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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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12-17-2006, 03:23 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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Counting again...
How many passporters have you met in person? I remember about a year ago - someone asked that question - and I made a list.... after Mousfest - I've updated my list (I think I got it all the way updated) and here is my new update. If there are DH or other family members on the boards - I didn't count them. Total so far - 61 Passporters
1. Phoebe_Cates (running buddy Cheryl)
2. graygables (Dawn)
3. Tara O’Hara (Tara)
4. Loobyoxlip (Tina)
5. rescuesk (Sue) and DH - Steve
6. Belle (sarah)
7. Stitch (Sean) and DS Ryan
8. statelady01 (Maureen) & Kevan
9. OffKilterMom (Lynn)
10. poohsgirl (Angie)
11. whoSEZ (Sandy)
12. stretch2864 (Vicky) & her mom
13. wdwlovers (Denise) & her DH
14. LizardCop (Bill) and Shadow Bonus (Jan)
15. chezp (Cheryl) and Mark
16. wheatenwalker (Sheila)
17. MontiMouse (Monica), her dh and dd
18. Jillybean (Jill) and Mary Devall
19. RobinKay6573 (Robin) & her sister Sandy
20. kathy320 (Kathy) and her dh
21. crystalloubear (Crystal) & her DH Doug
22. ColexisMom (Marnie), DH, DD and DS
23. Dopeygirl (Sarah) and Emilie & DH Mike
24. Buckey’s mom (Shay), dd and DH
25. Eeyore Tattoo/Whippetsrus (Deb) and DH
26. MeStitch (Melissa)
27. BritInvader (Andy)
28. Eliza and DD
29. Tinksmom (Tenya) & DH & DD
30. Zacksmom (Karen)
31. Jammers (Jamie) & DD
32. CalderCup (Eileen) & DS Calder
33. Dawn Denise (Dawn) & DH Chuck and her DM
34. GoofyMom (Donna)
35. Disneynut (Ann)
36. CRCrazy (marie)
37. Marv (Michelle)
38. Maggieworkman (Maggie)
39. JoeRobel (Joe)
40. BostonTeaParty (Nancy)
41. GrammyGrumpy (Barb)
42. WillCad (Will)
43. IamGrumpy (Amy)
44. Evie5253 (Evie) and DH, Steve
45. ripkensnana (Carol) & DH
46. nicole0128 (Nicole) and family
47. GrumpyGal (Joy)
48. Dave, Jennifer and Alexander Marx
49. Lou Mongello
50. Simbarel – Rachel and Wally
51. Nala and family (Val, DD and DH)
52. WDWFan – Lesley
53. BritDisfan – Karen and DH Allan
54. Tiggertail
55. Tacey
56. Joanne929
57. JoanW and DDs
58. Beth and Ron from Tallahassee
59. FanofMickey (Janine)
60. Duckaddict (Don)
61. Roger Rabbit (Michael)
How bout you? How many passporters have you met in person?
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After reading a few others posts - I had to update my list!!!
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12-17-2006, 03:59 PM
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Wannabe Snowbird
Join Date: May 2002
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 34,137
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Re: Counting again...
Honestly, I can't tell you anymore. I have met so many PassPorters, especially at MouseFest last year, that some are a blur. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] I've had PassPorter encounters that consisted of merely "Hi I'm GoofyMom, it's really nice to meet you" to sharing meals/drinks with PP'ers, to sharing entire vacations with them. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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12-17-2006, 07:05 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: Counting again...
