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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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01-08-2006, 09:08 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Robbinsdale, MN
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Dresses and flowers and tuxes, oh my! **Updated with link to photo of Bob\'s vest/tie**
What a great weekend it's been! Lots of wedding-related stuff. My sister found her dress today ( click here) -- hers will be navy and white. The beading is sort of silvery.
Bob picked out his tux today (don't have a picture, sorry). We didn't want to go with a navy vest/tie for him -- we thought black and navy would be too dark -- so he picked a black tux with a light buttery yellow vest and tie to match our coordinating color. My flowers will be white and yellow with a navy ribbon or something to tie it all together.
My first meeting with the dressmaker is in a couple weeks; Angela (angelalar) and I are going shopping next weekend for her daughter Kate's flower girl dress -- or a pattern, as Kate's grandma might make her dress.
I'm having so much fun! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img]
The guest list is finally at a point where it doesn't stress me out any more. I would love to add about a hundred more PassPorters, but I just can't. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/pout.gif[/img] The few who will be here will have to represent the rest of you! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img] Oh, and Vicky (stretch2864) agreed to take pictures and post them as soon as she can after the wedding, so you won't have to wait for us to get home from CA! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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01-08-2006, 09:12 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Chicago
Posts: 4,812
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Re: Dresses and flowers and tuxes, oh my!
How exciting!!! Enjoy every minute of it!!!
I can't wait to see the pictures. We are all so happy to have our very own Passporter Fairytale.
Maggie
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01-08-2006, 09:14 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Tulsa, OK
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 21,627
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Re: Dresses and flowers and tuxes, oh my!
How exciting....have fun planning.
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01-08-2006, 09:16 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Dreaming of the Future
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 24,867
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Re: Dresses and flowers and tuxes, oh my!
Very exciting that dress is gorgeous! Glad things are going well!
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01-08-2006, 09:16 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Niagara Falls
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 12,431
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Re: Dresses and flowers and tuxes, oh my!
Navy and buttery yellow sounds sooooo pretty!!!!!
The guest list will never please everyone involved. I learned that the hard way. And, if there are feuding members of the family, the seating chart can be Oh So Much Fun!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img] Do the best you can and remember it's YOUR day. Oh yea, and Bob's day too! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
Have fun with the rest of the planning...most of it's fun...the last week can get kinda Bridezilla-like, but it's still fun!!!
Jennifer
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01-08-2006, 09:20 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Illinois
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 9,564
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Re: Dresses and flowers and tuxes, oh my!
Keep us posted on the planning and activities. It'll be great to see the pictures of your special day!
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01-08-2006, 09:46 PM
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Community Rank: Scout
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Central NY State
Posts: 4,202
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Re: Dresses and flowers and tuxes, oh my!
That bridesmaid's dress is beautiful, and your color scheme sounds pretty. Glad you're enjoying the planning part. Thanks for thinking of us about the pictures. I'm sure we're all eager to "share" your special day! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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01-08-2006, 09:55 PM
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But why is the rum gone?
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Needville, Texas
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 12,286
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Re: Dresses and flowers and tuxes, oh my!
I am happy it is all coming together for you!! It will be here before you know it!
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01-08-2006, 10:31 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: second star to the right
Posts: 13,308
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Re: Dresses and flowers and tuxes, oh my!
What fun! It all sounds [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img]
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01-08-2006, 11:04 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Wishing I was at WDW
Posts: 2,384
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Re: Dresses and flowers and tuxes, oh my!
The dress is great! Can't wait to hear more details!
Cindy
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01-08-2006, 11:05 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Longfellow's "Jewel by the Sea"
Posts: 14,165
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Re: Dresses and flowers and tuxes, oh my!
Ah, wedding plans. Love'm! Thanks for sharing Sandy, we're [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img]ing every detail!
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01-08-2006, 11:55 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
Posts: 10,721
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Re: Dresses and flowers and tuxes, oh my!
Enjoy every minute my friend!!! Dress is beautiful and I know the whole day will be completely magical!
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01-09-2006, 02:07 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
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 190,285
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Re: Dresses and flowers and tuxes, oh my!
I was just wondering how the preparations were going - it sounds like it's all on course and I love your sister's dress, that is beautiful. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img]
I'm glad to hear that we'll be able to see photos soon after the wedding. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img]
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01-09-2006, 02:25 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Mesquite, TX
Posts: 9,373
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Re: Dresses and flowers and tuxes, oh my!
How exciting !!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] That dress is beautiful !
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01-09-2006, 04:37 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: UK
Posts: 13,146
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Re: Dresses and flowers and tuxes, oh my!
Your sisters dress is absolutely beautiful Sandy, I love how your plans are all coming together.
Karen
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