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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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09-03-2003, 03:49 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Update on Tara
Hey guys - she is sore as heck and can't sit up for a long period of time without neck pain, but she plans on going to work tonight! [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] She is SO appreciative of all the thoughts and well wishes from everyone here and is very touched by everyone's kindness! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] We are a pretty cool group! [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img]
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09-03-2003, 03:53 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 2,873
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Re: Update on Tara
I hope she'll be able to take it easy tonight, but that's hard to imagine for a nurse. Thanks for the update Steve.
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09-03-2003, 04:13 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Richardson, TX
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 3,357
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Re: Update on Tara
I hope she has been to see the doctor. She needs to be careful going to work so soon.
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09-03-2003, 04:57 PM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Tioga County, PA
Posts: 6,102
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Re: Update on Tara
Glad Tara is feeling better. Hope she takes care of that neck. If she hasn't see a dr she'd better.
Tell her to hurry back. This place just isn't the same without her.
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09-03-2003, 05:16 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Re: Update on Tara
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Originally posted by reinstructor:
She needs to be careful going to work so soon.
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">I know! She is more concerned about others and the gentleman she hit rather than herself (he's fine btw - was in a Suburban!). |
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09-03-2003, 05:20 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Orlando, Fl
Posts: 5,517
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Re: Update on Tara
Poor Tara! I hope she starts feeling better soon. I can't believe she's going back to work tonight!!! I wish I had that much dedication to my job!
Kelly
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09-03-2003, 05:47 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Schenectady, NY
Posts: 787
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Re: Update on Tara
Tara-
Get well soon. I know we all miss you. Sending you some Pixie dust all the way from Tennessee.
~~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_
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09-03-2003, 06:18 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Katy, Texas
Posts: 2,416
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Re: Update on Tara
Going back to work tonight, Tara?!?!?!? [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] Well I guess if you are stubborn and insist on going back to work, there's no better place than a hospital! [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img]
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09-03-2003, 06:36 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 27,691
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Re: Update on Tara
Geez, Tara. Take it easy, already!! Going to work with a sore neck and a broken thumb? You are definitely a trouper! I hope tonight is an easy night for you.
I miss you. I hope you feel better and can return to post with us soon [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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09-03-2003, 09:55 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: jacksonville, fl usa
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 5,790
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Re: Update on Tara
Good to hear Tara is on the mend, but my goodness! Someone needs to keep an eye on her. She should be taking it easy. Just like Tara to be thinking of others. More ~*~*~*~pixie dust~*~*~*~ heading her way.
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09-03-2003, 09:55 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: jacksonville, fl usa
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 5,790
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Re: Update on Tara
Good to hear Tara is on the mend, but my goodness! Someone needs to keep an eye on her. She should be taking it easy. Just like Tara to be thinking of others. More ~*~*~*~pixie dust~*~*~*~ heading her way.
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09-03-2003, 10:50 PM
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Recovering VMK Addict!
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Thornton, CO
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 13,087
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Re: Update on Tara
Tara, please take it easy for a day or two.
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09-03-2003, 11:03 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Florida
Posts: 1,343
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Re: Update on Tara
Tara get some rest soon! As nurses we often worry more about others than ourselves, hazard of the job I suppose. Take of yourself, first!! Tara, those babies will make it into this world with or without you!!! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]
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09-04-2003, 02:14 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Newtown Square, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 23,859
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Re: Update on Tara
I did, indeed go to the doctor today. He says that I am going to be sore for about ten days-especially where my seatbelt was. He gave me some pain medicine and a muscle relaxant. He said work would be okay if I just take it slow and I am honestly trying to do just that. This is my home away from home and noone is going to make me do anything that I can't-honest! Thanks for keeping me in your thoughts!
Signed,
An accident prone girl [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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09-04-2003, 06:58 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Re: Update on Tara
Good to see ya posting again so quickly after the accident and you know my prayers are with you to feel better! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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