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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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05-12-2004, 10:18 AM
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Living Seas wannabe
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Re: Day 4 - Suprise Mom\'s Day Weekend Trip for the Lloyds - May 7-10
What a great trip report!!! I know what you mean about Primevial Whirl - Cheryl calls it "Tea Cups on Steroids"!!!!
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05-12-2004, 10:29 AM
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Re: Day 3 - Suprise Mom\'s Day Weekend Trip for the Lloyds - May 7-10
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I bought it and he proceeded to pluck my last nerve by making duck quacks – loud duck quacks – all the way back to the room. Luckily, he couldn’t use it in the pool, so I stayed in the pool until I was wrinkled and puckered.
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 That's excellent.
I really enjoyed your whole report! Thanks for sharing it with us.
BTW, how was the Lovely Bones book? I read recently that Peter Jackson is going to be directing a film version of it.
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05-12-2004, 10:31 AM
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Eileeeeeeen!™
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Re: Suprise Mom\'s Day Weekend Trip for the Lloyds - May 7-10
One thing I forgot to mention - have you heard about the special limited edition pin they made for Mother's Day this year? It has Bambi and his mom on it.
I nearly laughed myself silly! I don't mean to be morbid or anything, but Bambi is an ironic choice don't you think? I mean, Bambi's mom is one of the most famous "mom deaths" in Disney cinematic history.
It seemed like such an odd choice for Mother's Day.
I *DID* buy one though. <grin>
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05-12-2004, 10:38 AM
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Eileeeeeeen!™
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Re: Day 3 - Suprise Mom\'s Day Weekend Trip for the Lloyds - May 7-10
Mel wrote: "BTW, how was the Lovely Bones book?"
Mel, it's not like anything I've ever read before and quite moving -- and depressing -- and uplifting, all at the same time. I highly recommend it.
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05-12-2004, 10:39 AM
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Eileeeeeeen!™
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Re: Suprise Mom\'s Day Weend Trip for the Lloyds - May 7-10
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A last minute trip- how awesome- sounds like you planned it perfectly though and off to a great start!!
Great beginnings -looking forward to more!
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Hey, thanks!! It was your Trip Report about watching the castle from your bed in the Contemporary that made me want to write a TR this time.
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05-12-2004, 12:33 PM
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Re: Suprise Mom\'s Day Weend Trip for the Lloyds - May 7-10
Thank you so much for taking the time to write and share your trip report. You had me laughing out loud reading it.
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05-12-2004, 02:25 PM
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Re: Suprise Mom\'s Day Weekend Trip for the Lloyds - May 7-10
First, thanks so much for the great trip report, I really enjoyed it!! I can't wait to do a mother/daughter trip someday!!
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I nearly laughed myself silly! I don't mean to be morbid or anything, but Bambi is an ironic choice don't you think?
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I saw the pin on the 'net and went "awww" to DH about it, and he had the exact same reaction as you did!! As soon as it hit me, I was laughing too.
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05-12-2004, 02:33 PM
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Eileeeeeeen!™
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Re: Suprise Mom\'s Day Weekend Trip for the Lloyds - May 7-10
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I saw the pin on the 'net and went "awww" to DH about it, and he had the exact same reaction as you did!! As soon as it hit me, I was laughing too.
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It reminded me of a family friend who used the image of Winnie the Pooh being forcibly pulled from Rabbit's hole as a birth announcement.
That had me laughing even harder because they just didn't get it.
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05-12-2004, 04:51 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
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Re: Suprise Mom\'s Day Weekend Trip for the Lloyds - May 7-10
I'm so glad you and your son had such a great trip.
What a wonderful way to spend Mother's Day...even if the pin choice art was...questionable at best!
Thanks so much for your report, hope to read more of your travels in the future (with hilarious birth announcements included  ) |
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05-13-2004, 03:42 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
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Re: Suprise Mom\'s Day Weekend Trip for the Lloyds - May 7-10
Thanks for posting your reports, sounds like you had a wonderful time and your pictures are fab.
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05-13-2004, 01:59 PM
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Re: Suprise Mom\'s Day Weekend Trip for the Lloyds - May 7-10
Enjoyed reading your report. Thanks for sharing! -HiddenMickey
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05-13-2004, 04:05 PM
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Re: Suprise Mom\'s Day Weekend Trip for the Lloyds - May 7-10 - COMPLETE with more pics
Great trip report and adorable pictures! Sounds like you had a nice time.
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05-21-2004, 08:32 PM
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Re: Day 4 - Suprise Mom\'s Day Weekend Trip for the Lloyds - May 7-10
Thanks for sharing your wonderful trip with us! I really enjoyed hearing about your days!
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05-21-2004, 09:43 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
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Re: Suprise Mom\'s Day Weekend Trip for the Lloyds - May 7-10
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05-22-2004, 02:53 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
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Re: Day 4 - Suprise Mom\'s Day Weekend Trip for the Lloyds - May 7-10
Great Trip report! I'd love to have a last minute trip to go on! Talk about a real adventure!! Thanks for writing it!
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