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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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06-13-2005, 02:06 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
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Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
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Re: DopeyGirl Goes to Disneyland!!! --- PreTrip updated AGAIN 6/9!!!
I love those pictures!! Your autograph book is really cute!! Won't be long now till yoou leave!!
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06-13-2005, 04:45 PM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
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Re: DopeyGirl Goes to Disneyland!!! --- PreTrip updated AGAIN 6/9!!!
Sarah - Emilie looks exactly the same as you did at that age. I thought it was her when I first saw the photo. What a beautiful picture of you - I can't wait to see the one with her in it!  |
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06-13-2005, 04:54 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
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Re: DopeyGirl Goes to Disneyland!!! --- PreTrip updated AGAIN 6/9!!!
Those are the cutest photos!!! And sorry your FIL is being such a butthead!!! I can't wait to hear all about your CRAZY LONG trip!!
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06-13-2005, 08:52 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
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Re: DopeyGirl Goes to Disneyland!!! --- PreTrip updated AGAIN 6/9!!!
Gosh Sarah, Emilie is your twin  I hope you can recreate those pictures, how cute would that be 
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06-13-2005, 09:57 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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Re: DopeyGirl Goes to Disneyland!!! --- PreTrip updated AGAIN 6/9!!!
Awesome pictures! I sure hope you can log on and give us updates! |
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06-13-2005, 11:51 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Niagara Falls
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Re: DopeyGirl Goes to Disneyland!!! --- PreTrip updated AGAIN 6/9!!!
You look just like Emilie in the picture with your dad!!! Too funny!!!
We're going to miss you!!! PLease have fun and stop in as often as you can!
Jennifer
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06-14-2005, 09:05 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: California
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Re: DopeyGirl Goes to Disneyland!!! --- PreTrip updated AGAIN 6/9!!!
 those great pictures from your past. You are going to have so much fun 
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06-19-2005, 09:38 PM
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Dopey's biggest fan!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: China Spring, TX
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Re: DopeyGirl Goes to Disneyland!!! --- More PreTrip photos 6/19!!!
[b]Update to the Pre-Trip Report . . .
It is 8:38pm on Sunday night . . . we are now just 2 days, 16 hours, 41 minutes, 57 seconds. from departure!!! 
My mom and dad left Oregon yesterday, driving south . . . stopped for the night in Santa Nella, CA. They got up this morning and drove to San Diego . . . they said it took 4.5 hours and that it took 12 minutes to go 3 miles once they got stuck in construction traffic on I-5 going through part of L.A. (I told her it could have been worse . . . they could have been going through downtown L.A. during rush hour!  )
Mom and dad head to Arizona in the morning to visit with my grandfather then head back to San Diego on Wednesday morning to meet us at the airport when we fly in that evening!!!
We are pretty much packed . . . I still have "piles", but I am to the point now where it's just a matter of organizing the suitcase!!!
Here's some pics of the progress!
<u>PACKING</u>
 
I just realized that I have some weird stuff on my table . . . like a hammer . . . what the heck is that doing there? I assure you, it ISN'T going in my suitcase! 
 
Why is it that the kid's suitcase and carry-ons are always the easiest to pack and therefore first done? 
Mickey staking out his "spot" in the suitcase . . . what is it about stowaway cats?
Our friends, Ginger (Woody) and Grace (Snow White) are ready to go!!! |
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06-19-2005, 09:43 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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Re: DopeyGirl Goes to Disneyland!!! --- More PreTrip photos 6/19!!!
Sarah, your little shapes board in Emily's room is too cute. But why isn't there a number under rectangle? Doesn't it have 4 sides anymore???
Those stuffed animals looks raring to go! |
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06-19-2005, 10:10 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: May 2004
Location: northern california
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Re: DopeyGirl Goes to Disneyland!!! --- PreTrip updated AGAIN 6/9!!!
Have a BLAST and be safe. I'm looking forward to the rest of the story  |
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06-20-2005, 01:49 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
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Re: DopeyGirl Goes to Disneyland!!! --- PreTrip updated AGAIN 6/9!!!
It looks like the preparations are nearly complete - have a wonderful time!  |
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06-20-2005, 05:42 AM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
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Re: DopeyGirl Goes to Disneyland!!! --- PreTrip updated AGAIN 6/9!!!
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06-20-2005, 09:35 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New York
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Re: DopeyGirl Goes to Disneyland!!! --- PreTrip updated AGAIN 6/9!!!
Looks like you're just about ready! Have a blast! |
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06-20-2005, 02:26 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
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Re: DopeyGirl Goes to Disneyland!!! --- PreTrip updated AGAIN 6/9!!!
My gosh Sarah, it is so hard to believe that you are almost at Disneyland!! It won't be long now and I am sure that both you and Emilie are so excited!!! Can't wait to hear about your trip!! Will you have access to a computer while in California?
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06-20-2005, 07:19 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Posts: 13,817
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Re: DopeyGirl Goes to Disneyland!!! --- PreTrip updated AGAIN 6/9!!!
Not too much longer now! I can't believe how much Emilie looks like you! I thought it was you at first!
have a great time! Looking forward to your TR and pictures! |
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