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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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08-12-2001, 08:41 PM
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Community Rank: Day-Tripper
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: southern jersey, nj, usa
Posts: 8
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birthday ideas
I'm taking my 8 year old to WDW to celebrate his 9th birthday. I'm keeping it a secret until the morning we leave. Has anyone ever had their birthday there? What made it special for you...
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08-12-2001, 10:26 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Hamilton, MI
Posts: 329
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Re: birthday ideas
Last summer we took a child turning 10...We went to Chef Mickey's for his b-day party. The special attention with the song, twirling napkins and the cupcake was something he really liked. I have also heard about birthday badges you can get from City Hall if you are in the Magic Kingdom. I think the cast members will often make a big deal when they see someone wearing those. Will you be staying at a resort? My Passporter says that if so, "press 0 and ask for the special 'birthday message'".
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08-13-2001, 08:24 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: The Colony, Texas
Posts: 2,019
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Re: birthday ideas
I took my son last year for his 8th birthday. We told them when we were buying our passes that it was his birthday (actually I asked for a birthday pin) and she said "Oh wait, there's a call for you!" and she handed my son the phone. He said it was goofy singing and wishing him a happy birthday! Then, she gave him a little toy dinosaur. They didn't have the pins there at Epcot. But we went to MK and got one there. The guy at Splash Mt. saw the pin and let us go in the exit and get right on the ride! That was neat. We ate at Chef Mickey's and it was a fun party there! He had a terrific birthday, I would have to say!
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08-13-2001, 08:48 PM
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Mrs. Jack Sparrow
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Aboard the Black Pearl
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 21,228
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Re: birthday ideas
In 1998 My sister and I were there for her B-Day. We went to the Crystal Palace for breakfast ( she Love Pooh & the Gang ).I told the Server when she went to the bathroom that it was her B-Day.Thay came out with a cup cake & sang happy BirthDay Disney style & she got a card singed from Pooh,Piglet,Tigger& Eeory. She was suprized even at 37. Then the next day we left for the Cruise & contiued to celebrate Hope You have a lot of fun. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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08-13-2001, 09:32 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Hooksett, NH
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 2,363
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Re: birthday ideas
On my last visit, my birthday fell in the middle of the trip. We were at the Teppnyaki restaurant in Japan. Halfway through the meal my father slipped off to go to the "bathroom"( to arrange my birthday cake). About 2 minutes after he sat down, the waitress came back and ask my father right there in front of us and ask again who's birthday it was. Cover blown. We laughed about it for the rest of the vacation. I remember it even to this day even though it didn't quite turn out like he planned.<UL TYPE=SQUARE><LI>1981-Fort Wilderness Campground<LI>1987-offsite-Days Inn<LI>1989-Grand Floridian<LI>8/20/2001-8/26/01-Contemporary[/list][img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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