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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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.
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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!
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One of my good friends and I went to the Minnesota Twins baseball game yesterday at the Metrodome in Minneapolis. The games was great with pitcher Johann Santana reaching a record high 17 strikeouts for one game. The Twins went on to win the game 1-0 over the Texas Rangers.
During the top of the ninth, left-fielder Rondell White came out and another player took his place. Since we were sitting in the "nose-bleed" section, I could only make out that player's number, but not his name. So I told my friend to dig out her program so that we could see who it was. Turns out it was #12- Jason Tyner who is one of the newer players on the team.
After the game, we had plans to meet another friend at a restaurant in Minneapolis to celebrate that friend's birthday. Dinner wasn't until 6pm, but because the game got done fairly early, my friend and I decided to head to the restaurant early and have a drink in the bar. As we were walking into the restaurant, my friend hits me on the arm to get my attention and points at some guy walking in just ahead of us. I look at her with a question on my face. Then she whispers rather loudly to me "That's Jason Tyner!" From the back I couldn't tell. When we all got inside, he was turned and facing the door, so we could tell for sure that it was him. My friend and I went and sat in the bar, and the Twins' player and his family were seated for dinner. After we got to the bar, my friend told me that she really wanted his autograph. I told her if she really wanted it, she should wait until he was leaving and then ask him so as not to disturb his dinner. I told her that I was sure he wouldn't mind, especially since he is one of the younger players. She was kind of nervous about it, but thought she might do that. In the meantime our other friend and her sister showed up, so we were all sitting by the bar for a before-dinner drink. While we were sitting there, Jason Tyner walked by, and I told my friend now was her chance. She decided to wait a minute until he walked by again. A couple of minutes later, there he was. I poked her and told her to go ask him. She was all flustered so our other friend called out to him, saying "Excuse me?" He turned around and my friend wasn't getting up. So I grabbed the program and pen out of her hand, and walked over to him. I asked him if he would mind signing an autograph for us. He smiled and said "Sure." While he was signing it, I told him that we had been at the game, and we had enjoyed seeing him play at the game. Then I thanked him and he was on his way. My friend was still sitting there with her mouth open. I was glad that my friend's sister got a picture of Jason Tyner signing the program for me. That definitely made for a fun end to a fun day!
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Cool! And I bet you made his day too. Especially if he is a new, young player. He must feel great that he was recognized!
I am sure that is what he was thinking. In his mind he was saying "YES, I made it!"
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NICE! but....
Aw! I thought you were gonna' post the picture!
Post the picture! Post the picture!
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The Twins went on to win the game 1-0 over the Texas Rangers. 
Then she whispers rather loudly to me "That's Jason Tyner!" From the back I couldn't tell. When we all got inside, he was turned and facing the door, so we could tell for sure that it was him. My friend and I went and sat in the bar, and the Twins' player and his family were seated for dinner. After we got to the bar, my friend told me that she really wanted his autograph. I told her if she really wanted it, she should wait until he was leaving and then ask him so as not to disturb his dinner. I told her that I was sure he wouldn't mind, especially since he is one of the younger players. She was kind of nervous about it, but thought she might do that. In the meantime our other friend and her sister showed up, so we were all sitting by the bar for a before-dinner drink. While we were sitting there, Jason Tyner walked by, and I told my friend now was her chance. She decided to wait a minute until he walked by again. A couple of minutes later, there he was. I poked her and told her to go ask him. She was all flustered so our other friend called out to him, saying "Excuse me?" He turned around and my friend wasn't getting up. So I grabbed the program and pen out of her hand, and walked over to him. I asked him if he would mind signing an autograph for us. He smiled and said "Sure." While he was signing it, I told him that we had been at the game, and we had enjoyed seeing him play at the game. Then I thanked him and he was on his way. My friend was still sitting there with her mouth open. I was glad that my friend's sister got a picture of Jason Tyner signing the program for me. 
That definitely made for a fun end to a fun day!
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