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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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10-24-2002, 07:02 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: MinneSOta
Posts: 7,036
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Re: Church sign
There is a church that puts up some pretty witty signs each week. Of course I can't remember any right now. I only see them went I go to my WW meeting and find that I look foward to seeing a new one each week.
Bobšoš
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10-24-2002, 07:30 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: New York City
Posts: 2,471
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Re: Church sign
Thanks Donna , very funny.
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10-24-2002, 08:01 PM
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Wannabe Snowbird
Join Date: May 2002
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 34,137
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Re: Church sign
Ok, by popular demand...warning--don't read when there are easily frightened small children around! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
The Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles and other items to be
recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children.
The Outreach Committee has enlisted 25 visitors to make calls on people
who are not afflicted with any church.
Evening Massage - 6 PM
The pastor would appreciate if the ladies of the congregation would lend
him their electric girdles for the pancake breakfast next Sunday
morning.
The audience is asked to remain seated until the end of the recession.
Ushers will eat latecomers.
The third verse of Blessed Assurance will be sung without musical
accomplishment.
The Reverend Merriwether spoke briefly, much to the delight of the
congregation.
The pastor will preach his farewell message, after which the choir will
sing "Break Forth into Joy."
A songfest was hell at the Methodist Church Wednesday.
Next Sunday Mrs. Vinson will be the soloist for the morning service. The
pastor will then speak on "It's a Terrible Experience."
Due to the Rector's illness, Wednesday's healing service will be
discontinued until further notice.
Stewardship Offertory: "Jesus Paid It All."
The music for today's service was all composed by George Friedrich
Handel in celebration of the 300th anniversary of his birth.
The eighth graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the church
basement Friday at 7 PM. The congregation is invited to attend this
tragedy.
The concert held in Fellowship Hall was a great success. Special thanks
are due to the minister's daughter, who labored the whole evening at the
piano which as usual fell upon her.
Twenty-two members were present at the church meeting held at the home
of Mrs. Marsha Crutchfield last evening. Mrs. Crutchfield and Mrs.
Rankin sang a duet, "The Lord Knows Why".
Thursday night potluck supper. Prayer and medication to follow.
The rosebud on the altar this morning is to announce the birth of David
Alan Belzer, the sin of Rev. and Mrs. Julius Belzer.
Tuesday there will be an ice cream social at 4 PM. All ladies giving
milk please come early.
Wednesday the Ladies Liturgy Society will meet. Mrs. Jones will sing
"Put Me In My Little Bed" accompanied by the pastor.
Thursday at 5 PM there will be a meeting of the Little Mothers Club. All
wishing to become Little Mothers, please see the minister in his private
study.
The service will close with "Little Drops of Water," One of the ladies
will start (quietly) and the rest of the congregation will join in.
Next Sunday, a special collection will be taken to defray the cost of
the new carpet. All those wishing to do something on the new carpet will
come forward and get a piece of paper.
The ladies of the church have cast off clothing of every kind and they
may be seen in the church basement Friday.
Pastor is on vacation. Massages can be given to the church secretary.
Eight new choir robes are needed, due to the addition of several new
members and to the deterioration of some older ones.
Mrs. Johnson will be entering the hospital this week for testes.
The Senior Choir invites any member of the congregation who enjoys
sinning to join the choir.
Please join us as we show our support for Amy and Alan who are preparing
for the girth of their first child.
The Lutheran Men's group will meet at 6 PM. Steak, mashed potatoes,
green beans, bread and dessert will be served for a nominal feel.
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10-24-2002, 08:28 PM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Tioga County, PA
Posts: 6,102
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Re: Church sign
I can't stop laughing! My sides hurt.
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10-24-2002, 09:18 PM
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Magic Happens!
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: E. Stroudsburg, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 29,184
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Re: Church sign
OMG Donna, I am ROTFLMAO!! Those are awesome!!!!!
Sue
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10-24-2002, 11:47 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Posts: 739
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Re: Church sign
Disneydad and Goofy Mom,
I am having a problem with my computer again and your church things were just the right "medicine". I almost fell off the chair. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] I am going to pass these on. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
Travlin Gal, Colorado Jan [img]graemlins/usa.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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10-25-2002, 11:47 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Re: Church sign
Help, I've fallen and I can't get up - THOSE ARE EVEN FUNNIER! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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10-25-2002, 02:52 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Tuscaloosa, AL
Posts: 5,641
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Re: Church sign
Thanks, Donna, these were great. I'm just praying Chrissi put the baby down first before reading. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
Debbi
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10-25-2002, 08:09 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Tennessee
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 464
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Re: Church sign
OMG! I've seen the 1st set, but hadn't seen the 2nd set. I'll be passing these on to the editor of our church newsletter...she always likes to put some funny stuff in! Thanks for the chuckle.
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10-25-2002, 09:28 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Richardson, TX
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 3,357
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Re: Church sign
Do church letter editors not proofread their articles?
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