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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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(This is Main Street by Angie, who is working on art goals here on the blog!)

This has been a personal project to blog every day for a school year on goals and dreams. My hope was that I could find a group of people to work with me.

I was lucky enough to find a small, but sincere group of inspirational people to keep me company. We've been using Walt Disney's philosophies or creations as inspiration.

I am no longer blogging daily, but I am notified if comments are posted, and I'll be happy to keep the discussion going!

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Virtual Wave

Posted 09-16-2009 at 07:48 AM by Sandra Bostwick
Updated 09-25-2009 at 03:00 PM by Sandra Bostwick

What does it take to get a good virtual wave going? If this blog were a wave, what could you do to help?

I mentioned in an earlier post that I once tried to start a wave while waiting for FANTASMIC! Here are two links that give more information about FANTASMIC! if you are interested:
Fantasmic!

Fantasmic!_Video

Getting back to the wave, the FANTASMIC! amphitheatre could seat 10,000 people when filled to capacity, so people start filing in hours before. When my boredom inspired me to start a wave, my friends were pretty mortified.

I jumped up, yelled, made eye contact as much as I could, then sat down and gave people time to process. Here and there, I could see pockets of wavers following along.

Some of the groups were so far away that I could hardly see them. I remember one gigantic rowdy group that took up a huge square of space. They looked like a huge blur of brightly colored shirts that let out a roar of "WOOOOS!" as they moved. Another group must have been a hundred people moving in straight rows, looking like a centipede crawling along.

Easily, thousands of people must have been involved in the movement, while thousands watched with varying degrees of interest, annoyance, or bewilderment. There are also always those who wish they could join in, JUST ONCE, but control the impulse for one reason or another.

These virtual communities that are popping up all over the place are just like a wave. If you look at the PassPorter site, for example, that started with Jennifer and Dave waving and ended up with a pretty large community of regular wavers.

There are ripples all over the place, as people post threads and others respond. It is actually quite interesting.

This particular group blog project involves spending a full school year creating a movement of inspiration, momentum, or enthusiasm around the ideals of Walt Disney for ANY number of projects, goals, or undertakings you choose.

Do you believe we can start a wave? Can you encourage a few people to join in?

Have a magical day!

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	I am in Sandy... Here goes my wave!!! you have actually inspired me to follow and do another project! We got to get Janice on board 0 Pixie Dust Pixie Dust 0
	Posted 09-16-2009 at 08:16 AM by 4Disney2

	Adding my wave!! Not sure that I have the momentum to start a wave all on my own (some people are just more motivation than others) but I can certainly take a page from your book and give it a try. Hope you are having a great day today, Sandy. Thanks for your vision and focus! 0 Pixie Dust Pixie Dust 0
	Posted 09-16-2009 at 10:32 AM by BettyBeBop

	ok heres my wave i cant find the smilies ...:t hewave: found them, I dont even know where to find blogs if it wasnt for your link lol 0 Pixie Dust Pixie Dust 0
	Posted 09-16-2009 at 12:01 PM by janicelovesmickey

	see I am taking part in this too. I am loving the blogging Sandy thank you for all your help. 0 Pixie Dust Pixie Dust 0
	Posted 09-16-2009 at 05:46 PM by MaryEL8775

	Don't forget me..... I can't stand not joining in. 0 Pixie Dust Pixie Dust 0
	Posted 09-16-2009 at 10:40 PM by GoofEme

	Here's my wave.... 0 Pixie Dust Pixie Dust 0
	Posted 09-17-2009 at 07:36 AM by orionchika

	Help! Please! I don't know how to get my "wave guys"... Thanks! (from Sandy) Here ya go! 0 Pixie Dust Pixie Dust 0
	Posted 09-17-2009 at 08:12 AM by A.Daley Updated 09-17-2009 at 03:42 PM by Sandra Bostwick (to give angie a wave)

	wave Just joining in. :thew ave: 0 Pixie Dust Pixie Dust 0
	Posted 09-17-2009 at 10:53 AM by rhinohunter

	Thanks Sandy!! Always lookin' out for everyone! 0 Pixie Dust Pixie Dust 0
	Posted 09-18-2009 at 07:53 AM by A.Daley

	Just a reminder that I'm in, maybe not on a daily basis anymore, but I'm still here! 0 Pixie Dust Pixie Dust 0
	Posted 09-18-2009 at 04:57 PM by christiejay