Forums Closed
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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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07-15-2002, 09:52 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: B\'ville, OK
Posts: 851
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Anyone else UNWRAPPED???
My kids just love the show Unwrapped on the Food Network. DH and I also think it is pretty interesting. They like to see how foods are made and why we call them what we do and the food history.
It is something we all can enjoy and is alot better than Cartoon Network!(Scooby Doo excluded)
Anyones else watch this show??
SleepingB
[ 07-15-2002, 09:53 PM: Message edited by: SleepingB ]
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07-15-2002, 09:55 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Omaha, NE, USA
Posts: 2,025
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Re: Anyone else UNWRAPPED???
No, I've never seen the show, but when you asked about being unwrapped I thought . . . oh never mind. [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]
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07-15-2002, 09:56 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Long Island, NY
Posts: 1,959
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Re: Anyone else UNWRAPPED???
I LOVE that show. I always seem to catch the later cast at night when I cannot sleep or I get home from a night shift. It is so interesting.
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07-15-2002, 10:04 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 7,150
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Re: Anyone else UNWRAPPED???
Ive seen that show and think it's pretty cool! I like how they show you how they make the different treats and stuff! Have to see when it's on again!
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07-15-2002, 10:28 PM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Sasquatch Territory, Pacific Northwest
Concierge Level: 8
Posts: 17,166
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Re: Anyone else UNWRAPPED???
It is one of our favorites too, along with Emril, Iron Chef, and Naked Chef!
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07-15-2002, 11:39 PM
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Mrs. Jack Sparrow
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Aboard the Black Pearl
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 21,228
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Re: Anyone else UNWRAPPED???
I saw the one on Soda pop It was sooo cool!
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07-16-2002, 01:12 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Panama City, FL
Posts: 2,225
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Re: Anyone else UNWRAPPED???
I've never seen it, but I don't watch much of the Food Network. I'll have to keep my eye out, though. It sounds interesting.
Alicia
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07-16-2002, 07:10 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Michigan
Posts: 411
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Re: Anyone else UNWRAPPED???
I luv the show!! Usually catch it late at night thou while lying in bed trying to fall alseep. Then it comes on and its so neat that I have to stay up and watch it. Its also one of the few Food Network shows that DH likes.
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07-16-2002, 07:19 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Florida Big Bend
Posts: 17,133
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Re: Anyone else UNWRAPPED???
Oh DH LOVES this show!! It's right up there with Iron Chef!! Another show we like to catch is the one with Mark Silverstein and (?) some toothy-smiled woman.
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07-16-2002, 08:03 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: North Central Ohio
Posts: 21,629
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Re: Anyone else UNWRAPPED???
I love to watch the Unwrapped shows!!! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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07-16-2002, 09:48 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: South Holland, Il, USA
Posts: 457
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Re: Anyone else UNWRAPPED???
One of my favorites! Last night they did frozen treats!! Lots of yummy ice cream and stuff.
Disnygirl
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07-16-2002, 09:58 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Corinth, TX
Posts: 506
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Re: Anyone else UNWRAPPED???
I love that show. Ds(3) loves Iron Chef?
I have almost convinced dh that the TV in the bedroom is only capable of getting HGTV, BBC America & FoodTV
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07-16-2002, 10:01 AM
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Wannabe Snowbird
Join Date: May 2002
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 34,137
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Re: Anyone else UNWRAPPED???
Oooh, never seen it but I think I'll have to try and find it. It sounds very interesting.
And PattyC I think we were thinking the same thing when I looked at the title of this thread!
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07-16-2002, 10:33 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Orlando, FL
Posts: 1,281
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Re: Anyone else UNWRAPPED???
I really like the show, but have only seen it a few times.
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07-16-2002, 10:48 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: IN, USA
Posts: 762
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Re: Anyone else UNWRAPPED???
We really like that show too. It always makes me hungry! [img]graemlins/yuma.gif[/img]
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