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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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03-01-2001, 07:28 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Boston, MA USA
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New SE \"Epcot\" sign picture
New picture of the "Epcot" sign being worked on in the parking lot maybe?
http://www.themeparks.com/wdwlibrary/epcot/epcot040.htm
Hope it's up soon.
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03-02-2001, 12:39 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
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Re: New SE \"Epcot\" sign picture
I though it was up!
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Guess this is Richard & me getting ready for our trip!
Bring Figment back!
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03-02-2001, 01:39 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Gilbert, AZ, USA
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Re: New SE \"Epcot\" sign picture
Way cool! It looks like it's almost done. Does anyone know when the sign will be up?
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Amanda
"May the magic of Disney show in everything you do"
Off Site 01/90
WL 09/98
Poly 10/00
GF 12/02
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03-02-2001, 05:46 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Boston, MA USA
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Re: New SE \"Epcot\" sign picture
I've seen a post elsewhere that the official press date is June 1. Not real sure what that means though.
As in, will it be up before then and just not lit up at night until June 1? Are they maybe ahead of schedule at all?
I was hoping to see it in April but that's probly wishful thinking.
[This message has been edited by mattjs (edited 03-02-2001).]
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03-03-2001, 11:24 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Ann Arbor, MI USA
Concierge Level: 6
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Re: New SE \"Epcot\" sign picture
I have no doubt the sign will be up before its due date - it takes some time to hoist it into place, hook-up electrical power and make sure everything works properly, and they've probably allowed a substantial amount of time for structural modifications, in case there's a hitch when they try to attach the sign to its vertical supports. Disney's not a "last minute" kind of organization. They may have scheduled an official press event for June 1, but the press release I have says it'll be up, "by the end of May."
I see that the photo shows only the letters, propped up so they can be worked on. I can't tell whether they've managed to mount all 250,000 (yep, that's the official number) of those shimmery, reflective "eye catchers" (that's what they call them in the press release). It'll probably take some time to do that and pull all the other pieces together - modified steel supports, lights, etc. I do find it hard to believe that it'll take so long to finish it all, though. I suspect that, as with many projects, Disney has chosen to wait until after a busy season is over before they bring in the crane and do work that may inconvenience the guests.
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03-04-2001, 09:07 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: WI
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Re: New SE \"Epcot\" sign picture
Thanks for sharing this Matt! Wow, 250,000 eye catchers. What a sight this will be, I hope. Can't wait to see it
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June 1991-stayed outside of Disney
Sept 1998-WL (honeymoon)
Dec 1-10, 2000 CBR šoš
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03-20-2001, 01:52 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: SE Texas!
Posts: 4,882
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Re: New SE \"Epcot\" sign picture
Cool photo, Matt!
Thanks for the scoop.
All Ears
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03-20-2001, 09:52 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Pleasant Valley, NY, USA
Posts: 2,398
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Re: New SE \"Epcot\" sign picture
Thanks for sharing mattjs! I think it's so cool that it's gonna be red in the daytime and white at night when it's lit up. I just loved that about the 2000 sign! 
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"...where the young at heart, of all ages, can laugh and play and learn, together!"
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03-21-2001, 07:50 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Prince William County, Virginia
Posts: 215
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Re: New SE \"Epcot\" sign picture
I am looking forward to seeing the new sign. I was hoping that Mickey's arm and wand wouldn't be removed after the millenium celebration ended... and now my wish has come true. Tell me there is no magic in that place!
Go ahead, I dare you.
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Remember! There is NO magic, unless YOU make it!
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04-22-2001, 09:07 PM
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Community Rank: Passenger 
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: the home of the mouse fl,
Posts: 42
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Re: New SE \"Epcot\" sign picture
i have photos of it is up http://communities.msn.com/kc5qfrhomepage
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remember, it all started with a mouse!
09/90 (honeymoon)
09/98 wl
09/99 all star movies
09/2000 old key west dvcc 09/16/2000
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