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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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11-23-2003, 09:02 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 27,691
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Christmas card exchange
I've been trying to think of a way for this to happen. I absolutely love getting Christmas cards and would love to exchange them with some Passporters.
I thought we could make a list, but I know a lot of people don't want their addresses going to a lot of people.
Any suggestions? Or could maybe we post here if we're interested and you could PM the individual people you're interested in exchanging with?!?
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11-23-2003, 09:06 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,478
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Re: Christmas card exchange
What a wonderful idea!! Tina, I would love to send you, and other Passporters, a Christmas card. PM me with your address and I will send you mine.
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11-23-2003, 10:06 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Orlando, Florida
Posts: 1,144
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Re: Christmas card exchange
Me too! This sounds like fun...
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11-23-2003, 11:27 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Orlando, Fl
Posts: 5,517
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Re: Christmas card exchange
I'd love to do this too!!
Kelly
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11-23-2003, 11:30 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Houston
Posts: 5,162
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Re: Christmas card exchange
I love this idea! I think a centralized list would be easiest, rather than a lot of emails and stuff. I would think that if one person (hellllooooooo, Tina?  ) kept it, then the people that contributed their own address could get it from you. You'd have to have a cut-off date, I think, otherwise you'll be getting additions and requests for the list right up until Christmas and you would go crazy. I mean... whoever is keeping the list would go crazy.  Email me at joyjoy_tx@hotmail.com if I can help or whatever. |
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11-24-2003, 02:08 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,351
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Re: Christmas card exchange
Count me in! Sounds like fun! Another suggestion would be to do a secret Santa sort of thing amongst those who were interested. One person could keep a central list and then assign out Secret Santas to those who would like to do it. I think that would be fun as well! |
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11-24-2003, 06:19 AM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Buffalo, NY
Posts: 97
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Re: Christmas card exchange
Tina:
This sounds like a great idea. Please count me in. After it is decided how you'd like to proceed, please let me know!
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11-24-2003, 07:20 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Caribou, Maine
Posts: 790
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Re: Christmas card exchange
This does sound like a lot of fun; however (and I hate to be negative), I already send 150 cards, so I am not looking at adding to that list, if you know what I mean.
PLEASE do not interpret this in any way as my not wanting to wish each and every one of you the most happiest and merriest of Christmases!!! We are family, of course, so I simply will suffice it to post a message like this.
Celebrate Jesus' Life!!! Gail
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11-24-2003, 11:26 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Posts: 5,094
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Re: Christmas card exchange
<font color="green">Oh, this sounds great! I'd love to participate as well </font> |
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11-24-2003, 12:38 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 2,734
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Re: Christmas card exchange
Great idea!! I'd love to help, PM if you need me!! If not, I'd still like to participate!  |
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11-24-2003, 03:27 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 27,691
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Re: Christmas card exchange
Hi guys.
I tried to PM those who have replied here to send me your address, but I got a couple of fatal errors 
Anyway, I will be compiling this list and PM'ing it to those involved in early December. Sound OK? If you just want to PM me your address, I will include you on the list when I send it. Thanks 
Tina |
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11-24-2003, 04:11 PM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
 PassPorter Guide Author
Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 190,285
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Re: Christmas card exchange
[ QUOTE ]
Anyway, I will be compiling this list and PM'ing it to those involved in early December. Sound OK? If you just want to PM me your address, I will include you on the list when I send it. Thanks Tina
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Tina, it's a lovely idea, but you'd best count me out, as the final posting dates from here are around 5 December, I think and I'm going to have real problems getting any cards written between now and then! |
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11-25-2003, 07:46 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,478
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Re: Christmas card exchange
I'm going to BUMP this, for anyone who may have missed it, and wants to participate.  |
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11-25-2003, 08:37 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: East Haven, CT, USA
Posts: 3,406
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Re: Christmas card exchange
Count me in!
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11-25-2003, 08:44 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Posts: 5,094
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Re: Christmas card exchange
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Anyway, I will be compiling this list and PM'ing it to those involved in early December. Sound OK? If you just want to PM me your address, I will include you on the list when I send it. Thanks
Tina
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<font color="green"> Sounds great Tina </font> <font color="red"> Thanks again for organizing this  </font> |
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