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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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01-24-2004, 10:54 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Iowa
Posts: 2,006
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I just got my 1st passporter and I have a problem lol...
I just can not bear to WRITE in it its so nice and neat lol anyway I love this book!!! Maybe I shoudl buy 2 one for my trip and one to just look at and keep pretty  |
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01-24-2004, 05:59 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: WI
Posts: 17,126
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Re: I just got my 1st passporter and I have a problem lol...
I know how you feel!  I don't like to use pen on my passpockets until the latest possible planning time, then use pen. I do highlight in my book, but have been holding off on doing so in this new book. Guess I've gotta do it sometime! |
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01-25-2004, 12:46 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Near a Tower of Terror at the moment...
Posts: 13,884
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Re: I just got my 1st passporter and I have a problem lol...
I used 4x6 cards (hole punched) for all my notes after I "ruined" the budget page by winning a trip! I was so upset that I had spoiled my beautiful book that I went to the card method. It was nice, though, b/c I could drop the card into the passpocket and take just that to the parks, then fill in everything after the fact.
When I plan, things just change too much for me to write in ink! |
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01-25-2004, 12:27 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Central Ohio
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 607
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Re: I just got my 1st passporter and I have a problem lol...
That's a great idea Dawn. I also thought about photo copying the worksheet pages then placing those in there so I wouldn't ruin my book!
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01-25-2004, 03:57 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: WI
Posts: 17,126
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Re: I just got my 1st passporter and I have a problem lol...
That is a great idea Dawn! Will have to borrow it for our trip! |
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01-25-2004, 05:05 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Near a Tower of Terror at the moment...
Posts: 13,884
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Re: I just got my 1st passporter and I have a problem lol...
BTW, I hole-punched the cards, so they would stick up above the level of the pages and be like a marker for that particular section...can you tell I'm obsessive about WDW and my planning? |
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01-27-2004, 01:27 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Colonia, NJ
Concierge Level: 2
Posts: 2,517
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Re: I just got my 1st passporter and I have a problem lol...
Great tip, Dawn!!! I love my Passporter but the one thing I was thinking that was missing was more blank sheets for notes or messing around with schedules so that the 'good' schedule can be inked into the pages.
I'm going to try this! Thank you!!
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01-30-2004, 09:31 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Tulsa, OK
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 21,627
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Re: I just got my 1st passporter and I have a problem lol...
Dawn you have some great ideas. Have you submitted them to PassPorter 2005? Go for it.
Linda
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02-01-2004, 11:39 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Lansing, Michigan
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 4,890
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Re: I just got my 1st passporter and I have a problem lol...
I found some sticky notes about 3" X 5" which are lined, and I used them for tentative itineraries for each park - the beauty of them is that they can be moved from page to page easily, stay put, and they can be stuck on the pockets as well. These are great for the spiral bound Passporter.  |
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02-08-2004, 08:40 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 2,066
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Re: I just got my 1st passporter and I have a problem lol...
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I just can not bear to WRITE in it its so nice and neat lol anyway I love this book!!! Maybe I shoudl buy 2 one for my trip and one to just look at and keep pretty
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This is so embarassing but I'm among fellow planning addicts so I will admit I did buy 2 for our first trip. One to be neat and pretty(which I used as a scrapbook/memory book)and one to doodle and scratch in. Now though I have the deluxe and just buy two refills. I know, it's a sickness  . |
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02-20-2004, 12:35 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Cincinnati OH
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 2,017
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Re: I just got my 1st passporter and I have a problem lol...
I use sticky notes...and pencils...I don't write in it until the last minute in pen. If you actually want to keep one go ahead and buy two...but I find it fun to look back at what I've written previously  |
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02-27-2004, 03:10 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Way down south
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 20,411
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Re: I just got my 1st passporter and I have a problem lol...
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I also thought about photo copying the worksheet pages then placing those in there so I wouldn't ruin my book!
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Hey, this is a great idea!! thanks for all the good ideas in this topic!
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