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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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.
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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.
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.
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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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Well this adventure started about 6 weeks ago. I got a phone call from the realitor that had showed us an apartment 4 weeks earlier...she stated that we were approved for an apartment!
First thought was "WOW, this is so great!" Second thought was "Ahhh man, now I have to pack stuff". Well the first thing I had to do was inform my landlord that we were giving 30 days...I didn't want to do it. See the problem is...my sister, who lived across the hall from me, had just givin her notice as well and I just knew the landlord would be upset. Well I was right. He had no choice but to accept our notice. We had payed 2 months upfront in Febuary and now, well he had to return it.
We contacted family to get help moving (sure everyone has been there). Set up days for everyone to come and help. Many nights spent packing. Well we have done a BUNCH of moving already. We still have more to do.....I'll let you know what happens next time!
Well, i am down to my last 4 days. Then I have to have everything cleaned out. I am ready to strangle my old landlord though...he has already been in the apartment several times without notifying us. i really don't understand what is so hard about calling the day before and letting us know he's coming?!
We were at the "old" house on last Wednesday and who shows up unanounced? You guessed it the landlord....and low and behold he has a perspective tenent with him. We were spackaling and packing and he's showing the place! I wouldn't have minded but we had no notice. Thankfully I have a few ppl to help me this week to finish it up (thanx Mary!).
The new place is so peacefull, My closest nieghbor is 100 feet away on the right and 1/2 a mile on the left and rear! I love the country! No more brick wall out my window, no more ppl loitering on my front stairs, no more drug bust downstairs!
The kids just started in their new school today...i just hope they have a great day. They are going to what is called a "peace builder school", meaning the children take a pledge everyday to not bully or name call, to be fair to everyone and to treat everyone as a friend. The school takes the pledge very seriously...any violation can mean detention up to suspention! Well I shall end for now....but I'll be back for more in a few....lol
Well the end of my first part of this journey is rapidly approching. Tomorrow we are going to the "old' house to move one last room consiting of 4-5 boxes, a lamp, a bookcase and, strange as it sounds, ammo cans filled with nuts and bolts....lol
Once the cleaning is done I will call the old landlord and do a walkthru. The only problem is...he says i don't have be there for the walk thru! I don't thinky so. I am so not going to be like my sister....she moved a month ago and still hasn't gotten her deposit back! :-0 We will see what happens. i really don't want to take him to court.
The new place is unbelievable. My boys have a back yard to run in, I don't have to worry about someone taking them. I can't wait to get everything settled and then take my pics.
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Sounds like a great move for you and your family. Hope things work out well with old landlord. I love the country myself. Had to move into an apartment about 2 years ago for 6 months and found myself holding my breath a lot while I was there. Once we got back to our house in the middle of the woods I realized how off my breathing patterns were and it was good to get more rest and enjoy days too.
Yep I am going to help today to get the last bits of odds and ends but now that I realize I can easily jump on the turnpike and it will only take me 20 min. to get to Kristen's that I might be able to handle her move out to the MIDDLE OF NOWHERE!!!! However the big back yard is a blessing. WE have peace and quiet in the house now when I visit on weekends. NO MORE GHETTO for Kristen!!! She has upgraded to deluxe woodlands with bears included...
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