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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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05-14-2001, 01:25 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
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Re: Belle*, I am thinking of you!
Ohhh, I'm totally crying here! Thank you so much. Surgery is on for Thursday. I'll have Mushu1 post and let everyone know it went fine. Special thanks to whoSEZ (Sandy) for her e-mails answering my barrage of questions!  This whole process has been made much easier by the support of everyone on the boards. It's also a great place to come distract myself!!
Due to some recent complications I may stay a night or 2, we won't know until they get in there. I can;t wait to come back and catch up on what I will miss!!!
Thanks again, you guys are  (angels)!!!!
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05-14-2001, 02:23 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
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Location: Poinciana, Florida
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Re: Belle*, I am thinking of you!
Best of luck to you Belle. As you know, my wife went through a similar surgery back the begining of April. I remember your kind words. All worked out fine for her, and we hope all works out the same for you. 
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DVC/Villas at the Wilderness Lodge
Upcoming: BWV 8/01, VWL 11/01 & 1/02
 
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05-14-2001, 02:34 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Cape May Court House NJ USA
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Re: Belle*, I am thinking of you!
Belle, hopefully you will get 2 nights stay... I did(mainly because I am not anistesia friendly ). Part of me wanted to stay and a bigger part of me wanted to go home.... "There's no place like home" click...click "There's no place like home."
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HAPPY PLANNING! &
"Remember the Magic!"
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05-14-2001, 07:12 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: South Holland, Il, USA
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Re: Belle*, I am thinking of you!
Belle,
Wishing you a speedy recovery. I will keep you in my prayers. You'll be back on the boards in no time!
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05-14-2001, 07:54 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Robbinsdale, MN
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Re: Belle*, I am thinking of you!
Belle -- you know I've been thinking of you!! Sending you my very best speedy recovery pixie dust ...
Sandy |
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05-14-2001, 09:29 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Foothills of the Adirondacks
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Re: Belle*, I am thinking of you!
Belle-
My thoughts and prayers are with you! Thursday will be here and gone before you know it! We will be here waiting when you feel up to posting again.
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Laura
"When you wish..........
laura
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05-15-2001, 12:00 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Cape May Court House NJ USA
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Belle*, I am thinking of you!
Belle, I know this is a few days early but wanted to let you know you are being thought about!
Sending you the bid Pixie to watch over you & your husband (not sure if he is the nervous type ), and to aid you in a speedy recovery.
I know you won't feel like posting for a few days but when you are up to it, let us know how you are doing.
Will continue to keep you in thought and prayer.... (surgery is still on for Thursday right?) You will do find.
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HAPPY PLANNING! &
"Remember the Magic!"
šoš
Take Care, debe-nj
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05-15-2001, 12:35 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Chapel Hill, NC USA
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Re: Belle*, I am thinking of you!
Thanks for the reminder Debe.....Belle, I too wish you the best this week as you prepare for and undergo your surgery. And special pixie dust so that the end result will be a little one next year! -HiddenMickey |
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05-15-2001, 01:49 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: SE Texas!
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Re: Belle*, I am thinking of you!
Belle (& Mushu, too!),
Here is wishing for a speedy recovery. I am sending you lots of pixie dust to get through the surgery and the aftermath.
Please keep us posted.
Take care, and remember: we are all here for you!
All Ears
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05-15-2001, 05:02 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: East Haven, CT, USA
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Re: Belle*, I am thinking of you!
Belle*, prayer and pixie dust coming your way for a very speedy recovery. We'll be here when your feeling better.
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Sept 2000 Port Orleans
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05-15-2001, 07:30 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Durham,NC
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Re: Belle*, I am thinking of you!
I'm sending lots of pixie dust your way Belle!! ********* Good luck with the surgery. Let us know how you're doing
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05-15-2001, 10:31 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Pleasant Valley, NY, USA
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Re: Belle*, I am thinking of you!
Belle, our thought and prayers and pixie dust go with you too! Hope you are feeling better in no time at all. We'll look forward to 'seeing' you back here soon!
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"...where the young at heart, of all ages, can laugh and play and learn, together!"
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05-16-2001, 12:01 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
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Re: Belle*, I am thinking of you!
Belle,
Our prayers are with you! Good luck!
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Could this be
a 'Honeymoon'?
Guess this is Richard & me getting ready for our trip!
Bring Figment back!
Pat
Upcoming visits: November 30-December 4, 2001, Port Orleans! Woo Hoo! |
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05-17-2001, 06:39 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Wethersfield, CT USA
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Re: Belle*, I am thinking of you!
I want to let all of you know that Belle is home and doing fine (as well as one can after surgery )
I cannot thank all of you enough for your kind words and support !!
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05-17-2001, 06:53 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Cape May Court House NJ USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 11,259
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Re: Belle*, I am thinking of you!
HOME!!! I got a 2 day stay out of it!
Mushu, please give her a hug and a kiss from us. It will be a few days probably before she is ready to go about some normal activities.
Keeping you all in thought an prayer!
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"Remember the Magic!"
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