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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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10-17-2002, 04:12 PM
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Club President
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Concierge Level: 10
Posts: 14,552
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PassPorter Stories Needed!
We need your PassPorter stories for our 2003 edition of PassPorter. These stories go on our PassAlongs page (see page 281 of the 2002 edition). We need six stories about you and your PassPorter. Here are some examples:
Special Delivery
"The darkest of days can be brightened by thoughts of Disney World. When I arrived home the day after the World Trade Center attacks, I discovered that my new PassPorter had arrived. For just a moment or two, I was able to forget (or at least project forward to my Disney trip) and take my thoughts far away from the horror that had struck all too close to home." -- Richard Simms
The Vows of PassPorter
"During trip planning, I came upon the PassPorter and was hooked! My family claims I was obsessed with PassPorter... I took it everywhere! So when I enlisted Jane at Gifts of a Lifetime to plan a vow renewal ceremony, she worked in this special vow, 'I will promise to be less obsessed with my PassPorter and more obsessed with you.' We never had a better vacation!" -- Joe Raube
Constant Companion
"The PassPorter goes everywhere with me! It has been to gymnastics, the soccer field, the doctor and orthodontist, and even to piano lessons. I LOVE all the new stuff, especially the detailed list of what to pack. PassPorter is the best guidebook I have ever bought (and I've bought a TON of them)." -- Teresa Smith
If you have such a story, please send it to:
stories@passporter.com
If we can use your story, we'll edit it to fit, include your full name, and send you a free copy of the book when it is released.
We'll be choosing new stories for the book on Tuesday, 10/22, so send those stories in before Monday night!
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10-22-2002, 06:00 PM
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Club President
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Concierge Level: 10
Posts: 14,552
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Re: PassPorter Stories Needed!
Thank you to all who've sent in stories! I need just one or two more, so if you've got something to share, please send it ASAP!
Thanks,
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10-23-2002, 05:18 PM
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Club President
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Concierge Level: 10
Posts: 14,552
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Re: PassPorter Stories Needed!
Thank you to all who sent in more stories yesterday and today! We now have enough. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] We'll be notifying those individuals whose stories we selected via e-mail later today. Thank you again to everyone who submitted a story! Wish we could use them all!
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01-02-2003, 02:08 PM
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Yeti Chaser
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Way down south
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 20,411
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Re: PassPorter Stories Needed!
Was there a thread going of those on the boards who has a story in the new Passporter? I'll probably have to buy it too, even though we're not planning on visiting WDW!
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01-02-2003, 11:44 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 4,613
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Re: PassPorter Stories Needed!
Michelle,
I don't remember seeing a thread before.
My memory will be in the 2003 book though! Who else?
Michelle
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01-03-2003, 10:30 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Wawayanda, NY
Posts: 2,177
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Re: PassPorter Stories Needed!
I've got one in there! Can't wait to get the book, even though I'm not going this year [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img] due to DH going to school and anyway he claims he needs a Disney break. [img]images/icons/confused.gif[/img] (and I married him?!) So now I can at least pretend I'm going and read about it! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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01-03-2003, 02:52 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Poinciana, Florida
Posts: 9,422
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Re: PassPorter Stories Needed!
I was going write in I read it while soaking in the tub, but changed my mind. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
Can not wait for the 2003. [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
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01-03-2003, 10:27 PM
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Community Rank: Scout
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Chicago
Posts: 4,812
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Re: PassPorter Stories Needed!
I brought my Passporter with me scrapbooking and converted a lot of people! One lady stopped by the bookstore on the way home!
Maggie
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