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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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08-08-2002, 10:48 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Posts: 739
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Re: I\'m very depressed and in need of prayers
From one Janet to the other sending prayers and pixie dust to you and your sister. [img]graemlins/puter.gif[/img]
Travlin Gal, Colorado Jan (Janet) [img]graemlins/usa.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/usa.gif[/img]
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08-08-2002, 11:15 PM
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PassPorter Guide
 Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Pine Bush, New York
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 1,900
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Re: I\'m very depressed and in need of prayers
Godbless your family. Hope all is good news!
Susan
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08-09-2002, 12:07 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Parsippany,NJ
Posts: 3,235
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I\'m very depressed and in need of prayers
My little sister (she's 42) had surgery this morning to remove a lump in her breast and she just called to tell me she has cancer. The doctor had assured us it would not be malignent since the lump "moved around" alot.
This came as a complete shock to our whole family and hit my mom especially hard. She lost a sister to breast cancer a couple of years ago. But now it's her baby who is in trouble.
Nancy has an appt for a CAT scan next week to see if it has spread and then her doctor can advise her of treatment.
I feel so helpless. I've been crying non stop since she called. She's the one who eats vegetarian and excercises and takes care of herself. I'm the one who's overweight and stressed all the time.
Please send some prayers for Nancy that she'll be okay. I can't bear the thought of...anything else.
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08-09-2002, 12:11 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,478
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Re: I\'m very depressed and in need of prayers
Hang in there Janet. It may not be as dark as you think it is. There are so many breakthroughs in treatment these days. Hold out hope for your sister and we will pray for the best possible outcome. You can talk here anytime. We're here for you.
Nancy [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
[ 08-08-2002, 12:13 PM: Message edited by: NancyW ]
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08-09-2002, 12:18 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Panama City, FL
Posts: 2,225
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Re: I\'m very depressed and in need of prayers
***Prayers and Pixie Dust*** to you and your family Janet. I hope that you only receive good news about her condition from here on out!
Alicia
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08-09-2002, 12:19 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Posts: 2,077
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Re: I\'m very depressed and in need of prayers
Hang in there Janet. I know someone going through breast cancer for the last 8 months and she is doing really well with her treatment. Like Nancy said, treatments now are better than ever so lets hold on to positive thoughts that she will be ok.
Keep us posted on how she is doing. Sending some pixie dust to her and your family as well. Will be thinking of you all.
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08-09-2002, 12:24 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Orlando area via Chicago
Posts: 5,424
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Re: I\'m very depressed and in need of prayers
Janet, I will be praying for your sister and your family. {{{hugs}}}
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08-09-2002, 12:29 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Newtown Square, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 23,859
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Re: I\'m very depressed and in need of prayers
Janet, prayers an hugs to you and your family to help your sister through this difficult time. Have faith no matter what.
Tara
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08-09-2002, 12:36 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: the Jersey Shore
Posts: 824
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Re: I\'m very depressed and in need of prayers
Janet - I will keep your little sister in my prayers. Please keep the faith during this difficuly and scary time. {{{HUGS}}}
- Tracy
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08-09-2002, 01:37 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Robbinsdale, MN
Posts: 7,526
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Re: I\'m very depressed and in need of prayers
Janet -- more prayers and good thoughts coming your way. Hugs to you.
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08-09-2002, 08:43 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Way down south
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 20,411
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Re: I\'m very depressed and in need of prayers
I can't add anything to what has already been said, but I will pray for you and your family.
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08-09-2002, 09:11 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: East Haven, CT, USA
Posts: 3,406
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Re: I\'m very depressed and in need of prayers
Janet, prayers and pixie dust for you and your sister.
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08-09-2002, 09:27 AM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: SE Texas!
Posts: 4,882
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Re: I\'m very depressed and in need of prayers
Janet,
I just wanted to add my thoughts, prayers, pixie dust, and Mickey hugs to you, Nancy, and your family. Try to keep a postive attitude and be strong for Nancy. She will definitely need you by her side as she takes on this new challenge in life. Help her to be brave as she fights this fight.
And remember: we are all here for you -- whenever you need us.
Michelle
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08-09-2002, 09:36 AM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Washington, DC
Posts: 60
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Re: I\'m very depressed and in need of prayers
Oh, I am so sorry. I will pray for her healing- God is with her.
Try to take it one day at a time- my family is going through this with my grandmother currently.
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08-09-2002, 01:42 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Richardson, TX
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 3,357
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Re: I\'m very depressed and in need of prayers
Our love and prayers go out to you and your family. Keep us posted. We'll be praying for all of you.
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