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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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05-01-2002, 04:06 PM
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Community Rank: Tourist
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 18
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Re: If you could be a Disney Character for a day...
Ummmm..... I have had to think long and hard on this one, but...
costume would have to be pluto! I just love him!
and for face it would have to be Alice in Wonderland!!!! That is my Favorite Disney movie, and i just think it would be so neat to be her! [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img]
Taylor
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05-01-2002, 04:20 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: St. Louis
Posts: 631
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Re: If you could be a Disney Character for a day...
Let's see, for the costumed character, I would probably like to be Minnie Mouse. For the face character, a villian like Cruella or even Captain Hook. I think that would be fun. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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05-01-2002, 04:26 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: VERMONT
Posts: 4,201
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Re: If you could be a Disney Character for a day...
Costumed character would have to be Tigger. He's so much fun! Face character would have to be Mulan. I look nothing like her (blonde and blue eyed) but, she has such a beautiful costume and seems so calm.
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Get this popular e-book free of extra charges when you join the PassPorter's Club for as little as $4.95. A club pass includes access to all our other e-books; e-worksheets; super-size photos; and more! This e-book is also available for separate purchase in the PassPorter Online Store for just $5.95. |
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05-01-2002, 04:33 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: PA
Posts: 306
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Re: If you could be a Disney Character for a day...
costumed: Brer Fox
face: ???
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05-01-2002, 04:40 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: WI
Posts: 17,126
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Re: If you could be a Disney Character for a day...
I like to be Belle or Ariel for a day. For costume...the big cheese!! I would love to see all those big smiles on peoples faces when they see Mickey. Actually in middle school we did a Disney collaboration for show choir and I got to be Donald Duck. Those costumes are hot!
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05-02-2002, 11:15 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Slate Belt, PA
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 15,346
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Re: If you could be a Disney Character for a day...
Oohhh! [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img] Oohhh! [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img] I know, (jumping out of my seat) I know who I'd want to be! I don't think he's a typical character that walks around the parks, though...
I want to be the Chesire Cat! I'd work for free if I could be the Chesire Cat at WDW. I'd curl up on a couch in the lobby at the GF during afternoon tea and let people scratch my ears. (Can you tell I want to be a cat in my next life? LOL!)
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05-02-2002, 11:18 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Seward, NE
Posts: 2,025
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Re: If you could be a Disney Character for a day...
Fun question!
For a costume character I would be the Mouse. Like wdwloversn said, the thrill of seeing Mickey is one I think just about everybody shares. When I was in high school I played the Crayola Bunny at Easter time at my work. This thing was HOT and it was difficult to see out of! I loved the kids reactions though!
For a face character, I'm tempted to say Jasmine, because a) if I look like that why not flaunt it?!--you can tell this would be a bit of a stretch, not to mention stretch marks [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] ! LOL! b) this was DH and my first date, we went to see Aladdin. And c) If I get to hang out with Aladdin all day . . .cool! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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05-02-2002, 11:29 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Kyle, Texas
Posts: 601
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Re: If you could be a Disney Character for a day...
Definitely King Louie. I can't think of a face character. But it would be so cool to be a tour guide on Kilamanjaro Safaris.
[ 05-02-2002, 11:30 PM: Message edited by: A & J's Dad ]
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05-02-2002, 11:34 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Toronto
Posts: 241
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Re: If you could be a Disney Character for a day...
Furry - Chip or Dale, most likely Chip these two have such a great time.
Face - Fairy God Mother, love to see children smile.
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