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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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07-17-2004, 08:43 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
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Speaking of Chills
Tina's post about her cousin immediately brought to mind an amazing experience of my own. Our youngest daughter, 4th out of four, was defintely a surprise addition. When I sent the big announcement to my family and friends by email- I got a call from my cousin, who was about 17 at the time. She and my mom, who had passed away just 3 months previous were extremely close.
Almost immediately from the start of the conversation, my cousin began to cry and told me a story that proved to me that my youngest daughter was not only a gift from God, but from my mother as well.
3 nights prior to my announcement, Laura had a dream that my mom came to see her. Laura said, "I couldn't tell if it was a dream or real- it felt like she was really there". Anyway, she said my mom told her that I was going to have another baby- really soon.
Laura woke up the next morning and told her parents who essentially said, that was some dream- there's no way Maureen and Kevan are going to have 4 kids!
So you can imagine her reaction when she got my email and then mine after hearing this incredible story! Although I would have been happy with either- I really wanted another girl so we could have 2 of each and be able to name her after my mom and I told Mom that over and over- so when the ultrasound tech told us that "this baby was definitely a girl"- I burst into tears and knew without any shadow of a doubt- my mother was still very much a part of my life- from above!
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07-17-2004, 08:45 PM
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Dopey's biggest fan!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: China Spring, TX
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Re: Speaking of Chills
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07-17-2004, 08:51 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Location: northern california
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Re: Speaking of Chills
Maureen,
That is a greeat story, What is your daughter's name?
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07-17-2004, 08:54 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Re: Speaking of Chills
Emily Margaret- middle name is Margaret for my mom. And if you put their baby pics side by side- they look incredibly similar. |
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07-18-2004, 02:56 AM
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Dopey's biggest fan!
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Re: Speaking of Chills
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Emily Margaret- middle name is Margaret for my mom. And if you put their baby pics side by side- they look incredibly similar.
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Maureen -- my daughter's name is Emilie Grace (Grace for my great grandmother who died 5 years ago). Their baby pictures look very similar as well!!! Also, I have a framed picture of great granny when she was in her late teens/early twenties and Emilie will go up to it every so often and hold on a conversation with it!!! It is too spooky!!! The last time I saw her talking to the picture, she said "Yes . . . I know my mommy's silly!" and when I asked her who she was talking to she said "What?" like nothing had happened!!! It was really weird . . . so if my great granny is visiting me, she is coming a long way to do so!!! I live 3,000 miles from where I grew up!!! Mom tells me that Emilie and my great grandmother are kindred spirits . . . I am beginning to wonder! |
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07-18-2004, 06:07 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
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Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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Re: Speaking of Chills
That is so sweet, Maureen  |
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07-17-2004, 09:30 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
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Re: Speaking of Chills
<font color="blue"> What a nice story. </font>
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07-17-2004, 10:08 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
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Re: Speaking of Chills
What a wonderful story. I believe our parents and other relatives who pass on still look after us. Love is a powerful thing. |
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07-17-2004, 10:16 PM
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Batman's Gal/Mickey's Pal
Join Date: May 2004
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Re: Speaking of Chills
 Such a wonderful story -- you gave me goose bumps! Thanks for sharing!
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07-17-2004, 10:23 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Re: Speaking of Chills
That was such an incredible story--and so sweet! Thanks so much for sharing it!   |
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07-17-2004, 11:13 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
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Location: Maine
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Re: Speaking of Chills
What a wonderful story! Thank you so much for sharing it!  |
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07-18-2004, 07:28 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Niagara Falls
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Re: Speaking of Chills
Wonderful story!
Thanks for sharing!
I'd love to see a picture of all 4 of your kids...I've only seen the boys from your Trip Report! 
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07-18-2004, 11:25 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
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Re: Speaking of Chills
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I'd love to see a picture of all 4 of your kids...I've only seen the boys from your Trip Report!
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I'll get a picture up of the girls soon! |
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07-19-2004, 10:35 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Illinois
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Re: Speaking of Chills
Stories of kindred spirits always move me, thanks for sharing!
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07-18-2004, 12:09 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Orlando, Fl
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Re: Speaking of Chills
Amazing story. It made me cry!!!!! What a blessing!
Kelly
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