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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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02-01-2005, 06:08 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Indiana
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Finally broke down YEAH!!!
As you know I dropped my film off on Sunday, and should get the pictures back this afternoon. I stopped at our local scrapbook store on Sunday and had lots of Disney stuff BUT to me it seemed expensive. I am always looking for what I want at cheaper prices and was able to find terrific prices online. I did some web searching. I was able to find the same 12x12 sheets for $.49, the store wanted $1.99. I went through and picked out about 17 different items and put them in my shopping cart with intentions of showing my DH yesterday when he got home from work. I was trying to talk myself out of buying all of it. I showed DH the scrapbook I had picked out and he looked at me and said what other ones do they have? So I showed him and he said "get THAT one, I like that one better". Kept showing him what I wanted and kept telling him, "well, I don't really need THIS" he took hold of my shoulders and said "IF you want all of it then get it" I was so flabbergasted. He knows that I absolutely hate spending money on things that I want to do. So I put my order in and got 17 items for less than $70. Should be getting it by FedEx in about a week. WOOHOO can't wait to get started on my Disney scrapbook. Wish me luck that I do a good job. I know that I will have over 200 pictures to scrapbook. Might have to break down and buy a 2nd scrapbook.
Mitzi
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02-01-2005, 02:17 PM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
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Re: Finally broke down YEAH!!!
Congratulations - sounds like you got a great deal there!  |
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02-01-2005, 04:08 PM
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Mrs. Jack Sparrow
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Aboard the Black Pearl
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Re: Finally broke down YEAH!!!
<font color="blue"> Congrates1 Have fun scraping.  </font> |
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02-01-2005, 08:45 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Southern New Jersey
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Re: Finally broke down YEAH!!!
Mitzi,
Good Luck and Happy Scraping!!!  |
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02-02-2005, 03:16 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Brooklyn, NY
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Re: Finally broke down YEAH!!!
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02-02-2005, 11:49 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Re: Finally broke down YEAH!!!
Great. So what site were you finding all these great bargins on?
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02-02-2005, 06:44 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Indiana
Posts: 636
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Re: Finally broke down YEAH!!!
I found them on collectedmemories.com.....some things were a bit expensive for me BUT alot of the Disney stuff was cheaper than I could find at our local scrapbooking places and other places online. I got like 17 items for almost $70 including shipping and handling.
Mitzi
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02-03-2005, 07:32 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Colonia, NJ
Concierge Level: 2
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Re: Finally broke down YEAH!!!
Congrats on your shopping finds! I recently ordered some items through collectedmemories and was very pleased with the items and their service! Also, check out mousememories - they have nice sales every so often and a nice selection of WDW stuff!
P.S. I think it's wonderful that your DH is supportive of your scrapping! I feel like I have to sneak my stuff into the house! LOL  |
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02-05-2005, 02:18 PM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Connecticut
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Re: Finally broke down YEAH!!!
Give your DH a BIG hug and have fun!
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02-06-2005, 07:48 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: East Amherst, NY
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Re: Finally broke down YEAH!!!
We went to Disney the last week of August and I just now finished my scrapbook. I bought the book with Tinkerbell on it, and bought one package of special pages, stickers, etc at Disney World. It was more expensive than I would have liked, but now that I have FINALLY completed it, I am very proud. I also have gotten supplies on line (I got some CM stuff on ebay!)
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02-06-2005, 08:23 PM
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Mrs. Jack Sparrow
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Re: Finally broke down YEAH!!!
<font color="blue"> Welcome to PassPorter and the Spare room Cheriemek. Congrates on finishing your scrapbook.
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