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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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05-09-2005, 02:39 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Milton, Florida
Posts: 342
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LIVE from Wilderness Lodge Rm 1019... The Newlyweds :o)
 Hi everyone! Well, it's offical... I am Mrs John Richard Hamilton!!! The wedding went off well (with the exception of John running from the "alter" as the flowergirls came down (he realized he had forgotten his vows in his hotel room and ran back to get them... no one knew what to think... it was priceless!!!  )
It was beautiful... and I am ssssssooooo glad it's over!!!! LOL
We are reporting in, LIVE from Wilderness Lodge (eat your heart out Tara!!! LOL) I am sitting here watching people in the pool as John is snoozing... I'm fixing to join him but wanted to say hello to all of you and let you know we survived the wedding day. Yesterday was a long day... drove in... got here at about 7PM last night... checked in, we are in room 1019 (anyone thats here feel free to stop by and say hello)... we will be here until Thursday, then my parents are bringing the boys down and we will be switching over to All Star Music for the "familymoon" portion of the trip from Thursday thru Sunday. We've had a blast so far today... we wore our Just Married shirts (they have mickey and minnie on the front with "The Hamilton's 05-07-05" on the front and "Just" on the back of mine, with "Married" on the back of John's. Had an early breakfast at Crystal Palace this morning and then lunch just a few minutes ago at Tony's (they gave us free Italian Ice Cream  as a honeymoon treat... and for two Gastric Bypass patients that sends us into a sugar stooper... so we need a nap now... lol)
Anyway... just wanted to say hello and that we are looking forward to meeting you guys on Friday... all of you have safe trips down.
Love to you all,
The Pixie Bride
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05-09-2005, 02:42 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Long Island, NY
Posts: 2,121
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Re: LIVE from Wilderness Lodge Rm 1019... The Newlyweds :o)
Congratulations, and enjoy!  |
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05-09-2005, 02:42 PM
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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: LIVE from Wilderness Lodge Rm 1019... The Newlyweds :o)
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We are reporting in, LIVE from Wilderness Lodge (eat your heart out Tara!!! LOL)
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Congratulations!!!! It sounds like you are having a ball!!  See you guys Friday night!! |
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05-09-2005, 02:44 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Tulsa, OK
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 21,627
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Re: LIVE from Wilderness Lodge Rm 1019... The Newlyweds :o)
Congratulations!!!!
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05-09-2005, 02:50 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
Posts: 42,304
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Re: LIVE from Wilderness Lodge Rm 1019... The Newlyweds :o)
Congrats!! Sounds like you are having a fabulous time!!!!
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05-09-2005, 03:14 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: 2 hour plane ride from the Magic
Posts: 2,761
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Re: LIVE from Wilderness Lodge Rm 1019... The Newlyweds :o)
Congrats! I'm so happy for you, have a great time!
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05-09-2005, 04:10 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: northern california
Posts: 9,588
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Re: LIVE from Wilderness Lodge Rm 1019... The Newlyweds :o)
Congratulations Mr and Mrs Hamilton  I hope you post some photos |
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05-09-2005, 05:35 PM
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Wishing I was at WDW!
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Southwestern Florida, USA
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 39,153
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Re: LIVE from Wilderness Lodge Rm 1019... The Newlyweds :o)
WOW!! You sounds delightfully happy!!!! Congratulations and have a wonderfully magical honeymoon and a fun familymoon! I am sure I speak for many when I say.....
we all are a tad bit envious of you!  |
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05-09-2005, 05:40 PM
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The Original BagMan
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Shalimar, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 22,002
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Re: LIVE from Wilderness Lodge Rm 1019... The Newlyweds :o)
Congratulations!!! |
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05-09-2005, 05:45 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: LIVE from Wilderness Lodge Rm 1019... The Newlyweds :o)
Aww, Congratulations. Can't wait to see you on Friday!!  |
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05-09-2005, 06:37 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Southampton, U.K.
Posts: 8,125
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Re: LIVE from Wilderness Lodge Rm 1019... The Newlyweds :o)
Congratulations
Lisa. |
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05-09-2005, 06:42 PM
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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: LIVE from Wilderness Lodge Rm 1019... The Newlyweds :o)
Congrats! And keeping having FUN!
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05-09-2005, 07:09 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: NJ
Posts: 1,739
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Re: LIVE from Wilderness Lodge Rm 1019... The Newlyweds :o)
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WOW!! You sounds delightfully happy!!!! Congratulations and have a wonderfully magical honeymoon and a fun familymoon! I am sure I speak for many when I say.....
we all are a tad bit envious of you!
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 I'm evious  |
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05-09-2005, 07:11 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: LIVE from Wilderness Lodge Rm 1019... The Newlyweds :o)
Congrats!!! Ain't WL wonderful!!!
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05-09-2005, 07:23 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Southern Indiana
Posts: 9,239
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Re: LIVE from Wilderness Lodge Rm 1019... The Newlyweds :o)
Congrats!! I'm not Tara but I'm jealous as well! We'll be doing WL for our 1st Year Anniversary in November this year!
I've enjoyed reading about your surgery and how you ate. I am getting the Lap-Band, hopefully *fingers crossed* this summer - insurance denied, hired an attorney - he said we ought to be able to kick it through as it's the easiest to get overturned.
Congrats on your marriage! I hope you have many happy THIN and healthy years ahead!!
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