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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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.
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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.
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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.
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I have been having major food reactions so I read the ingredients for the rocky road fudge at MK confectionary. One of the ingredients is gelatin made from fish. Once again an allergen in food that you would not think is there. Vegetarians may want to skip the fishy rocky road fudge. There is no fish taste that I can discern. The fudge contains soy lecithin but no other soy thankfully and the fudge was not causing my problems and I am not fish sensitive.
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She is gone but keeping signature. Laundry is getting done. My purpose in life is to help poor people in FL. Farewell, will miss you.
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As a vegetarian, I WOULD think that there's gelatin in the ice cream, since many brands and flavors use it. Gelatin (fish, chicken or beef) is used in many foods, such as most commercial yogurts-- always ask or read the label!
Apparently Rocky Road candy, ice cream, etc. may use gelatin in their marshmallows. Kosher gelatin uses fish gelatin. If one is avoiding meat based gelatins or is avoiding fish due to allergies you need to check your ingredient lists carefully.
Thanks for your comment, this is something I never thought about when doing research. Reading Halal lists shows how many products have alcohol, pork, fish, or other ingredients hidden in them.
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Mom calls to check on me and reminded me to pay the gardener. I love her so much.
Disneyland was fun with flag retreat and pickles. I have a home here, thank you. GAC is NOT a "front of the line pass".
She is gone but keeping signature. Laundry is getting done. My purpose in life is to help poor people in FL. Farewell, will miss you.
On the back is the nutrition facts, Goofy's Candy Co. logo, expiration date and ingredients. No where on the package will you find a Kosher or Halal mark.
Sugar, Corn Syrup, Gelatin, Pectin, Articificial Flavor, Artificial Colors ( Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Red 40). manufactured in a plant that processes tree nuts, peanuts, milk, soy, eggs, and wheat ingredients.
There is no indication what the sources of the pectin and gelatin are. I also never realized how widely this affects people. Those who avoid certain meats for religious reasons, vegetarians, and those with special dietary restrictions could be eating fish, pork, beef, or plants without knowing they are eating something forbidden. Kosher and Halal means the company went out of their way to get and keep that mark.
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Mom calls to check on me and reminded me to pay the gardener. I love her so much.
Disneyland was fun with flag retreat and pickles. I have a home here, thank you. GAC is NOT a "front of the line pass".
She is gone but keeping signature. Laundry is getting done. My purpose in life is to help poor people in FL. Farewell, will miss you.
Pectin is a plant product, and gelatin is animal-based. Pectin comes mainly from citrus fruit and is used to make jams and jellies, helping them set. Gelatin comes from crushing and boiling things like hoofs, bones and skin of cows, chickens, etc. If you've ever stewed a chicken, then put it in the fridge overnight, you'll easily see the "gelatin." Both of these are used widely in commercially processed foods and as noted, in some that you wouldn't think of. Those of you who like gummies, they contain gelatin, unless labeled as vegetarian.
Pectin is a plant product, and gelatin is animal-based. Pectin comes mainly from citrus fruit and is used to make jams and jellies, helping them set. Gelatin comes from crushing and boiling things like hoofs, bones and skin of cows, chickens, etc. If you've ever stewed a chicken, then put it in the fridge overnight, you'll easily see the "gelatin." Both of these are used widely in commercially processed foods and as noted, in some that you wouldn't think of. Those of you who like gummies, they contain gelatin, unless labeled as vegetarian.
If it says "gelatin", it's not vegetarian. One of my pet peeves is the presence of gelatin in most commercial yogurts. If they need to add gelatin to thicken the product, it's not a real yogurt.
Frequently Asked Questions - FOOD INGREDIENTS -- The Vegetarian Resource Group
This goes more into ingredients and what is vegan and what is questionable. The circus peanuts were not as good as the ones I used to get outside of Disney. The marshmallows in the rocky road fudge are gummy and do not have the quality of Kraft marshmallows or the vegan ones I used to buy. I love learning about food and this has been most enlightening. Thank you.
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Mom calls to check on me and reminded me to pay the gardener. I love her so much.
Disneyland was fun with flag retreat and pickles. I have a home here, thank you. GAC is NOT a "front of the line pass".
She is gone but keeping signature. Laundry is getting done. My purpose in life is to help poor people in FL. Farewell, will miss you.
Frequently Asked Questions - FOOD INGREDIENTS -- The Vegetarian Resource Group
This goes more into ingredients and what is vegan and what is questionable. The circus peanuts were not as good as the ones I used to get outside of Disney. The marshmallows in the rocky road fudge are gummy and do not have the quality of Kraft marshmallows or the vegan ones I used to buy. I love learning about food and this has been most enlightening. Thank you.
It is interesting, isn't it! I'm sure most people don't know that their jello or 'smores are made of animal products!
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If it says "gelatin", it's not vegetarian. One of my pet peeves is the presence of gelatin in most commercial yogurts. If they need to add gelatin to thicken the product, it's not a real yogurt.
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