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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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05-21-2001, 07:06 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: From the Shores of Cape Cod, Mass.
Posts: 399
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GAS PRICES
Hi Everyone, Just wondering how bad the gas situation is in your neck of the woods? I just paid $1.71 for Unleaded Regular yesterday and the fellow at the station said they will be up much higher by this Memorial Day Weekend. [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]
One of the morning news/talk shows they gave a link, www.gaspricewatch.com and you type in your zip code and it reveals all the current (or within the last couple of days)prices. Check it out.....
Flying to WDW is almost cheaper than driving!! [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img]
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05-21-2001, 07:11 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: NJ
Posts: 2,825
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Re: GAS PRICES
Although gas is cheaper here (currently the cheapie gas is $1.63), less than a month ago I could get it for $1.51. It's not just the price it's the way that it's risen so quickly.
[img]images/icons/mad.gif[/img]
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05-21-2001, 07:11 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Poinciana, Florida
Posts: 9,422
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Re: GAS PRICES
We have been holding @ $1.66 for about a week now. That's for the 87 octain stuff. Yesterday (Sunday) we drove through southern Vermont and it was $1.57 over there. Lower state taxes they told me.
[ 05-21-2001: Message edited by: Disney Traveler/AKA Disnydad ]
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05-21-2001, 08:57 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Clio, MI, USA
Posts: 1,711
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Re: GAS PRICES
Here in Michigan last week we were paying $1.92. It's finally back down to $1.79 today.
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05-21-2001, 09:56 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: GAS PRICES
Neat site! I just fill the tank on our truck and it was just a hair short of $1.70 and is climbing... yesterday it was a bit cheaper. [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]
Maybe these gas prices will keep some of the tourists away from our area this year. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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05-22-2001, 12:02 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Murphy, OR, USA
Posts: 511
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Re: GAS PRICES
Guess our gas is still lower. At Price Costco, or other cheaper stations, we can get gas for under $1.50. It's between $1.47 - $1.49. I remember last year when we were the highest in the country.
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05-22-2001, 12:14 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Oak Park, IL, USA
Posts: 343
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Re: GAS PRICES
Can we say $2.08? Up in Chicago, that's what it is, and that's the cheap stuff!
Actually, it's lowered in recent weeks to $2.04. Thank god! [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img]
I am really ready to switch to alternative fuels. Bring on the hybrids!!!
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05-22-2001, 01:08 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Rio Rancho, NM
Posts: 760
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Re: GAS PRICES
We have been sitting at about $1.59 for the last week or two. It hurts so much to fill my car. When I bought this car almost 3 years ago, the price was $.89 per gallon. I could fill it for about $10. Now I cut it off at $15 and it could still take more. OUCH!!
Jennifer
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05-22-2001, 08:45 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Bozrah, CT USA
Posts: 1,169
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Re: GAS PRICES
Gas around here has been floating at about 1.89 And rising this week. it was about 1.50 2 months ago. How high can we go??
$3.00 anyone??? [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]
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05-22-2001, 09:33 AM
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Community Rank: Tourist
Join Date: May 2001
Location: PA, USA
Posts: 23
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Re: GAS PRICES
It's time to buy an electric car!
I too, fondly remember the under a dollar days (and it wasn't that many years ago).
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05-22-2001, 10:27 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: MinneSOta
Posts: 7,036
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Re: GAS PRICES
$1.85 here. Though the farther away you get from Foxwoods casino the lower the price but only about $.10 cheaper. Glad I don't own an SUV.
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