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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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05-02-2004, 07:26 AM
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Family ties
Okay this is an off the wall subject but I thought it would be neat to see how many we could think of..
Last night I was strumming through my video tape collection & came upon one of my favorite movies "Gidget" ( Yes, I loved all of the beach party movies too!  ) & It got me to thinking of when I was obsessed (totally!!  ) with the O.J. Simpson trial.. I watched it every day & knew all the key players & how shocked I was to find out that the CNN reporter Jim Moret was actually James Darrens(of Gidget) son. Seems Jim Moret took his step dads name because he didn't want to ride on his Dad's fame (plus I think there was a bad relationship there). Every time I see Jim Moret on TV I immediately think of his Dad...
Wasn't there also an urban legend ( or was it true?) that Susan Lucci was the daughter of Phyllis Diller?
Any other celebrity family ties that shock you or make you think of their family?.. you know the ones that make you say "Did you know s/he's related to___________?"
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05-02-2004, 09:42 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Edmonton, KY
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Re: Family ties
How about Jeanie Cooper(Young and the Restless) and her son, Corbin Bernson(sp?)??
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05-02-2004, 10:12 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
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Re: Family ties
Yep, the Lucci/Diller connection is an urban legend.
http://www.snopes.com/movies/actors/lucci.htm
How about Jamie Lee Curtis and Janet Leigh? A famous Mom/daughter set. |
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05-02-2004, 10:34 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Normal IL
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Re: Family ties
Anderson Cooper on CNN is the son of Gloria Vanderbilt.
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05-02-2004, 11:02 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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Re: Family ties
Nothing recently but I remember when Friends first came out. I was also a big Days of our Lives fan at that time, so when I found out the actor who plays Victor Kiriakis (sp?) on DooL was Jennifer Aniston's dad, I thought that was pretty neat.
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05-02-2004, 01:37 PM
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Wannabe Snowbird
Join Date: May 2002
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Re: Family ties
Nicholas Cage is a Coppola. I heard he changed his name to Cage so he would make it or break it on his own and not be riding on the family name.
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05-02-2004, 04:32 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Edmonton, KY
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Re: Family ties
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Yep, the Lucci/Diller connection is an urban legend.
http://www.snopes.com/movies/actors/lucci.htm
How about Jamie Lee Curtis and Janet Leigh? A famous Mom/daughter set.
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Nancy, who is Janet Leigh?? I know the name but I cannot think of who she is!! |
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05-02-2004, 07:24 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
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Re: Family ties
Wendy, Janet Leigh was in "Psycho."
I thought of another one--Tippi Hedren (from Alfred Hitchcock's movie "The Birds") is the mom of Melanie Griffith!  |
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05-02-2004, 09:35 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,478
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Re: Family ties
Thanks Jennifer. Yes Wendy, Janet Leigh was in the infamous "shower scene" in Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho."
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