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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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04-17-2005, 04:51 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: second star to the right
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Re: Washington DC - A Trip Report - Mickey and the Cherry Blossoms
The Last of the Mickey's
ESPN Sports Center by Linda Cohn, Dan Patrick and Robin Roberts
Base Mouse by Gary Baseman
Mickey in the Park by Black Entertainment TV
I'm Going to DisneyWorld by Cody Reynolds
Slapstick Mouse by Jerry Bruckheimer
Filmic Mickey by Kataneh Vahdami
Space Mouse by Tom Hanks
Ellenland by Ellen DeGeneres
True Blue by Marlee Matlin (Reminds me of Bill)
Always My Angel Mickey by Annette Funicello
Love All by Andre Agassi
Fountain of Fun by Christina Grantham
Undersea Mickey by Wyland
That's all of them - I may have missed one!! There were very few of them that I didn't like. Rosie O'Donnell's - I'm not sure what is up with that one!! I think the ones I liked best were Mickey and the Nightengale, I'm Going to DisneyWorld and Memories.
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04-17-2005, 05:04 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Newtown Square, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 23,859
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Re: Washington DC - A Trip Report - Mickey and the Cherry Blossoms
Awesome Mickey pics, Crystal!  |
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04-17-2005, 05:04 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: NC
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Re: Washington DC - A Trip Report - Mickey and the Cherry Blossoms
Thanks for posting all those Mickey's. They were cool but I have to agree with Tina what is up with the Rosie O'Donnell one?
Oh, and the nose picking thing was so funny. I have the same problem with my son. Why do they do that?
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04-17-2005, 06:36 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: Washington DC - A Trip Report - Mickey and the Cherry Blossoms
This was a fun look at Mickey! Wish I could have seen them all first-hand but thanks for sharing!
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04-17-2005, 07:15 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
Posts: 42,304
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Re: Washington DC - A Trip Report - Mickey and the Cherry Blossoms
Thanks for posting all the Mickeys!! Your pictures are great!! Can't wait to read more!
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04-17-2005, 08:14 PM
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Wannabe Snowbird
Join Date: May 2002
Concierge Level: 7
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Re: Washington DC - A Trip Report - Mickey and the Cherry Blossoms
Thanks so much for the Mickey pictures, Crystal!!!! It's hard to pick only one favourite, but I think I have to go with I'm Going to DisneyWorld!
Now, I hope you are going to start posting more of your trip! Please!
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04-17-2005, 09:02 PM
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Dopey's biggest fan!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: China Spring, TX
Concierge Level: 9
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Re: Washington DC - A Trip Report - Mickey and the Cherry Blossoms
Cool pics, Crystal!!! My dad's favorite is Marlee Matlin's "True Blue" . . . must be a cop thing!!! We saw the Mickey's when they were at WDW (Christmas 2003) . . . it really is hard to choose just one favorite too!!! (I am not sure what Rosie's deal was with hers, but, you know, she's always been different!!!)
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04-18-2005, 01:40 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
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Re: Washington DC - A Trip Report - Mickey and the Cherry Blossoms
Thanks so much for posting all the photos of the Mickey's Crystal - I'm really sad I missed them now when they were at WDW.  |
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04-18-2005, 08:24 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Maine
Posts: 1,831
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Re: Washington DC - A Trip Report - Mickey and the Cherry Blossoms
Love the pictures of all the Mickeys! I'm looking forward to hearing about the rest of your trip.
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04-18-2005, 06:47 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: Washington DC - A Trip Report - Mickey and the Cherry Blossoms
That was so fun - I had never seen pictures of them, Crystal. So thanks for sharing. My favorite is Going to Disney World, also,
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04-18-2005, 08:41 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Northern NV
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 12,516
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Re: Washington DC - A Trip Report - Mickey and the Cherry Blossoms
Thanks for posting the pictures, and the trip report! It sounds like traveling with my kids! DH always says "It ain't a vacation til someone pukes!"  |
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04-19-2005, 08:09 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: North Central Ohio
Posts: 21,629
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Re: Washington DC - A Trip Report - Mickey and the Cherry Blossoms
Love all the Mickey's.....except Rosie's!  Looking forward to more of your trip!!  |
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04-19-2005, 01:19 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Central NY State
Posts: 4,202
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Re: Washington DC - A Trip Report - Mickey and the Cherry Blossoms
 pics of all the Mickeys, Crystal! Neat to see how people had so many different concepts of the same idea. Thanks for sharing with us. I'd seen them before on another website, but your pictures were much better. Looking forward to reading about the rest of your trip; hope there was no more puking!
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04-25-2005, 04:51 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
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Posts: 136,854
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Re: Washington DC - A Trip Report - Mickey and the Cherry Blossoms
What great pictures of all the Mickey's Crystal
We've been to DC when the cherry blossoms are out, what an absolutely amazing site  |
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