The Disney Remix (Better Known as the Disney Kiss Perfected) A PreTR - UPDATED 9/20 - Page 14 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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 luck getting all the last minute tasks accomplished! I can't believe how fast your trip has come - don't ask me how or why, but I thought it was still many weeks away. Can't wait to hear all about it. 's that everything goes smoothly!
Loads of and for all the final preps! I can't believe your trip is almost here!
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Originally Posted by pparm
I'm sure this week will fly by! Have a great trip.
Paula
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Originally Posted by disneydreamer33
I hope it flies by for you. I am at 11 days and I am going stir crazy. Luckily I will be so busy this week I hope it goes fast.
Have a great trip.
Thanks everyone! It is flying by...
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Originally Posted by Jookiba
I am SOOO glad you found something that works for Kevin. My motion sickness is almost as bad as his is-could you PM me some info on where you got that spray? (if you don't mind) I always hate when I'm ruined for a bit after riding Star Tours!!
I'm absolutely green with envy that you get to go this week!! Please take lots of pictures for me!! Have a great time!
You know there's always room in my suitcase for you.
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Originally Posted by mcc0313
Glad that Cory is feeling better. I am getting so excited for you as this trip. I can't believe that this time next week you will be standing in front of the castle, and I can;t wait to hear all about the MNSSHP and see the final results with the costumes.
Cory is better - we're now working on Kelley to get her feeling up to par. Hopefully the rest of us will remain healthy. At least we're getting it over with before we leave.
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Originally Posted by chezp
It sounds like you've had your ups and downs recently. Hopefully the downs are all out of the way now and you can look forward to a magical time.
You can have everything in the world; money, power, wealth, etc. - but it doesn't mean anything unless you have your health.
It's almost time!!! Good luck getting all your last minute jobs complete. Here's a couple pixies to help you out.... Remember that you will have a fantastic time whether or not all your plans are perfect!
Thank you for putting it all in perspective for me, Lisa. I needed that reminder so I don't get too hung up on making things 'perfect.'
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Originally Posted by Colexis Mom
Glad it's all coming together!!
Slowly but surely!
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Originally Posted by Meggera
We are in the same boat! We leave Sunday!!!!!! I'm so excited. We have started the packing process. I'll be meeting you very soon.
I'm just as excited about this PPer Meet as I am about the trip itself!
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Originally Posted by ArielsMomto2
I hope the time flys by for you.
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Originally Posted by OhToodles!
Hope you get the packing done and all your other last minute things!
Have a great trip!!
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Originally Posted by MGW
I hope you have a wonderful time! Can't wait to read all about it!
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Originally Posted by goofysdtr
Good luck getting everything done! It'll be here before you know it.
Thank you, thank you!!!
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Originally Posted by Wolfy6688
Good luck getting all the last minute tasks accomplished! I can't believe how fast your trip has come - don't ask me how or why, but I thought it was still many weeks away. Can't wait to hear all about it. 's that everything goes smoothly!
Sometimes I wish it was many weeks away! More time to get things finished.
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Originally Posted by KMB733
with your last minute stuff! You'll be in Disney before you know it. .
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