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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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12-06-2002, 09:18 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Indiana , USA
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 26,527
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My Daddy is Santa!!
Dad was over the other day and told about his trip to the grocery (Dad is a house husband).
Dad is rather large, has a full head of brown hair and a full beard. Anyway, a little boy about 3 walks up, stops dead in frontof dad, and stares open mouthed at him. The kid's mom comes up "Sorry, he thinks you're Santa" "What makes you think I'm not?"
Then, Dad looks down at the kid and says "I told you I'd be keeping an eye on you, Didn't I? Have you been good?" The kid nodded, and Dad says "Remember, I know where you are ALL THE TIME. Be A GOOD BOY!"
And I thought he was just a house husband! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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12-06-2002, 09:39 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: My Daddy is Santa!!
That's great. That little boy will remember his Santa encounter for a long time.
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12-07-2002, 01:57 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: The land of the free and the Home of the Brave!
Posts: 2,694
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Re: My Daddy is Santa!!
LOVE IT!!!
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12-09-2002, 01:57 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Mansfield, MA
Posts: 1,608
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Re: My Daddy is Santa!!
[img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
That's great!!!
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12-10-2002, 09:37 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Tuscaloosa, AL
Posts: 5,641
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Re: My Daddy is Santa!!
Teresa, your Dad sounds like a very special man to take the opportunity to share the Santa moment with this child.
Thank you for sharing this story with us - it made me smile and is a wonderful way to start my day!
Debbi
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12-11-2002, 07:52 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: In the state of Disney Dreaming!
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,572
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Re: My Daddy is Santa!!
Absolutely magical! Your Dad sounds like a great guy!
My boys were 3 and 4 when we moved to a new town and started at a new church. There was an elderly gentlemen who looked like Santa Claus (but not as big). My youngest walked up to him and sat on his lap and stared and smiled forever! The gentlemen was so kind and left him just sit there until he was ready to get down.
The funny thing was, he really was Santa Claus! He was the local mall's Santa during Christmas!
My sons STILL remember that!
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12-11-2002, 10:00 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,351
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Re: My Daddy is Santa!!
When DD was five, I used to work with a nurse at the hospital who had really pointy ears. Well, that particular Christmas she told my DD that she was one of Santa's elves. DD didn't quite know what to think about that so she was really good that year just in case..... [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]
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12-11-2002, 02:02 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: VERMONT
Posts: 4,201
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Re: My Daddy is Santa!!
I saw Santa at WDW in May 2000. He stayed at POR at the same time we were at POFQ. He was a very kind gentleman and he and Mrs. Clause always dressed in red. We saw them on the bus several times and he and his wife always kept the children occupied on the long bus ride. Where else would Santa vacation, but someplace warm?
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12-12-2002, 05:41 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Way down south
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 20,411
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Re: My Daddy is Santa!!
What a hoot!!!
This summer I took the kids to the mall. We saw an older gentleman with white hair and a long white beard sitting on a bench in the mall and "people watching". I told the kids, "See, he really does watch all year long to see how you behave!"
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12-12-2002, 10:32 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Florida Big Bend
Posts: 17,133
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Re: My Daddy is Santa!!
Great stuff!
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12-12-2002, 10:36 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Posts: 5,094
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Re: My Daddy is Santa!!
Such cute stories - love it! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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