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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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02-15-2005, 03:37 PM
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Red Hot Momma~
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Port Saint Lucie, FL USA 90 minutes from WDW!
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 1,305
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Do you need the PP 05\'? Tell us why!!
My next WDW trip isn't till December 05' so I don't need mine right away.
Is there anyone who needs their 05' edition ASAP? Tell us what you have planned. Maybe we can help with anything before the 05's are sent out. Questions and concerns? Would love to help!  |
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02-15-2005, 04:25 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Chicago Suburbs
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 5,921
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Re: Do you need the PP 05\'? Tell us why!!
I am waiting patiently for mine. I have a trip booked for August and I am eager to start entering my information.
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02-15-2005, 04:35 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Coralville, IA
Posts: 257
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Re: Do you need the PP 05\'? Tell us why!!
I don't need mine right away either but I'm anxious to finally get it. I don't have a passporter. I used a different guide book on our last trip!  |
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02-15-2005, 10:37 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Dreaming of the Future
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 24,867
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Re: Do you need the PP 05\'? Tell us why!!
I am going in May but anxiously awaiting mine, I just have so much info piled up and need something to put it in.
Dave and Jennifer thank you so much for your hard work I know this long wait will be definately worth it!
Amy
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02-15-2005, 11:07 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Westport, Ct
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 296
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Re: Do you need the PP 05\'? Tell us why!!
Going in August, as long as its here by June I will be fine |
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02-16-2005, 06:15 PM
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Red Hot Momma~
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Port Saint Lucie, FL USA 90 minutes from WDW!
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 1,305
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Re: Do you need the PP 05\'? Tell us why!!
Wow, thanks everyone for being so understanding on the PP shipments. It will all be over soon!
I never even thought someone was without a PP of any edition. Kim, I am so sorry for your waiting. I can totally understand how excited you are to get yours. All the waiting will pay off. I promise!  |
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02-16-2005, 07:26 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Montreal, Canada
Posts: 60
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Re: Do you need the PP 05\'? Tell us why!!
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I don't need mine right away either but I'm anxious to finally get it. I don't have a passporter. I used a different guide book on our last trip!
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being a passporter owner is being addicted to one great book  once you own one, you'll never be able to look at another guidebook |
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02-16-2005, 07:33 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Montreal, Canada
Posts: 60
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Re: Do you need the PP 05\'? Tell us why!!
I'm going Aug 28 - Sept 10 this year and even if I still have plenty of time, I cannot wait to receive my new edition. I was looking at my 2003 edition the other day and reminds me how early I started planning last time since I had that book. I have post-it on different subjects and awaiting to put some in the new edition with the infos I'm starting to collect.  |
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02-16-2005, 08:41 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Coralville, IA
Posts: 257
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Re: Do you need the PP 05\'? Tell us why!!
It's ok. I was kind of hoping to have it by Tuesday of next week. I'm going to be out of town and thought it would make for some good reading while I'm sitting in a hotel in the evening. If it's not here by then, maybe I'll have something to read when I get home!!  |
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02-17-2005, 07:45 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 276
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Re: Do you need the PP 05\'? Tell us why!!
I'll be fine as long as mine is here by April  |
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02-17-2005, 09:48 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Plano, Texas
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 848
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Re: Do you need the PP 05\'? Tell us why!!
I'm starting to sweat about getting mine. I leave for WDW the first Saturday in March -- a little over two weeks away!  |
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02-17-2005, 11:01 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: central Indiana
Posts: 463
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Re: Do you need the PP 05\'? Tell us why!!
We're leaving next Thursday bright & early... so I may have to cancel my order.  This whole situation must be supremely frustrating for you all, since you pride yourselves on excellent customer service!
I do have a nearly-new 2004 Deluxe edition that doesn't have too many scribbles in it from our Dec trip; that's what I've been re-reading & playing with so far, so I don't know offhand what else I would be looking for.
I'm planning on pre-ordering the DisneyLand PP once we get back for our trip next fall/winter ... and didn't I read something about a scavenger hunt-type booklet? |
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02-17-2005, 11:17 AM
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Dopey's biggest fan!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: China Spring, TX
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 26,975
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Re: Do you need the PP 05\'? Tell us why!!
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I'm starting to sweat about getting mine. I leave for WDW the first Saturday in March -- a little over two weeks away!
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I know the feeling Brad . . . I am the week behind you in going!!! |
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02-18-2005, 01:06 AM
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Community Rank: Visitor
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Indiana
Posts: 1
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Re: Do you need the PP 05\'? Tell us why!!
I have already ordered my PP 05. We are going to be spending Easter at the world. I am conderned as I have put on some weight and I am worried about body sizes/shapes and fitting in the seats.
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02-22-2005, 09:58 AM
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But why is the rum gone?
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Needville, Texas
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 12,286
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Re: Do you need the PP 05\'? Tell us why!!
I am going in may but I can't wait to get mine to start getting myself and family organized.  |
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