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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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04-28-2005, 09:23 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Orange, Texas
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I was just thinking.....
I was driving to work today and during that 30 minute drive I have lots of time to think!! And I was thinking that in two weeks, 15 days from today, I will be at my happy place!  But I was also thinking that in three weeks it would be over.  So here's my thoughts -
We spend months even years planning a trip that will last a week, 3 days, 2 weeks, or whatever and then it's over in a blink of an eye. The anticipation of going somewhere magical, the fun of buying new clothes, the thrill of planning the days that ends so quickly. I don't get to go to WDW as often as some of you do, but that's okay. I go there everytime I read your trip reports and I say thank you. Some of these reports are so vivid and colorful I can even hear the sounds of the parks!!!
I guess what I"m trying to say is that even though this year my trip will be brief, I'll be happy. But do you ever get a little depressed when you return back to your daily routines? I know I do.
But the memories from all my trips are locked safely away in my heart and my mind and when I need a little "pick-me-up" or if I need to smile a little bigger - I just pull out those memories and re-live my trip all over again. 
Or I just start reading the trip reports on these boards and pretend I'm right there with you!!
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04-28-2005, 09:26 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Mesquite, TX
Posts: 9,373
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Re: I was just thinking.....
I agree !!! =) Passporter sure does help me re-live my days of Disney vacations !!!
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04-28-2005, 11:16 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: I was just thinking.....
Me too, Regina! Well said! |
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04-28-2005, 11:20 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Kissimmee, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,481
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Re: I was just thinking.....
I am never far from the World....I have many photos to remind me of my Happy Place. Trip reports help too although sometimes they make me a bit jealous  |
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04-28-2005, 11:34 AM
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Batman's Gal/Mickey's Pal
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Owensboro, KY USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 95,254
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Re: I was just thinking.....
You almost got me to cry! You very eloquently expressed my feelings. I had the same thought last week when I realized in two months my WDW trip would be history. But coming here brings a little of Disney to me every single day of the year! Thanks everyone!
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04-28-2005, 02:17 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NC
Posts: 12,270
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Re: I was just thinking.....
You're exactly right! That's why I spend my free time on here!! It's great to live through others! And that's also why I start planning my next trip as soon as I get home from the last one!
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04-28-2005, 03:59 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: HI
Posts: 287
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Re: I was just thinking.....
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You're exactly right! That's why I spend my free time on here!! It's great to live through others! And that's also why I start planning my next trip as soon as I get home from the last one!
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04-28-2005, 04:29 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
Posts: 190,285
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Re: I was just thinking.....
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You're exactly right! That's why I spend my free time on here!! It's great to live through others! And that's also why I start planning my next trip as soon as I get home from the last one!
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04-28-2005, 04:38 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Lake District England.
Posts: 636
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Re: I was just thinking.....
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Me too, Regina! Well said!
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04-28-2005, 05:38 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 4,488
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Re: I was just thinking.....
I feel the exact same way! That's why I've been reading so many trip reports so that I can "go back!"
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04-28-2005, 06:37 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NE Ohio
Concierge Level: 8
Posts: 11,856
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Re: I was just thinking.....
I totally agree. That's why I hang out here.
Liz
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04-29-2005, 03:36 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: South East London
Posts: 5,164
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Re: I was just thinking.....
Well said Regina, I think you said what most of us have been thinking |
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04-29-2005, 05:09 AM
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Dopey's biggest fan!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: China Spring, TX
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 26,975
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Re: I was just thinking.....
Very well put!!! |
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