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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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12-05-2003, 08:44 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
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Location: Brooklyn, NY
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Our Disney Christmas tree this year =)
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12-05-2003, 09:35 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Massachusetts
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Re: Our Disney Christmas tree this year =)
Oh Jeannie, that tree looks great! You can't even tell it's fake. Also, I love your kitty!
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12-05-2003, 09:37 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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Re: Our Disney Christmas tree this year =)
Ooh, very nice, Jeannie.
I'd go for the garland again next, too  Your tree skirt is nice, also.
And T-Bone is adorable  (Jalen says 'what a cute fat cat' LOL No offense. He calls Chip a fat cat all the time. I think it's a term of endearment.)
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12-05-2003, 09:46 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
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Re: Our Disney Christmas tree this year =)
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I'd go for the garland again next, too Your tree skirt is nice, also.
And T-Bone is adorable (Jalen says 'what a cute fat cat' LOL No offense. He calls Chip a fat cat all the time. I think it's a term of endearment.)
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<font color="green">Absolutely need the garland - it just adds that sparkle. If I can figure out how to do it without taking everything off, I'm going to try and get some on there.
And no offense taken about T-Bone  All our furry babies are pampered chubby (and somewhat lazy!) house kitties LOL! </font> |
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12-05-2003, 10:42 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Springfield, MO
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Re: Our Disney Christmas tree this year =)
<font color="purple">Jeannie,
Are you sure that isn't one of my cats?!?! If nothing else, T-Bone stole my cats' hobby...lol
Shannon
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12-05-2003, 10:47 AM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: VERMONT
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Re: Our Disney Christmas tree this year =)
Very pretty Jeannie! Does Shane like to decorate the tree?
I love the Pooh tree topper.
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12-05-2003, 11:40 AM
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Community Rank: Scout
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Seattle, WA
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Re: Our Disney Christmas tree this year =)
Jeannie, I love your tree! My kitties love to help with all things Christmas too. From helping with lights, garland and beads, to trying to wrap themselves in paper and bows when I am trying to wrap presents.
Instead of garland this year, try some strings of beads to add sparkle to your tree. We use silver ones and they're really easy to add after the ornaments are up.
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12-05-2003, 12:37 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Re: Our Disney Christmas tree this year =)
Fun! Amazing how life-like many artificial trees are these days!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!  |
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12-05-2003, 12:42 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
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Re: Our Disney Christmas tree this year =)
What a great tree Jeannie  Thanks for sharing your pictures  |
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12-05-2003, 03:23 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 1,352
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Re: Our Disney Christmas tree this year =)
beautiful!!!!!
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12-05-2003, 05:36 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Connecticut Shoreline
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Re: Our Disney Christmas tree this year =)
Jeannie,
Your tree is beautiful!!! I love all the Disney ornaments. Do your kitties try to climb the tree? We have to tie ours to the wall to keep it from going over. The cats love it.
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12-05-2003, 07:08 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Brooklyn, NY
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Re: Our Disney Christmas tree this year =)
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Do your kitties try to climb the tree? We have to tie ours to the wall to keep it from going over. The cats love it.
KathyL
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<font color="green"> </font> Thanks Kathy! Yes, they sure do try to climb the tree and it is tied to the wall to prevent any "timber!!!" incidents! |
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12-05-2003, 05:52 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: BURLESON TX (near Ft. Worth)
Posts: 5,589
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Re: Our Disney Christmas tree this year =)
Great pictures and you can't tell your tree isn't real.
Is T-Bone supervising?  |
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12-05-2003, 07:09 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Brooklyn, NY
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Re: Our Disney Christmas tree this year =)
<font color="green">Thanks everyone It really makes me smile every time I look at it </font> |
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12-05-2003, 10:06 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Southwest Georgia
Posts: 519
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Re: Our Disney Christmas tree this year =)
Arent disney Trees great fun  I keep one up all year long!! One hint if you are doing a disney tree....Key chains wwork as great ornaments and they are cheaper than actual ornaments. I also use water bottle straps as garland,,just unvelco them stretch them out and attach end to end. You can also to a cut Mickey head paper garland...thats always fun too....one hint on hanging the Garland or beads, I sue a ornament hook and hang it with those....it allows you to adjust the drape and since artificial limbs are "fatter" it just falls a little nicer! I love decorating for Chrimmus...working on the fifth tree tomorrow.----Worked at a Christmas store for 4 years, and have decorated a large mansion for pay for almost 20 years.....They only part I dont like is putting it all away!!!
Keep up the good work...I even stick small plush in my artificial trees sometimes, the branches sure are stronger than the real thing!!!In my house, they say...You'll turn anything into an ornament....yep if it stand still long enough..
Till next I post,
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