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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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04-26-2003, 09:15 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
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Family news - UPDATED!
I think I need some pixie dust over here. Thursday night was bad. DSIL, who's four months pregnant, was taken into hospital with stomach pains. They said the baby was fine and eventually released her from hospital, but I'm just hoping she's OK.
Then, on Thursday night, my mum called to say my grandmother's really struggling to get around now. She still lives at home and has been very active all her life, but she may have to go into a nursing home if she deteriorates much more, which won't be very easy for her. So Thursday night turned out to not be a very good night and I couldn't even talk about it on here! [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]
I just hope everything works out OK for both of them. Thanks for listening.
Cheryl
[ 04-28-2003, 03:36 PM: Message edited by: chezp ]
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04-26-2003, 09:33 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Edmonton, KY
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Re: Family news - UPDATED!
Cheryl,
Sending 16 tons of pixie dust your way!! Keep us updated!
Wendy
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04-26-2003, 09:37 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Massachusetts
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Re: Family news - UPDATED!
Cheryl,
Sorry you had to hear all that at once [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img] . I will keep you, your DSIL and your Grandma in my thoughts. Here is a little pixie dust to get you through the rough spots~~~~~~********~~~~~~~.
Let us know how things are going.
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04-26-2003, 09:56 AM
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Yeti Chaser
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Way down south
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Re: Family news - UPDATED!
Cheryl, we have been through the same thing with my grandfather a few years ago, and I know how heart-wrenching that decision can be. Sending prayers and pixie dust for your family!
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04-26-2003, 11:34 AM
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Wannabe Snowbird
Join Date: May 2002
Concierge Level: 7
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Re: Family news - UPDATED!
Pixie Dust on it's way for your DSIL and her baby, as well as Pixie Dust for your Grandmother! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
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04-26-2003, 11:53 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: East Haven, CT, USA
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Re: Family news - UPDATED!
Cherly, sending pixie dust for all of your family!
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04-26-2003, 01:14 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Whitefield, NH
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Re: Family news - UPDATED!
Cheryl - Prayers and pixie dusting winging their way across the Atlantic for both your SIL and your gram - Hope they are both doing better.
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04-26-2003, 01:59 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Northern NJ
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Re: Family news - UPDATED!
Sending lots and lots of pixie dust your way! Hope everything works out for both you DSIL and DG!
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04-26-2003, 03:47 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Orlando, Fl
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Re: Family news - UPDATED!
Sending lots of pixie dust your way for you and your family.
Kelly [img]graemlins/usa.gif[/img]
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04-27-2003, 12:32 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Wisconsin
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Re: Family news - UPDATED!
Cheryl,
Pixie dust for your DSIL and grandmother. Hoope all turns out well for them both.
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04-27-2003, 12:42 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Louisiana/Mississippi
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Re: Family news - UPDATED!
Prayers and Pixie Dust your way.
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04-28-2003, 03:35 PM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
PassPorter Guide Author
Community Rank: Legend VIP
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
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Re: Family news - UPDATED!
Thanks ever so much for all your pixie dust - it looks like it worked. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
DSIL is out of hospital now and back home and seems to be a lot better. The baby is fine and she's getting better, although no-one knows what was wrong with her, which is still a little worrying.
As for grandmother, DF went down to visit her over the weekend and it turns out there's nothing wrong with her. She was having panic attacks and had convinced herself she was really ill. It's a great relief to us.
Cheryl
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04-28-2003, 09:24 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Seward, NE
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Re: Family news - UPDATED!
Sending pixie dust and prayers your way!!!
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04-29-2003, 07:58 AM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
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Re: Family news - UPDATED!
Glad to hear everything turned out OK Cheryl!! Sending pixie dust anyway !!
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04-29-2003, 08:00 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Louisiana/Mississippi
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Re: Family news - UPDATED!
Thanks for the update. Prayers are on the way for continued good news.
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