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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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03-31-2006, 12:49 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Berkeley, CA
Posts: 2,858
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Re: What puts a smile on your face?
My sig picture
hearing my DH & DD laugh at a bad pun
my dog when he is happy to see me
seeing an older couple holding hands
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03-31-2006, 12:58 PM
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Wannabe Snowbird
Join Date: May 2002
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 34,137
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Re: What puts a smile on your face?
I know all these have been said already in one form or another, but these were what popped into my head as soon as I read the question:
<ul type="square">[*]Planning a fantasy Disney vacation.[*]Little kids laughter.[*]An old couple walking down the street holding hands.[/list]Also on my list:
<ul type="square">[*]Finishing another page in my scrapbook[*]Hearing the announcement on the radio that Drew's soccer game has been cancelled due to rain in the Spring (not so much now that he can drive himself to his games though)[*]My family enjoying spending time with each other[*]When I say "Have a good day" to Drew in the morning and he says "Thanks, you too" and then gives me a kiss[*]Discovering a chocolate stash that I forgot I had![/list] |
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03-31-2006, 01:03 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 4,695
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Re: What puts a smile on your face?
Hearing my kids laugh and watching them play together.
Hearing oldest DD say, "I love you mommy."
When I pick up my baby from daycare and she just melts into me with a hug.
When DH does the dishes or cleans the kitchen without being asked.
Puppies
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03-31-2006, 01:35 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 614
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Re: What puts a smile on your face?
For me it's my lovable, loyal little Havansese, Sid Vicious [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/announce.gif[/img] He's 8lbs of long white fur and the best companion I have ever had. He is with me wherever I am and as they say dogs make the best friends. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img] And of course, Disney [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img]
Catherine
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03-31-2006, 01:37 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Boston, MA
Posts: 1,742
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Re: What puts a smile on your face?
Children's laughter
A kiss from my husband when he gets in late at night and he thinks I'm still asleep
My child's hand slipping into mine
My almost 9 year old son leaning into me before he goes into school to get some contact (not a kiss, that wouldn't be cool)
The way my daughter hugs me and rubs my back
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03-31-2006, 04:03 PM
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Mrs. Jack Sparrow
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Aboard the Black Pearl
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 21,228
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Re: What puts a smile on your face?
<font color="blue">What puts a smile on my face....
Well helping people is one thing, I like to do things out of the blue for others. Also getting my Def Leppard Tickets. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] </font>
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03-31-2006, 05:24 PM
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#37
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Batman's Gal/Mickey's Pal
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Owensboro, KY USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 95,254
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Re: What puts a smile on your face?
A hug from my DH or DD!
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03-31-2006, 06:11 PM
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#38
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: South East London
Posts: 5,164
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Re: What puts a smile on your face?
My hubby
Disney World vacations
My pets playing, sleeping and snoring
Boneless shanghai wings from Chilis
Lovely summer evenings when you stay out in the garden until late chatting and it stays light til 10pm
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03-31-2006, 06:58 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Slate Belt, PA
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 15,346
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Re: What puts a smile on your face?
Shopping with a cart instead of a handbasket at Michael's for scrapping supplies. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Because you know I'm loadin that baby up if I've got a cart. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
Okay, on a more serious happy note - I love when my son picks up phrases my husband I use, especially the positive things. His current favorite is "AWESOME!!!" [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] And he just tried out "Give me a break, Mama." on me today. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img] He's only three! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img]
Other toddler phrases that he's used that crack me up:
"No thanks, Mama. I'll have my ice cream before dinner." [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img]
"Mama, did you hear that?! I farted." [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img]
"Nope, I didn't make a beaner [fart]. The kitty did it." [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/jawdrop.gif[/img] (We're going through a fart phase right now. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img])
"Mama, why's your butt so big?" [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]
"Daddy, why's your belly so big?" [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img]
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03-31-2006, 09:40 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Northern NV
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 12,516
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Re: What puts a smile on your face?
I love the funny stories the kids in my class tell me, and it's a must to hear at least one knock knock or crossing the road joke each day...if their parents only knew some of the stuff they tell me. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img]
I love watching my kids and DH concentrate on something. They all get the same face when they're really thinking hard.
And of course, planning and then enjoying each Disney adventure.
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04-01-2006, 12:51 AM
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#41
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Community Rank: Scout
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Lansing, Michigan
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 4,890
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Re: What puts a smile on your face?
Disney, my grandkids, DH, Rob's Groaners...
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04-01-2006, 05:48 PM
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Living Seas wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 31,940
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Re: What puts a smile on your face?
My niece and Nephew telling me they love me
My kitties - Rocky and Gigi
My new house!
Disney trips
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