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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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06-07-2006, 07:21 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
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Location: North Jersey
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2D Animation Returns VIA Pixar?!
Came across this snippet of info on one of the movie websites I read. It's kind of exciting that Disney might be getting back into the realm of animation that made me fall in love with all things Disney in the first place!!
from movieweb.com - June 7th, 2006
PIXAR'S LASSETER PLANS TO REVIVE HAND-DRAWN ANIMATION
Hand-drawn animation may not be dead, after all. Pixar's creative chief, John Lasseter, has told Time magazine that he may restore Disney's traditional animation unit, which the studio dismantled in response to the success of computer-generated animation, like that employed by Pixar. "Of all studios that should be doing 2-D animation, it should be Disney," Lasseter said in an interview with film critic Richard Corliss. "We haven't said anything publicly, but I can guarantee you that we're thinking about it. Because I believe in it."
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06-07-2006, 07:42 PM
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Re: 2D Animation Returns VIA Pixar?!
Looking forward to it.
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06-07-2006, 07:43 PM
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Re: 2D Animation Returns VIA Pixar?!
Would be so great!
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06-07-2006, 07:47 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
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Re: 2D Animation Returns VIA Pixar?!
My favorite point with Lasseter is that he isn't horny for technology like George Lucas. He searches for stories first. Whatever he makes is gold.
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06-08-2006, 01:35 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Re: 2D Animation Returns VIA Pixar?!
Very interesting. Thanks for the heads up. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img]
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06-08-2006, 03:07 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
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Re: 2D Animation Returns VIA Pixar?!
I do like the way that man thinks. As Matt says he's not all about the flashy techno things he's about story, story, story.
I like him.
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06-08-2006, 11:18 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
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Re: 2D Animation Returns VIA Pixar?!
i think more accurately, the animation department was shut down because of the lack of success of the animation department. i'm pretty sure a direct-to-video sequel of 'the black cauldron' was on the list (tongue firmly planted in cheek). the success of pixar and pdi are just unfortunate happenstance - and a good portion of CG films are crap too.
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06-08-2006, 11:19 AM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
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Re: 2D Animation Returns VIA Pixar?!
Cool!!!!
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06-09-2006, 07:28 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Re: 2D Animation Returns VIA Pixar?!
Good!
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06-09-2006, 07:50 PM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Peoria IL
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Re: 2D Animation Returns VIA Pixar?!
I hope it is true. It has always bothered me that this amazing art form was dying in the path of technology.
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06-09-2006, 08:36 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
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Re: 2D Animation Returns VIA Pixar?!
The art isn't the good part. It's the stories. The old Disney crew killed off 2D by having bad stories. Pixar didn't become great due CGI, it was their stories with heart. Eisner and the gang never got that.
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06-10-2006, 09:56 AM
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Re: 2D Animation Returns VIA Pixar?!
actually, Eisner did get it. which is why he brought Katzenberg on board and effectively got rid of Roy Disney (Lion King vs. Black Cauldron).
unfortunately when Katzenberg left, there was a huge void in that area and that's when things went sour to the point where Eisner pretty much shut down the department altogether.
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06-10-2006, 11:34 AM
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Community Rank: Scout 
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Re: 2D Animation Returns VIA Pixar?!
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The art isn't the good part. It's the stories. The old Disney crew killed off 2D by having bad stories. Pixar didn't become great due CGI, it was their stories with heart. Eisner and the gang never got that.
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This is what I've said all along. It's the story that makes or breaks a movie, with interesting characters running a fairly close second.
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06-10-2006, 11:38 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
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Re: 2D Animation Returns VIA Pixar?!
I'm talking about after Katzenberg left. Katzenberg leaving was due to Eisner's ego, while we're at it. The reason 2D was killed was due to Eisner regime not realizing the heart that Pixar put into the movies was the reason they were successful.
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06-10-2006, 05:49 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
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Location: NJ
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Re: 2D Animation Returns VIA Pixar?!
I agree that you have to start with a good story. And Pixar has been very good for that.
But I like both modes. I do love the art of hand drawn animation, and to have hopefully good stories produced that way again would be wonderful.
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