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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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10-05-2006, 04:59 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Northern NV
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 12,516
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Re: What do you collect from your trips?
I collect napkins. I have lots of different ones from DL and WDW. Many sit down restaraunts have their own special ones...and they're FREE! I also grab a few every day and put them in my bag. By the end of the trip, I have enough hapiness for my lunches until the next trip [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
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10-05-2006, 05:12 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Ma. Home of the Red Sox!
Concierge Level: 8
Posts: 2,061
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Re: What do you collect from your trips?
Stuffed animals. We try to get a new Mickey each year.
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10-05-2006, 05:22 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Maine
Posts: 1,406
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Re: What do you collect from your trips?
I have all the receipts from our last trip(which was also our first trip,lol). Our next trip Im collecting pins...and t-shirts. I always collect t-shirts and shot glasses from the places I visit.
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10-05-2006, 05:39 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 3,651
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Re: What do you collect from your trips?
Pins that represent something from that particular trip. (Since our last two trips were July 4th, I got the set of July 4 pins special edition.)
Pressed pennies, I pick out certain ones I want from each trip before I go, and hope I can find the machines where they are supposed to be!
I have in the past bought a mini-flag from each country at Epcot World Showcase.
I keep our key cards, resort confirmations, resort newsletters, placemats/napkins from restaurants, picks from drinks at the restaurants, guidemaps and times guides.
We usually get a new magnet and a new hardcover book each trip, and a new CD or two.
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10-05-2006, 05:46 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: MinneSOta
Posts: 7,036
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Re: What do you collect from your trips?
I collect pin but not for trading. I get a Christmas ordement every trip too. also attena toppers.
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10-05-2006, 05:50 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Bennington, NE
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,556
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Re: What do you collect from your trips?
Mickey beanies, especially the seasonal ones or ride specific ones.
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10-05-2006, 05:54 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Tulsa, OK
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 21,627
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Re: What do you collect from your trips?
I collect Eeyore beanies.....and Disney ink pens.
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10-05-2006, 05:58 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 948
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Re: What do you collect from your trips?
I collect the little winnie the pooh stuffed characters in different outfits. So far I have pooh as indiana jones, pooh as a pirate, safari eeyore, and safari tigger. I get a couple each time we go. DH enjoys collecting the pressed pennies and quarters.
I also got an Italian charm link braclet for Christmas last year and was excited to find links for it at Disney last year...there were so many I may have to have a Disney only braclet.
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10-05-2006, 08:23 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Georgia
Posts: 141
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Re: What do you collect from your trips?
Pressed pennies and ornaments for the tree.
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10-05-2006, 11:17 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Illinois
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 9,564
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Re: What do you collect from your trips?
Refrigerator magnets! I'll take a picture one day and post it!
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10-05-2006, 11:34 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Flower Mound, TX
Posts: 931
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Re: What do you collect from your trips?
These are all such great ideas! Thanks everyone. I've read some unusual ones that would be very easy to start too. I'd love to see pictures of everyone's collections!
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10-05-2006, 11:40 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Volunteer State - Tennessee
Posts: 12,203
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Re: What do you collect from your trips?
We collect alot...pins, ornaments,add a link charms, potato head parts, magnets, park dvds and cds. Guess that's it. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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10-06-2006, 12:36 AM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 76
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Re: What do you collect from your trips?
My DH & I collect shot glasses from everywhere we visit.My oldest DD likes to collect pressed pennies and just recently, snowglobes.
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10-06-2006, 08:39 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 5,668
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Re: What do you collect from your trips?
I collect pins, room keys, park maps and also park napkins. We've got napkins from the 25th anniversary, 100th anniversary and other fun printed ones. We put them out for our family on special occasions and they get a kick out of seeing them. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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10-06-2006, 11:03 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Winter Garden, Florida.
Posts: 1,051
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Re: What do you collect from your trips?
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I have in the past bought a mini-flag from each country at Epcot World Showcase.
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What is the price range of these? They are something I had never thought to collect but it's a great idea! Thanks for letting us/me know.
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