I found my list. I think it's up to date [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img] I think it's about 41, as some of the SOs are members too [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
Passporters Met:
goofy4goofy Kelly (and DS Alex)
chezp Cheryl (and DH Mark)
Tara O'Hara Tara (and Dsis and Dfather)
loobyoxlip Tina (and DS Kylor and DS Jalen)
FanofMickey Janine
grumpygal Joy
wdwlovers Denise (and DM Sandy)
statelady01 Maureen (and DH Kevan)
DrDolphin Terri
mestitch Melissa (and DH Andy)
eliza Eliza (and DD)
tinksmom Tenya (DH, and DD Carly)
LizardCop Bill (and DW Jan)
Joy J Joy (and DH Kim)
BritDisFan Karen (and DF Allan)
mom2my4dwarfs Rhonda (DH, DD Karen, DD, DS Ryne, DS Tyler)
Zack's Mom Karen
MegglesMom Kelley (DH Shawn, DD Megan, DD Nicole)
JennyPooh Jenn, Pam, and Pam (Dental Divas)
wishIwasinDisney Jen (and DH Greg)
WEDway Guy Jeff (DW Ann, DD Emma, DD Maya)
Boston Tea Part Nancy
iamgrumpy Amy
CRCrazy Marie (and DD Sarah)
disneymom9092 Dianne
beths3 Beth
belle* Sara (and DH Shawn (Stitch), DS Ryan)
BobMouse Bob
whoSEZ Sandy
KathyL Kathy
karmic Cathy (and DD)
rescuesk Sue
debsta922 Deb (and DS Nicholas)
magic_mickey Linda (and DS Sam and DD)
risa Risa
joe.ohurley Joe O'Hurley
marissasmom Tracy and DD Marissa
If I forgot anyone I'm [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/sorry.gif[/img]
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12-17-2006, 07:50 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: Counting again...
2.
Marcie -Lilmarciemouse-
Wendy (and her DH) -Wendyismyname-
If we count family, I can double that! - my mom and my older DD are both Passporters, although neither posts very often.
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12-17-2006, 11:19 PM
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Tinkerbell's Aunt
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: McHenry IL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 13,254
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Re: Counting again...
I'm at 6 so far...........
simbarel (Rachel) and Wally
DawnDenice (Dawn) and Chuck
DrDolphin (Terri)
Beth and Ron (not sure of her PP nanme, but met her before the Jellyroll's meet in October)
luvduck (Robin) and her whole family
PrincessSharon (Sharon)
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12-17-2006, 11:23 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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Re: Counting again...
Two for me!
Wendyismyname and Koalamom.
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12-18-2006, 01:08 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: Counting again...
[ QUOTE ]
I'm at 6 so far...........
simbarel (Rachel) and Wally
DawnDenice (Dawn) and Chuck
DrDolphin (Terri)
Beth and Ron (not sure of her PP nanme, but met her before the Jellyroll's meet in October)
luvduck (Robin) and her whole family
PrincessSharon (Sharon)
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[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/foreheadslap.gif[/img] ok - I need to add Beth and DH Ron -- totally skipped my mind!!! Thanks lesley (no offense meant Beth!)
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12-18-2006, 01:58 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: Counting again...
1) Maureen (statelady01) and DH Kevan
2) Joy (Grumpygal)
3) Marnie (Colexi’s Mom) and her family
4) Elaine (Bert & Sully) and her DH
5) Bill (LizardCop) and Jan
6) Tara (Tara O’Hara) and her family
7) Donna (GoofyMom) and her family
8) Angie (poohsgirl)
9) Sue (rescuesk) and her DH Steve
10) Sarah (DopeyGirl) and her family
11) Terri (DrDolphin)
12) Robin (RobinKay6573) and her sister Sandy
13) Sheila (wheatenwalker)
14) Cheryl (Phoebe_Cates)
15) Loobyoxlip (loobyoxlip) and the boys
16) Sara (Belle*)
17) Shaun (stitch) and Ryan
18) Lynn (OffKilterMom) and her DH
19) Sandy (whoSEZ) and her cousin
20) Denise (wdwlovers) and her mom
21) Melissa (mestitch) and Andy
22) Eliza (eliza) and her DD
23) Tenya (tinksmom) and her family
24) Karen (zacksmom) and Zack
25) Eileen (CalderCup) and Calder
26) Karen (BritDisFan) and Allan
27) Annabel (Annabel) and Andy
28) Isabel (DisneynutinLondon) and her family
29) Lori (loridalel)
30) Dawn (DawnDenise) and her mom
31) Ann (disneyknut) and her family
32) Marie (CRCrazy) and Sarah
33) Michelle (Marv)
34) Maggie (maggieworkman)
35) Joe (joe.hurley)
36) Jenny (JennyPooh)
37) Jenn (WishIWasInDisney)
38) Dina (HappyMommy) and her DH
39) Margo (*pixie*dust) and her DH
40) Nancy (BostonTeaParty)
41) Will (WillCAD)
42) Barb (GrammyGrumpy) and her DH
43) Jennifer and Dave
44) Joan (JoanW) and her family
45) Douglas (DouglasE)
46) Betty (TinkMulanMickeysMom) and her DH
47) Sarah (DreaminDizney1002) and her DH
48) Aimee (mousestruck) and DH
49) Jane (TZMOM) and her son Taylor
50) Evie (Evie5253) and her DH
51) Linda (lindawdw)
52) Linda (MickeyMAC)
53) Bonnie (DisneyDoll) and her stepson
54) Kelly (goofy4goofy)
55) Joy (JoyJ) and her family
56) Janine (FanofMickey)
57) Laura (LauraBelle V Hime) and her family
58) Chad (GrumpysStepKid)
59) Nikki (Poor_Eeyore)
60) Carol (ripkensana) and her DH
61) Cathy (CAT4WDW) and her DH
62) Howard (RocklandRVers) and his family
63) Lois (barries5199) and her family
64) Don (duckaddict)
65) Vicky (stretch2864), her mom and daughter
66) Karen (mattkatsmum)
67) Wendy (wendyismyname)
68) Lisa (poohbear u.k.)
