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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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02-06-2003, 09:27 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: CT Shoreline
Posts: 383
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HOW???
I was wondering how the families who are the Grand Marshals of the parades get picked?
Do they write letters? beg? Or just lucky?
Ofcourse I would like to put my kids in the position to be picked for this event, (as all parents would..) but I am not sure how to go about it...
Any suggestions would be appreciated!!
Thank you.....4 days to go!!!
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02-06-2003, 09:38 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Staten Island NY
Posts: 245
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Re: HOW???
good luck and enjoy the MAGIC [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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02-06-2003, 10:32 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Florida
Posts: 1,343
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Re: HOW???
There is no magical way to get chosen. People are chosen randomly from the crowds by CM's. I've heard some people wear neat and unusual attire, ie. family teeshirt's, or neat hats.. Hope you have a great time regardless!!!
[ 02-06-2003, 10:33 AM: Message edited by: disnyfan ]
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02-06-2003, 11:23 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: The land of the free and the Home of the Brave!
Posts: 2,694
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Re: HOW???
There is an interesting article on Deb Wills site that my be of some help to you!! I am sorry that I am to computer illiterate to post a link here for you..but visit wdwig!
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02-06-2003, 11:57 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Toms River, NJ
Posts: 3,062
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Re: HOW???
Aaaww, Kristi, we'll have to show you sometime, links are fun to post!!!
Here's the story of a Grand Marshall family. It has some general tips like arrive early, look for a nicely dressed CM standing in the middle of the street...but again, it's randmoly chosen, and with all those people in the park, they only pick a few. I wrote Disney once asking about it and they said they said they only take requests under special circumstances. Go for ANimal Kingdom, Jungle Jammin' Parade has more than one guest family in it! |
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02-06-2003, 07:28 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Long Island, New York
Posts: 97
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Re: HOW???
At the AK last month the family at the table in front of us at Breakfastasourus was invited by a CM because the father knew the CM and had obviously done something for this person at some point as the CM stated to the little girl something to the effect "your father took good care of me and I have something special for you". [img]graemlins/blush.gif[/img]
Personally, I was annoyed about the whole thing and it ruined part of the magic of the parade as I kept looking at the families thinking "its true, it really IS who you know".
I was not there with my family hoping to get picked - I was there with my girlfriends. We just happened to hear the conversation.
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02-06-2003, 08:09 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Butler, Pa
Posts: 662
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Re: HOW???
Hi Darthminnie: It is all Luck and timing, but you can do somethings to get better chances. If a larger group dress alike. enter the park early and mill around the town hall a bit and be very energetic. Good luck and Remember the Magic. Jerry [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
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02-06-2003, 11:20 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Northern NY State
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 2,101
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Re: HOW???
good luck, I hope you get picked! Ask around to the CM's, if they know how, they'll give you hints [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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02-07-2003, 12:16 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Sacramento, CA
Concierge Level: 2
Posts: 917
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Re: HOW???
When we were at Disney/MGM last month, we were waiting to find out about priority seating at the booth on the main street (can't think of what it's called right now) and the family in front of us was finalizing the arrangements to be the parade family. They just went up and asked! This was at around 11:00 for the 3:00 parade.
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02-07-2003, 03:17 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: CT Shoreline
Posts: 383
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Re: HOW???
Thanks for the tips everyone.....
Ofcourse, I am not counting on being one of the lucky few.....
But ya know, my son's football team won the Southern New England Youth Football conference Superbowl.....and well... [img]graemlins/ukid.gif[/img]
WERE GOING TO DISNEY!!!!!
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LOL
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