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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
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I love the calendar you made - I really wish I had the creativity to do things like that. I'm good with pre-set crafts (latch hook rugs, needlepoint, etc.), but not coming up with ideas on my own. Or, I come up with great ideas, but don't have the artistic talent to make them happen!
Melissa,
AAAAAWWWWWW!!!!! I just love the pictures!! They are picture perfect!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!! Thanks for the paint chip idea I am soooo am going to our local hardware store & looking for them!
Oh man, I could go on for hours about digital scrapbooking. I'll try to keep it simple so I don't hijack your TR.
I started out digital scrapbooking on this website: Scrapbooking, Ecards and More at Smilebox You just plug your pictures into the scrapbooking layouts they provide.
If you want to be more adventurous you can also create your own digital layouts using software programs such as photoshop or paint shop pro, digital scrapbooking kits, and your photos. There are some very talented designers that design digital scrapbooking kits to purchase online (and many designers give away free kits). This is my favorite online store for kits. Scrap That Idea
What I like best about digital scrapbooking is you can use the kits over and over again and if you don't like a layout it is very easy to fix it. When I first started out digital I just googled digital scrapbooking and found a lot of resources and tutorials online.
Thanks for this info!! I am going to look it up now!!
Beautiful photos!!! Thanks so much for sharing those!
Great job on the countdown calendar!!
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Oh my goodness....what beautiful photos Melissa!!! Hope is simply adorable, I am so glad you shared them with us!!
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Oh my goodness. I love the pictures. She is certainly too cute for words Melissa. Wow since your frst TR and the newborn picture of her, She certainly has grown so much. Thank you for sharing them with us.
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What great pictures!
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Beautiful, beautiful pics of that darling little girl of yours.
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love the countdown calendar
and those photos of hope (and you and hubby) are gorgeous!
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You have a beautiful family Those pics are just adorable!! Such great photos! Thanks for sharing them
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What beautiful pictures!! Hope is so adorable!
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The pictures are absolutely beautiful. How will you ever decide what to order????
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What great pictures!!! Thanks for sharing them!
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Adorable pictures! Hope's tutu is so cute.
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Oh my goodness she is adorable! So Photogenic!
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the pictures! That photographer is great, catching such natural smiles and joy!
Thanks everyone!!! There were about 30 in the gallery to choose from, so now I have the difficult process of picking the right ones. Oh boy.
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Hey there! Didn't realize you had another trip in the works. I'm on board now
Hi! Thanks for joining in.
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Beautiful pictures!!
I love the calendar you made - I really wish I had the creativity to do things like that. I'm good with pre-set crafts (latch hook rugs, needlepoint, etc.), but not coming up with ideas on my own. Or, I come up with great ideas, but don't have the artistic talent to make them happen!
Thanks! I am soooo not creative. This was a little bit of everyone's ideas all rolled up into one.
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Melissa,
AAAAAWWWWWW!!!!! I just love the pictures!! They are picture perfect!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!! Thanks for the paint chip idea I am soooo am going to our local hardware store & looking for them!
Thanks so much! The Mickey paint chips are definitely worth checking out. Although it is hard to not feel like your robbing the place!
And those pictures are the cutest ever! You're such a beautiful family. I love the yellow clothes - I think I may steal that for our resort photo shoot next year.
I think it's been almost a year since we had Dylan's pics taken too - he looks so different than he did a year ago - such a little boy. Of course school takes pictures there for us and wouldn't it be they're scheduled for the 23rd & 24th this month?! Oh well! We'll be getting new baby family photos taken anyway.
2 weeks!!!! I'm a little ahead with 11 days...not teasing or anything
No seriously though...I am green with envy over where you are staying...I hope next time we will stay there.
Melissa, 2 week dancing with with you. The 3 of you are a beautiful family. I bet it is difficult to decide which ones to choose. You do sound like me when it comes to having the family pictures taken, especially the ones of Hope to document how much she's grown.
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They are picture perfect!!!
Thank you so much for sharing!!! Thanks for the paint chip idea I am soooo am going to our local hardware store & looking for them!
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over where you are staying...I hope next time we will stay there.
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