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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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06-07-2004, 02:54 AM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Denver, CO
Posts: 97
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Re: Favourite names
<font color="purple"> I like my name of course since it's original: </font> <font color="blue">Meryn </font>
<font color="purple"> My Mom took letters from both Mary and Helen to get it. True, it's impossible to find anything prepersonalized, but I wouldn't have it any other way. </font>
<font color="pink"> Girl names: </font> Corinne
<font color="blue"> Boy names: </font> Aidan, Connor
<font color="red"> And either girl or boy: </font> Skyler
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06-07-2004, 02:58 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
Posts: 5,064
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Re: Favourite names
I can usually come up with boy's names pretty easily, like Matthew or Thomas or Aidan, but I don't have many girl's names I like. I do like the name Hayley, and today I was thinking of the name Maisy for some reason. It sounds kind-of old-fashioned, which is weird because I never like anything old-fashioned, but I do like that name!  |
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06-07-2004, 07:28 AM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Texas
Posts: 4,748
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Re: Favourite names
I love Bianca and Zoe for girls and Josh for a boy!
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06-07-2004, 08:56 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Chicago Suburbs
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 5,921
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Re: Favourite names
For girls names, I am partial to my own 2 DD's
Emily Claire and Rachel Marie
For boys, I like Jack and Sam
Kristine
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06-07-2004, 09:21 AM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Sasquatch Territory, Pacific Northwest
Concierge Level: 8
Posts: 17,166
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Re: Favourite names
Aubrey, & Olivia for girls
Joseph & Bret for boys
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06-07-2004, 10:32 AM
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Community Rank: Scout
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 4,148
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Re: Favourite names
My kids are Ian Douglas, Pamela Joy and Christopher William. One thing to consider is the fact YOU may like it, but if it is too "weird", will the child be able to deal with the reslutant teasing? And should he/she even have to??  |
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06-07-2004, 02:19 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 7,569
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Re: Favourite names
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Not president Bobby.
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Hey we had a president Jimmy and nobody thought anything of it. (I didn't think he was a GREAT president, but he is from my state and he's a good PERSON)
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06-07-2004, 02:51 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Tuscaloosa, AL
Posts: 5,641
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Re: Favourite names
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Not president Bobby.
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Hey we had a president Jimmy and nobody thought anything of it.
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It could always be President Bob.?
Love this question...
Girls -- Olivia, Sara Catherine, or Shelby
Boys -- Reece, Chadwick, Harrison, or Carson
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06-07-2004, 05:05 PM
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Community Rank: Scout
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 4,169
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Re: Favourite names
Girls: Sarah-Maye, Ashley, & Jocelyn-Claire
Boys: Cory, Philip, & I like the name Jackson but I would never name my child that
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06-07-2004, 05:27 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
Posts: 5,064
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Re: Favourite names
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One thing to consider is the fact YOU may like it, but if it is too "weird", will the child be able to deal with the reslutant teasing? And should he/she even have to??
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 I agree with you. I have a friend who is thinking of the name Braxton if she has a boy, and I thought, what is that kid's life going to be like when he goes to school?!  I think some parents think names are cute when the kids are babies, but don't think what it'll be like for them when they grow up.
But, that being said, whenever I have kids, I may try to use a little originality and not name my kid a name in the Top 10 of that year. After all, I had to be known as "Jennifer C." when I was in school because there were usually 3 or 4 Jennifers in my classes!  |
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06-07-2004, 11:36 PM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Missouri
Posts: 4,595
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Re: Favourite names
I also understand about the personalized thing. My name although common is not normally spelled with two n's.(Dianna). We named our girls Cassidy Anne and Caitlyn Mae. The middle names are family names and the first names are the only ones we could agree on.
For a boy I have had them for years and my husband can choose between them as they are the names of the two most important men in my life (my dad and grandfather) Byron Wayne or Jerry Addison.
If we have another girl she will be either Eowyn Marie or Autumn Marie.
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06-07-2004, 11:46 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Indiana , USA
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 26,527
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Re: Favourite names
I was in a homeroom in H.S. of 5 Teresa Moores, and 3 of us had the same middle name! There were about 15 others in the school.
I have named my girls all classical, strong names. I try to think of that child being a 40 yr. old professional. If I can't picture the name going with that image, it's out.
DH named his oldest Candi - not Candice, Candi (with an I no less!) She has hated it to this day. Also, never name a kid ________ Jr. When you yell Jr. at one of DH's family reunions, 3/4 of the males in the room turn around! Name them _______ II if needed.
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