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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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08-10-2002, 10:00 PM
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Recovering VMK Addict!
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Thornton, CO
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 13,087
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Must be a trend here...
Our friends just called to tell us Audry made her way into the world this morning.
Older sister Morgan, who is 4, isn't too happy. She wants to know where Colton is.
Audry was supposed to be Colton. They have been calling Audrey Colton since the ultra sound said Audrey was going to be a boy. (Any of this sound familr?) Needless to say MoMo is looking around the nursery for Colton because Audrey isn't supposed to be her's. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
This mix up seems to be my fault. I told Carrie about Baby Beaner and I may have jinxed them.
Audrey is healthy and that's all that matters to the new Mom and Dad! (and there friends of course!)
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08-10-2002, 10:10 PM
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Magic Happens!
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: E. Stroudsburg, PA
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Re: Must be a trend here...
Forti, this is too funny! I think the blue and pink pixie dust is getting mixed up somewhere.... [img]graemlins/ukid.gif[/img]
Sue
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08-10-2002, 11:10 PM
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PassPorter Guide
 Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Pine Bush, New York
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 1,900
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Re: Must be a trend here...
We always tell our clients "Don't paint the nursery!". I love the surprise!
Congrats on the new baby. God must have wanted them to have another girl, they must be doing a good job w/the first.
Susan
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08-11-2002, 12:39 AM
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Mrs. Jack Sparrow
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Aboard the Black Pearl
Concierge Level: 7
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Re: Must be a trend here...
I hope there isn't too much to return or maybe Beaner should swap stuff with them. Congrates.
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08-11-2002, 01:34 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Slate Belt, PA
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Re: Must be a trend here...
Sounds like the Pink and Blue Pixies definitely got crossed this year! Glad to hear that Audrey and her new family are all well despite the surprise! [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
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08-11-2002, 01:49 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Brooklyn, NY
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Re: Must be a trend here...
Too funny! Maybe that pixie has been visiting Pleasure Island too much [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
Glad to hear Audrey is healthy - a new baby is always cause to celebrate [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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08-11-2002, 06:02 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Richardson, TX
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 3,357
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Re: Must be a trend here...
How funny. Aren't surprises great. It's going to be fun explaining the error to Morgan.
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08-12-2002, 11:41 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: East Haven, CT, USA
Posts: 3,406
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Re: Must be a trend here...
Congrats to the new big sister, even if she isn't happy with her sister right now.
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08-13-2002, 08:39 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 1,031
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Re: Must be a trend here...
Oooh, I'm not gonna tell Faith... She's having a girl, according to ultrasounds, and her neice, Brandi, is THRILLED to finally have a girl cousin. (There's five boy cousins!) I told them not to tell Brandi...
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08-13-2002, 08:58 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Corinth, TX
Posts: 506
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Re: Must be a trend here...
Congrats on the new baby girl, have not fear, big sis will fall in love before they know it!!!
This is making me even more comfortable with my decision to NOT find out. I have been really nervous about waiting until the end of November and thought about asking the tech if she knew, but not anymore, most likely with the pixie dust flying around this place it would be wrong anyways. Plus, I always think about the fun it is going to be to have Johnny run out is say "ITS A ????"
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08-13-2002, 09:23 AM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: VERMONT
Posts: 4,201
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Re: Must be a trend here...
Well, they were right with DD. But, we didn't take what they said as gospel truth! Congratulations to the family and their new baby!
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