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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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10-28-2001, 01:44 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Durham,NC
Posts: 2,615
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Re: Boooooooo! Have a spooky trip! :D
Here's wishing everyone has a wonderful time! We'll be waiting patiently for those trip reports when ya'll return! Only 32 days before I head to the world [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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10-28-2001, 02:45 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: Boooooooo! Have a spooky trip! :D
Thanks for the send off Cruella, and the warm wishes from everyone else. I promise to say Hi to Mickey, if he hasn't been laid off. LOL
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10-28-2001, 03:00 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Cape May Court House NJ USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 11,259
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Re: Boooooooo! Have a spooky trip! :D
As always, I am wishing everyone a safe and wonderful Disney vacation. Unlike Cruella, I have 37 days of waiting.... IT's DRIVING ME NUTS! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
Looking forward to all your reports. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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10-28-2001, 04:40 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: The land of the free and the Home of the Brave!
Posts: 2,694
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Re: Boooooooo! Have a spooky trip! :D
HAVE A BALL GANG!
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10-28-2001, 05:06 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Trois-Rivieres,Quebec,Canada
Posts: 2,687
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Re: Boooooooo! Have a spooky trip! :D
Have a Magical Trip everyone at the House of Mouse! and don't forget to eat Mickey's Bar for all of us [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] and Enjoy your trip [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
Bon Voyage!
Safe trip !
Chantal [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
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10-28-2001, 05:38 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 1,574
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Re: Boooooooo! Have a spooky trip! :D
Cruella (and all others) - I still have my fingers crossed that we are going to get on the plane Friday from Boston to WDW. DH's back is better but not great [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img] Still awaiting the results of an MRI before making the final decision. As of right now we are planning on going (although the packing doesn't support that - other than all of the summer clothes I packed about a month ago). If we go, I'll be sure to report back on how all of the changes impacted us.
Pam
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10-28-2001, 05:49 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Posts: 5,094
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Re: Boooooooo! Have a spooky trip! :D
WOO HOO HOO - have a Tiggerific trip all! Please give my bouncy orange and black friend a hug for me when you see him! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
Looking forward to your trip reports! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
Peace ºoº
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10-28-2001, 07:19 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: May 2001
Location: CT.
Posts: 1,381
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Re: Boooooooo! Have a spooky trip! :D
Hope you all have a wonderful & safe trip. Give Mickey a hug for me.
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10-28-2001, 10:02 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Parsippany,NJ
Posts: 3,235
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Re: Boooooooo! Have a spooky trip! :D
Wow, I finally made Cruella's list! I feel like a celebrity!
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10-28-2001, 10:39 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Allen, TX USA
Posts: 311
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Re: Boooooooo! Have a spooky trip! :D
Hope everyone has a wonderful trip despite all the cutbacks!
Keep that Disney spirit alive in your heart!
Have fun! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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10-28-2001, 10:44 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Greensburg, PA, USA
Posts: 314
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Re: Boooooooo! Have a spooky trip! :D
Bye everyone! Have a safe and wonderfully magical trip! [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] Say Hi to Mickey for us.
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10-28-2001, 10:49 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Foothills of the Adirondacks
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 4,733
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Re: Boooooooo! Have a spooky trip! :D
Have a safe trip and a magical time at "The World"!
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10-29-2001, 12:13 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Pleasant Valley, NY, USA
Posts: 2,398
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Boooooooo! Have a spooky trip! :D
I am SO excited! While I was getting together the list for this week's goodbyes, it suddenly hit me that in just 4 weeks I'll be saying goodbye to myself! Yup, just 33 Days 8 Hrs 43 Mins 13 Secs left to go!
Well, enough about me - it's time to say goodbye to those lucky PassPorters who will be spending Halloween in WDW! Have a Spooky & Magical trip magicaldreams223, Annie, Susie, gymnuts, All Ears, Janet44, Dadtojbj, Nala, PS - I LUV WDW and EmilysMom! Hope you have bootiful weather and a safe and happy vacation!
OK, say hi to MIckey for me, have a Mickey bar or a Kungaloosh for me and make a wish that our troops stay safe for another week!
And be sure to let us all know what a wonderful time you had when you return! BOO!
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10-29-2001, 12:20 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: New York City
Posts: 2,471
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Re: Boooooooo! Have a spooky trip! :D
Have a great time and make sure to give us report on what is opened and closed, hours and especially the great time you had.
I was just calling to check out ressies and they were playing CoP song. CM told me it is opened.
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10-29-2001, 12:36 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, PA , USA
Posts: 5,943
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Re: Boooooooo! Have a spooky trip! :D
Have a wonderful, magical time everyone.
Already looking forward to your trip reports! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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