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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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12-11-2005, 10:06 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
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Latest on Expedition Everest
Here's the latest that we were told on Tuesday. They are on course for the official opening to be in April, with soft openings hopefully starting in January - we were told that there would be opportunities for DVC members to try the ride out in January, when the CM noticed our DVC passes.
On the day we saw it, they were sending out trains with sandbags in and they were just starting to send them out with Imagineers in - we saw two go out. There have been no CM previews yet as far as I could gather, but they've been told they're not far off, so everything sounds very promising on this.
And by the way, the theming is amazing - I have some great photos, but it may take me some time to resize them and post them. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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12-11-2005, 10:12 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
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Re: Latest on Expedition Everest
Thanks for the info Chezp [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img].
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12-11-2005, 02:22 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
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Re: Latest on Expedition Everest
Thanks Cheryl!!
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12-11-2005, 02:31 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Dreaming of the Future
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Re: Latest on Expedition Everest
Awesome Can't wait to try it!
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12-11-2005, 05:39 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: central Iowa
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Re: Latest on Expedition Everest
Cool!
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12-11-2005, 07:22 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Re: Latest on Expedition Everest
Thanks for the heads up, Cheryl! Now, if I can just work up enough nerve to try this ride.
Joy
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12-11-2005, 07:41 PM
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PassPorter and WDW Addict
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Texas
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Re: Latest on Expedition Everest
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thanx.gif[/img] for the info Cheryl!
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12-12-2005, 06:45 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: LOUISVILLE, KY.
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Re: Latest on Expedition Everest
We saw them running some empty cars while we were there in Nov. It looks amazing and like a lot of fun. Clare and I can't wait to try it but DW doesn't do roller coasters so she has already said no way.
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12-12-2005, 12:11 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Englewood, OH
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Re: Latest on Expedition Everest
When we were at AK on 11/30 there were a handful of people riding it. At first we thought they were the dummies that someone had mentioned they use to test it, but then when we watched close up one guy raised his arms at the top of the hill. I have no idea who they were but how cool would that be! The ride looks really awesome!! My daughter kept asking me "Are we coming back in 2006 to ride it?" Don't I wish!!
Amy
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12-12-2005, 12:59 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Elmwood Park, NJ
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Re: Latest on Expedition Everest
good, something else new for us to try in June!
Can't wait!
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12-13-2005, 09:35 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Iowa
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Re: Latest on Expedition Everest
oh cool!!! Its come a long way since we were there!
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12-13-2005, 12:36 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Lansdale, PA
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Re: Latest on Expedition Everest
Can't wait to try this in August!!
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12-16-2005, 01:34 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: New Jersey
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Re: Latest on Expedition Everest
Thanks for the info Cheryl. I'll be going back to WDW Feb. 3-5 and was hoping maybe I'd get in on a soft opening! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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12-19-2005, 11:24 AM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Plymouth, MA
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Re: Latest on Expedition Everest
so bummed. I'll just miss it. Always next time.
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12-19-2005, 02:35 PM
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Yeti Chaser
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Way down south
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Re: Latest on Expedition Everest
Screamscape posted today that DVC members get a preview in Jan, 26-29 I think.
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