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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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05-04-2006, 12:42 PM
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Dopey's biggest fan!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: China Spring, TX
Concierge Level: 9
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Well . . . the verdict is in on our orders . . . THANKS (in reply)!!!!
And Norfolk, Virginia it is!
I am not quite sure how I feel about that yet . . .
But at least we know the struggle over picking and what-not is finally over. Now, we just have to stress out the wait over the next 5 months (and one week, give or take a few days) until we move. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
Thanks for all the support and pixies over the past handful of months as we've gone through the selection process, everyone! It hasn't exactly been easy, but you have all helped TREMENDOUSLY! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img]
So . . . if you know anything about the Norfolk area (mainly housing at this point), send info my way!!! And if you are anywhere in the area, you have 5 months to prepare . . . I am moving in!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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05-04-2006, 12:43 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
Posts: 10,721
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Re: Well . . . the verdict is in on our orders . . .
Well, glad the waiting is finally over for you- and that's not too bad a flight time from WDW...
Hope everything goes smoothly with your move.
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05-04-2006, 12:48 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: Well . . . the verdict is in on our orders . . .
Sarah! That is great. I hear it is very nice out there. I am planning a trip to Washington DC in the next couple of years maybe we can meet up. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/luck.gif[/img] with the move!
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05-04-2006, 12:49 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Tulsa, OK
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 21,627
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Re: Well . . . the verdict is in on our orders . . .
I'm glad the stress of not knowing is finally over. Good luck in finding housing.
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05-04-2006, 12:51 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: DC
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 2,112
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Re: Well . . . the verdict is in on our orders . . .
i live in md near dc not exactly walking distance but maybe we could meet up some time
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05-04-2006, 12:51 PM
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But why is the rum gone?
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Needville, Texas
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 12,286
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Re: Well . . . the verdict is in on our orders . . .
I am glad it is finally over and you have a definate answer now. Sorry it wasn't Jacksonville.
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05-04-2006, 12:52 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: Well . . . the verdict is in on our orders . . .
Glad to here that the stress of waiting and and not knowing is over for you. I know it hasn't been easy. Hope finding housing isn't a difficult task. Wishing you the best of luck in that arena!
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05-04-2006, 12:53 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854
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Re: Well . . . the verdict is in on our orders . . .
Good luck with the house hunt Sarah [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img]
You're still not far from Disneyworld [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img] You'll just take a plane now, and be there much quicker [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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05-04-2006, 01:03 PM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 34,171
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Re: Well . . . the verdict is in on our orders . . .
Well Sarah-at least now you know (FINALLY). I have a freind whose ex-DH was stationed there for several years (He retired from the Navy a few years ago). She absolutely loved it there. (so much so-she still lives there even though her kids are all out of the house and she is now divorced-she never came back home to CT!!)
Good luck with the house hunting! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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05-04-2006, 01:15 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: Well . . . the verdict is in on our orders . . .
Sarah, so glad you finally know where your headed! Sorry it couldn't be Jacksonville or closer to your family. Good luck on preparing for the move!
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05-04-2006, 01:21 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: SW MO
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 10,461
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Re: Well . . . the verdict is in on our orders . . .
Thank goodness the stress of where you are moving is over. Sending mega [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] your way that you find fabulous housing! Looks like a cool new destination to explore.
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05-04-2006, 01:30 PM
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Facebook Addict
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Philadelphia
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 39,682
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Re: Well . . . the verdict is in on our orders . . .
Norfolk is a big Navy town, and is pretty nice as well. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/luck.gif[/img] House Hunting, Sarah!
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05-04-2006, 01:31 PM
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Living Seas wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 31,940
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Re: Well . . . the verdict is in on our orders . . .
Sorry to hear no JAX -- but at least you will have seasons now a greatly reduced likelihood of hurricanes.... I know that Virginia Beach is right across the bay - and there are great flights to exciting vacation destinations via SOUTHWEST (oh lets say for a certain Feb 07 trip).
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05-04-2006, 01:36 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Illinois
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 9,564
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Re: Well . . . the verdict is in on our orders . . .
Best wishes Sarah, I'm sure VA will have lots of people to connect with. Remember, we're always here for you!
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05-04-2006, 01:37 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
Posts: 42,304
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Re: Well . . . the verdict is in on our orders . . .
I'm glad that you guys finally know where you'll be going, it's been so stressful for you. Norfolk is really beautiful and good luck with the house hunting!! At least you are not too awfully far from your happy place!!!!!
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