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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Awww, such cute photos!! Your weather, although hot, sure makes for great photos.
Yes, that bridge with the boat going over it, that's the hill us runners go down and then up before reaching the MK for the marathon races. It is strange to see a boat going over it though!!
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I love the borders you have on lots of your Photopass pictures!
I was impressed with the selection they had. I thought they were pretty fun, but I was glad I did them at the time, as I noticed towards the end of our Disneyland trip at the end of December, some of the holiday borders had disappeared to be replaced by 2013 ones... a bit early I thought..
Looks like Mark is feeling better?! Love the close up photo of you two!
I think he always feels better when he's doing something, if that makes sense. It helps to take his mind off it - of course, that's if he can even get his head off the pillow...
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How is that even working for that gardener? Hmmm.....
I must admit I've never seen a gardener working like that before in my life.
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Sorry to hear that Mark is having more sinus problems lately. That type of headache is just the worst. The photopass photos on Main Street are lovely. The soft colors both of you are wearing today work well
together.
Thank you! He does seem to be Ok at the moment, fingers crossed, and has a doctor's appointment for Friday, so with any luck, maybe they'll be able to give him something else he can take that's more effective...
A little strange to see those feet sticking out of the bushes! Must have been a shock!
Usually when you hear a noise in the bushes you expect to see a little critter running about...not human legs!
It really looks like you guys were having some nice weather so far. A lot better than I did a month before.
It was pretty nice, but if anything, a little too hot for our liking, given it was December. That's one of the bonuses to going in December usually - it's pleasant (although some days can be downright freezing! ) but not too hot....
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Awww, such cute photos!! Your weather, although hot, sure makes for great photos.
Yes, that bridge with the boat going over it, that's the hill us runners go down and then up before reaching the MK for the marathon races. It is strange to see a boat going over it though!!
The prospect of any hills during a marathon just seems plain mean to me, as I can just imagine how tough that is after lots of running.
I'll echo everyone else in saying that the photopass photos were lovely but I'm also really enjoying all the ones of the Christmas decorations - I don't think we'll ever get out there at that time of year due to football so it's great to experience it through you.
I'll echo everyone else in saying that the photopass photos were lovely but I'm also really enjoying all the ones of the Christmas decorations - I don't think we'll ever get out there at that time of year due to football so it's great to experience it through you.
Ok, now you have me intrigued... football? I'm used to people saying they'll never make it out at Christmas time because they work in retail, but football... that's a new one...
Ok, now you have me intrigued... football? I'm used to people saying they'll never make it out at Christmas time because they work in retail, but football... that's a new one...
DH and I are both heavily involved with a local football team so we can't go away during the season (which rules out everything apart from May to July!). I'd love to maybe sneak a week in October over my birthday one year but I can't really see it happening.
DH and I are both heavily involved with a local football team so we can't go away during the season (which rules out everything apart from May to July!). I'd love to maybe sneak a week in October over my birthday one year but I can't really see it happening.
With you now! Wow, that severely limits your travel.
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You need to take some time for yourself... 
I was impressed with the selection they had. I thought they were pretty fun, but I was glad I did them at the time, as I noticed towards the end of our Disneyland trip at the end of December, some of the holiday borders had disappeared to be replaced by 2013 ones... a bit early I thought.. 
He does seem to be Ok at the moment, fingers crossed, and has a doctor's appointment for Friday, so with any luck, maybe they'll be able to give him something else he can take that's more effective...
That's one of the bonuses to going in December usually - it's pleasant (although some days can be downright freezing! 
The prospect of any hills during a marathon just seems plain mean to me, as I can just imagine how tough that is after lots of running.
Previous trips: POFQ 2005 & 2007, Boardwalk 2008, BCV & AKLV 2009 (our honeymoon) & 2012, BCV & BLT 2011, BCV 2013, AKLV 2014
Wow, that severely limits your travel. 
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