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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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08-07-2000, 11:48 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Pleasant Valley, NY, USA
Concierge Level: 6
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A Very Disney Halloween!
Just got the new disney store catalog and they have Halloween costumes in the back!
They have "Grumpy" for my older son! We have been looking for this for a while now!
My youngest already has his "Goofy" costume, will order "Grumpy" tonight, went shopping this weekend & Cruella picked up a lot for her costume, now that just leaves me to get mine! 
I am still trying to decide between Mickey Sorcerer, & Yen-sid his Master from Fantasia!
It looks like either one will have to be made from scratch!
Which do you all think I should be.....??
->->Mickey Sorcerer....
OR
->->Yen-sid his teacher?
Is anyone else out there going to do Disney for Halloween???
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08-07-2000, 11:58 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Foothills of the Adirondacks
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 4,733
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Re: A Very Disney Halloween!
I'm not familiar with Yen-sid? I guess I'll have to rent the video.
Did you know that they sell the Mickey Sorcerer hats in the parks? I was thinking about being that for Halloween also.
One of these years I'm really going to get busy and make a Jafar costume. 
Take care-
Laura
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08-08-2000, 01:37 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Ann Arbor, MI USA
Concierge Level: 6
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Re: A Very Disney Halloween!
Well.... Apprentice Mickey wears his Master's hat, so whether you dress as Mickey or Yensid, that part shouldn't be hard. Like LauraBelle said, you can pick one of those up at WDW in September. After that, any long, flowing robes should do.
For you, I'd vote for Yensid, since there will probably be far more Mickeys, and someone has to keep those wayward Apprentices in line.  You'd just have to practice the Sorcerer's cold, hard stare and find an appropriately long, fake nose.
And for those of you who didn't already know, read the Sorcerer's name backwards to learn who the true wizard is.
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08-10-2000, 10:26 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Pleasant Valley, NY, USA
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Re: A Very Disney Halloween!
I think I agree, Dave! Yensid is much better
for WildForWD! I bet he will be the only one there!
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"...where the young at heart, of all ages, can laugh and play and learn, together!"
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08-11-2000, 05:34 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Pleasant Valley, NY, USA
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Re: A Very Disney Halloween!
Yensid sounds like the winner!!
Does anyone know if they have any kind of a costume shop for the public in Disney??
How about Worl of Disney at the Market Place??
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...you must face the age of not believing
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08-13-2000, 08:08 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Pleasant Valley, NY, USA
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Re: A Very Disney Halloween!
Hey Laura...
Here is a picture of Yen-sid to refresh your memory!
Is anyone else going Disney for Halloween???
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WildForWD
...you must face the age of not believing
...untill at last you start believing there's something wonderful in you!!
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08-14-2000, 12:26 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Posts: 272
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Re: A Very Disney Halloween!
I had to go and watch Fantasia again to figure out who you were talking about!(This was before you posted the picture!) I think that would be a very original choice! I bet you guys are going to have a blast at the MNSSHP!
Nicki
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08-14-2000, 01:34 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Oak Park, IL, USA
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Re: A Very Disney Halloween!
Be careful about dressing as Yensid...
In this day and age, someone might think you're dressing as Dumbledore from Harry Potter.
So make sure you're glaring just as nicely as Yensid does, and not having *too* much fun, like Dumbledore would!!
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