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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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05-02-2006, 07:21 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NC
Posts: 12,270
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Stupid cable, stupid internet
Hey guys [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zwavin.gif[/img]
I'm here at Andy's office using his computer b/c our stupid stinking cable has been out since LAST NIGHT!!! I called and they were like "we can have a technician out there on Thursday" [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img] THURSDAY!! I was thinking "DUDE, I got to watch American Idol tonight, Robbie's new video is up on his page, and I HAVE to watch Lost tomorrow!!!" And I mean, I can only stare at Andy and the cats for so long before I'll go bonkers. We're off to a wine bar that has Wi-Fi so I can watch the new Robbie video [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] And catch up on the boards. The plan for tomorrow is to go to the Apartment's workout room which has a TV to watch Lost. I doubt they'll be anybody working out from 9-10pm!! Pixies for me that I don't go mad!
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05-02-2006, 07:24 PM
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Wannabe Snowbird
Join Date: May 2002
Concierge Level: 7
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Re: Stupid cable, stupid internet
Thursday!!?? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img] That's a bit harsh! You've got my sympathy! At least it sounds like you've got a plan!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img]
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05-02-2006, 07:41 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: second star to the right
Posts: 13,308
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Re: Stupid cable, stupid internet
That's like torture!!!
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05-02-2006, 07:48 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: Stupid cable, stupid internet
Don't they know better!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Sounds like you have a plan though!
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05-02-2006, 07:55 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Niagara Falls
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 12,431
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Re: Stupid cable, stupid internet
I couldn't do it. I know what husbands and cats are like!
Hang in there...I hope they can get it back faster!
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05-02-2006, 08:22 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Chicago Illinois
Posts: 5,421
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Re: Stupid cable, stupid internet
How terrible. Hope they get it fixed soon. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
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05-02-2006, 08:26 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Indiana , USA
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 26,527
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Re: Stupid cable, stupid internet
Wow! They sure are quick! Here, it would be next week, sometime.
Good plans on how to catch your shows.
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05-02-2006, 08:37 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Southern New Jersey
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 4,013
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Re: Stupid cable, stupid internet
Hang in there!! Thursday - that is tough!!
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05-02-2006, 08:38 PM
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PassPorter and WDW Addict
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Texas
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 12,489
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Re: Stupid cable, stupid internet
That is horrible! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img]
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05-02-2006, 08:39 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
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Re: Stupid cable, stupid internet
That really is torture Melissa!! I hope your plan works to watch Lost tomorrow and I hope you get your cable fixed soon!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img]
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05-02-2006, 09:06 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Kissimmee, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,481
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Re: Stupid cable, stupid internet
OMG I would go insane! *LOL* They better take those 3 days off your bill!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/ukid.gif[/img] you and Andy can do other things besides watch TV [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img]
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05-02-2006, 09:07 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 27,691
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Re: Stupid cable, stupid internet
LOL - you sound as dependent on t.v and internet as I am!!
Hope it's fixed soon.
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05-02-2006, 09:08 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Tulsa, OK
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 21,627
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Re: Stupid cable, stupid internet
That's rough. Thursday seems a long time away. Good luck seeing your shows.
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05-02-2006, 09:11 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NC
Posts: 12,270
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Re: Stupid cable, stupid internet
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thanx.gif[/img] guys!! We're sitting at The Grape, A wine bar in our mall that's like 5 min. down the road. A couple glasses of wine, and a few Robbie videos later, I'm feeling pretty happy [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] We're going to call and continue to harass the cable people all tomorrow morning and get somebody out there!!! 3 days is ridiculous for a paying customer with problems!
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05-02-2006, 10:26 PM
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Dopey's biggest fan!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: China Spring, TX
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 26,975
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Re: Stupid cable, stupid internet
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Robbie's new video is up on his page,
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Holy carp!!! I have to go check that out!!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] (EDIT: I can't watch the whole thing! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] I didn't pay for access. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] But, I saw the clip! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] )
Hope they get the cable up soon!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
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