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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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08-17-2003, 08:53 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, PA , USA
Posts: 5,943
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An Afternoon at the Pittsburgh Zoo
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08-17-2003, 09:05 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Whitefield, NH
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 13,599
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Re: An Afternoon at the Pittsburgh Zoo
Awesome Pictures, Sandy! Andy looks just as happy here as he does in Disney [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] . All kidding aside, it looks like you had a fantastic day together - with more to come - Craig may be going away, but only for a while, and it does give you a great excuse for lots of Disney trips!
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08-17-2003, 09:29 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: SE Texas!
Posts: 4,882
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Re: An Afternoon at the Pittsburgh Zoo
Thanks for sharing your day with us. Your pictures are awesome! I especially love your photo of the camel. Toooo funny! P'burgh has an awesome zoo. I was able to spend a couple of days visiting your area a few years back. Kennywood & the Zoo were two of the biggest highlights of the trip. (Besides the Duck Boat, of course!) [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
Michelle
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08-17-2003, 09:58 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,351
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Re: An Afternoon at the Pittsburgh Zoo
I love the camel photo! It looks like he was hamming it up for the camera! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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08-17-2003, 10:37 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Kissimmee, Fl
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 25,061
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Re: An Afternoon at the Pittsburgh Zoo
Great photos, thanks for sharing them with us. Sadly, the Pittsburgh Zoo was one place that I never made it too while living in Pittsburgh. It was one place I really wanted to see. Just means I have to make a visit there someday, hopefully soon.
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08-17-2003, 11:36 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: An Afternoon at the Pittsburgh Zoo
Awsome pictuers!!!
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08-18-2003, 12:22 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
Posts: 10,721
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Re: An Afternoon at the Pittsburgh Zoo
Thanks for sharing these! What a nice day it sounds like you all had!!
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08-18-2003, 06:13 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,478
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Re: An Afternoon at the Pittsburgh Zoo
What camera do you have Sandy? These pictures are incredible. When does Craig leave? Must have been a little bittersweet knowing he'll be leaving soon. My sister's son is going to Plymouth State college in New Hampshire soon, and she is feeling it too.
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08-18-2003, 07:23 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, PA , USA
Posts: 5,943
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Re: An Afternoon at the Pittsburgh Zoo
Nancy,
The camera is a digital - Canon G3 (the purchase of which is all mattjs's fault [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] - see this
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And best of all - no SCANNING (worn out after scanning 160 photos for my DL trip report!)
Can't wait to try this out in WDW in SIX DAYS! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] |
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08-18-2003, 08:14 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Re: An Afternoon at the Pittsburgh Zoo
Nice day, great pics!
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08-18-2003, 08:34 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Florida Big Bend
Posts: 17,133
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Re: An Afternoon at the Pittsburgh Zoo
Sandy thanks for taking the time to post this. The pictures are great. I think I see that Canon G3 in OUR future. You really have an eye for detail, color, balance, etc. Have you thought of doing something with THAT? [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
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08-18-2003, 09:34 AM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Tioga County, PA
Posts: 6,102
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Re: An Afternoon at the Pittsburgh Zoo
Great pictures. Thanks for sharing your day with us.
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08-18-2003, 09:39 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 244
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Re: An Afternoon at the Pittsburgh Zoo
Looks like lots of fun and Fabulous pictures!! What camera are you using?
Time sure has flown since my oldest was born (she will be 11 Sunday!)- I sure hope we are still doing WDW when she goes off to college too!
Thanks!
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08-18-2003, 10:25 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 2,873
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Re: An Afternoon at the Pittsburgh Zoo
Hmmm, looks like I need to talk my in-laws into taking me to the zoo next time we are visiting them! Looks like you had an awesome time together.
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08-18-2003, 03:40 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Near Seattle, WA
Posts: 1,183
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Re: An Afternoon at the Pittsburgh Zoo
Sandy:
I concur! The pictures are beautiful! Thank you for sharing your memories with us!
Tina [img]graemlins/usa.gif[/img]
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