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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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01-13-2003, 10:07 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 273
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Sold a Passporter!
I'm so happy because I sold a Passporter to someone the other day.
I work in a bookstore and my boss let me order a couple copies for the store.
People always want the official guide. A woman was buying it the other day and I showed her the Passporter and she liked it better! Yey! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
It bothers me a bit when people pass up any of the unoffical guides for Disney's official.
All the unofficial's (Passporter and Unofficial Guide mainly), have tons more info!
I'm also excited because we finally have a listing for the Passporter 2003 in the PC at work!
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01-13-2003, 10:45 AM
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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: Sold a Passporter!
Good job, LJ! This will show your boss what a valuable guidebook the Passporter is! And what a valuable employee you are!
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01-13-2003, 11:51 AM
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Mrs. Jack Sparrow
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Aboard the Black Pearl
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 21,228
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Re: Sold a Passporter!
You go girl!!!!!
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01-13-2003, 06:34 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Bridgeport, CT
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 453
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Re: Sold a Passporter!
Excellent sales job! Gotta go for the best! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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01-14-2003, 10:35 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Ann Arbor, MI USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 14,427
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Re: Sold a Passporter!
Thanks, Laura Jayne! We have a special affection for booksellers who hand-sell PassPorters. Let's hope sales performance justifies your faith in our books (we wouldn't want to see your image tarnished in the eyes of your boss).
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01-14-2003, 11:32 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 273
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Re: Sold a Passporter!
I keep checking to see when we can order the 2003 book.
I have to special order a copy for myself too. (Employee discounts rock!)
Can anyone tell me, is the January 27th shipping date listed on the site when the books will be shipped to bookstores? Warehouses? America?
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01-14-2003, 11:38 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 273
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Re: Sold a Passporter!
Never mind...I just found the answer to the question I asked above!
Waiting for February now.... [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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01-15-2003, 02:02 PM
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Community Rank: Tourist
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Northern Kentucky
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 16
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Re: Sold a Passporter!
I also recently sold a Passporter. Well not directly, but I work the book fairs at my son's school and Scholastic was offering a guide to Disney and I talked the woman into buying a Passporter instead from a local book store. She just got back from her trip and loved using the Passporter (she was a first time Disney tripper) Being a veteran Beach Club stayer, (she was also staying there) I told her all the in's and out and with the Passporter she and her family did everything they wanted and more!
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01-15-2003, 07:07 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Duluth, Ga. , U.S.A.
Posts: 844
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Re: Sold a Passporter!
Way to go on all the Passporter sales! I personally love mine and I'm glad to hear that more people are being introduced to it.
By the way, what part of Kentucky are you all from? I grew up mostly in Bowling Green, but also lived in Owensboro and Lexington.
Laura
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01-15-2003, 07:47 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 273
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Re: Sold a Passporter!
I live in Louisville, but I've only been here for a year and a half. I grew up in California and England.
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01-19-2003, 03:23 PM
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Community Rank: Tourist
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Northern Kentucky
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 16
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Re: Sold a Passporter!
I'm in Crescent Springs, just over the Ohio River from Cincy. I have been here for 6 years. Our last place was Melbourne Florida ONLY 1 HOUR FROM THE HOUSE OF MOUSE!! I originally come from Rochester, NY.
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01-20-2003, 09:42 AM
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Community Rank: Tourist
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Surprise, AZ; VWL (2/02); SSR (4/06)
Concierge Level: 2
Posts: 24
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Re: Sold a Passporter!
gnp61,
Hi to a fellow (former in your case) Rochester NY poster!
Mike
Rochester, NY for 32 years and some
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01-20-2003, 11:20 AM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Rochester, NY, USA
Posts: 74
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Re: Sold a Passporter!
Hello to another Rochestarian! I think there are several of us on the boards here.
Debbie V
Lifelong Rochestarian (well... N. Greece originally - now city dweller) [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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