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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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08-13-2006, 04:27 PM
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Wishing I was at WDW!
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Southwestern Florida, USA
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 39,153
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NATE IS HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh - and school starts this week.........
Yeah!!!!! My Nate arrived home yesterday evening - dead dog tired, but he is home! Boy is it nice to see his face and have him in his own bed - even if it is only for 5 days! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
Now - on the other hand.....my excitement wains because I have to go to school on Wednesday..... [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/cry.gif[/img]
Where in the world did the summer go? I am really not ready to go back. In fact, I will admit to you all right now..........I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK! Well, with that said, I must take these next two days and enjoy them to the hilt! And as Wednesday comes around, tell myself that it is only a job.....only 180 days of a job....I can do this!
Wish me luck - I am going to need it! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
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08-13-2006, 04:33 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: NATE IS HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh - and school starts this week.........
Oh I can soooo understand. I have to go back to work tomorrow after 2 weeks at the world and I am soooo NOT ready [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
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08-13-2006, 05:39 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: NATE IS HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh - and school starts this week.........
Lots of [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img]!!!
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08-13-2006, 05:42 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: NATE IS HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh - and school starts this week.........
At least you have your trip to look forward to!! I hope the next 180 days flies for you!!! [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] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img]
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08-13-2006, 07:06 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Longfellow's "Jewel by the Sea"
Posts: 14,165
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Re: NATE IS HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh - and school starts this week.........
Glad you got to see your boy for a few days. Sorry school's starting back up!
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08-13-2006, 07:44 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: LI N.Y
Posts: 1,060
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Re: NATE IS HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh - and school starts this week.........
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08-13-2006, 07:51 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Arlington, TN
Posts: 2,509
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Re: NATE IS HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh - and school starts this week.........
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img]
Your WDW trip will be here before you know it though! Hang in there!
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08-14-2006, 01:49 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
 PassPorter Guide Author
Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 190,285
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Re: NATE IS HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh - and school starts this week.........
It is only a job - and there's not long to go until your Disney trip! :waytoog:
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08-14-2006, 08:27 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Maine
Posts: 634
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Re: NATE IS HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh - and school starts this week.........
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And as Wednesday comes around, tell myself that it is only a job.....only 180 days of a job....I can do this!
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Think of it this way...we teachers work 180 days and get 185 off! What other job gives you that? Plus you've got a trip to look forward to...just take it one day at a time...You can do it!
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08-14-2006, 09:14 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: NC
Posts: 3,536
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Re: NATE IS HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh - and school starts this week.........
It does feel like the summer flew. I however am ready to go back to work. It could be that I will be at new school this year so I am looking forward to the change. I am sure the year will fly by.
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08-14-2006, 10:35 AM
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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: NATE IS HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh - and school starts this week.........
You are going to be great, Ann!! Just think about that Disney vacation that is right around the corner!
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08-14-2006, 10:37 AM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: New York, NY
Posts: 35,829
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Re: NATE IS HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh - and school starts this week.........
Hang in there [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img]
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08-14-2006, 10:46 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Tulsa, OK
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 21,627
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Re: NATE IS HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh - and school starts this week.........
I totally understand! This is my last day---tomorrow we offically return. 185 days---I can make it, I can make it, I can make it.
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