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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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12-16-2003, 09:12 AM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Tioga County, PA
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Dumbo\'s SQOTD 12/16/03
<font color="red"> Where did you do most of your Christmas shopping on line or at a store?</font>
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12-16-2003, 09:18 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: The Jersey Shore
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Re: Dumbo\'s SQOTD 12/16/03
The last few years it's been about 50/50.
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12-16-2003, 09:21 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2001
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Re: Dumbo\'s SQOTD 12/16/03
About 50/50 for us, too.
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12-16-2003, 10:10 AM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
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Re: Dumbo\'s SQOTD 12/16/03
I did most of it in the store this year (the weekend after Thanksgiving)  |
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12-16-2003, 10:20 AM
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Wannabe Snowbird
Join Date: May 2002
Concierge Level: 7
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Re: Dumbo\'s SQOTD 12/16/03
<font color="0066cc">100% done in the stores. </font>
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12-16-2003, 10:30 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 3,968
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Re: Dumbo\'s SQOTD 12/16/03
I did online looking but ordered via phone except for Amazon. Therefore about 25% online and the balance in the store.
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12-16-2003, 10:32 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: North Central Ohio
Posts: 21,629
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Re: Dumbo\'s SQOTD 12/16/03
I have yet to shop for anything on-line. I still like to actually see what I'm buying. I may try it next year though.
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12-16-2003, 11:22 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: North Dakota aka frozen wastelands
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Re: Dumbo\'s SQOTD 12/16/03
Store. Next year I want to shop earlier and have it all done via online by Halloween
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12-16-2003, 11:41 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Massachusetts
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Re: Dumbo\'s SQOTD 12/16/03
99% online... though I did buy DH something from Snapfish.
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12-16-2003, 12:15 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Slate Belt, PA
Concierge Level: 7
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Re: Dumbo\'s SQOTD 12/16/03
As of today - 100% online. DH asked me to pick up a last minute gift last night. So I'll have to hit the stores for that one. There's just no way it could be delivered in time.
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12-16-2003, 12:36 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: VERMONT
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Re: Dumbo\'s SQOTD 12/16/03
All of it is online except the day after Thanksgiving sales. I can generally find things cheaper online and wait for a free shipping deal to come up.
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12-16-2003, 01:47 PM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
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Re: Dumbo\'s SQOTD 12/16/03
I think still at stores, although I used the Internet as a reference tool to find the cheapest places.  |
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12-16-2003, 06:23 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,351
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Re: Dumbo\'s SQOTD 12/16/03
I usually do alot of shopping online, but this year there were so many good sales at the stores after Thanksgiving that all of my shopping was done in person at the malls. Now if I could find one of Santa's elves to help me wrap it all, I would be all set!  |
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12-16-2003, 06:50 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Poinciana, Florida
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Re: Dumbo\'s SQOTD 12/16/03
Usually online 25%, in store 75%. But we got such a late start this year it was reversed. Just so easy to do online with all the "Free Shipping" sales.  |
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12-16-2003, 09:48 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Whitefield, NH
Concierge Level: 6
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Re: Dumbo\'s SQOTD 12/16/03
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Usually online 25%, in store 75%. But we got such a late start this year it was reversed.
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Same here - only reversed again!! The last few years, I've done a lot online, since we don't have many stores around here. This year - I hit a bunch of great deals in the stores, and did most of my shopping to home. Glad I did too! I ordered just a few things off of Kohls.com on December 1 - all in stock - and I STILL haven't received them!! Free shipping is fine, but if the stuff isn't here - it's no help!!
I ordered a dress for Sarah to wear in her Christmas concert - it won't be here until at least Thursday! Of course, the concert was supposed to be last night - due to the snowstorm, it is now tomorrow night. I ended up going to North Conway this weekend to find her something else.
Anyone need a sparkly blue velvet dress - size 8?? Just kidding - I'm sure she'll still wear it, but I am frustrated!
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