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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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07-27-2005, 04:32 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 3,651
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weather in Branson at Thanksgiving
So the other day (while I was without internet service) I started wondering, what is the weather like in Branson during Thanksgiving? It doesn't snow that early in the year, does it? Living in MS we don't own snow tires or chains, and I remember those roads from our trip in May. Just want to be prepared!
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07-27-2005, 05:56 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Louisiana
Posts: 1,162
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Re: weather in Branson at Thanksgiving
We went last Halloween weekend and it was rainy. My MIL was worried about how we were gonna get out of the parking lots & drive around because she is used to flat New Orleans. I remember it was cool but not really cold. You should take a light jacket. I wore jeans & velour type jogging sets. I remember it was windy out also. Oh, if you have time you should try to catch Blanchard Caverns in north Arkansas, it's a pretty nice place to visit. I've heard it's nicer than most of the caves in MO...it's off the beaten path (to say the least) but it was worth the drive. HTH!  |
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07-28-2005, 08:48 AM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Tulsa area
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Re: weather in Branson at Thanksgiving
I live in that general area of the country, and at Thanksgiving, it COULD snow, or rain - can't guarantee nice weather like Orlando in November. It'll probably be around 50 - 60 degrees during the day. Don't expect to see a lot of 'green' - it's really seasonal in this part of the country, and that late in November most everything will be a brownish gray and the deciduous (sp?) trees will have dropped their leaves. Hope this helps!
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07-28-2005, 11:35 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: kansas city
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Re: weather in Branson at Thanksgiving
You will be in Missouri, and during that part of the year, we pronounce it Misery! Sometimes it is ok and then 5 minutes later it isnt! It could either rain or snow depending on the temp. If you do go, make sure you do the train ride, and when the guys come out to rob the train, make sure you drop some coins in their tin cups, they use all the cash and buy christmas presents for the kids in foster care around branson  |
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07-29-2005, 04:13 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 3,651
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Re: weather in Branson at Thanksgiving
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If you do go, make sure you do the train ride, and when the guys come out to rob the train, make sure you drop some coins in their tin cups, they use all the cash and buy christmas presents for the kids in foster care around branson
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How nice!
Thanks everyone for the weather reports, we'll go prepared for anything! |
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