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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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03-21-2005, 12:17 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Columbia, SC
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 7,014
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I think I\'m finally finished with our PS\'s!
Remember that I'll be there by myself with a character-loving-3-year-old, so I thought this would be the best way to ensure that I actually was able to sit down and eat!
Monday, May 9 (arriving at 9 a.m.)
1900 Park Fare (6 p.m.)
Tuesday, May 10
PSB (9 a.m.)
Hollywood & Vine (4 p.m.) Fantasmic package
Wednesday, May 11
Donald's Breakfastotarus (sp?) (9 a.m.)
Crystal Palace (6 p.m.)
Thursday, May 12
Cape May (9 a.m.) with Montimouse and family
LTT (6 p.m.)
Friday, May 13
WCC (9 a.m.) departing for airport at 11 a.m.
I usually don't plan lunches since we use that time to snack on popcorn or my new found love of Tollhouse ice cream sandwiches.
I know that this will be a character fest but it will keep DD happy and allow me to rest for a second.
Jill
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03-21-2005, 12:56 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
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Re: I think I\'m finally finished with our PS\'s!
Looks great to me Jill! Your daughter is going to have a wonderful time!!
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03-21-2005, 02:22 PM
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But why is the rum gone?
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Needville, Texas
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Posts: 12,286
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Re: I think I\'m finally finished with our PS\'s!
Sounds like your daughter will have a blast!!!
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03-21-2005, 02:29 PM
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PassPorter and WDW Addict
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Texas
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 12,489
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Re: I think I\'m finally finished with our PS\'s!
That looks good! I hope you both have a great trip!
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03-21-2005, 02:30 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Newtown Square, PA
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Re: I think I\'m finally finished with our PS\'s!
Jill, that looks yummy!!! You guys are gonna have a blast!!
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03-21-2005, 02:38 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 9,547
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Re: I think I\'m finally finished with our PS\'s!
Sounds good, you have a lot of great places planned!
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03-21-2005, 02:55 PM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager PassPorter Guide Author
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
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Re: I think I\'m finally finished with our PS\'s!
What a wonderful character fest you're going to have!
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03-21-2005, 04:21 PM
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Community Rank: Scout
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Lafayette, LA & BCV
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Re: I think I\'m finally finished with our PS\'s!
Looks like some great meals Jill! We are really looking forward to meeting you and Mary D on May 12!
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03-21-2005, 04:27 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Mandeville, Louisiana
Posts: 403
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Re: I think I\'m finally finished with our PS\'s!
Looks like you have some good ones! We absolutely LOVED the 1900 Park Fare dinner (Cinderella
s Gala Feast I think) Please post how your DD does with Fantasmic. We haven't been and I'm wondering how it would be for my own DD, who turns 3 in August.
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03-21-2005, 04:35 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NC
Posts: 12,270
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Re: I think I\'m finally finished with our PS\'s!
Since I'm a big ole kid I think your plans look great!! (can I come along?)
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03-21-2005, 06:43 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 27,691
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Re: I think I\'m finally finished with our PS\'s!
YUM! I'm all about Toll House ice cream sandwiches for lunch, too
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03-22-2005, 06:56 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Mahopac, NY
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Re: I think I\'m finally finished with our PS\'s!
Hey Jill ...ya do what works, right??!!!! If that will guarantee you to be able to sit and eat in some calm fashion then that is great....besides dining with the characters is fun!!!!!!!!!
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03-22-2005, 07:24 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Maryland
Posts: 3,451
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Re: I think I\'m finally finished with our PS\'s!
Wow! Your plans look great! You've
given me a few new ideas. The little
one will love fantasmic! Enjoy!
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03-22-2005, 09:19 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Columbia, SC
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Re: I think I\'m finally finished with our PS\'s!
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Please post how your DD does with Fantasmic. We haven't been and I'm wondering how it would be for my own DD, who turns 3 in August.
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DD has already seen Fantasmic twice - - the first time back in September (she had just turned 3 in July) and again in January. She absolutely it and still talks about it! The fire alarmed her a bit on our first visit, but we reassured her that Mickey would put it out and she was fine! She loved it so much last time that she chose Sorceror Mickey as her souvenir!
Have fun!
Jill
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03-22-2005, 01:33 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Florida Big Bend
Posts: 17,133
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I think I\'m finally finished with our PS\'s!
Wow you aren't kidding about a characterfest. Hope it provides the rest you want. Cape May breakfast is one of our all-time favorites as is Donald's but beware he can be quite the cad at times.
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