I think this list is right - and if anyone's missing from it, then my apologies. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/sorry.gif[/img]
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12-18-2006, 02:00 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Orlando, Fl
Posts: 5,517
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Re: Counting again...
I've met 10, I believe. I've met A LOT of lurkers though. People who don't logon but read them everyday..then when they come to CBR, they introduce themselves. It's very cool.
Kelly
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12-18-2006, 08:04 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 27,691
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Re: Counting again...
NancyW
FanOfMickey (Janine) & her mom
CRCrazy (Marie) and her 3 girls
Elliott's Dragon (I miss Joe )
graygables (Dawn) & 3 dd's
Tara O'Hara and dh
rescuesk (Sue)
statelady01 (Maureen)
OffKilter_DisneyMom (Lynn)
DrDolphin (Terri)
poohsgirl (Angie)
whoSEZ (Sandy)
WEDway Guy (Jeff), his wife & 2 girls
stretch2864 (Vicky) & her dd
marv (Michelle) & 1 of her sons
wdwlovers (Denise) & her mom & cousin
LizardCop (Bill)
ShadowBonus (Jan)
chezp and Mark
wheatenwalker (Sheila)
boBmouse
grumpygal
MontiMouse, her dh and dd
Jillybean and Mary Devall
RobinKay6573 & her sister Sandy
kathy320 and her dh
chevy64 & her dd
maggieworkman
crystalloubear & her dh
MegglesMom and her dh and Megan
ColexisMom & Colin and Alexis
WishIWasinDisney (Jenn), her dh and her son
MsODancr (Barbara) and her 3 kids
PS-ILUVWDW
Disneymom9092
Debsta922 & cutie little Nicholas
Belle* and adorable little Ryan
Stitch " " " " " " "
Magic_Mickey & ds and dd
KathyL
karmic & dd
iamgrumpy & grandma & her lovely mom
Beths3
GoofyMom and dh
disneylandfan28 and son
WDWJAMBA (Claudine), her dh WeatherTed (Ted), and 2 boys
angiek1024 (Angie), her dh and son
TinkerBelz (Yvonne) and dd, Kassie and her dh
DVC_Increda_Man (Sam)
vsonnier (Val) and dh
Kristen (fistfamily)
TroianRae (Jana), her dh and kids
tinksmom (Tenya), her dh and dd
Princess Sharon (Sharon)
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12-18-2006, 08:10 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: WI
Posts: 17,126
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Re: Counting again...
You forgot me Terri. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
I'd have to work on my list, I know it's not as long as 50 PP's, but it's a fair amount.
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12-18-2006, 08:46 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: the Burbs outside of Philadelphia
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 12,093
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Re: Counting again...
None yet but I hope to meet Amy on 12/26 when dd & I go to CT for a hockey tournament.
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12-18-2006, 09:29 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Posts: 3,553
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Re: Counting again...
If you are going to count someone I introduced to the boards, that would be 1. JustinSkinner. He's a good friend of our family and went on our last vacation w/ us.
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12-18-2006, 09:38 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: Counting again...
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You forgot me Terri. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
I'd have to work on my list, I know it's not as long as 50 PP's, but it's a fair amount.
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Denise you were #13 -- didn't forget ya babe!!!
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