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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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11-27-2005, 07:22 AM
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The Original BagMan
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Shalimar, FL
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COMPLETED - LizardCop\'s semi-live updates at Mousefest.....
When the board allows (being on a really slow mobile phone dial-up don't help) I'll post updates while here at the World for Mousefest...
Yesterday, we left home and 6 hours, 24 minutes later we had finished checking to Pop Century. Someone had a heavy foot and was really wanting to get here, and BTW I did not drive [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img].
Once checked in, we got a luggage cart, unloaded the truck, loaded the room and I called Tara on her cell phone. I almost had a heart attack, she answered it [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img]
We chatted for a minute and set up things for Sunday and then Jan and I went to DTD. We window shopped, found a few things we'll buy before we leave the parks and had dinner at Wolfgang Puck Express in the Marketplace. We came back to the room, and while Jan did her thing on the computer, I went to bed.
Today (Sunday) We're going to Universal Orlando and Islands of Adventure with two of my favorite people, Jan and I....
NO!!!
Donna and Paige.... OOps, haven't met Paige yet...
Donna and Katie.... OOps, haven't met Katie yet...
Then it must be Donna and Katie's mother...
Yep, that's it, Donna and Tara!!!!!!!!!!
Jan and that crew will have loads of fun on all those rides there while I get to hold all those bags [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img]
Then it's off to the Hoop-De-Do-Revue for Angie's birthday party [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img]
Depending on when we get back here, I'll try to do an update tonight or in the morning...
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11-27-2005, 07:58 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Whitefield, NH
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 13,599
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Re: LizardCop\'s semi-live updates at Mousefest.....
Yay!! Thanks for the update Bill!
Glad you got there safe and sound - and WHAT was Tara thinking - she's not supposed to have her phone turned on!
Where is your room at Pop? Did you put one of those "Sarah" signs in your window?? We'll be checking in around midnight Tuesday night - I'm really getting excited now!
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11-27-2005, 08:11 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Posts: 13,817
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Re: LizardCop\'s semi-live updates at Mousefest.....
Glad you both made it down safely. Sounds like you have a real fun day planned!
BTW, I had a lot of trouble getting into the boards yesterday, so it may not be your connection.
Have a great time [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zwavin.gif[/img] and thanks for the live update!
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11-27-2005, 08:29 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 8,784
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Re: LizardCop\'s semi-live updates at Mousefest.....
Thanks for the update!!! Can't wait to hear more!!!
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11-27-2005, 09:01 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Niagara Falls
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 12,431
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Re: LizardCop\'s semi-live updates at Mousefest.....
Tara's cell phone was ON?? And she ANSWERED it?!?!? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img]
Have fun...wishing I was there!
Jennifer
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11-27-2005, 09:35 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 2,929
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Re: LizardCop\'s semi-live updates at Mousefest.....
I love live updates!! Have a great time Bill, and be careful not to hurt your shoulder with all those bags [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img]!
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11-27-2005, 10:15 AM
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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: LizardCop\'s semi-live updates at Mousefest.....
Thanks for the update Bill!! Will Tara continue tho answer her phone during the trip?!?!!? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/questionicon.gif[/img]
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11-27-2005, 10:32 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NC
Posts: 12,270
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Re: LizardCop\'s semi-live updates at Mousefest.....
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thewave.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thewave.gif[/img] A live update!! Glad to hear that you guys made it safely, (and quickly!) Hope you have fun at IOA today and tell Angie HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! (and give her a hug for me!!!)
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11-27-2005, 10:42 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 18,767
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Re: LizardCop\'s semi-live updates at Mousefest.....
Very cool!!! A live update!!! Glad that you and Jan made it safely. Hope you have a fun day and tell Angie Happy Birthday!!!
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11-27-2005, 11:07 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Posts: 1,268
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Re: LizardCop\'s semi-live updates at Mousefest.....
Glad you made is safely and in record time. Tell Angie [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/birthday.gif[/img].
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11-27-2005, 11:50 AM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 34,171
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Re: LizardCop\'s semi-live updates at Mousefest.....
Thanks Bill-errr I mean "Bagman". Can't wait for more [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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11-27-2005, 01:11 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Tulsa, OK
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 21,627
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Re: LizardCop\'s semi-live updates at Mousefest.....
Thanks Bill for the update...I love reading about what you are doing. Have fun!!!!
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11-27-2005, 01:46 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Massachusettes
Posts: 503
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Re: LizardCop\'s semi-live updates at Mousefest.....
Thanks for the report. Have a great week!
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11-27-2005, 04:30 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: NC
Posts: 3,536
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Re: LizardCop\'s semi-live updates at Mousefest.....
Thanks for doing the live updates, can't wait to read more.
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11-27-2005, 04:46 PM
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Recovering VMK Addict!
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Thornton, CO
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Posts: 13,087
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Re: LizardCop\'s semi-live updates at Mousefest.....
Thanks for the update, Bagman!
I did not know Tara was going to Mousefest with you guys. I cannot believe she kept it secret from all of us! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
Did you go to Margaritaville?
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