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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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I will use this blog as a way to help handle the stress in my life and a way to find some coping skills and to think out loud so to speak.
Thanks for listening and any advice you have, I would be great to hear it.
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Posted 11-12-2008 at 08:09 AM by MaryEL8775 (Life as a Single Mom and surviving Divorce...)
Well today is the oil change in the car, hoping it doesn't cost an arm and a leg day....
I have to get a ride over to Costco to get the van and the debit card from DH and take the car for its dr's appt.  I figure that while this is happening I will take my human resources or my math or both with me to work on while I wait.
Thank god this is a pay week as we are cutting costs very close for comfort. I woke up without trouble though this morning and started getting DS...
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Posted 11-11-2008 at 05:03 AM by MaryEL8775 (Life as a Single Mom and surviving Divorce...)
Well today is Veteran's day. May we honor and salute all the men and women in today's United States Military branches and those that have fallen for our freedom.
We honor and respect all of those that have given their lives for ours.
However, with today being Veteran's day, that means that there is NO school for MA. This means that I have the kids home ALL day. The only good thing is that means that I SHOULD have help with housework so that I am not the only one trying...
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Posted 11-09-2008 at 12:55 AM by MaryEL8775 (Life as a Single Mom and surviving Divorce...)
Yes I did!!! With as much pain as I am in, I didn't let it get me down tonight. I went and walked the entire mall just for the heck of it. Both levels but not the food court so ok not the ENTIRE mall but close enough when you have a bad back. I fought through it and did sit down a few times but not too many.
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Posted 11-06-2008 at 07:10 AM by MaryEL8775 (Life as a Single Mom and surviving Divorce...)
I thought I would just start this one kinda funny. I was so busy yesterday. I did so much running around that I am in pain today. I do have much homework to do today. I am going to work real hard to get things done so that I can pass these classes. I attend Everest College Online. I am going to school to get my Associates in Business Management. I will continue this later as I must get to my 750 word homework on Resources for Environmental Science.
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Posted 11-03-2008 at 05:59 PM by MaryEL8775 (Life as a Single Mom and surviving Divorce...)
Well today let's see... I am in alot of back pain, however, I am thinking of trying a Kungaloosh to help get rid of the pain. My DH is upstairs with the kids while I am down at my mom's. I will probably also be going in the hot tub and see if that doesn't help the back. Besides that all I am doing is homework for school. I am going to school to earn my associates in business management so that I can open my own business and become an all-occasion party planner.
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