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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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07-23-2006, 06:41 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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Ack - Jalen almost drowned yesterday
My friend and co-worker took Jalen to a festival this weekend. Yesterday she called me and said she had just rescued Jalen from drowning!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img] They were on a beach that had been flooded so the 'new' shore is way forward from where it used to be. Jalen can't swim well, so he never goes over his thigh area in the water. Well, my friend was sitting on the beach watching Jalen and her 11 yr old son. Well, for some reason, she got up and started walking towards Jalen and was talking to him. That's when she saw him lose his footing and he fell off a sandbar and disappeared under the water. She started running towards him and he bobbed up and she could she he had taken a mouthful of water and he had a look of absolute panic on his face, then he went under again. She got there (thank GOD she can swim!) and went under and got him. She said SHE couldn't even touch the bottom where he fell off into!! I talked to him on the phone right after and asked him if he wanted me to come get him and he said no, that he was OK, but YIKES! How scary!!!!!!
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07-23-2006, 06:43 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Jersey Shore
Posts: 2,054
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Re: Ack - Jalen almost drowned yesterday
How Scary! Thank God your friend was nearby!
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07-23-2006, 06:46 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Southern Indiana
Posts: 9,239
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Re: Ack - Jalen almost drowned yesterday
That IS scary!!
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07-23-2006, 06:50 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: Ack - Jalen almost drowned yesterday
Wow, so glad Jalen is okay. Hope this doesn't give him "waterfobia". I don't do well in water because of incidents when I was much younger in Lake Michigan. Wish I'd taken some swimming lessons!
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07-23-2006, 06:53 PM
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Club Ichthyologist
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Merrimack, NH
Concierge Level: 5
Posts: 2,566
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Re: Ack - Jalen almost drowned yesterday
OMG!! Thank god your friend was watching!!
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07-23-2006, 06:54 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Northern New England
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Re: Ack - Jalen almost drowned yesterday
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for Jalen and Mom.
Diane
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07-23-2006, 06:54 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Michigan
Posts: 2,183
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Re: Ack - Jalen almost drowned yesterday
Thank God he is ok! That is too scary Tina!@
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07-23-2006, 06:59 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: Ack - Jalen almost drowned yesterday
Just reading your post title had my heart stopping! Thank goodness he's okay! such a scary thing for a mom to hear about. Pixies that you all recover from your fright, and that Jalen isn't scared to get back in the water.
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07-23-2006, 07:37 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Berkeley, CA
Posts: 2,858
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Re: Ack - Jalen almost drowned yesterday
Your friend sounds like she was really quick!! Good for her. I hope Jalen doesn't let this scare him too much.
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07-23-2006, 07:40 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: western ny
Posts: 1,172
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Re: Ack - Jalen almost drowned yesterday
That is very scary. So glad he is OK.
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07-23-2006, 07:51 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NE Ohio
Concierge Level: 8
Posts: 11,856
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Re: Ack - Jalen almost drowned yesterday
Thank goodness he's okay. I hope this doesn't make him after of water, now.
Liz
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07-23-2006, 07:58 PM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Peoria IL
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 6,423
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Re: Ack - Jalen almost drowned yesterday
Holly cow, Tina! How scary. Thank goodness your friend was watching!!!! (and could swim) [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grouphug.gif[/img]
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07-23-2006, 08:10 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Dreaming of the Future
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 24,867
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Re: Ack - Jalen almost drowned yesterday
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grouphug.gif[/img] Oh my that is very scary i'm glad he is ok though!
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07-23-2006, 08:16 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jun 2000
Posts: 9,619
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Re: Ack - Jalen almost drowned yesterday
Tina, I am so glad he is ok! How scary!
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07-23-2006, 08:19 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: Ack - Jalen almost drowned yesterday
OMG! I am glad he is okay. Thank goodness your friedn was there. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grouphug.gif[/img]
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