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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
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Thank you all again for the continued pixies.........it is getting to be real now and I can tell you, it SUCKS!!!!! My heart is broken. My FIL was more of a father to me than my father ever was or ever will be. To know that I am going to fly home tomorrow and not be able to bring apple pie or ice cream just one more time, it hurts. Beyond hurts.
But we are trying to make the best of our last day here, but today my heart broke a little more when Em asked to get the "strength" henna tAttoo in honor of Grampie. Sigh.......it just shouldn't hurt so much
I know that he is at peace now and beat all the odds that were against him, and that is what I keep telling myself.
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Glad you all have gotten the travel arrangements worked out. Just a thought: It hurts so much when we loved so much, and that is just a part of grief. I'll be thinking of you all often.
It DOES suck! And it does have to hurt so much. If it didn't, it would mean either that he wasn't such a wonderful person or that you didn't love him so much. You wouldn't want either of those things to be true, so.... It's just a hard, hard time. He really did beat the odds, and left you all in a peaceful, dignified way-- that is a gift you gave to him and he gave to you. So sorry. Will be thinking of your family tomorrow and over the weekend.
You're in my thoughts, Lisa You're right, it does suck and I'm so sorry you are going through this. I wish I had the words to say to make you feel better. It hurts so badly because you loved him so dearly. Remember that and cherish the memories you have of him.
losing someone you love does suck, in every way. But he is definitely one of your guardian angels now so I'm sure you will still feel his strength and guidance everyday.
Thank you all again for your thoughts, support and pixies. We are home, and had my FIL's service this morning - it was a beautiful service and every word that was spoken of him was so true - he was one of the kindest, most caring, and giving men one would ever know - always more concerned about everyone else, never once feeling sorry for himself through his journey. Although he is and will be terribly missed, he will shine his bright smile on us every day - and I believe he started showing Scott, Emily and I that yesterday - we were standing on Main Street, really having a moment - knowing what we were coming home to, when Scott looked up to the sky - and there was a cloud shaped like a Mickey head! It gave us a moment of peace.
Although this trip ended the way it did - and I knew when we left that it was goodbye - we found some peace - we really took time to relax, sleep in (we never once made it to park opening!!!.....I know, shocker!!!) and just take time to enjoy life - which we feel that is exactly what my FIL wanted us to do. I promise I will get to the trip report when I can, but for now I have to care not only for myself, but also my family, we are going to have a long journey with MIL as she is spiraling (understandably) very quickly. But I do hope to catch up on everyone else's - because I truly need to keep that magic alive
But please - take a moment today and hug your loved ones, tell them you love them - and have no regrets.
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