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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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04-22-2002, 10:47 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Boston, MA USA
Posts: 2,535
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Once Upon a Toy in DD
Supposedly there'll be a new store in Downtown Disney this July.
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Alan G. Hassenfeld, Hasbro’s chairman and CEO, said, "Once Upon a Toy will offer visitors to Downtown Disney an incredibly unique play experience for ‘kids’ of all ages. Together with Disney, we are building a destination filled with great toys, games, imagination and fun."
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">It'll have Disney, Hasbro and some exclusive theme park stuff including a version of the CLUE board game based on the Haunted Mansion and a theme park edition of MONOPOLY.
Two more buys for September's shopping list [img]graemlins/dizzy.gif[/img] |
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04-22-2002, 10:49 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Foothills of the Adirondacks
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Re: Once Upon a Toy in DD
They do have it walled off, but as of a couple of weeks ago, the outside looked close to completion.
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04-22-2002, 10:54 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Florida Big Bend
Posts: 17,133
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Re: Once Upon a Toy in DD
Oh, I think this is what I was asking about a few weeks back! Is it the place boarded off where you first walk in? We saw it at Christmastime and wondered if it'd be finished by May.......guess not?...........
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04-23-2002, 10:21 PM
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Mrs. Jack Sparrow
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Aboard the Black Pearl
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Re: Once Upon a Toy in DD
Thanks Matt, Sounds cool.
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04-25-2002, 10:59 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Seward, NE
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Re: Once Upon a Toy in DD
We saw it when we were there a couple of weeks ago (sniff, right now we were just getting off Magic Carpet with Aladdin and Jasmine, not that I'm suffering any post-Disney blues). It looks pretty good. Still some work needing to be done outside, but, if memory serves me right, one of the walls in front of the store has a monorail (I don't think it moves) on it. It was pretty cool!
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04-27-2002, 01:29 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Massachusetts
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Re: Once Upon a Toy in DD
FYI - I was just over at WDWIG.COM and Deb Wills has an article posted on "Giant New Store to Celebrate the Joy of Toys At Walt Disney World Resort". The link to read it is Joy of Toys |
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04-29-2002, 09:35 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Tennessee
Concierge Level: 1
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Re: Once Upon a Toy in DD
Hmmmmm, do you think they'll have a "soft" opening by June 29th? And what is that "My Disney Doll?" So many things to look forward to!
53 days to go!
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04-29-2002, 10:19 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Re: Once Upon a Toy in DD
Sounds like a fun store! Can't wait to check it out! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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06-14-2002, 09:04 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Boston, MA USA
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Re: Once Upon a Toy in DD
Update at wdwmagic.
Officially opens August 1, 2002 with
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A special MR. POTATO HEAD with Disney-themed parts such as Mickey Mouse ears, a character autograph book, a Mickey balloon, a sorcerer’s hat and a teacup vehicle from Disney’s Mad Tea Party attraction.
A new version of the sleuthing board game CLUE based on Disney’s popular Haunted Mansion attraction.
A Disney theme park edition of MONOPOLY, the world’s most popular board game.
Star Tours action figures from the “Star Wars”-inspired attraction developed by Disney and George Lucas.
A PLAY-DOH play set based on Disney’s beloved It’s a Small World attraction.
A miniature version of Disney’s Wilderness Lodge resort hotel made of LINCOLN LOGS.
Outside, Genie from Disney's "Aladdin" and a giant TINKERTOY tower welcome guests to join the fun inside the brightly colored store..........
.........Guests also will find a wide selection of popular Disney playthings such as character stuffed toys, the new My Disney Girl doll and accessories, and toys inspired by the magic of Walt Disney World Resort, including miniature versions of Disney’s monorail system, Cinderella Castle and beloved Magic Kingdom attractions.
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">Gotta have theme park Monopoly. Bet that WL Lincoln Log set sells pretty well too. |
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06-14-2002, 10:54 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Texas
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Re: Once Upon a Toy in DD
A new page has been turned in the world of toys. I think I need everything on your list, mattjs!! Cannot wait to visit the Toy Story, I mean...Toy Store next July!! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
"The Toys are Back in Town!"
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06-14-2002, 10:56 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Re: Once Upon a Toy in DD
Dang - we'll miss it by about a month. I can't wait to hear about it, though! Those toys sound way cool! [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img]
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06-14-2002, 11:41 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Michigan
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Re: Once Upon a Toy in DD
Goodness, now I have another thing added to my disney shopping list. I gotta have a theme park based monopoly board. Hubby is going to just die [img]images/icons/mad.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] . We are doing downtown disney on our arrival day and doing 90% of our shopping that day. Maybe he should just wait in the truck, [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img] lol
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07-19-2002, 09:21 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Boston, MA USA
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Re: Once Upon a Toy in DD
Some interior pictures at wdwmagic |
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07-19-2002, 09:30 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: The Jersey Shore
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Re: Once Upon a Toy in DD
I am looking forward to checking it out in Sept. I have quite a few children on my Christmas shopping list as well as a lot of Oct, Nov, Dec birthdays.
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07-22-2002, 01:16 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Boston, MA USA
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Re: Once Upon a Toy in DD
A whole bunch of new Once upon a Toy pictures added today. Plus pictures of the new Pin Traders store.
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