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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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02-04-2004, 10:49 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 2,066
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Re: Princess Skylar has arrived!
Oh Jeannie,
I am so thrilled for you all. Shane must be in his glory being a big brother now and all. And has Joseph declared that she will never be allowed to date yet??? Enjoy this very special time with your family. On your Mom's birthday no less. What a great story.
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02-04-2004, 11:09 AM
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#47
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Houston
Posts: 5,162
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Re: Princess Skylar has arrived!
Omg, what a beautiful baby! She's just precious. Congratulations to you and your special little (getting bigger) family! How are you feeling?
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02-04-2004, 11:10 AM
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#48
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Cleveland, OH
Posts: 272
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Re: Princess Skylar has arrived!
Congratulations Jeannie! I was wondering since we hadn't seen you for a couple days...she is beautiful! I love all the dark hair!! Have fun spending this time bonding as a family (and now Shane can get his chocolate cereal back! )
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02-04-2004, 11:12 AM
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#49
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Orlando, Fl
Posts: 5,517
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Re: Princess Skylar has arrived!
She's absolutely beautiful and looks like her big brother!!! Congrats to all of you!!!
Kelly
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02-04-2004, 11:16 AM
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#50
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: LITH, Illinois
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 3,205
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Re: Princess Skylar has arrived!
Congrats to you all! Welcome to the World Skylar. She is such a cutie!
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02-04-2004, 11:47 AM
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#51
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Posts: 5,094
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Re: Princess Skylar has arrived!
<font color="blue"> Thank you, thank you, thank you, my friends...my family
She is just a joy, right now she's in her little aquarium swing cooing in her sleep
Shane is coming home from my parents house today, so he'll get his first real taste of being a big brother. When he came to visit me in the hospital, she was still in the nursery - I didn't get into my room until about 5pm on Sunday since they didn't have one available right away so I didn't get her in my room until about a half hour after he left. He did get to see her in the nursery though, and the first thing he said to me when he came to my room was "I'm a big brudder" I'll let you all know how it goes today, and also try and get some pictures of them together.
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Chrissi - I LOVE that DJ called Skylar Tink That is just what I've been calling my little pixie! </font>
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02-04-2004, 12:22 PM
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#52
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Sacramento, CA
Concierge Level: 2
Posts: 917
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Re: Princess Skylar has arrived!
Wow, Jeannie!! How exciting, a new little princess in your home! And a proud big brudder to boot! Let me add my congratulations, and let you know that she IS absolutely adorable with all that hair!
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02-04-2004, 12:28 PM
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#53
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Community Rank: Scout
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 4,695
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Re: Princess Skylar has arrived!
Congrats on Skylar's arrival! I was so excited to log on and read this today. She is so beautiful!
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02-04-2004, 12:33 PM
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#54
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 3,968
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Re: Princess Skylar has arrived!
Welcome to the newest member of the family.
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02-04-2004, 02:09 PM
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#55
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Cape May Court House NJ USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 11,259
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Re: Princess Skylar has arrived!
A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to you and your family Bet she isn't going to be spoiled at all Do you have a Princess outfit picked out for her yet?
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02-04-2004, 03:37 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Robbinsdale, MN
Posts: 7,526
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Re: Princess Skylar has arrived!
Jeannie, Joseph, Big Brudder Shane, and Baby Tink -- -- sending you all my best wishes.
Yayyy! Welcome to the world, Skylar.
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02-04-2004, 03:49 PM
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#57
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: East Haven, CT, USA
Posts: 3,406
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Re: Princess Skylar has arrived!
Jeannie, she is just beautiful! Hope everyone is adjusting to life with a new little one! More pics!!
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02-04-2004, 05:36 PM
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#58
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 2,929
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Re: Princess Skylar has arrived!
She's beautiful . Congratulations to you and your family !
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02-04-2004, 06:41 PM
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#59
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Connecticut Shoreline
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 8,250
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Re: Princess Skylar has arrived!
Welcome to the world Princess Skylar. Congratulations to you, Joseph and Shane. I look forward to seeing more beautiful pictures of the new princess.
KathyL
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02-04-2004, 07:16 PM
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#60
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 373
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Re: Princess Skylar has arrived!
Congratulations !
She's a doll, I love all that hair!!
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