderful, wonderful series of memories, Melissa! I've been furtively reading your trip report for the last hour or so while I was supposed to be working.  But how can I analyze boring budgets when there is this romantic adventure to read? Thank you so much for sharing! Can't wait to read the rest!
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05-03-2005, 03:03 PM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
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Re: Looking Back (A lost TR) ~ Day 3 part 1
Another great update Melissa!  |
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