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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
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I am not sure what category this falls under, so please move if I have placed it in the incorrect department.
My fiancé and I have the jeweler chosen which we want to create our engagement ring.. but they are a diamond jeweler, so they don't carry the center stone we want.. But since the center stone (trillion cut) will be surrounded by diamonds, if we buy the stone loose, they will create the ring we want with it.
The stone we are looking for is tanzanite. It's a beautiful blue/purple stone.
Do any of you have experience buying loose gemstones? And where have you bought from?
thanks in advance!
Any reputable jeweler ordinarily sells loose stones. It's simply a matter of finding one that has a stone you want. I lost the stone from a ring once and simply returned to that jeweler to see what they had that would fit my setting.
Tanzanite may be a challenge. When I bought a ring and pendant with nice tanzanite stones about ten years ago, I was advised that the supply might be exhausted in another several years. That may have been a sales pitch; I don't know.
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My jeweler didn't have any suggestions, but then again.. I just called them briefly to ask if they would still create a ring for me if the main stone isn't a diamond.
I found a whole bunch online, but I'm not really down with the idea of not seeing it for myself.. so I will have to start looking around here locally this weekend.
thanks for all your help, ladies!
I my engagement ring came from The Shane Company. Over the years I have found them to be a GREAT jeweler. Last year they even replaced my setting FOR FREE because there was not enough gold in the band to size it (again for free). They have locations all over the country so see if one is near enough to you. They really work with their customers to make them happy and will stand by their products. I did see this on their site: Round Tanzanite and Round Diamond Halo Ring at Shane Co.
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That is so super thoughtful of you to look for me! I really appreciate it!
That is indeed a beautiful ring!!
We actually are planning on having my ring custom made because there was a ring I found a couple years ago that is no longer available that I would like to replicate. It's a trillion cut tanzanite, surrounded by diamonds and it looks like estate jewelry. It is so beautiful. And since this is not my nor my fiancé's first wedding, we want to be more "us" and not like the traditional diamond ring.
We did go looking at a jewelry store last night just to find out my ring size (I didn't even know that!) and also see what size center stone would look good on my finger.
We decided on 2.5 carats for the center stone. So at least we now know what size loose stone we are going to look for.
The jeweler we are having the ring made at is kind of legendary around here, and so we are sticking with them.
But I do so appreciate your reply!!
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Originally Posted by GATechGal
I my engagement ring came from The Shane Company. Over the years I have found them to be a GREAT jeweler. Last year they even replaced my setting FOR FREE because there was not enough gold in the band to size it (again for free). They have locations all over the country so see if one is near enough to you. They really work with their customers to make them happy and will stand by their products. I did see this on their site: Round Tanzanite and Round Diamond Halo Ring at Shane Co.
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