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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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11-08-2003, 05:56 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, PA , USA
Posts: 5,943
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Goodbye NEON - Hello MATRIX!!!!
Well, we finally did it! Due for inspection next month, an d after 7 years and 82K miles, current issues w/no air conditioning, a bent wheel, dents in the body, the battery light continuing to go on and off, barely starting each day, and a black box that just fell off (catalytic converter we think!), we decided it was time to trade in the NEON (please don't ever buy one of these cars!!!) and go for a new one!
We were "just looking" - first at Hyundais (but got a really lame sales guy that sent us up over the hill to look at them - without him!), but were concerned about some info a former car salesman gave me about them, so took his advice and went over to the Toyota dealer across the street.
Couldn't afford the Camry, felt like a sardine in the Corolla, but then spied this blue (the color I HAD to have) Matrix, and it was all over! Toyota is calling it a "CUV - Compact Utility Vehicle" - sporty, yet practical, and although more than I had intended to spend, no where near the cost of an SUV.
Here it is!
Wish us luck - we have had nightmarish problems with cars in the past! 
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11-08-2003, 06:20 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Katy, Texas
Posts: 2,416
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Re: Goodbye NEON - Hello MATRIX!!!!
What a great car!! Wishing you years and years of trouble-free driving!  |
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11-08-2003, 06:21 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Posts: 9,619
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Re: Goodbye NEON - Hello MATRIX!!!!
Sandy, thats a great looking car- I doubt if you'll have trouble with a Honda- mine ran like a charm until there was no body leeft to it. enjoy, (should make a nice road trip car for Craig's return) Sheila
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11-08-2003, 06:31 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 1,352
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Re: Goodbye NEON - Hello MATRIX!!!!
Very cool car! Hope it works well for you.
(And I must admit that I thought you were talking about the movie The Matrix but had a typo and typed NEON instead of NEO. Did I give away my geekiness? LOL!)  |
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11-08-2003, 08:35 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854
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Re: Goodbye NEON - Hello MATRIX!!!!
Looks like a great car Tiki  Congratulations  |
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11-08-2003, 09:15 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
Posts: 10,721
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Re: Goodbye NEON - Hello MATRIX!!!!
That color is gorgeous! Congrats on the new wheels Sandy!
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11-08-2003, 09:57 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 2,873
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Re: Goodbye NEON - Hello MATRIX!!!!
Ohhh, Sandy, Cool car! Hope you love it just as much 10 years from now! Here's some new car PD to help.  |
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11-08-2003, 09:59 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Chicago
Posts: 4,812
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Re: Goodbye NEON - Hello MATRIX!!!!
I thought this was going to be about Keanu Reeves 
That car looks great. I don't think I have seen one before?? The color is soo nice and my favorite. Our van is about to die soon, so I will have to look into this one.
Maggie
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11-09-2003, 03:38 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 190,285
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Re: Goodbye NEON - Hello MATRIX!!!!
It looks good to me! I hope it doesn't give you any problems! |
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11-09-2003, 08:14 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, PA , USA
Posts: 5,943
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Re: Goodbye NEON - Hello MATRIX!!!!
Thanks everyone! I get to drive it to church today - woo hoo! 
Although we did not get Keanu with the car, we did get a big stuffed Kermit the Frog dressed up in a pirate's outfit - as close as I'll get to Capt. Jack Sparrow, I suppose! He's still sitting the back seat of the car. |
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11-09-2003, 09:27 AM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Tioga County, PA
Posts: 6,102
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Re: Goodbye NEON - Hello MATRIX!!!!
Sharp looking car! Love the color. Here's to many years of trouble free driving. |
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11-09-2003, 12:04 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Re: Goodbye NEON - Hello MATRIX!!!!
Cool! Enjoy the new ride - looks like a fun, sporty car.  |
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11-10-2003, 10:56 AM
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Mrs. Jack Sparrow
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Aboard the Black Pearl
Concierge Level: 7
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Re: Goodbye NEON - Hello MATRIX!!!!
<font color="blue">Very nice!!!  </font> |
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11-10-2003, 11:25 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 507
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Re: Goodbye NEON - Hello MATRIX!!!!
Very cute car. I love the color. Congrats!!  |
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11-10-2003, 12:16 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Corona, New York
Posts: 3,436
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Re: Goodbye NEON - Hello MATRIX!!!!
<font color="purple"> It is too cute, Sandy! The color is  ! Wishing you so that your car troubles will be a thing of the past! </font> |
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