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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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07-15-2005, 01:43 PM
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Living Seas wannabe
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US House of Representatives passes Resolution honoring Walt Disney!!
I was searching for something else Congress did yesterday - and saw this:
RESOLUTION
Celebrating Walt Disney's contributions to our Nation.
Whereas in the summer of 1923, Walt Disney independently produced a cartoon called Alice's Wonderland, and he decided that he could use it as his `pilot' film to sell a series of Alice comedies to a distributor;
Whereas a New York distributor, M.J. Winkler, contracted to distribute the Alice comedies on October 16, 1923, and this date is credited as the birth of the Disney company;
Whereas the company was originally known as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, with Walt Disney and his brother, Roy, as equal partners, the company soon changed its name, at Roy's suggestion, to the Walt Disney Studio;
Whereas today, the list of Disney classic animated films reads like an all-time favorites list of children everywhere: Cinderella, Pinocchio, Bambi, Alice in Wonderland, Beauty and the Beast, Dumbo, 101 Dalmations, The Jungle Book, Aladdin, The Lion King, Toy Story, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mulan, Monsters Inc., The Emperor's New Groove, A Bug's Life, and many others;
Whereas Disney has also produced timeless live action family films including 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Swiss Family Robinson, Treasure Island, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, and The Santa Clause;
Whereas the Walt Disney Foundation strives to promote discourse, writing, and scholarship about the life, work, and philosophy of Walt Disney;
Whereas 2005 is the 50th anniversary of Disneyland;
Whereas Walt Disney's dream of `a place where parents and children could have fun together', became a reality with the opening of Disneyland in Anaheim, California, and subsequently in the opening of additional theme parks, cruise lines, and resorts worldwide;
Whereas when Walt Disney formally dedicated Disneyland on July 17, 1955, he stated that he hoped the park would be `. . . a source of joy and inspiration to all the world';
Whereas Walt Disney's original venture in Anaheim has expanded from a single theme park with one hotel into a full-scale Resort with two world-class theme parks, 2,200 hotel rooms and 40 restaurant and retail locations;
Whereas the success of Walt Disney's dream has launched an industry and sparked an empire of fun that now spans the globe, attracting millions of visitors on three continents every year;
Whereas Walt Disney opened Disneyland with 1,280 cast members in 1955 and today Walt Disney Parks and Resorts employs more than 100,000 cast members worldwide;
Whereas in the spirit of Walt Disney millions of dollars in cash, in-kind gifts, and volunteer services are provided to hundreds of non-profit groups, touching the lives of thousands of people; and
Whereas Walt Disney's creation of Disneyland was, perhaps, the single greatest family entertainment achievement of the 20th century--introducing an entirely new concept in outdoor entertainment and establishing an icon of fun and magic known around the world: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) celebrates Walt Disney's contributions to our Nation; and
(2) congratulates Disneyland, `the Happiest Place on Earth', on the occasion of its 50th Anniversary.
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07-15-2005, 01:58 PM
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Re: US House of Representatives passes Resolution honoring Walt Disney!!
Very cool!!!  |
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07-15-2005, 02:06 PM
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Re: US House of Representatives passes Resolution honoring Walt Disney!!
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07-15-2005, 02:09 PM
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Batman's Gal/Mickey's Pal
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Re: US House of Representatives passes Resolution honoring Walt Disney!!
Awesome!
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07-15-2005, 02:31 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
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Re: US House of Representatives passes Resolution honoring Walt Disney!!
How cool is that!!!!!   |
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07-15-2005, 05:29 PM
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Re: US House of Representatives passes Resolution honoring Walt Disney!!
I'm all choked up now! How awesome for Walt and the Disney family!
Jennifer
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07-15-2005, 05:33 PM
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Re: US House of Representatives passes Resolution honoring Walt Disney!!
that's wonderful. I got goosebumps!
Heather
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07-15-2005, 09:24 PM
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Re: US House of Representatives passes Resolution honoring Walt Disney!!
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Whereas today, the list of Disney classic animated films reads like an all-time favorites list of children everywhere: snip Emperor's New Groove,snip;
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What the Emperor's New Groove gets mentioned but Lilo and Stitch doesn't???? 
Just another reason for this guy not to trust our government! |
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07-15-2005, 11:22 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Re: US House of Representatives passes Resolution honoring Walt Disney!!
What a wonderful piece of news!
Joy
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07-16-2005, 12:29 AM
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Re: US House of Representatives passes Resolution honoring Walt Disney!!
Awesome!
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07-16-2005, 02:34 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Re: US House of Representatives passes Resolution honoring Walt Disney!!
That is so neat  Thanks for sharing that Terri!  |
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07-16-2005, 08:40 AM
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RED SOX NATION!!
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Re: US House of Representatives passes Resolution honoring Walt Disney!!
How cool is that |
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07-18-2005, 04:31 PM
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Re: US House of Representatives passes Resolution honoring Walt Disney!!
How interesting! Wonder when this was passed?
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07-18-2005, 11:16 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
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Re: US House of Representatives passes Resolution honoring Walt Disney!!
Very cool!!
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07-19-2005, 01:21 PM
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Re: US House of Representatives passes Resolution honoring Walt Disney!!
Awesome honor!
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