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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Shadowryter,
Again I cannot thank you enough for the pictures. However I was wondering. The one where you did the mickey heads in the different characters with the names beneath. The one I asked for myself (Dixie) as Cinderella, can you also put the crown on it. I saw that there was one with a crown on it as well as it colored like Cinderella. If you could just change that one and keep the rest the same exactly like you did I would be so greatful.
Thanks so much in advance!
Hi - was actually wondering if you could make a few changes to this design for us? Would you be able to take out the "Lisa's"? leave the remainder of the design as is! THANKS MUCHO!!!
And do you have a design with the 3 Mickey Heads - See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil - What Happens in Disney Stays in Disney with Mickey Heads? Saw this on another thread but the designer is no longer taking requests - we would like that design - but to say Disney Chicas under the rest of the design (with Lime Green Backgraound?)
I know I am asking ALOT - But you are the BEST!!!!
Did you want me to remove the two Minnie Bubbles? Also I don't have the 3 Mickey heads you are looking for but if you can send me an image, I'll see what I can do.
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Shadowryter,
Again I cannot thank you enough for the pictures. However I was wondering. The one where you did the mickey heads in the different characters with the names beneath. The one I asked for myself (Dixie) as Cinderella, can you also put the crown on it. I saw that there was one with a crown on it as well as it colored like Cinderella. If you could just change that one and keep the rest the same exactly like you did I would be so greatful.
Thanks so much in advance!
Ok time to be really annoying again (I swear I should send you chocolate or something. I live by the beach so if you like salt water taffy let me know!)
The mousekeeping envelopes. Can I have you make me the tinkerbell one with no background (it is green currently in your archives) and put Thank You Mousekeeping from the Marshall Family.
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Hi Linda,
Here are the designs I love. This is our first trip
1. (Family Vacation 2 Hall Family.jpg) Last name: Bailon and 2011
2. (First Trip to WDW Dad.jpg) Dad, Mom, Berto, Jordan 2011
3. ((2)_Pirates_A_Pirate_Life__Bubble.jpg) Roberto, Veronica, Jordan, Berto
4. (Sorcerer_Mickey_Mommy_Wish_Trip.jpg) Daddy, Jordan, Berto
5. (Racing Legends 1st Trip Bubble Charlie.jpg) Roberto, Veronica, Jordan, Berto 2011.
6. (Mickey_1st_Trip_Bubble_2010_Mike.jpg) Same as #5
7. (Disney_World_Pirate_Mickeys_Fireworks_Kim_Christi an.jpg) Roberto, Veronica, Jordan, Berto 2011
I hope this isn't too much
No Rush! Thanks soooo much![/QUOTE ]
One more modification (oh how i wish i had time to figure out how use photoshop) #1 - can u put "family vacation" and the year in all black? Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!!
Anniversary Blue - Dale & Denise in the ears - Celebrating 30 years!
Disney Wonder Name Tags - Dale and then one for Denise
Also, something with Tinkerbell - Celebrating my 50th birthday
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