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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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08-09-2006, 02:12 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Re: Is it a reason to visit the doctor?
Definitely go Karen - people don't just faint for no reason and you should get yourself checked out to make sure that nothing is seriously wrong. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grouphug.gif[/img]
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08-09-2006, 02:25 AM
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Re: Is it a reason to visit the doctor?
Kren,
Please call you doctor right now!! (According to my desk clock it's morning in London so di it now!!) No matter how well you feel, fainting isn't normal. It's probably something simple, but only your doctor can tell you for sure. And please, keep all of us updated!
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08-09-2006, 03:44 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
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Re: Is it a reason to visit the doctor? - Update
Thanks so much for the advice everyone, I think deep down I knew the right thing to do but I'm a chicken when it comes to needles. Up until yesterday morning I thought it was a possibility that I could have been pregnant and was thinking about buying a test but that wonderful monthly friend came along [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img].
My doctors surgery don't do blood tests anymore so I have to go to the local hospital to have it done, the doc thinks I might possibly be a bit aneamic (sp?).
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thanx.gif[/img] so much for all the wonderful advice.
Karen
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08-09-2006, 06:24 AM
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RED SOX NATION!!
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Re: Is it a reason to visit the doctor? - Update
Pixies for the bloodwork Karen [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grouphug.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img]
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08-09-2006, 10:05 AM
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Wannabe Snowbird
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Re: Is it a reason to visit the doctor? - Update
I'm glad you went to your doctor. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/luck.gif[/img] with the blood tests! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img]
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08-09-2006, 10:08 AM
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But why is the rum gone?
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Re: Is it a reason to visit the doctor? - Update
Keep us updated Karen!!!
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08-09-2006, 10:13 AM
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Re: Is it a reason to visit the doctor? - Update
I'm coming in on this thread late.. It does sound like anemia. When I was first diagnosed with anemia I would pass out all the time..
please keep us posted
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08-09-2006, 10:29 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Philadelphia suburbs, PA
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Re: Is it a reason to visit the doctor? - Update
Karen,
I'm so glad you went to the doctor. Now, go get that blood test so that they can fix what is wrong.
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08-09-2006, 10:44 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
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Re: Is it a reason to visit the doctor? - Update
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] for the bloodwork and hope its ok
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08-09-2006, 10:53 AM
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Tinkerbell's Aunt
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Re: Is it a reason to visit the doctor? - Update
Karen - So glad you're having this checked out. Let us know what they have to say!
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08-09-2006, 03:41 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Re: Is it a reason to visit the doctor? - Update
Go have that blood work done gal. Not to givean armchair diagnosis, but when my monthly "friend" comes to visit, my blood pressure goes WAY down and I've been known to faint. But have those docs find out whats what and get back to being your sweet self soon.
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08-09-2006, 03:53 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Re: Is it a reason to visit the doctor? - Update
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img]
Diane
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08-09-2006, 05:39 PM
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Re: Is it a reason to visit the doctor? - Update
Glad you are going to have it checked out. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] that it all comes out okay.
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08-09-2006, 08:28 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
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Location: Berkeley, CA
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Re: Is it a reason to visit the doctor? - Update
I'm glad you're having the bloodwork done! As I said, it's probably something really simple. Please continue keeping us updated!!
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08-09-2006, 08:35 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Tennessee
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Re: Is it a reason to visit the doctor? - Update
Im not a doctor but work for physicians and type symptoms like this all the time. You should definitely go. Sometimes its just something simple like your blood pressure, blood sugar fluctuations, anemia, etc. Id rather go to the doctor and let them tell you its nothing then to worry over it for weeks! By the way, I live in the states but am originally from Suffolk, England. I hope you feel better soon!
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