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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
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Good Morning Kingdom! The exciting news on our side of the U.S. is that my DBiL who has been serving in Afghanistan for 6 months gets to start his journey home today. He will be arriving here on Sunday. We can't wait to see him, especially his wife! For those of you with experience in this area, any suggestions on what to do or not do to make his transition back home easier? He has been deployed before but never this long. He still has to work full time on his base here for 6 more months but at least he will be home and not overseas.
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Good Morning Kingdom! The exciting news on our side of the U.S. is that my DBiL who has been serving in Afghanistan for 6 months gets to start his journey home today. He will be arriving here on Sunday. We can't wait to see him, especially his wife! For those of you with experience in this area, any suggestions on what to do or not do to make his transition back home easier? He has been deployed before but never this long. He still has to work full time on his base here for 6 more months but at least he will be home and not overseas.
Congrats! I know you all will be glad to see him home!
Thank him for us!
As to making his transition easier....DON'T plan a lot of get-togethers and don't descend enmasse on him. Let him set the pace. Each person is different. When DH came home from the Desert Shield/ Desert Storm, he wanted just me and the kids around for a bit. When DS1 came home from Iraq last year, he wanted EVERYONE around. So let him call the shots. That is the most important advice I can give you. His DW will also be in for an adjustment as well. After running things her way while he was gone, he's going to come home expecting it to be the way it was. It might or might not be....all adjustments they will have to make. As long as they communicate, things should be fine.
It's hard to go into real detail. If you have any other questions, please feel free to PM me. I've been there more times than I care to count!
Good morning all or well i guess afternoon after watching the angels/redsox game until 1am I was worn out! my mother just randomly announced that she wants to grow a lemon tree ....the reason....because she can now
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PassPorter's Free-Book to Walt Disney World It’s hard to believe anything is free at Walt Disney World; but there are actually a number of things you can get or do for little to no cost. This e-book documents over 200 free or cheap tips to do before you go and after you arrive. You could save a considerable amount of money following these tips. Perhaps more importantly; you can discover overlooked attractions and little-known details most people whiz by on their way to spend money. Click here to see free sample pages from the e-book! Get this popular e-book free of extra charges when you join the PassPorter's Club for as little as $4.95. A club pass includes access to all our other e-books; e-worksheets; super-size photos; and more! This e-book is also available for separate purchase in the PassPorter Online Store for just $5.95.
Hey there, iamgrumpy - CT is not the Frozen Tundra - Alaska is! We were below freezing this morning for the 4th morning in a row and it's only the beginning of October!!!!
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Hey there, iamgrumpy - CT is not the Frozen Tundra - Alaska is! We were below freezing this morning for the 4th morning in a row and it's only the beginning of October!!!!
Don't worry, we in montreal are getting there as well!!! It's 50 out side and rainning and tonight it's suppose to go down to 39F
Don't worry, we in montreal are getting there as well!!! It's 50 out side and rainning and tonight it's suppose to go down to 39F
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Oh C'mon, I looked out and there was a big cloud and now its raining again. Everyday since Saturday, this is just sick!
Guess I shouldn't grump too much - it has been gorgeous (chilly, but gorgeous) during the day time. If only we could have had a Indian summer earlier in the fall or even - gasp! - during the ACTUAL summer. Should be interesting to see what kind of winter we have. I'm not going to make any predictions....I'm hearing some people say it's going to be TERRIBLY cold with no snow and other saying it's going to be a warm (and that's a relative term) winter with snow up to the eaves. I'll just wait and see, be prepared for anything and deal with it as it happens.
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Jennifer / Eeyore is my favorite!! OMG - He's sooooo grown up!!!! And an EAGLE SCOUT!! I can still remember my cute little Tiger Cub! 2016 Reading Goal - 75 books
I have some swampland along the Potomac that needs a good mortgage. Anybody got $700 billion? Or maybe Disney Dollars?
I shall be relieved of my mortgage north of the Potomac at 3pm tomorrow! (But alot less than $700 billion). WooHoo! Now just rent! No more double payments.
good evening fellow kingdomers...is that the correct term me wondereth? have been very busy working to get ready for my trip to my home kingdom of germany nay though it is the representation at epcot! oh and the food i shall be consuming...yum yum, giveth me some! my hiney-ness shall be missing all of you whilst i visit. but i shall thinketh on all of your countenances...i leave my fair abode on sunday. hoping for all in the presence of the kingdom a wondermous weekend!
PassPorter's Free-Book to Walt Disney World It’s hard to believe anything is free at Walt Disney World; but there are actually a number of things you can get or do for little to no cost. This e-book documents over 200 free or cheap tips to do before you go and after you arrive. You could save a considerable amount of money following these tips. Perhaps more importantly; you can discover overlooked attractions and little-known details most people whiz by on their way to spend money. Click here to see free sample pages from the e-book! Get this popular e-book free of extra charges when you join the PassPorter's Club for as little as $4.95. A club pass includes access to all our other e-books; e-worksheets; super-size photos; and more! This e-book is also available for separate purchase in the PassPorter Online Store for just $5.95.
good evening fellow kingdomers...is that the correct term me wondereth? have been very busy working to get ready for my trip to my home kingdom of germany nay though it is the representation at epcot! oh and the food i shall be consuming...yum yum, giveth me some! my hiney-ness shall be missing all of you whilst i visit. but i shall thinketh on all of your countenances...i leave my fair abode on sunday. hoping for all in the presence of the kingdom a wondermous weekend!
What? Thou goeth to that place of the mouse and the king goeth not?
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