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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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03-22-2005, 09:52 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Columbia, SC
Concierge Level: 6
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Maybe I shouldn\'t take DD to Flights of Wonder?
I was walking by our living room on Saturday and noticed my DD sitting in a big basket which she had placed on a chair. She announced "I'm in my nest." When I asked her if she was a bird, she started flapping her arms and said "I'm a parrot."
Oh, the mind of a 3-year-old! 
Then yesterday morning, she was watching Buzz Lightyear before we left for daycare/work. I came into the family room to put her shoes on. She started jumping up and down shouting "I want to go back to Disney World!!!" Oh no, how am I ever going to keep this mommy/daughter trip from her for 7 more weeks! 
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03-22-2005, 10:34 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Southeast Texas
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Re: Maybe I shouldn\'t take DD to Flights of Wonder?
Sounds to precious! Have fun on your trip and be sure to let us know all about Flights of Wonder.
Dina
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03-22-2005, 02:12 PM
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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
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Re: Maybe I shouldn\'t take DD to Flights of Wonder?
Best of luck with staying quiet - it certainly sounds like she's ready for another Disney trip already! |
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03-22-2005, 04:15 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Re: Maybe I shouldn\'t take DD to Flights of Wonder?
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Best of luck with staying quiet - it certainly sounds like she's ready for another Disney trip already!
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03-22-2005, 07:30 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
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Re: Maybe I shouldn\'t take DD to Flights of Wonder?
Good luck! It is so hard to keep things from smart kids!!
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03-22-2005, 11:53 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 7,569
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Re: Maybe I shouldn\'t take DD to Flights of Wonder?
Sounds like she's psychic. Ya'll have a great time.
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03-23-2005, 10:02 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Columbia, SC
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Re: Maybe I shouldn\'t take DD to Flights of Wonder?
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Sounds like she's psychic. Ya'll have a great time.
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I'm starting to wonder. On the way to daycare and work this morning, she was actually listing the rides that she wanted to go on "the next time that we go to Disney."  Dumbo and Peter Pan were big on her list. She then said "the Mickey Mouse ride" but looked at me with a puzzled look and asked "is there a Mickey Mouse ride?"
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03-23-2005, 12:20 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: BURLESON TX (near Ft. Worth)
Posts: 5,589
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Re: Maybe I shouldn\'t take DD to Flights of Wonder?
Good luck keeping the secret! We really enjoyed Flights of Wonder . . .Elvis(the bird that is ) has left the building. |
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03-23-2005, 12:33 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Alabama
Posts: 1,692
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Re: Maybe I shouldn\'t take DD to Flights of Wonder?
Oh, it was so hard keeping the secret from our kids last year but it will be so worth it when you finally tell her the news!! I think every parent should surprise a child with a Disney trip at least once. It's a wonderful gift to give! Have a wonderful time on your trip and until then, stay strong, sister!!
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03-23-2005, 08:39 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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Re: Maybe I shouldn\'t take DD to Flights of Wonder?
 Too cute!! |
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03-24-2005, 02:34 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Alaska
Posts: 1,797
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Re: Maybe I shouldn\'t take DD to Flights of Wonder?
Good luck in keeping your secret! I'm keeping our Mom/Daughter trip a secret too and it's VERY hard!  I've known since January and it's only getting harder not to let something slip! My DH and I were talking about his work schedule and I almost screwed everything up by referring to our trip right in front of my DD....very close call! Less than 3 weeks left and I'll be amazed if she doesn't figure out that SOMETHING is goin on. I just keep thinking about what a wonderful surprise it will be. I can't think of a better one for a child! Good luck and stay strong!  |
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03-24-2005, 03:39 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Newtown Square, PA
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Posts: 23,859
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Re: Maybe I shouldn\'t take DD to Flights of Wonder?
Your daughter sounds adorable and smart, too!  I can't wait to meet her!! |
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03-24-2005, 07:18 PM
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Batman's Gal/Mickey's Pal
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Owensboro, KY USA
Concierge Level: 6
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Re: Maybe I shouldn\'t take DD to Flights of Wonder?
Hope you can make it 7 more weeks! I'd have trouble myself. We did the same thing 2 years ago with our DD and I thought it was pure torture on me!
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03-25-2005, 03:14 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 9,547
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Re: Maybe I shouldn\'t take DD to Flights of Wonder?
Aww, that's so cute, lol! Goodluck keeping the secret, it'll be worth it  |
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03-26-2005, 01:07 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Panama City, FL
Posts: 2,225
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Re: Maybe I shouldn\'t take DD to Flights of Wonder?
Heh! Good luck! At least you only have 7 weeks left to go!
(I've got 7 months left to keep our trip a surprise!) |
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