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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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10-12-2004, 11:40 AM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Typing away in my computer room
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Grrr...in back spasms today!
Grrr...woke up at 3am in back spasms, and they just won't go away!!! Meds aren't kickin' today either so I guess there won't be any getting garage sale items ready (coming up on Saturday!) today as I had originally planned. Thank goodness for a laptop and the Internet...what else would I do to keep my mind off the pain!?
Thought I'd share my frustration!
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10-12-2004, 11:41 AM
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Eileeeeeeen!™
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Concierge Level: 6
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Re: Grrr...in back spasms today!
Oooh, so sorry to hear of your troubles.
I get back spasms too and I've been lucky with Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine)...
I hope things start looking up!
Eileen
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10-12-2004, 12:04 PM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Chester County, PA
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Re: Grrr...in back spasms today!
My sympathies... my back gets bothersome if I sit for too long. I can understand your frustrations!
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10-12-2004, 12:57 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 27,691
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Re: Grrr...in back spasms today!
Oh my gosh, I have never had back spasms that lasted more than a few minutes, and it scared the dickens out of me every time. There is no position you can stand/sit/lay in that helps! for you. I have a bad back (herniated disc, sciatica, etc.). It is the worst!
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10-12-2004, 01:29 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: beautiful beachy FL
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Re: Grrr...in back spasms today!
Hope you feel better soon! |
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10-12-2004, 01:39 PM
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The Original BagMan
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Shalimar, FL
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Re: Grrr...in back spasms today!
Hope you're feeling better... |
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10-12-2004, 02:05 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: California
Posts: 3,878
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Re: Grrr...in back spasms today!
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10-12-2004, 02:10 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: North Central Ohio
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Re: Grrr...in back spasms today!
Hope your back is feeling better soon!! |
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10-12-2004, 03:05 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Typing away in my computer room
Posts: 108
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Re: Grrr...in back spasms today!
Well, all I have to say is...Thanks!! I'm really hogging the pixie dust lately, huh?  I have been disabled with back problems (lower back pain that raditates down my right leg, numbness, tingling, muscle weakness) for over a year now (in my "former" life, I was a labor and delivery nurse), but it's been a couple of weeks since I've had back spasms this bad. What makes it all the more frustrating is that my medicine was recently changed and I have a new muscle relaxer that I'm still adjusting to...so it's heat, ice, and try to get through...!  
I always feel so bad for my husband as he works so hard, and I was planning on making him dinner...Oh, well. I think the hardest part of being disabled is realizing how much your life has changed and learning to accept your limitations. There's nothing I can do about it...literally!
Thanks again, everyone...your thoughts, well-wishes, and (most of all) listening skills have given me a smile today!
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10-12-2004, 03:13 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
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Re: Grrr...in back spasms today!
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10-12-2004, 03:27 PM
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Wannabe Snowbird
Join Date: May 2002
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Re: Grrr...in back spasms today!
Ow!! I hope your meds kick in soon and they don't last much longer!! |
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10-12-2004, 03:49 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Mesquite, TX
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Re: Grrr...in back spasms today!
oh, sorry to hear that ! Hope you feel better soon !  |
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10-12-2004, 04:08 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
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Re: Grrr...in back spasms today!
that the pain soon goes away.  |
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10-12-2004, 04:56 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Northern Ohio
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