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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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09-08-2005, 04:51 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Henderson, NV
Posts: 1,841
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Cruise Passporter
I just finished the two Passporter books I had (WDW & Special Needs). I must say I was going thru Passporter withdrawal when what do I get in the mail today? <font color="blue"> My cruise Passporter! </font> Can't wait to dive into it tonite!  |
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09-08-2005, 06:09 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: second star to the right
Posts: 13,308
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Re: Cruise Passporter
Enjoy!! Its a great book! I've read it a couple hundred times - at least it feels that way since my DCL cruise is still 226 days away!!!
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09-09-2005, 01:26 AM
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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: Cruise Passporter
Have fun I love that book I read it cover to cover in 1 day!
Amy
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09-09-2005, 07:55 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Media, Pa
Posts: 379
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Re: Cruise Passporter
When I get a new passporter I try and ration it out, so it doesn't get read all in one day!
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09-09-2005, 02:40 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: Cruise Passporter
I will have to get this since we are planning a cruise for next year!
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09-10-2005, 03:35 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 2,357
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Re: Cruise Passporter
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When I get a new passporter I try and ration it out, so it doesn't get read all in one day!
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Yeah, sure. We had a dinner party the Saturday Half Blood Prince came out. Carol kept the book in the bed room, still in it's box. She opened it in the morning and said "I'll read a little bit before breakfast". I served her lunch around three.
Ration it out. Like we could wait 10 minutes before starting the next section.
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09-10-2005, 12:35 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: BURLESON TX (near Ft. Worth)
Posts: 5,589
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Re: Cruise Passporter
I really LOVE my DCL Passporter field guide! I've read my twice now We're going on our first cruise next March and I can't wait! |
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09-10-2005, 05:49 PM
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Community Rank: Passenger 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Lake Orion, MI
Posts: 47
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Re: Cruise Passporter
Mine looks like a book that has been passed around between a hundred people and it's just MINE!! I love to read it and even though I've read it "cover to cover"... I still find new interesting things! Do they magically appear?  |
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09-10-2005, 07:39 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Burb\'s of Detroit.
Posts: 410
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Re: Cruise Passporter
I am really sold on this series! My Cruise Passporter has been so helpful that I decided to get the one for WDW today since we'll be there for 2.5 days. Oh my gosh! it's fabulous! I love those pockets in the back, etc.
I always take at least one book with me when I cruise. This time I'm taking two - the Cruise Passporter and the WDW Passporter!
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09-11-2005, 05:47 PM
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Community Rank: Day-Tripper
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 5
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Re: Cruise Passporter
I have my dog eared 2005 Cruise Passporter and am looking forward to buying the 2006 one! I didn't even have a cruise planned when I got my 2005...so I am very excited now to get the 2006 with a cruise planned! Woo hoo!  |
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09-11-2005, 08:54 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Massachusettes
Posts: 503
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Re: Cruise Passporter
I love my passporter cant imagine cruising without all the info I have been able to find. I am just waiting for the day to come that we will be able to reap the benifits of my planning.
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