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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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07-07-2005, 08:41 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
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Should I be upset?
Let me give you a little back ground. We are going to Disney 2 weeks before my in-laws and DH's aunt & DH's Cousin. His cousin will turn 11, while at Disney. (His party is 4 days before they leave and he will not know anything about the trip until that day. They are going to tell him before everyone gets there) For his birthday I was going to buy him an autograph book, penny press book and pen, etc. When I told his mom, she said "No, I want EVERYONE to give him MONEY. $10 each."  That is not the big deal, as the autograph book and other stuff would run more than that. I wanted to share some of Disney's magic with him before he left. I also did not like the fact that she told me to give him money and exactly how much. (I like giving gifts and seldom give money unless I have exhausted all of my ideas.) |
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07-07-2005, 08:57 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: McLean Va
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Re: Should I be upset?
How RUDE! Give him what you want and ignore the mother. I wont say here what I think of her thoughts but its not nice)
He will enjoy your gifts much more than money he will blow and not recall that what he got for the money was from you.
Hugs and good luck with this
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07-07-2005, 08:58 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Indiana
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Re: Should I be upset?
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How RUDE! Give him what you want and ignore the mother. I wont say here what I think of her thoughts but its not nice)
He will enjoy your gifts much more than money he will blow and not recall that what he got for the money was from you.
Hugs and good luck with this
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I think he would enjoy your ideas SO much better.
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07-07-2005, 12:26 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Re: Should I be upset?
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How RUDE! Give him what you want and ignore the mother. I wont say here what I think of her thoughts but its not nice)
He will enjoy your gifts much more than money he will blow and not recall that what he got for the money was from you.
Hugs and good luck with this
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Another vote for doing it your way!!! |
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07-07-2005, 09:01 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Chapel Hill, NC USA
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Re: Should I be upset?
No one should ever TELL someone what to give as a GIFT. You go ahead and do what you want. She was out of line. She can make a SUGGESTION, but that is it. You are right to feel mad.
-HiddenMickey
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07-07-2005, 09:13 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Kissimmee, FL
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Re: Should I be upset?
Sounds like a control freak to me!!! I'd give him whatever you want without regard to her commands. And maybe you could buy her a book on manners while your at it!
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07-07-2005, 09:15 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Hudson Valley, NY
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Re: Should I be upset?
I can't believe how rude people can be - it is just out of line to tell you what to give. Here is a thought, why not give $10 in Disney Dollars? That will fix her  That is what I would do...LOL |
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07-07-2005, 09:33 AM
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Location: Merrimack, NH
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Re: Should I be upset?
Give him what you want not what she wants! Have fun in WDW  |
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07-07-2005, 11:30 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Niagara Falls
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Re: Should I be upset?
I'd do the Disney Dollars.  Keep in mind...the trip might be his last gift he opens...
Jennifer
OK...just re read the post and saw he will know about the trip before everyone arrives.
I would totally do an autograph book and a chubby pen, along with $10.00 in Disney Dollars.
Hey...let us all know what she thinks of the gifts! |
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07-07-2005, 10:01 AM
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Location: Philadelphia
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Re: Should I be upset?
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I can't believe how rude people can be - it is just out of line to tell you what to give. Here is a thought, why not give $10 in Disney Dollars? That will fix her That is what I would do...LOL
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I was thinking the same thing.....  |
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07-07-2005, 10:34 AM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Owensboro, KY USA
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Re: Should I be upset?
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I can't believe how rude people can be - it is just out of line to tell you what to give. Here is a thought, why not give $10 in Disney Dollars? That will fix her That is what I would do...LOL
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I second this idea! |
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07-07-2005, 10:03 AM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Connecticut
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Re: Should I be upset?
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No one should ever TELL someone what to give as a GIFT. You go ahead and do what you want. She was out of line. She can make a SUGGESTION, but that is it. You are right to feel mad.
-HiddenMickey
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I totally agree!
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07-07-2005, 10:31 AM
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Re: Should I be upset?
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And maybe you could buy her a book on manners while your at it!
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I love that idea!
I would give her what you wanted...I think it sounds like a great gift. That was unbelievably rude! |
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07-07-2005, 12:11 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
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07-07-2005, 01:56 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
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Re: Should I be upset?
That is really rude. I would give him what you wanted, he'll probably like it better anyways!!
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