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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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12-18-2006, 08:50 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 27,691
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$25 gift certs for $10
If you live in a participating area (gee, big shock I don't!!), you can get $25 restaurant gift cert's for $10. Go here and put in your zip or state to see if there's anything around you. Your bill has to total $35 in most cases, but a great deal. |
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12-18-2006, 09:00 AM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
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Re: $25 gift certs for $10
Thanks Tina [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zwavin.gif[/img] There were a few restaurants in our area, but not ones we normally would go to [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
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12-18-2006, 09:17 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: a mere few minutes from the Mouse! <3
Concierge Level: 2
Posts: 9,777
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Re: $25 gift certs for $10
One of the professors at school recommended using this website because they offer such great deals! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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12-18-2006, 09:27 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: $25 gift certs for $10
I use them all the time for gifts. Occassionally they offer additional percentages off and can be a real bargain! Loads of restaurant around us [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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12-18-2006, 09:44 AM
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Living Seas wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 31,940
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Re: $25 gift certs for $10
Thanks for the link Tina!!
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12-18-2006, 10:05 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: $25 gift certs for $10
There are a few that I go to! Thanks Tina!
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12-18-2006, 04:48 PM
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Magic Happens!
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: E. Stroudsburg, PA
Concierge Level: 6
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Re: $25 gift certs for $10
What a cool site! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] Thanks Tina! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thanx.gif[/img]
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12-18-2006, 05:54 PM
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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: $25 gift certs for $10
Very cool Tina!! I got some GC for Chuck's mom and step-dad. Thanks!!
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12-18-2006, 07:02 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: California
Posts: 236
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Re: $25 gift certs for $10
I checked the site and there was one resturant in our area. It is a new resturant that serves Peruvian food. And they were OUT of certificates... [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
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12-18-2006, 10:43 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Chicago
Posts: 4,812
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Re: $25 gift certs for $10
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I checked the site and there was one resturant in our area. It is a new resturant that serves Peruvian food. And they were OUT of certificates... [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
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A lot of times they will get new certificates at the beginning of the month. I think some places give out a limited number of certificates each month and once they are gone, they are gone. But new ones appear each month.
There is a popular restaurant by me that is often Out of stock, but they get new ones each month.
I have used these several times and have had great experiences. I have only had one instance where the certificate didn't work, but I think that may partly be due to my sister. I gave her a certificate for her birthday. She tried to use it one day, but she didn't realize that alcohol wasn't included in the total for the minimum. Anyway, they must have typed in the certificate code and then it was rejected. But then we went to try to use it another time with proper minimum and it said it was already used. Even though we weren't able to use it the previous time. I did email them and they gave me the credit back. So the customer service was good.
Again, this only happened one time. I have had good experiences besides that.
Maggie
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12-18-2006, 11:57 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Slate Belt, PA
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 15,346
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Re: $25 gift certs for $10
We love Restaurant.com. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img] Haven't used it since we moved to our new place, but there is a local tavern listed that we haven't tried yet. Thanks for reminding me! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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12-19-2006, 12:21 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Kissimmee, Fl
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 25,061
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Re: $25 gift certs for $10
Not any I normally would go too, but there is one my mom does, thanks for the link Tina!
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12-19-2006, 06:46 AM
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Guide since 2003
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: West Mifflin, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 11,546
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Re: $25 gift certs for $10
Thanks for the link Tina.. still trying to scroung up a last couple of gifts so this helps
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12-19-2006, 07:23 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Hubert, NC
Posts: 1,800
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Re: $25 gift certs for $10
SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!! Thanx!
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12-19-2006, 07:33 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Tulsa, OK
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 21,627
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Re: $25 gift certs for $10
That's wierd because there is nothing in the Tulsa area.
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