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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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10-09-2006, 03:39 PM
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Go Red Sox!! :D
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Rhode Island - Red Sox Nation
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 27,451
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DyanKJ130\'s Guide Bio
Hey all! My name is Dyan & I am pleased to be a PassPorter Co-Guide for DL: Sharing the Adventure: Disneyland Trip Reports, The Kitchen: Food, Recipes, and Good Health and The Library: Books, TV, Movies, and Music. I am 41 years old and have lived most of my life in Warwick, Rhode Island. (From October 1991 – March 1995, I lived in Dill City, Oklahoma; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Lebanon, Missouri) I  living in the “Biggest Little State in the Union,” where it takes a mere 45 minutes to drive through the entire state!
I am a domestic violence survivor and have been blessed with Jeffrey, my husband of 8 years. We have been friends since I was 14 & he was 17. I like to joke that it only took him 17 years to ask me out! He works as a 911 Emergency Dispatcher, EMT and firefighter. We have one son, Kyle, who is 17 years old. He is a junior black belt in Kenpo Oki-Ryu and plays the alto saxophone in his high school band and jazz band.
I am a Special Educator at a local junior high school teaching 8th grade. I ran a Behavior Adjustment Resource Program for nearly 10 years, but switched to 'regular' 8th grade resource last school year. I do miss the craziness of the adjustment program, but have really been enjoying some 'normalcy' - well, as normal as junior high school can get. 
I have been a fan of Disney since childhood. I remember my dad bringing home stacks upon stacks of Disneyland magazine (Boy, I wish I had kept some of those). As a family we watched “The Wonderful World of Disney” every Sunday evening & “The Mickey Mouse Club” every weekday. We took our first family trip to Walt Disney World in October 1979, when there were only 3 resorts & the Magic Kingdom. We stayed at the Golf Resort (now Shades of Green). My next trip to WDW wasn’t until Kyle was 6 years old in 1999; we have been back 7 times since then. I made 2 solo trips to Disneyland in 1986 & 1988. I was able to share the magic of Disneyland with Jeffrey & Kyle in February 2008, when my very generous aunt shared some RCI points with us.
Besides Disney, I have been a die-hard Red Sox fan since birth! I am fortunate enough to have a father with season tickets, who enjoys taking me or giving me tickets each season. :grin: My favorite memories with my dad are attending Game 1 of the World Series in 2004 and Opening Day 2005 together. I also have many great memories of attending games with Kyle, who is a die-hard fan, as well. He scores each & every game he goes to. We have shared some fabulous games with our 'Fever Pitch' family. My favorite Red Sox memories with Kyle are Game 2 of the World Series in 2007 and Mother's Day 2009 (We took a 'Walk in the Park' in the morning and attended the game together that evening) 
I am also a big fan of pitcher/musician Bronson Arroyo, former Red Sox and his saxophonist, Elan Trotman - a teacher in Boston. I also like to crochet and make video slideshows.
I am proud to be a member of the Passporter community and look forward to helping in any way that I can!
'A Walk in the Park' - Mother's Day 2009
Last edited by DyanKJ130; 10-27-2009 at 11:53 PM..
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