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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
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Kelly I love your fact for today and that mask is gorgeous I love the little surprises you've added in for everyone too! I'm pretty sure they'll be loving you when they receive them!
Hey Kelly - great fact today. When I was reading how to pronounce it, it made me think about the movie "A Christmas Story" when dad gets his "major award" and is reading the crate... "Fra gelaaay." And his wife says - "I think its says fragile, honey." Too funny.
Can't wait to see it in person! 13 days!!
I have some surprises for my DD too. I can't explain them now because she is actually home today. Finals week but she has taken all of hers already.
Love the Star Wars basket!! And Becki will love the slipper, its looks great!
I A Christmas Story!! It's my favorite christmas movie.
That's great that you have some surprises planned for your DD too. You 2 are going to have so much fun. (And I'm glad I get to see you do some of it.)
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Great surprises! Can I ask, how much was the basket? You are doing the CRT breakfast, right?
The basket was $94.34, which included the $28 delivery fee and tax. There are 2 plushes, 2 'action' figures, and 2 racers. Yes, we're doing the CRT breakfast.
As I don't think I'll be able to get to tomorrow's countdown here it is today:
Guests were given a ticket upon entering the park that let them know if they won anything from small buttons to full-sized automobiles!
those facts are so cool. I knew that mask was tall but 16 feet!!?? wow!
Can I be your new best friend??? *L* those gifts are so great! I know they will love those! Not much longer to go!
Sounds like the Surprises are all ready . . . are you?
Not quite. I've started packing a bit and did get some more travel, snack, etc. type items at Wal-Mart this weekend. I feel like there's too much other stuff going on to concentrate on going to disney in less than 2 weeks. I'm sure Saturday (June 6) I'll be a crazy woman trying to get everything done. So are you ready?
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those facts are so cool. I knew that mask was tall but 16 feet!!?? wow!
Can I be your new best friend??? *L* those gifts are so great! I know they will love those! Not much longer to go!
Always room for more BFFs!Especially when they love Disney!
I hope everyone had a lovely Memorial Day! I took DS to Columbia, MO (about 1.5 hour drive) to see my brother and friends from college. We got back Sunday morning and then went to a BBQ at my in-laws. Yesterday was spent buying a baby shower gift for my cousin (shower is next Sunday) and cleaning up the house. I wanted to do some yard work, but it ended up raining most of the day.
So anyway, here is Sunday's, yesterday's, and today's countdown:
(I did see other #s to this, but saw 13 the most so I went with that. )
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I love the little surprises you've added in for everyone too! I'm pretty sure they'll be loving you when they receive them!
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A Christmas Story!! It's my favorite christmas movie.
Disney Magic - Oct 2015
facts today and tomorrow! I especially like the one about the mask in AKL because I just 
Great surprises, too! 
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