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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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03-17-2005, 03:34 PM
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Community Rank: Day-Tripper
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: The UK!!!
Posts: 9
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My Disney World Trip! (Through the eyes of a UK preteen!)
I am going fill you in on all the details of my WDW trip including the planning because im so excited and need to fill any spare time with disney related activities!
A little information about me and my trip!
Dates:3/29/05 - 4/11/05
Travellers: ME!(Lucy, 12) and my Mum(Ali, 40 something!)
Previous disney experiences: We went to the 'World in 2003 with my Dad and Gran but amazingly my Dad absoloutely hated it! Need less to say it has caused many arguments since especially when we announced we were going again....
Planning: I actually havent planned that much... time slipped by and I only really remembered about 3 weeks ago! My Mum is insistent that we dont have an itinery so we have settled for a "Must-do list" of rides which we will attempt to do.
Days out: We have bought a 14 day disney pass so obviously we are going to go there a lot. We also want to go to Universal studios and maybe even fit in a few shopping days...
My disney collections: I collect most things disney but I love Pin badges! I only have about 20 but I aim to multiply that!
I am also trying to put together a Disney scrapbook so if you have any tips or ideas about either please comment!
I have even collecting tips and notes from all the different sites!
Thats all for now, I will continue later!
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03-17-2005, 06:32 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Bennington, NE
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,556
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Re: My Disney World Trip! (Through the eyes of a UK preteen!)
Lucy,  You and your Mum are going to have a super trip! Where are you staying this time? I went to WDW with my daughter when she was 13 and we had a great Mother/Daughter time. We went back together last summer when she was 19 and had a great time again. I am the Disney nut in our family. For several years she hated WDW (can you imagine?!),but she is coming around again. Keep us posted on all your plans and have a ball. |
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03-17-2005, 06:37 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Niagara Falls
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 12,431
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Re: My Disney World Trip! (Through the eyes of a UK preteen!)
Welcome to the boards and HAVE FUN!!!
Jennifer
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03-17-2005, 07:32 PM
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Uncle Duck
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Paradise, CA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 18,048
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Re: My Disney World Trip! (Through the eyes of a UK preteen!)
Welcome to the boards.
Show your mom (mum) how to REALLY have fun!  |
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03-17-2005, 08:11 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 7,569
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Re: My Disney World Trip! (Through the eyes of a UK preteen!)
Welcome to the boards. Check out the Spare Room forum for stuff on scrapbooking. We're always sharing ideas about Disney albums.
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03-17-2005, 08:15 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: San Mateo, CA
Posts: 2,490
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Re: My Disney World Trip! (Through the eyes of a UK preteen!)
Lucy,
Welcome to the boards! Have a great time on your vacation! 
Karen |
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03-18-2005, 01:49 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: My Disney World Trip! (Through the eyes of a UK preteen!)
Hi and welcome to the boards Lucy! It's always lovely to see a fellow Brit joining us here. 
I agree - it's well worth checking out the scrapbooking forum here, it's full of useful information and ideas.  |
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03-18-2005, 03:21 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: UK
Posts: 13,146
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Re: My Disney World Trip! (Through the eyes of a UK preteen!)
to the boards Lucy, it looks like you and your Mum are going to have a fantastic time .
Karen |
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03-18-2005, 06:05 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Lake District England.
Posts: 636
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Re: My Disney World Trip! (Through the eyes of a UK preteen!)
Have a really great time and I`ll look forward to reading all about it when you get back.
Julie |
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03-18-2005, 06:07 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Newtown Square, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 23,859
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Re: My Disney World Trip! (Through the eyes of a UK preteen!)
to the boards Lucy and have a wonderful trip!!  |
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03-18-2005, 06:57 AM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854
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Re: My Disney World Trip! (Through the eyes of a UK preteen!)
Welcome to the boards Lucy
Can't wait to hear all about your trip  Have a great time |
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03-18-2005, 09:55 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Columbia, SC
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 7,014
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Re: My Disney World Trip! (Through the eyes of a UK preteen!)
Welcome Lucy!
Have a great time on your trip! Two whole weeks! Wow!
Jill |
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03-18-2005, 11:17 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: MD
Posts: 2,038
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Re: My Disney World Trip! (Through the eyes of a UK preteen!)
Welcome Lucy!
Have a great Holiday! |
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03-18-2005, 11:37 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 27,691
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Re: My Disney World Trip! (Through the eyes of a UK preteen!)
to the boards! Have a wonderful trip! |
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03-18-2005, 01:33 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Chicago Suburbs
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 5,921
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Re: My Disney World Trip! (Through the eyes of a UK preteen!)
to the boards Lucy!!! I hope you and your mother have a safe and wonderful trip!! Can't wait to read more!!
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