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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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06-28-2004, 07:08 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
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Location: New Jersey
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Pixie Dust needed - Beauty and Beast - Broadway strike
<font color="purple"> I have wonderful tickets to see Beauty and the Beast on July 17th.
Please send pixie dust that the actors/producers don't go on strike and continue to work. I heard last night they didn't agree but agreed to continue working. Hopefully this will be resolved.
Pixie dust please </font>
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06-28-2004, 08:10 PM
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Re: Pixie Dust needed - Beauty and Beast - Broadway strike
I hope it's not cancelled as it is a fantastic show! |
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06-29-2004, 12:04 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
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Re: Pixie Dust needed - Beauty and Beast - Broadway strike
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06-29-2004, 03:14 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Re: Pixie Dust needed - Beauty and Beast - Broadway strike
that you get to see it. |
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06-29-2004, 05:35 AM
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RED SOX NATION!!
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Re: Pixie Dust needed - Beauty and Beast - Broadway strike
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06-29-2004, 06:17 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
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Re: Pixie Dust needed - Beauty and Beast - Broadway strike
I would love to see that show! Here's some more pixie dust for you
Good luck! |
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06-29-2004, 08:34 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
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Re: Pixie Dust needed - Beauty and Beast - Broadway strike
The news this morning said talks are broken..... I'm hoping the old saying . . . <font color="blue"> The show must go on </font> holds true.
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06-29-2004, 12:04 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
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Re: Pixie Dust needed - Beauty and Beast - Broadway strike
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06-30-2004, 04:06 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
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Re: Pixie Dust needed - Beauty and Beast - Broadway strike
, hope you get to see it, it's a fantastic show.
Karen |
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06-30-2004, 10:23 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
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Re: Pixie Dust needed - Beauty and Beast - Broadway strike
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07-01-2004, 08:14 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Rochester, NY
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Re: Pixie Dust needed - Beauty and Beast - Broadway strike
O think you'll get to see the show! Here is today's latest update from "Newsday"!! 
No B'way strike anytime soon
BY ELIZABETH SANGER
Staff Writer
June 30, 2004, 8:12 PM EDT
There won't be fireworks on Broadway this weekend.
The League of American Theatres and Producers and Actors' Equity Association jointly announced Wednesday that they would resume talks on Tuesday at 1 p.m., and that "performances will continue into the foreseeable future."
Maria Somma, a union spokeswoman, said curtains will rise on all Broadway shows as planned through the tourist-filled holiday weekend.
Negotiations broke off Sunday night, soon before the actors' contract expired at midnight. Major sticking points to be resolved are pay scales for union actors performing on tour and health insurance coverage.
The League has asked actors and stage managers to take less money than they earn on Broadway in touring productions of non-blockbuster shows. Under the old contract, which remains in effect until a new one is ratified, they receive the same wages in Minneapolis as they do in Manhattan, but as a result they have lost a lot of work to non-union productions.
"It's fair to say both sides want to get back to the table," Somma said. She said when talks broke off they were far apart. "I believe with this time off for both sides to reassess, they may find they are closer than anticipated."
Kelly Sullivan, a League spokeswoman, said representatives for producers and theater owners have been in contact with union officials this week, which led to the planned resumption of talks. "We're anxious to get back to the table and we're happy that's where we're headed," she said.
One area where the parties are close to a resolution concerns actors' safety on stage in high-tech productions, Somma said.
Broadway musicians went on strike for four days last year. The Great White Way has never endured a strike two years in a row, and city and tourism officials have called upon performers to avoid one now.
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07-01-2004, 08:53 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
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Re: Pixie Dust needed - Beauty and Beast - Broadway strike
<font color="purple"> Thank you very much for posting the latest about the strike.
I just heard that the actors agreed to work this holiday weekend. Keep the pixie dust coming please! </font>
Last edited by Irene; 03-11-2008 at 08:57 PM..
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07-12-2004, 04:58 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
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Re: Pixie Dust needed - Beauty and Beast - Broadway strike
<font color="#666666"> Need more pixie dust. I understand an decision is being made today. </font>
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07-12-2004, 09:38 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
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Re: Pixie Dust needed - Beauty and Beast - Broadway strike
Pixie Dust for you Irene! I hope it works out for you. I saw the touring company abotu 4 years ago....it's a great show.  -HiddenMickey |
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07-12-2004, 10:53 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
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Re: Pixie Dust needed - Beauty and Beast - Broadway strike
Here's tons more Irene. I really hope the decision goes your way. |
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