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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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02-26-2006, 03:31 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Texas
Posts: 241
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Heart Broken...
Today.....I was wearing my favorite thing in the world, my Silicone Tinkerbell Bracelet from disney world, and it broke. I just wanted to cry, I never take it off and now it is broke. I don't get to go to Disney World this year so I won't be able to replace it for a LONG time, I can't find one on E-Bay either [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] what am I to do??? I was hoping I can find a kind hearted person who is going to Disney World who can replace it for me...All I am left to do is put it in my scrap book. R.I.P. Tinkerbell Bracelet! Luv Me.
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02-26-2006, 03:34 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NC
Posts: 12,270
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Re: Heart Broken...
I'm sorry about that!! I have had first hand experience with breaking special WDW stuff. I broke my WoD NYC glass not too long ago, and sweet lil Angie bought me another one (hugs to her!!)
I'm not going to WDW till July, but if you haven't gotten one by then I'd be glad to do it for you!!
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02-26-2006, 03:35 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: nyc
Posts: 9,580
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Re: Heart Broken...
you could try WDW Merchandising at 1-407-363-6200
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02-26-2006, 04:24 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Dreaming of the Future
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 24,867
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Re: Heart Broken...
I'm sorry about your bracelet. I would call merchandising see if they can get it for you!
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02-26-2006, 07:27 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Michigan
Posts: 2,081
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Re: Heart Broken...
I'm going in May, let me know if you still need a relplacement, I'll pick it up! I would be heart broken too. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grouphug.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img]
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02-26-2006, 10:51 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Kentucky
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 2,623
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Re: Heart Broken...
Hope you get one soon, that is too bad [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/cry.gif[/img]
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02-26-2006, 11:01 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 177
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Re: Heart Broken...
I'm going in a couple of days - could you post some pictures of it and some more info, where you got it, price range, size, etc. I'd be happy to look.
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02-27-2006, 04:04 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Eastern Massachusetts
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 19,490
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Re: Heart Broken...
Consider yourself lucky that you can replace it. The last time I was at Disney, I bought a Beauty and the Beast blown glass rose under a glass dome(don't even ask how much I paid for it) - it looked exactly like the one in the movie because it had the dome and it was so beautiful - and somehow the rose inside snapped in two a couple of years ago. I was truly heartbroken. When I bought it - almost 10 years ago, it was a one of a kind piece - it is totally irreplaceable. I hope all works out with you however.
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03-02-2006, 05:41 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Texas
Posts: 241
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Re: Heart Broken...
It was a purple silicone bracelet that said Tinker Bell inbetween two hearts. They are the ones that you find at the cash register. I know there was a silver one that said pixie power...but i picked this out because I LOVED IT and now i can't wear it. I am so glad that so many of you understand. I dont remember how much i paid for it but it was not much because i just had a $5.
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03-02-2006, 06:01 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Eastern Massachusetts
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 19,490
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Re: Heart Broken...
Thanks for trying, but that's a silk flower in the dome. Mine was all blown glass, including the rose. And unfortunately like I said, one of a kind. But thanks again. I hope whoever is going to Disney next is able to find your bracelet.
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03-02-2006, 07:14 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Massachusetts/ near Boston
Posts: 738
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Re: Heart Broken...
I will be going next month. I would be happy to look for one for you. Could you possibly post a picture of it. Otherwise, I will go by the description you posted.( Purple, Heart-Tinkerbell-Heart Pixie Power)
I'll IM you iff I have any luck!
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03-03-2006, 06:31 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 7,386
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Re: Heart Broken...
I'm sorry to hear your lovely bracelet got broken but it sounds like there are a few Passporter folks who are going to be down at WDW soon who are willing to help you out. You just have to love the wonderful people on these boards!
Joy
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03-20-2006, 10:50 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Texas
Posts: 241
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Re: Heart Broken...
i will try to post a picture soon. We have been remodling the house since we got our insurance for hurricane rita and i have been so busy. But if any of you have any luck before i get the chance to post a picture please IM me! It would mean the world. And I am sure that there is not another purple one but one like it with the same words would make me smile just as much! I LOVE YOU GUYS!
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03-20-2006, 10:57 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: nyc
Posts: 9,580
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Re: Heart Broken...
have you called disney merchandising about this yet?
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