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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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04-10-2000, 02:53 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Drexel Hill, PA USA
Posts: 739
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Re: Fantasmic Lunch or Dinner
I am really curious about this deal. I took a look at the menus for both Mama Melrose's and Brown Derby, and not too much surprise, my girls will definitely not eat anything from the adult menu. Would I still be able to get this package if they ordered from the kids menu? They are 13, 16, and 18. I might be able to convince one or two of them to be adventurous, but definitely NOT the 16yo. The words "try something new" do not enter her vocabulary at all!!  |
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04-10-2000, 03:23 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Racine, Wisconsin
Posts: 2,003
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Re: Fantasmic Lunch or Dinner
Maggiemay: That's a tough one to answer. They are pretty particular about 1 entree each person, but they may do like hamburgers, fries that sort of thing. My husband and I really like Hollywood Brown Derby, but I would try for 50's Primetime or Sci Fi 7 days ahead, you might luck out.
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Jean
jstultz@swbell.net
Upcoming Trips:
9/22/00 - Dolphin & Yacht Club
12/1/00 - Poly
1/2001 - BoardWalk Inn/Portofino Bay
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04-10-2000, 03:30 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Drexel Hill, PA USA
Posts: 739
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Re: Fantasmic Lunch or Dinner
Thanks Jean!
I was psyched to see that the other two restaurants sometimes host this package. The girls love the Sci-Fi theatre. I guess that's another thing that I will just have to wait and see!
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04-10-2000, 10:44 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: The Colony, Texas
Posts: 2,019
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Re: Fantasmic Lunch or Dinner
I could be wrong, but I'm almost sure I read that all of the adults in the party had to get an entree- but everyone (kids, too) got a voucher. I am planning to try and do this- I am hoping for SciFi- but it is just my 7 yr. old and me...I don't want to buy him an adult meal.
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Michelle, who loves Eeyore because he needs love so badly
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04-11-2000, 12:06 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Racine, Wisconsin
Posts: 2,003
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Fantasmic Lunch or Dinner
Just wanted to remind any that do not know. You can do Fantasmic package with either lunch or dinner. Mama Melrose and Hollywood Brown Derby. Sometimes they throw in 50's Primetime and Sci fi diner. Reservations are 7 days in advance in person at Diney MGM or guest services at the resorts, no phone calls.
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Jean
jstultz@swbell.net
Upcoming Trips:
9/22/00 - Dolphin & Yacht Club
12/1/00 - Poly
1/2001 - BoardWalk Inn/Portofino Bay
9/2001 - Animal Kingdom Lodge |
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