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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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12-04-2005, 07:43 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Whitefield, NH
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 13,599
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Another \"We\'re back!\" Post!
We are back from our whirlwind trip to see the Mouse....
We saw so many friends, new and old, and had TONS of fun!
It will come as no surprise to anyone here - Passporters ROCK!
There were lots of characters - both Disney's version, and those Passporter ones!
TONS of food - we tried a bunch of new places - and good luck to anyone who winds up with Sarah - that girl's got an EXPENSIVE palate! Thank goodness for the dining plan! Disney lost out on the deal with us this trip!
And lots and lots of magic!
Then there was the stuff there was NOT enough of............Sleep and TIME- and the Passporters left behind!! We missed you all - especially Tina & the boys, Nancy and Janine! 4 days didn't even scratch the surface this time - I was sooooo not ready to come home - but I did miss John and the other girls! We averaged a 12:30-1:00 am bedtime every night - and the wake up calls came early!
Came home to Manchester airport to 28 degree weather, and a light dusting of snow that continued throughout the day. Unfortunately - I also came home to a flat tire at the airport - thankfully we changed our flight from the last one of the night (arriving at 11 pm) to the first one of the morning - since the waiting list at all the tire places was 3-4 hours!!!!
More details in the trip report - I'll try to get it up soon!
Here's a teaser to get you started -
Bill has LOST his battle at being known for his lack of smiles - he grinned plenty this week!!!! Sarah is in love! She literally attacked him when we passed him on the path in Epcot Saturday!
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12-04-2005, 08:02 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,478
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Re: Another \"We\'re back!\" Post!
Welcome home, Marie! That picture of Sarah and Bill is precious! I'm so glad to hear you had such a great time and I can't wait to read your trip report. We missed you too while you were gone. Let's plan to get together soon.
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12-04-2005, 08:06 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854
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Re: Another \"We\'re back!\" Post!
Welcome home Marie [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zwavin.gif[/img] Glad you had such a great time [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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12-04-2005, 08:07 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Illinois
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 9,564
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Re: Another \"We\'re back!\" Post!
Glad you are home safe also! Wonderful meeting you!!
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12-04-2005, 08:08 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: Another \"We\'re back!\" Post!
It was So great to meet you and Sarah!!!! That pic with Bill is TOTALLY ADORABLE!!!
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12-04-2005, 08:11 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: Another \"We\'re back!\" Post!
Welcome back Marie!! Sounds like you had an awesome time!! Love the picture of Bill and Sarah!!
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12-04-2005, 08:34 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Central NY State
Posts: 4,202
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Re: Another \"We\'re back!\" Post!
Welcome back, Marie! Glad you had such a great time. And the picture of Bill; who knew he had dimples? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img] Thanks for sharing!
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12-04-2005, 08:37 PM
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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: Another \"We\'re back!\" Post!
Bill is too nice of a person NOT to smile (Sorry Bill). I love the pic Marie. So glad you got home safely-the weather here is not all that great. I missed you. Can't wait to hear all about your trip. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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12-04-2005, 08:42 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 8,784
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Re: Another \"We\'re back!\" Post!
Welcome Home, Marie!!! I can't wait to hear about your trip!!
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12-04-2005, 09:11 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: Another \"We\'re back!\" Post!
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/welcome3.gif[/img] home! Glad you had fun
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12-04-2005, 09:21 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Tulsa, OK
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 21,627
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Re: Another \"We\'re back!\" Post!
Glad you had a great trip Marie. I agree Bill is too nice a person to not smile a lot...Sarah is a very wise little girl. Missed you, can't wait to hear all about your trip.
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12-04-2005, 09:22 PM
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Community Rank: Scout
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Chicago
Posts: 4,812
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Re: Another \"We\'re back!\" Post!
Glad you made it home safely. It was really nice to meet you both in person.
I came home to 25 degrees and snow too!
Maggie
Last edited by maggieworkman; 01-24-2007 at 10:34 PM..
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12-04-2005, 09:59 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: Another \"We\'re back!\" Post!
SOunds like a fun time! You're going to ruin Bill's reputation saying he's nice and posting pics of him smiling [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]
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12-04-2005, 10:59 PM
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Go Red Sox!! :D
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Rhode Island - Red Sox Nation
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 27,451
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Re: Another \"We\'re back!\" Post!
Glad to hear that you had a great time!
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12-04-2005, 11:03 PM
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The Original BagMan
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Shalimar, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 22,002
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Re: Another \"We\'re back!\" Post!
I'm tellin' ya folks...
It was that picture I had taken with Stitch. I don't know what that critter did to me, but that's not me smiling [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img]
Actually, Sarah is a lot like Stitch... Her happiness is infectious [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img]
I'd gladly smile for her any time, she's a sweetie...
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