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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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01-27-2005, 07:47 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Sacramento, CA
Concierge Level: 2
Posts: 917
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A photo report...
Okay, since I'm too busy to do a trip report...I thought I'd share a few pics from our trip January 7-12. It was raining like crazy, which meant there were no people, but we were damp, even with ponchos. California rain just isn't the same as Florida rain. It's cold, and your feet never dry out. But we still had a magical time, including a visit to Goofy's Kitchen for my DBF's 50th birthday, a nice room at the Disneyland Hotel, and the 75 Mickey statues. It was our first time on the DCA Tower of Terror, which was better than I expected, but it still isn't as good as the one in Florida. We got a chance to see It's a Small World Holiday on it's last day, and we rode every dark ride in Fantasyland in less than 30 minutes! Well, except Alice, because it was closed due to rain...the cars tend to slide down the leaves (eek!).
So, if I upload correctly, enjoy the pics!
 The tree in the Disneyland Hotel lobby.
 Ahh...we made it to the Park!
The teacups...too spinny, but fun to watch.
 It's A Small World Holiday!
 Partners at the hub, on the one sunny day we had!
 The only float in the latest parade...don't blink or you'll miss it!
 Me and my favorite non politically-correct indian! |
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01-27-2005, 07:52 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Sacramento, CA
Concierge Level: 2
Posts: 917
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Re: A photo report...
A few more pics...had to make sure it was working right! Here are some of the Mickey statues at DCA...
And the new Tower of Terror... 
Main Street in the evening...
The carousel!
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01-27-2005, 09:04 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 3,968
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Re: A photo report...
It looks like you had a great time even with the rain.
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01-28-2005, 10:46 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Milton, Florida
Posts: 342
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Re: A photo report...
Awesome pics... would love to make it to the land one day...
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01-28-2005, 01:15 PM
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Living Seas wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 31,940
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Re: A photo report...
Awesome photos -- I can't wait till we come to DL in Feb!!!
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01-28-2005, 02:26 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: California
Posts: 3,878
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Re: A photo report...
Great picture, I wish I was there.
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01-28-2005, 10:42 PM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Sasquatch Territory, Pacific Northwest
Concierge Level: 8
Posts: 17,166
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Re: A photo report...
Wonderful! I love your pictorial TR!!!!
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01-29-2005, 07:10 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: central Iowa
Posts: 11,837
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Re: A photo report...
Thanks for the pics! Makes me look forward to our trip next year!
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01-30-2005, 10:49 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: On the Computer
Posts: 282
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Re: A photo report...
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The only float in the latest parade...don't blink or you'll miss it!
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Ya, Mickey's Shining Star Cavalcade is really short isn't it? It's actually one of the biggest Cavalcade's they have done, considering it will run everyday until May 3rd. Thanks for the pics!
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01-31-2005, 06:27 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Texas
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 11,304
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Re: A photo report...
Loved the pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!
Deb
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02-01-2005, 09:59 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: NY State
Posts: 174
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Re: A photo report...
Thanks for sharing the pics. I am looking forward to my first time ever to DL 3/4. Can't wait to see the differences between that and DW in Orlando.
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02-04-2005, 11:10 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Chesapeake, VA
Posts: 329
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Re: A photo report...
Great pictures! Thanks for sharing. I haven't been to Disneyland since the early 80's.
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02-15-2005, 12:59 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 54
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Re: A photo report...
Thanks so much for posting pictures! It really gives me some perspective. The partner statue looks HUGE in front of the castle!  |
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02-16-2005, 10:34 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Columbus Ohio USA
Posts: 1,902
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Re: A photo report...
Great report! I haven't been to Disneyland since 1970 and I want to go back!!!!
Suzie
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02-20-2005, 07:54 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: A photo report...
Great pictures  Thanks for sharing  |
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