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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.
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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.
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YAY!!! It's like reliving my trip all over again reading your update It was truly a highlight of our trip getting to spend so much time with you and Luke. It made my first day at WDW even more special! I always enjoy getting the chance to see Larry Dotson and his wife so I was excited when you mentioned that they were in Epcot!
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Love the prints, and even better to have them signed.
I already had one Larry Dotson photo of AKL that was a gift, so it was so exciting to meet him and have him autograph the mats.
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Ugh, I hate Photobucket! I've just gone to post an update to my trip report and all my photos appeared as crosses and it's the same with your update, so I can't see any of your photos. I suspect that means something's wrong with Photobucket again... hopefully I can see them later on today.
Very weird with Photobucket! I haven't been on the boards until now and I can see mine so hopefully that means Photobucket has gotten its act together.
I think if I stayed at AKL and had all that animal activity I would never leave the room. Love the prints, I find I spend more money in the art stores the more trips I go on, and less on other souvenirs.
I dos struggle at times to pull myself away from the balcony. We are finding that we like the art better than other souvenirs, too.
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all caught up with everything. I love the prints, too cute.
I'm getting anxious to frame them and then hang them in our living room.
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Another great start to your day! Love the animals and the prints you chose!
I was so glad that I thought to check his website or I might have missed out.
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Oh, those prints are so cool, and how groovy to get them signed by the creator, himself!
I have always enjoyed meeting the artists of the pieces I buy.
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YAY!!! It's like reliving my trip all over again reading your update It was truly a highlight of our trip getting to spend so much time with you and Luke. It made my first day at WDW even more special! I always enjoy getting the chance to see Larry Dotson and his wife so I was excited when you mentioned that they were in Epcot!
We really enjoyed spending so much of the morning with you and then over the next few days. We really did do well as we didn't have to wait long to meet Larry and his wife. I couldn't believe I didn't ask someone to take a photo of the three of us with him. I was just so excited.
Wow, those prints are TDF! How cool that you got to meet the artist and get them signed!
Luke actually picked up the smaller version of the two with trains and I convinced him to get the larger ones as it was so much easier to see all the details. Larry Dotson is such a sweet gentlemen.
I meant to include in yesterday's update that Luke was having lithotripsy for an exceptional large kidney stone (over twice the size of the one I had which was 9mm). But he can still use the pixies as he is having quite a bit of pain. The urologist isn't sure if it all broke up as it is so large. So Luke is scheduled for an x-ray and doctor's visit on Tuesday to see if the procedure will need to be done again on Thursday. I'm praying it all breaks up and passes as he does NOT want to go through this again.
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It was truly a highlight of our trip getting to spend so much time with you and Luke. It made my first day at WDW even more special!
I've just gone to post an update to my trip report and all my photos appeared as crosses and it's the same with your update, so I can't see any of your photos. 
I suspect that means something's wrong with Photobucket again... hopefully I can see them later on today.
We are finding that we like the art better than other souvenirs, too. 
I'm getting anxious to frame them and then hang them in our living room. 
that the stone is all broken up!
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