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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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08-26-2005, 08:38 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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What are you guys up to?!
I am happy to report that I am bored out of my tree for a change! 
Sean is at a concert
Chris is at the Eagles game
Mike is at band camp
Katie is at my SIL's watching a movie
Muffin is working on a new server for the office ( It is not going well! I can hear some not so pretty language.  )
I haven't enjoyed this much free time in a while!  |
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08-26-2005, 08:40 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: What are you guys up to?!
Enjoy your free time Tara!!
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08-26-2005, 08:43 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Posts: 9,619
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Re: What are you guys up to?!
I am a bit bored too, after all the chaos in my house all summer- its sooooooooooooooo quiet here- Dan and Nick are both at school and the dog is passed out from 3 days at the kennel. My laundry is done and put away ( laundry for one does not take too long!) and my house is clean. I am going to make the dog go for a walk and then probably watch tv or read and go to sleep early. Tomorrow there is an art festival in the city thaat I am going to with friends and then we are going out to eat- Sunday - no plans- Sheila
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08-26-2005, 08:43 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: What are you guys up to?!
Enjoy it while you have it Tara!!!!
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08-26-2005, 08:46 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: A LA girl in SC
Posts: 2,268
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Re: What are you guys up to?!
My DH is watching his show on the sci-fi channel and I'm here surfing the net. I'll probably read my book some more before bedtime.
Lynda
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08-26-2005, 08:46 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: What are you guys up to?!
I'm watching Stargate and then Stargate Atlantis, basically being a couch potato for the first time in a week.
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08-26-2005, 08:48 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 8,784
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Re: What are you guys up to?!
Enjoy your free time!!! I'm just sitting downstairs watching my DVR (Samantha Brown's Great Beach Hotels) while Joe is giving the boys a bath. Once he comes down, my show will be shut off so he can watch the Eagles. Then I'll just finish the dishes (we had tacos which means lots of bowls lol!!).
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08-26-2005, 08:51 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Kissimmee, Fl
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 25,061
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Re: What are you guys up to?!
Enjoy your free time while you have it! So nice that your spending some of it with us  |
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08-26-2005, 08:55 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Indiana
Posts: 636
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Re: What are you guys up to?!
i am going absolutely nuts at the moment. Hubby (notice I didn't include Darling at the beginning), is still at work and probably won't be home until after 9 tonight.
Not to mention my sons are driving me totally nuts.
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!
Mitzi
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08-26-2005, 08:59 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: What are you guys up to?!
I just watched SuperNanny and am waiting for the kids to come home from their friends
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08-26-2005, 09:08 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: CA
Posts: 294
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Re: What are you guys up to?!
I'm about to go to dinner at our local fancy Chinese food restaurant with friends...yum yum!
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08-26-2005, 09:56 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Dreaming of the Future
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 24,867
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Re: What are you guys up to?!
Enjoy your free time!
I had to work today so my free time is now beddy by time!
amy
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08-26-2005, 10:02 PM
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But why is the rum gone?
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Needville, Texas
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 12,286
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Re: What are you guys up to?!
Enjoy it while it lasts!!
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08-26-2005, 10:14 PM
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Wannabe Snowbird
Join Date: May 2002
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 34,137
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Re: What are you guys up to?!
[ QUOTE ]
I am happy to report that I am bored out of my tree for a change!
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Well, I tried to keep you occupied for a while! I guess my thoughts were too scrambled for ya!  |
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08-26-2005, 11:00 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Posts: 4,751
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Re: What are you guys up to?!
I am waiting for my potatoes to get done so I can go make 15 pounds of potato salad for my cousin's daughter's 1st Birthday party tomorrow. My kids are in bed and my DH is the Detective processing arrests at the Eagles game tonight (poor dear  ) so he won't be home for awhile and he worked his regular shift today so when he does get home he will be tired ! |
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