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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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.
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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.
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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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Great plans! You could get him one of the passport books in Epcot for all the countries - and they could write Happy Birthday to him in their language. (I'm assuming there's room for that - I really have no idea what those books look like.)
Because of all the snow days, our inservice day has been changed to a regular school day! I am SO mad! I think it's ridiculous that they give you seven days notice! Of coarse we are still going- at this point, I would loose all my money... But I called and it will count as an unexcused absence. I could go on and on about this, I'm so ill. Anyways- just venting! Now I'm considering telling Dillon the surprise early so that 1- he can get make up work ahead of time and 2- he can get onboard with the idea of missing school since he HATES to do that. Ugh!
That stinks! They really shouldn't expect people to change plans that have already been made. Making it unexcused is crazy! If it is unexcused can he make up the work that he misses? Hope it all works out for you!
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That stinks! They really shouldn't expect people to change plans that have already been made. Making it unexcused is crazy! If it is unexcused can he make up the work that he misses? Hope it all works out for you!
Technically, their policy says they can't make it up if it's unexcused- but the school assures me it will be fine. I'm a little worried, but I think it will be ok... Frustrated! Hopefully they don't have anything signifigant planned for that day since until today they didn't know they would be there... I just think its ridiculous that the school wants you to plan trips and vacations around the kids days off and then give you seven days notice for a change like this!
I hope you get everything worked out with Dillon's school work. I know how you feel about changing the schedule!! Nathan had to take all his midterm tests in two days, when the semester should have ended before our trip. It worked out in the end, but Nathan is like Dillon, he hates missing school also!
Good luck working it all out...
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Your plans sound awesome!!! You are doing right by keeping your schedule flexible-I know you both will have a wonderful time together!!!!!
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Awesome plans!! Not much longer now!
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You're almost there! Plans look great!
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Great plans!! Not much longer!!
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Nice plans!
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Great plans! You could get him one of the passport books in Epcot for all the countries - and they could write Happy Birthday to him in their language. (I'm assuming there's room for that - I really have no idea what those books look like.)
I hope you get everything worked out with Dillon's school work. I know how you feel about changing the schedule!! Nathan had to take all his midterm tests in two days, when the semester should have ended before our trip. It worked out in the end, but Nathan is like Dillon, he hates missing school also!
Good luck working it all out...
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How annoying.
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That stinks. I hope you get everything worked out for the best.
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Your trip is almost here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks everyone! Dillon is in 5th grade, so he changes classes for each subject. Of coarse that means I have to hope that all five teachers work with me rather than just dealing with one. I emailed them all Friday afternoon and so far I have heard back from one. His math teacher says she is planning a test , but no problem- Dillon can take it Monday. That was a huge relief because this is one of the teachers that I was most worried about working with me.... Now I'm just waiting to hear back from the other four teachers. Three of them are pretty laid back, but one also tends to be a stickler so hoping I get more good email responses tomorrow....
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. I emailed them all Friday afternoon and so far I have heard back from one. His math teacher says she is planning a test 
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