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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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12-12-2003, 09:29 PM
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Wannabe Snowbird
Join Date: May 2002
Concierge Level: 7
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We\'re down to 2 hours! *Reaction Update*
<font color="0066cc">Well, it's 2 hours until DH comes home! He's been away for the past 3 weeks taking a university course and 'while he was out' I redecorated our bedroom - I even got my Dad to build us some new furniture for it. The room turned out good enough that it could quite honestly be featured in a magazine. He has absolutely no idea! I've been planning this since September and I've been trying so hard to keep it a secret. Anyway, he'll get his first look at it in a couple hours and I'm so excited about it! I've got the camera ready so I can take a picture of his face when he sees the change!  He's gonna love it....  </font> |
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12-12-2003, 09:41 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,478
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Re: We\'re down to 2 hours!
That's so cool, Donna. We're going to need a full report on your DH's reaction, with a description of the redecorating. How nice of your Dad to help you out like that. There is nothing like homemade furniture. Now I know who to go to for decorating advice.
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12-12-2003, 10:47 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Parsippany,NJ
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Re: We\'re down to 2 hours!
Any chance you could post a picture of the room? I'm thinking of getting creative myself...
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12-12-2003, 11:04 PM
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Wannabe Snowbird
Join Date: May 2002
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Re: We\'re down to 2 hours!
<font color="0066cc"> Pictures have been taken, I'll see what I can do when they have been developed </font>
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12-12-2003, 11:45 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: BURLESON TX (near Ft. Worth)
Posts: 5,589
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Re: We\'re down to 2 hours!
I'm so glad you'll were able to pull it off.
I hope your feeling better, it seems like you
were sick at the beginning of this project.
I bet he's going to love it, good luck!
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12-13-2003, 02:48 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
 PassPorter Guide Author
Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 190,285
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Re: We\'re down to 2 hours!
Donna, I can't wait to hear what DH thought of the bedroom!
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12-13-2003, 08:20 AM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Tioga County, PA
Posts: 6,102
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Re: We\'re down to 2 hours!
Can't wait for the report.
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12-13-2003, 08:30 AM
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Yeti Chaser
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Way down south
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 20,411
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Re: We\'re down to 2 hours!
Oooo, I love hearing decorating stories! I would love to see pictures too. What is your theme/color scheme/style?
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12-13-2003, 10:48 AM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Sasquatch Territory, Pacific Northwest
Concierge Level: 8
Posts: 17,166
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Re: We\'re down to 2 hours!
Hey Donna, would love to hear DH's response, and would really love to see a  or two (HINT, HINT!). |
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12-13-2003, 11:57 AM
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Wannabe Snowbird
Join Date: May 2002
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 34,137
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Re: We\'re down to 2 hours!
<font color="0066cc"> He liked it! I made him close his eyes and I led him down the hallway. He said he could smell paint, so he asked what have I done, but I just told him to keep his eyes closed. We got to the doorway and I got him standing just right. Then it was Ok, open 'em! First off, he just looked, then as it registered, his eyes got big and his mouth fell open and he started smiling. DD got a couple pictures of his reaction. He couldn't speak for a moment!
I sure hope all our pictures turn out! I can't wait to get them developed.
Our theme/colour scheme is kind of upscale Atlantic coastal cottage. The wall colour is kind of a driftwood colour, the furniture, trim and ceiling is a creamy white. If anyone wants to get the paint chips to see the true colours, they're Martha Stewart Pearl Grey and Fine White.
Oh, yeah, and he mentioned that he's afraid to go away for a long time again. Last time he was away for over a week, DD's bedroom got redecorated to look like a scene from SpongeBob SquarePants, and now this! I guess that's one way to keep him home!  </font> |
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12-13-2003, 12:07 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: BURLESON TX (near Ft. Worth)
Posts: 5,589
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Re: We\'re down to 2 hours!
Sounds like your project was a huge success. The room
sounds like a resort, really relaxing. Love to see some
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12-13-2003, 12:34 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 27,691
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Re: We\'re down to 2 hours!
Oh my gosh, how fun! LOL that he's scared to go away for an extended period of time again. Hope your pictures turn out so we can see them. Sounds pretty.
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12-13-2003, 04:38 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 2,873
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Re: We\'re down to 2 hours! *Reaction Update*
Sounds like a wonderful suprise. I'm so glad all your hard work paid off!
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12-13-2003, 09:42 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
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Re: We\'re down to 2 hours! *Reaction Update*
Sounds like it was a great surprise Donna  Hope you can get the pictures developed soon and post them  |
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12-14-2003, 04:00 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
PassPorter Guide Author
Community Rank: Legend VIP
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 190,285
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Re: We\'re down to 2 hours! *Reaction Update*
I'd love to see those photos of your DH's reaction - it sounds like the surprise worked out perfectly.
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