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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Good job, Cam, and good luck with hitting 200! And Cheryl, you're a machine! (that's a good thing )
I managed to finish three more pages this holiday, in between helping DS11 with a scrapbook project of his own....really cute, they had to give a "Gift of Myself" by volunteering somewhere for at least two hours, documenting it somehow with at least 6 pictures, explanations, etc. I took 64 pictures of him working at an animal shelter and he used 15, making an 8x8 album. It's actually pretty good, and it was fun working with him.
So anyhow, I far surpassed my original 150-page goal, which I eventually increased to 300, and just finished page 306. Since we're leaving tomorrow for my sister's house and a big family get-together, this is probably it.
Great work Ginger and Cam! I love the way we've all exceeded our goals for this year and I'm sure part of that is to do with this thread, as I know it helps to keep me motivated, knowing others are scrapping as well.
I've had a real blitz over the last couple of days. Sitting at home doing very little else really helps to get things done! I've managed to get another six pages done to put me on 331.
Excellent work, Cheryl! I have to agree with you on this thread helping as it motivates me to keep scrapping since everyone is so supportive! , everyone! I was able to get two pages and 1/2 of another done yesterday on our wedding album. It has been a wonderful trip down memory lane so far. Stefanie and I went to both Joann's and Hobby Lobby yesterday and picked up some additional papers and embellishments plus a beautiful album all on sale either 40% or 50% off. So today I was able to get another 6 and the other 1/2 done for a total of 9 pages. I have made 200 for 2011. I'll hopeful scrap a little more tomorrow, too.
Everyone did AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great job!!!
Well, I really had the best intention of reaching my 2011 goal of completing 111 pages! Much to my slacking- I only finished 43 pages for the year. I'm hopping on over to the new 2012 challenge to join in again.....better luck this year!
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, everyone! I was able to get two pages and 1/2 of another done yesterday on our wedding album. It has been a wonderful trip down memory lane so far. Stefanie and I went to both Joann's and Hobby Lobby yesterday and picked up some additional papers and embellishments plus a beautiful album all on sale either 40% or 50% off. So today I was able to get another 6 and the other 1/2 done for a total of 9 pages. I have made 200 for 2011. I'll hopeful scrap a little more tomorrow, too. 
Much to my slacking- I only finished 43 pages for the year. 
I'm hopping on over to the new 2012 challenge to join in again.....better luck this year! 
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