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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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10-28-2005, 11:04 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: SE Ohio
Posts: 3,246
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Fairy Godmailer reporting for duty! Postcards and Holiday cards
I will be in WDW from 11/29-12/10! I would like create a little Christmas magic and send you or your kids either a postcard or a Christmas card from their favorite character.
I have little Princess Christmas cards (Snow, Cinderella, Aurora or Belle), Mickey Christmas cards and Minnie Christmas cards. I will also do postcards if you would prefer.
Please send me a private message or email at tjohnson@obleness.org with the following info:
Child's name
Address
Preference: Postcard (what character or general)
Christmas card (What character from list above)
Any special info like a happy birthday, a recent visit (e.g. we had fun and hope you come back soon) or an upcoming visit (e.g. we can't wait to see you real soon!) etc. If you do
not celebrate Christmas, I will send a regular greeting, just let me know.
(Not to worry - your child's name and address will be kept secure and I will make sure they are not kept on my computer and paper copies will be shredded after the cards have been sent.)
It's a little early, but I want to get a jump on them before my trip sneaks up on me as I know it will!
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10-29-2005, 11:31 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: New England
Posts: 1,307
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Re: Fairy Godmailer reporting for duty! Postcards and Holiday cards
PM on its way, thanks
noreen
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10-29-2005, 12:08 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Foothills of Maine
Posts: 784
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Re: Fairy Godmailer reporting for duty! Postcards and Holiday cards
I sent off an email...thank you!!!
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10-29-2005, 10:27 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: SE Ohio
Posts: 3,246
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Re: Fairy Godmailer reporting for duty! Postcards and Holiday cards
Got your email Robin.
Noreen - didn't get a PM from you, just thought I'd let you know!
Tammy
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10-30-2005, 07:48 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: SE Ohio
Posts: 3,246
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Re: Fairy Godmailer reporting for duty! Postcards and Holiday cards
Noreen - got your PM. Bumping this up!
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10-31-2005, 07:21 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: SE Ohio
Posts: 3,246
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Re: Fairy Godmailer reporting for duty! Postcards and Holiday cards
Bumping this up again. Still room for more!
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10-31-2005, 07:47 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 424
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Re: Fairy Godmailer reporting for duty! Postcards and Holiday cards
Emailed ya!
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10-31-2005, 11:46 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: WI
Posts: 980
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Re: Fairy Godmailer reporting for duty! Postcards and Holiday cards
Tammy,
I PM'd you. Thanks!
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11-01-2005, 01:11 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Foothills of Maine
Posts: 784
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Re: Fairy Godmailer reporting for duty! Postcards and Holiday cards
Thanks so much Tammy! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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11-01-2005, 01:27 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Lansdale, PA
Posts: 2,112
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Re: Fairy Godmailer reporting for duty! Postcards and Holiday cards
I'm sending you a PM when I get home. Not allowed to send from work...
Thanks!!
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11-01-2005, 02:32 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: New England
Posts: 1,307
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Re: Fairy Godmailer reporting for duty! Postcards and Holiday cards
thanks Tammy for adding us to your list.
don't take on too many now, it can be overwhelming if you do.
noreen
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11-01-2005, 10:44 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: SE Ohio
Posts: 3,246
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Re: Fairy Godmailer reporting for duty! Postcards and Holiday cards
No problem everyone. I still have room for a few more. I just want to spread a little holiday magic around. I need something to keep me busy the next couple of weeks and keeping all the names and requests organized gives me one more thing to plan so I don't mind at all!
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11-04-2005, 04:39 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Wisconsin
Concierge Level: 9
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Re: Fairy Godmailer reporting for duty! Postcards and Holiday cards
Tammy,
I am wondering what is a Fairy Godmailer?
Jennifer
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11-04-2005, 09:06 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: SE Ohio
Posts: 3,246
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Re: Fairy Godmailer reporting for duty! Postcards and Holiday cards
Jennifer - a Fairy Godmailer volunteers to spread a little pixie dust by purchasing postcards (or Christmas cards in my case) and mailing them to fellow board members and their children. Most that I am sending are "from" Mickey, Minnie, the princesses, etc. The kids love getting them (almost as much as the adults do!!). It's just a little way to spread some magic around. So far I am sending about 25 postcards or Christmas cards. I don't mind paying for the postage or the cards because it makes me feel good to do it and lots of people have done it for me. It's just "paying it forward".
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