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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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07-29-2006, 11:09 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Orlando, Fl
Posts: 5,517
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I\'m finally free..well, sorta!
I am now officially part time at Caribbean Beach Resort!!!! Woohoooo!!! So, if you are visiting the resort, I will more than likely only be there on Thursdays and Fridays. You'll probably have to ask for me though because I'll more than likely be working in the back as operational support (room assignor, technical support, etc).
I had to do this because I couldn't bare putting Alex in kindergarten 5 days a week, and then 2 days in daycare on the weekends. It just wasn't fair to him. My managers approved me to go part time (because of my excellent record card and because of my knowledge of all skills at the front desk) and I started today!!!!
Part of me knew that if I stayed there full time, I was going to go insane. Literally. I was honestly afraid I would have a nervous breakdown eventually. I love guests and I love the magic of Disney..but I take things too personally and have had too many close encounters with angry guests to be doing it much longer full time for $8.00 an hour!
So, yay me!!!!
Edited to add: my husband, Stephen, is still a full time CM at CBR front desk, my Mom (Holly) is a housekeeping inspector at the Yacht Club (and soon to be a manager) and my Dad (Lee) works at the Magic Kingdom Fantasyland attractions. Feel free to stop by and say hello to any of us!!!
Kelly
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07-29-2006, 11:13 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Northeast, USA
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Re: I\'m finally free..well, sorta!
Congratulations on part-time and staying with your son! I know what you mean about your working full time is not fair to him.
I am looking for a job now and everytime I see full-time I am torn.
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07-29-2006, 11:23 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Carolina
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 5,666
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Re: I\'m finally free..well, sorta!
Congratulations Kelly! I think that is great! Alex will really love it! I would not be able to handle angry guests but so long either. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]
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07-29-2006, 11:28 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 3,178
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Re: I\'m finally free..well, sorta!
Good for you, Kelly!
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07-29-2006, 11:31 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Long Island, NY
Posts: 2,121
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Re: I\'m finally free..well, sorta!
Good for you Kelly! Enjoy the light work schedule and have fun with Alex!
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07-30-2006, 12:36 AM
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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: I\'m finally free..well, sorta!
Sounds like you made a decision that will be good for the both of you. Congratulations.
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07-30-2006, 01:19 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Hawai\'i
Posts: 2,862
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Re: I\'m finally free..well, sorta!
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/poze.gif[/img]Congratulations, Kelly!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/poze.gif[/img]
And Kudo's to you on going part time and spending the time with Alex!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img]
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07-30-2006, 01:37 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Berkeley, CA
Posts: 2,858
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Re: I\'m finally free..well, sorta!
Congrats Kelly!! I'm really glad you could work it out. I think it's great that you can spend more time at home with Alex.
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07-30-2006, 03:25 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 190,285
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Re: I\'m finally free..well, sorta!
Congratulations on going part time Kelly! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img]
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07-30-2006, 07:10 AM
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The Original BagMan
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Shalimar, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 22,002
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Re: I\'m finally free..well, sorta!
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/poze.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/luck.gif[/img] [b]and Congratulations!!!
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07-30-2006, 07:30 AM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854
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Re: I\'m finally free..well, sorta!
How great you were able to do that Kelly [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grouphug.gif[/img]
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07-30-2006, 08:29 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Philadelphia
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 39,682
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Re: I\'m finally free..well, sorta!
I'm glad for you Kelly! I'm sure it will be worth in, if just for the mental health.
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07-30-2006, 08:57 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Cary, NC
Posts: 754
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Re: I\'m finally free..well, sorta!
Good for you!! Your son will enjoy his time with you!!
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07-30-2006, 09:22 AM
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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: I\'m finally free..well, sorta!
Glad to hear you could work it all out Kelly!!!
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07-30-2006, 10:33 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 2,206
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Re: I\'m finally free..well, sorta!
It is great when kids are able to stay with family rather than strangers! DW and I work opposite schedules so they kids don't have to go to daycare.
I also know how you feel about dealing with customers! I manage a computer helpdesk, so I hear complaints all day.
Michael
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