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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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08-14-2005, 10:10 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NE Ohio
Concierge Level: 8
Posts: 11,856
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Re: DopeyGirl goes to Disneyland!!! THREAD 2 --- FINAL THOUGHTS -- UPDATED 8/14!!!
Thanks for another great trip report. I'm sorry to see it end. I loved all your great pictures. If I ever get to Disneyland I'll be able to find my way around thanks to you.
Liz
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08-14-2005, 10:14 PM
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PassPorter and WDW Addict
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Texas
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 12,489
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Re: DopeyGirl goes to Disneyland!!! THREAD 2 --- Days 6 and 7 -- UPDATED 8/14!!!
I loved your final thoughts and was glad to hear about US Airways seats! I was glad to hear they have wider seats, being that I have "motherly" hips! I hate to see this TR come to an end, but excitedly await your next TR! We have been to Branson and I can't wait to see your pics and hear your take on it!
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08-14-2005, 10:29 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Louisiana/Mississippi
Posts: 2,300
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Re: DopeyGirl goes to Disneyland!!! THREAD 2 --- Days 6 and 7 -- UPDATED 8/14!!!
Thanks for your report. It was great. I am sorry to see it end.
Kim
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08-15-2005, 12:55 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: May 2004
Location: northern california
Posts: 9,588
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Re: DopeyGirl goes to Disneyland!!! THREAD 2 --- Days 6 and 7 -- UPDATED 8/14!!!
I feel like I was right there with you. You are a great storyteller. Thanks for taking us along.
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08-15-2005, 04:40 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Alaska
Posts: 1,797
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Re: DopeyGirl goes to Disneyland!!! THREAD 2 --- FINAL THOUGHTS -- UPDATED 8/14!!!
Another awesome TR! I just caught your plug and started reading today...sounds like you had a wonderful, action- packed trip. I have never been to DL so it was neat to see all your great pictures. Maybe someday...it's hard to give up WDW though!
I had to laugh at your description of being "herded". My DH always describes the mass of people as "sheeple". As in...jump in the migrating herd of sheeple or get run over! 
It IS amazing how rude and/or oblivious people can be to picture taking isn't it? It's not like they aren't trying to get pix also! They should be more aware of where they are walking so we can get the picture and get out of their way. It's very irritating.
I don't know what I would've done to the guy who took your stroller. That kind of thing would probably ruin my day. I would get royally p****d and stay that way. Good thing nobody has done that to us...yet!
Wonderful pictures, as usual! Emilie is a sweetie! Hope the rest of your summer went great and hope your FIL becomes your DFIL again!  |
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08-15-2005, 07:41 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Posts: 13,817
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Re: DopeyGirl goes to Disneyland!!! THREAD 2 --- FINAL THOUGHTS -- UPDATED 8/14!!!
I've enjoyed reading your TR Sarah. Great photos. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to reading about your trip to St. Louis!
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08-15-2005, 11:13 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 18,767
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Re: DopeyGirl goes to Disneyland!!! THREAD 2 --- FINAL THOUGHTS -- UPDATED 8/14!!!
Sarah:
I always enjoy reading your trip reports and this one was spectacular. You were so detailed in your descriptions and your pictures were GREAT!! I cannot wait to go in February. I got goosebumps just reading about the fireworks!! Great report and looking forward to Branson. |
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08-15-2005, 12:38 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Near Seattle, WA
Posts: 1,183
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Re: DopeyGirl goes to Disneyland!!! THREAD 2 --- FINAL THOUGHTS -- UPDATED 8/14!!!
Sarah:
What a wonderful trip!
Thank you for taking the time to put up all those photos of the fireworks - in order, with captions, no less! 
Loved your recap! I'm just very sad this had to end... 
~ Tina ~  |
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08-15-2005, 02:36 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
Posts: 42,304
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Re: DopeyGirl goes to Disneyland!!! THREAD 2 --- FINAL THOUGHTS -- UPDATED 8/14!!!
Great report Sarah, and thanks so much for sharing as well as your awesome photos!! I have never been to Disneyland or that area of California, but your descriptions were so vivid!! I loved it all and was sorry to see it end!!
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08-15-2005, 04:48 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
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 190,285
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Re: DopeyGirl goes to Disneyland!!! THREAD 2 --- Days 6 and 7 -- UPDATED 8/14!!!
Thank you so much for taking the time to post this report Sarah - it really is helping with our plans to visit Disneyland next spring. I loved all the photos of the scenery from California to Oregon, it was amazing to see how it went from dessert to grass.  |
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08-15-2005, 04:51 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Harrisburg, PA
Posts: 1,410
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Re: DopeyGirl goes to Disneyland!!! THREAD 2 --- Days 6 and 7 -- UPDATED 8/14!!!
A most fantabulous report, Sarah! I didn't want it to end! The pictures/description of the fireworks were amazing! Lookin' forward to your next trip! |
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08-15-2005, 06:57 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: DopeyGirl goes to Disneyland!!! THREAD 2 --- FINAL THOUGHTS -- UPDATED 8/14!!!
Just catching up again Sarah What a great trip report  Your pictures were fabulous  I'm glad you, Emilie, and your Mom and Dad had such a great time! Thanks for sharing it with us  |
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08-16-2005, 12:27 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NC
Posts: 12,270
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Re: DopeyGirl goes to Disneyland!!! THREAD 2 --- FINAL THOUGHTS -- UPDATED 8/14!!!
That was a great report!!! I can't wait to meet you in Dec. and then hear all about that trip!! |
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08-17-2005, 10:28 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New York
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 7,960
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Re: DopeyGirl goes to Disneyland!!! THREAD 2 --- FINAL THOUGHTS -- UPDATED 8/14!!!
Excellent report, Sarah! I really enjoyed every word and your pictures were great, too. Thanks for sharing!
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08-17-2005, 10:35 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Metairie, Louisiana
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 1,596
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Re: DopeyGirl goes to Disneyland!!! THREAD 2 --- FINAL THOUGHTS -- UPDATED 8/14!!!
Thanks for sharing this report Sarah !!! Great job. |
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