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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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05-31-2003, 08:49 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: MA
Posts: 358
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100 Years of Magic flashing Pins?
Hi Everybody! [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
I have a question. Last year, when Eric and I went to the World, it was during the 100 Years of Magic celebration. I know that they have extended the Share a Dream Come True Parade in the MK and the Walt, One Man's Dream in MGM. But last year they sold these really cool 100 Years of Magic interactive pins that lit up and flashed at various points in the park. Do any of you know if these are still sold there? Or - have they replaced them with another -equally fun - type of interactive pin?
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Thanks [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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05-31-2003, 09:25 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Bridgeport, CT
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 453
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Re: 100 Years of Magic flashing Pins?
Hi, Sean, I have a question to add to yours - do the pins from 100 YOM still flash during the parades and various attractions? I have mine packed up (with the extra batteries) for our August trip. It would be cool if they offered new ones for sale as well! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
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05-31-2003, 03:57 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Bridgeport, CT
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 453
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Re: 100 Years of Magic flashing Pins?
I guess that means that they still work!! Hooray, one less souvenir to purchase.... [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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05-31-2003, 04:16 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Virgin Islands
Posts: 147
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Re: 100 Years of Magic flashing Pins?
I will be bringing my interactive pins with me in August as well. The new pins are very cool looking, I will be tempted to buy more. They go through batteries really fast! I remember I was in the TOT and my pin started flashing in the dark, it was really cool!
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August 2003 AS Sports !!!!! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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05-31-2003, 04:48 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: NJ
Posts: 568
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Re: 100 Years of Magic flashing Pins?
We forgot our 100 Years of Magic pins when we went a few weeks ago, so we bought the new ones they have now. They're different from the old Magical Moments pins - one was a Mickey with the Sorcerer's hat, another with an emblem from each of the parks, and can't remember what the other two were. Not very many people were wearing the MM pins, and several CMs commented very happily to us when they noticed ours. There's nothing like entering an attraction and all of a sudden you're blinking!!!!
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06-01-2003, 12:23 AM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Las Vegas
Posts: 156
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Re: 100 Years of Magic flashing Pins?
They are selling a new pin that is the same pin without the100 yars logo on it.
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06-02-2003, 12:02 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: May 2001
Location: MA
Posts: 358
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Re: 100 Years of Magic flashing Pins?
YAY! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] I am so happy that the old ones still work and that there are new ones! Wooohooo!
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