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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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09-12-2002, 06:24 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
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King Kong Officially Closes at USF
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09-13-2002, 05:05 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Montpelier,Vermont
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Re: King Kong Officially Closes at USF
Oh No [img]graemlins/pout.gif[/img]
My DH and I have been on it but for our trip we are planning in Jan we were going to tale DH's brother & wife who have never been there, will they be adding something new?
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09-16-2002, 09:25 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2001
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Re: King Kong Officially Closes at USF
USF is adding two new attractions: Shrek 3-D and Jimmy Neutron, but I don't believe a replacement for Kong has been announced yet.
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09-16-2002, 09:20 PM
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Yeti Chaser
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Way down south
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Re: King Kong Officially Closes at USF
Rumor is that some type of Mummy attraction will go there, maybe an indoor coaster. But, that only rumor!
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09-16-2002, 11:02 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Louisiana
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Re: King Kong Officially Closes at USF
Are these new planned rides for the near or far future? I mean are they changing them right now or in the distant future? It would be cool if they were in place when we went next year.
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09-17-2002, 06:45 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2001
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Re: King Kong Officially Closes at USF
I believe that Shrek is taking over the Alfred Hitchcock attraction and Jimmy Neutron the Hanna Barbera ride simulator - I'm not sure an opening date has been annouced or if constuction has started yet.
Screamscape is a great site for internet rumors about Universal, WDW and other amusement parks - check it out sometime!
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09-17-2002, 06:48 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
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Re: King Kong Officially Closes at USF
Pulled this from Screamscape:
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2003 - Shrek 3D / Jimmy Neutron Adventures - Confirmed - (8/4/02) From what we’ve heard the final day you can ride Hanna will be October 19th. Hitchcock is expected to continue operations until the end of Jan 2003.
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">And regarding Kong's replacement, as Michelle mentioned:
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2004 - The Mummy - Rumor - (7/28/02) Whatever will replace Kong may not only take over the Kong attraction building, but many of the facade storefronts along the entire block (Macy’s, Preview Center, Kong Store, Arcade) and they will build a new exit and giftshop for the attraction elsewhere in the building.
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09-22-2002, 06:25 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: WI
Posts: 17,126
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Re: King Kong Officially Closes at USF
[img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img] WEe've never been to US, but this was one ride we really wanted to go on once we made it there. Oh well.
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09-22-2002, 07:23 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: A LA girl in SC
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Re: King Kong Officially Closes at USF
[img]graemlins/pout.gif[/img] What a bummer! Kong and Hanna Barbara were two of our absolute favorites at USF. The Shrek attraction cheered up my DH though. Thanks for the post.
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