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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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I think thats the problem I have no programs on this except what it came with. It was quite a slurge so I decided I would get the programs later I only have Iphoto
Have you tried printing it as an 8 x10 in iPhoto? That's the easiest thing I can think of if you don't have any word processing programs.
Sorry I've already tried all of these things! I used to be in graphic design it's not that I don't know how to do it I just cant. I had a 30 day trial already my time expired and with the trip coming up I dont have the money to buy them right now
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Hi. One more request, pretty please? I couldn't find your Disney Wonder oval name tags, but I'm sure you have some. Could I please get two Wonder name tags with Baruch and April on them for door magnets?
Thank you so much. I hope your Mom is recovering from her eye surgery and that things are becoming less hectic for you. We all appreciate your talents so much, and the time you take to bring a little magic to our lives.
Hi there, you can request as much as you like.Thanks for asking about my mom. She is doing great and is seeing better than before. I never knew a detached retina could be re-attached...lucky it could. Here are your name tags.
Sorry I've already tried all of these things! I used to be in graphic design it's not that I don't know how to do it I just cant. I had a 30 day trial already my time expired and with the trip coming up I dont have the money to buy them right now
Hi there, any luck with the downloads yet? I hope so. I'm afraid I no nothing about Mac's but I hope you found a way around your problem.
Linda
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Hi Janet. Thanks so much for the picture. The shirts came out great and your boys are adorable and look like they were having an awesome time. Thanks again.
Linda
Hi there, you can request as much as you like.Thanks for asking about my mom. She is doing great and is seeing better than before. I never knew a detached retina could be re-attached...lucky it could. Here are your name tags.
Thank you so much for the name tags - they look great! I like those better than the solid red ones.
Hi. I’ve found some more of your wonderful designs that would make great door magnets for our November cruise, and great souvenirs for our family to take home. Could I please get the following?
Pluto– Jeri
Goofy – Ken
Minnie – Olivia
Jasmine– Jill
Minnie – Stef
Will Turner – Alfred (or Donald Duck)
Chip & Dale – Elek
Jiminy Cricket– Chris (or Mickey if you can't find Jiminy)
We’re going to have a Treasure Hunt at the resort and the treasure chest will contain prizes, including the name tags for each person.
Thank you for making our visits to WDW and the DCL SO MUCH FUN!
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Bev
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Reason: Changed characters on some - per my PM to you.
Hi. I’ve found some more of your wonderful designs that would make great door magnets for our November cruise, and great souvenirs for our family to take home. Could I please get the following?
Pluto– Jeri
Goofy – Ken
Minnie – Olivia
Jasmine– Jill
Minnie – Stef
Will Turner – Alfred (or Donald Duck)
Chip & Dale – Elek
Jiminy Cricket– Chris (or Mickey if you can't find Jiminy)
We’re going to have a Treasure Hunt at the resort and the treasure chest will contain prizes, including the name tags for each person.
Thank you for making our visits to WDW and the DCL SO MUCH FUN!
Hi Bev, the Treasure Hunt sounds like a lot of fun. Here are your requests.
I would like to have some T Shirts and signs made up for our upcoming cruise and would love some of your designs.
Could you put some together for me?
I need:
1. Cruise Mickey Bubble with "Our First Cruise" & the ship is the MAGIC
2. Cruise & Gang Porthole with "The Nelthropp Family & ship is the MAGIC
3. 2010 Disney World Pirates Gray with "The Nelthropp Family"
4. Disney Cruise Name Tags with "Brian", "Rachael", "Isabel", "Brian Jr." & ship is the MAGIC on each
5. Pirate Mickey Bubble with "Brian Jr." & 2010
6. Pirate Minnie Bubble with "Isabel" & 2010
7. M&M Pirates Map with "Brian " & "Rachael" & 2010
8. Princess Name Fill with "Isabel"
9. Arial Name Fill with "Rachael"
10. Cars Name Fill with "Brian"
11. Buzz & Woody Name Fill with "Brian"
12. Letter from Mickey Cruise with "Isabel & Brian", "with Mommy & Daddy" (in middle), "seeing you both soon" (at the end)
13. Caribbean Circle with Mickey with "Nelthropp's of the Caribbean" & "2010"
14. Caribbean Circle with Minnie (if you can) with "Nelthropp's of the Caribbean" & "2010" do them all
I know this is alot, so if you can't do them all, I understand!
Thank you sooooo much!
Rachael
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