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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
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As promised here is my latest album. I had so much fun using the new scrapbook tools I got for Christmas on this one. This first post covers Magic Kingdom.
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Part 3 - Disney's Hollywood Studios As I mentioned in my trip report, I was amazed at how much I loved DHS this trip with all its beautiful Christmas decorations. Usually Animal Kingdom gets the most space in my scrapbooks and that is still true with one. Then Magic Kingdom and Epcot run a close second, and poor DHS is usually rather scanty in coverage. But not this year, as you wills soon see.
Thanks so much for taking the time to look over my scrapbook. Part of the fun of scrapping is getting to share my work and memories with others. Such a fun way to extend my trip and preserve it for the future.
Oh wow, I am honestly jealous looking at your book with all the fun embellishments and papers - definitely not things I can do (yet ) with digital scrapping. I want to get some more paper, but the digital options are limited and to get something physical, I'd have to order from the States and of course that means shipping charges.
I think it looks wonderful - very creative and a superb momento of your trip. Thanks so much for sharing it with us.
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Oh wow, I am honestly jealous looking at your book with all the fun embellishments and papers - definitely not things I can do (yet ) with digital scrapping. I want to get some more paper, but the digital options are limited and to get something physical, I'd have to order from the States and of course that means shipping charges.
I think it looks wonderful - very creative and a superb momento of your trip. Thanks so much for sharing it with us.
Thanks! I do love the papers at scrapyourtrip.com, but it's expensive as far as shipping even here in the States. I can't imagine what it would be to ship to England.
Another amazing scrapbook. I can tell you truly enjoyed putting this album together. You sure we're a fast learner on the cricut. Lots of wonderful embellishments!
I noticed you're using many pp photos. Do you still take as many photos as you used to?
Oohhh, I like!! I added this thread to my favorites. If it is okay with you, I may copy several of the page layouts for my November 2017 scrapbook. We were at WDW 11-20 thru 11-28. Would have loved to met up if our trips were same time!!
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2015 Scrapbooking Goal - 100 - actual 75
2014 Scrapbooking Goal - 100 - actual 74
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Another amazing scrapbook. I can tell you truly enjoyed putting this album together. You sure we're a fast learner on the cricut. Lots of wonderful embellishments!
I noticed you're using many pp photos. Do you still take as many photos as you used to?
I use the PP Photos so there is evidence that both Luke and I made the trip. Most of the photos are still mine. I didn't think to add up how many photos I originally took, but I'm sure it was over a 1000.
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Oohhh, I like!! I added this thread to my favorites. If it is okay with you, I may copy several of the page layouts for my November 2017 scrapbook. We were at WDW 11-20 thru 11-28. Would have loved to met up if our trips were same time!!
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Oops, sorry! I missed the copyrighted imprint. I will not copy your layouts!!
You have my permission to copy whatever you want from my pages. The copyright is on my photos automatically now. I've had some friends who cautioned me that folks on Facebook might steal my photos. Not that I'd be hurt by that but to stop the constant reminders to do it, I've now added a copyright to my photos.
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