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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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10-10-2004, 01:39 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Bethlehem,Ct 06751
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Re: A piece of heaven in NYC - WOD w/pics 10-5-04!
What a great report, Angie! I can see that the new store is an improvement over the previous store. Thans for sharing your wonderful pictures!
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10-12-2004, 01:31 PM
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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: A piece of heaven in NYC - WOD w/pics 10-5-04!
Angie, thanks for the report and all the cool pictures! I love the one with you and Mickey and Minnie!
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Now that's something you don't see every day!
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10-18-2004, 10:48 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 332
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Re: A piece of heaven in NYC - WOD w/pics 10-5-04!
It's a great store, isn't it?? My roommate and I went last Thursday and were laughing about how we'd just seen all of those products at WDW the week before! We were NOT impressed with the prices on the Vintage t-shirts and cashmere sweaters, however. Who's gonna pay $300 for a sweater with Mickey on it??? And who's gonna pay $80 for a stinkin' t-shirt?!? Other than that, though, it was great. I wish they'd left the gallery upstairs, however... .
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10-20-2004, 01:56 PM
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Guide since 2003
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: West Mifflin, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 11,546
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Re: A piece of heaven in NYC - WOD w/pics 10-5-04!
Really loved your report & photos Angie.. sounds like a cool place!! 
Now I understand why all of the NYC stuff was in the WDW WOD!!  |
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10-20-2004, 11:47 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: San Antonio
Posts: 876
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Re: A piece of heaven in NYC - WOD w/pics 10-5-04!
Flying to NYC tomorrow morning and staying on 57th and 6th! Could I actually be staying about two blocks from WOD?!! I will do my best to get there and check it out for myself!
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10-22-2004, 08:15 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
Posts: 10,721
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Re: A piece of heaven in NYC - WOD w/pics 10-5-04!
The pics rocked Angie- thanks bunches!
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10-23-2004, 05:19 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: South East London
Posts: 5,164
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Re: A piece of heaven in NYC - WOD w/pics 10-5-04!
Angie, thanks so much for posting such wonderful photos and a great report. You don't know how much I want to visit NYC one day - hopefully I'll be able to use the photos as a bargaining tool with hubby, what do you think? 
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10-26-2004, 01:21 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: San Antonio
Posts: 876
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Re: A piece of heaven in NYC - WOD w/pics 10-5-04!
Just returned from NYC this afternoon. The first day I was there I trotted the two blocks to the Disney store. Wow! What a beautiful store! I was up on the third floor (more of a loft than a floor) and a couple of photographers were in a back room with Stitch taking pictures. Unfortunately nobody was allowed in, but I stood and watched for awhile. Like every New York store, there are employees standing guard over certain areas of the store. I bought my kids some of the New York collectible pins (Mickey as the Statue of Liberty, and the WOD grand opening pin), and some autograph books and pens. If anyone else goes to New York you definitely don't want to miss this store.
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