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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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04-19-2005, 01:23 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Kissimmee, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,481
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Re: JUST WONDERING?
Maybe you could donate it to Give Kids the World or to Make a Wish...so a less fortunate child can enjoy WDW just like your kids do! It can also be a tax write off!
Just a thought!
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04-19-2005, 01:34 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Houston
Posts: 5,162
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Re: JUST WONDERING?
Keep it. Don't say anything. He'll be AMAZED at all the stuff you were able to buy at WDW with his paltry allowance. Tell him everything was on sale.  |
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04-19-2005, 03:43 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Manchester NH
Concierge Level: 4
Posts: 12,514
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Re: JUST WONDERING?
How about this... if you're worried you won't have enough money bring it with you as "just in case money" and use it only if you need it...then you can tell him when you got home "look what I just found honey!" I mean it's been 2 years, what's 3 more weeks?
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04-19-2005, 03:44 PM
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Batman's Gal/Mickey's Pal
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Owensboro, KY USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 95,254
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Re: JUST WONDERING?
I have to tell the truth! It's just the way I am.
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04-19-2005, 04:20 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Medway Ohio
Posts: 117
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Re: JUST WONDERING?
Yolanda:
I say keep it. What was he doing with $300 in his coat pocket that you didn't know about anyway.
We share our money and I use the old saying "What is mine is mine and what is his is mine" haha
Just bring him back something.
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04-19-2005, 05:43 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Lake District England.
Posts: 636
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Re: JUST WONDERING?
Difficult one this, I really don`t know - sorry 
Just do what you`re most comfortable with.
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04-19-2005, 07:28 PM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Guilford, CT
Concierge Level: 2
Posts: 6,938
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Re: JUST WONDERING?
I like Deb's idea. Take it with you,if he leaves enough money in the bank for you then you will not have to use it. Tell him when you get back.
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04-19-2005, 10:04 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: NEW YORK
Posts: 434
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Re: JUST WONDERING?
Thanks everyone!!! I like the idea of holding on to it and seeing if I need it. There are a few things I REALLY want ,well one in particular-the cube with my kids picture etched in it-I saw it in Epcot. My DD always and I mean ALWAYS asks for the white Ariel dress they sell right outside the show. I always feel like I will be too short if I purchase these things.....so I will keep it and if I need it I'll use it. I THINK I'VE EARNED IT TOO-FOR ALL THE THINGS I DO!!!!
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04-20-2005, 07:30 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Chicago suburbs
Posts: 5,714
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Re: JUST WONDERING?
pish posh. who leaves $300 in their clothes without missing it??? finders keepers.
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04-20-2005, 12:10 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Posts: 1,268
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Re: JUST WONDERING?
Yolanda,
We have a stead-fast rule in our house. She who does the laundry keeps all money left in clothing. It includes pockets cleaned out before clothing is donated or sent to the dry-cleaners.
If it were me, I'd keep my mouth shut and use the money to buy yourself and the kids that one special Disney thing and maybe splurge on a special meal.
I hope you have a great time!
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04-20-2005, 12:38 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Foothills of the Adirondacks
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 4,733
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Re: JUST WONDERING?
Yolanda, best of luck with whatever you decide! |
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04-20-2005, 12:47 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Slate Belt, PA
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 15,346
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Re: JUST WONDERING?
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pish posh. who leaves $300 in their clothes without missing it??? finders keepers.
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If my husband misplaced $300 in his old clothes and I found it, I wouldn't lose a wink of sleep over using it however I see fit. If he couldn't keep track of it well enough to know he left it in the pocket, he doesn't deserve to get it back so he can lose it again. Tough luck, Sweetie-pie!  |
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04-20-2005, 08:02 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: NJ
Posts: 1,739
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Re: JUST WONDERING?
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How about this??? Tell him you found the $300 but you're keeping it as payment for cleaning up all his clothes! 
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That's what I was thinking. Ya worked for it!
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04-20-2005, 09:56 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Lansing, Michigan
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 4,890
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Re: JUST WONDERING?
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Keep it. Don't say anything. He'll be AMAZED at all the stuff you were able to buy at WDW with his paltry allowance. Tell him everything was on sale.
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If he hastn't missed it in all this time, he won't miss it now.....unless you tell him about it, and I think you're right, if you tell him about the money before you leave, he'll just deduct it from what he gives you for your trip. |
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