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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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06-14-2005, 03:14 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,478
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Re: CT Passporter Meet! A group effort!-Trip Report!
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These updates are almost as fun as the meet itels!
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Okay Jeff, I'll bite...what is a "meet itels"?
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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. |
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06-15-2005, 02:32 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
 PassPorter Guide Author
Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 190,285
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Re: CT Passporter Meet! A group effort!-Trip Report!
What great updates Marie - thanks for taking the time to post them. I love the photos - it's so  to see everyone's photos, they're all slightly different. 
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06-15-2005, 08:38 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: South East London
Posts: 5,164
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Re: CT Passporter Meet! A group effort!-Trip Report!
Wow, it sounds like you all had a blast  Thanks for sharing all your photos and points of view, it's been a great read! |
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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. |
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06-15-2005, 11:39 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Odenton, MD
Posts: 689
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Re: CT Passporter Meet! A group effort!-Trip Report!
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These updates are almost as fun as the meet itels!
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Okay Jeff, I'll bite...what is a "meet itels"?
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Isn't it obvious?? "itels" is what’s typed when you’re on the boards at work responding to a message and someone unexpectedly steps into your office. Sheesh I thought everyone knew that!! It’s right in your handy PP secret decoder book. You do have a secret PP decoder book, don’t you Nancy? (Okay, don't tell this to ANYONE  Just go to page 121 of the 2004 PP guide book, turn it upside down and then look at the page in the mirror. Now, while humming the Simpson’s theme and blinking really fast, you should be able to make out the location of you’re secret decoder book in the mirror. Btw, it works best if someone else can watch you do this.)
If I had another nanosecond to type, it just might have looked like "itself" instead of "itels." Just goes to show that if I don't do the whole "preview your message" thingy, anything could come out of my not-so-good typing fingers. That's my excuse and I'm sticking with it. 
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06-15-2005, 12:21 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854
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Re: CT Passporter Meet! A group effort!-Trip Report!
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These updates are almost as fun as the meet itels!
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Okay Jeff, I'll bite...what is a "meet itels"?
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Isn't it obvious?? "itels" is what’s typed when you’re on the boards at work responding to a message and someone unexpectedly steps into your office. Sheesh I thought everyone knew that!! It’s right in your handy PP secret decoder book. You do have a secret PP decoder book, don’t you Nancy? (Okay, don't tell this to ANYONE Just go to page 121 of the 2004 PP guide book, turn it upside down and then look at the page in the mirror. Now, while humming the Simpson’s theme and blinking really fast, you should be able to make out the location of you’re secret decoder book in the mirror. Btw, it works best if someone else can watch you do this.)
If I had another nanosecond to type, it just might have looked like "itself" instead of "itels." Just goes to show that if I don't do the whole "preview your message" thingy, anything could come out of my not-so-good typing fingers. That's my excuse and I'm sticking with it.
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06-15-2005, 12:54 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Harrisburg, PA
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Re: CT Passporter Meet! A group effort!-Trip Report!
Great reports - I loved reading everyone's take on the meet and the pictures are awesome! Looks like everyone had a blast!  |
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06-15-2005, 06:44 PM
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Magic Happens!
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: E. Stroudsburg, PA
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Re: CT Passporter Meet! A group effort!-Trip Report!
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You do have a secret PP decoder book, don’t you Nancy?
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 WWWAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!! I want a secret PP decoder book too!! How many cereal box tops do I need to get one???
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06-15-2005, 06:45 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 27,691
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Re: CT Passporter Meet! A group effort!-Trip Report!
Jeff You are just way too clever  |
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06-15-2005, 07:18 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NC
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Re: CT Passporter Meet! A group effort!-Trip Report!
These have been great photos!! What a wonderful time you guys had!!  |
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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. |
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06-16-2005, 05:19 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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Re: CT Passporter Meet! A group effort!-Trip Report!
Just wanted to add this picture. This is one of Dianne's pictures.
Me and Ryan |
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06-16-2005, 05:44 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 16,825
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Re: CT Passporter Meet! A group effort!-Trip Report!
Hey Tina - cute kid!!  Those other 2 that hang around you are pretty great too. I love that I could just hand him to you and walk away!
Jeff - that photo of me chasing him is classic. Could you e-mail me a copy? sara@passporter.com Thanks! |
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06-17-2005, 02:09 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
PassPorter Guide Author
Community Rank: Legend VIP
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 190,285
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Re: CT Passporter Meet! A group effort!-Trip Report!
Great photo Tina! |
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06-17-2005, 02:33 AM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Central NY State
Posts: 4,202
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Re: CT Passporter Meet! A group effort!-Trip Report!
I am so that I missed this awesome meet, but I am reading all your different TR's! That is so that Jennifer and Dave sent goodies, and that you had a cake for Sara! What an awesome bunch of people Passporters are! The next time there's a meet in the Northeast, I am SO there!  |
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06-17-2005, 09:06 AM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 34,171
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Re: CT Passporter Meet! A group effort!-Trip Report!
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Just wanted to add this picture. This is one of Dianne's pictures.
Ok Smartypants! I WILL figure out how to get the rest posted, I promise!
Me and Ryan
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06-17-2005, 05:58 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 27,691
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More CT meet photos
More pics from the CT meet:
Marie with Sarah
Deb's son Nicholas
Janine and Deb
Ryan trying to get his finger stuck in the cup lid
Nancy, Sara, and Dianne
Sandy and Bob
Beth
Cake time!
Lisa and her son checking out the Deluxe Passporter he won!
Me and Kathy (karmic)
My new buddy, Nicholas. Check out the eyes on that boy!!
My group photo of the PP guides (not sure what Sara is thinking so hard about  ) |
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