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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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03-07-2000, 09:09 PM
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Recovering VMK Addict!
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Thornton, CO
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Re: PassPorter Pins
The pins are great. 
I know it will go great with my waist pack that you sent me for my prize in the monthly contest. Many thanks Jennifer and Dave!! 
Now if I can just convince my husband it's my waist pack.
(For the record, some of my students told me he said that he was very anxious to go to WDW.) 
Robin
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03-08-2000, 12:03 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Chapel Hill, NC USA
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Re: PassPorter Pins
Excellent look. I like that is so different from the Radp one too. Good job Jennifer. You can count on me to purchase one.
HiddenMickey
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03-08-2000, 12:05 AM
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Club President
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Location: Ann Arbor, MI
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Re: PassPorter Pins
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Sltrawick asked:
Would it be possible to get the Magic Kingdom in the background??
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Unfortunately, no. It would be a copyright violation to use any of Disney's images without their permission, and they rarely grant permission (when they do, the price is very, very steep).
Since so many of you like the pin design, I've gone ahead and placed an order. If all goes well, we should get the pins next week or the week after. When I know more, I'll set up a Web page with more details and instructions on how to order pins.
Thank you all for your feedback! It's amazing how quickly and easily this process has gone so far -- we must be on the right track.
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03-08-2000, 10:28 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Greensburg, PA, USA
Posts: 314
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Re: PassPorter Pins
I can hardly wait til they arrive!!
I will be ordering some for my husband and I.
My parents will be visiting the "World" in October and I am getting them a Passporter as a surprise and these would be great to add to it! Thanks Jennifer and Dave. Keep up the GREAT work!!
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03-08-2000, 08:07 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Panama City, Florida
Posts: 231
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Re: PassPorter Pins
Thanks Jennifer,
I really do like the pin the way it is!
We appreciate you doing all this for us and looking into having it done!!!
I diffently want one!
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03-09-2000, 10:02 PM
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Community Rank: Day-Tripper
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Glen Rock, PA, USA
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Re: PassPorter Pins
Way to go Jennifer. I love the look of the pin you designed. Count me in.
Donna
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03-12-2000, 07:22 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: The Colony, Texas
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Re: PassPorter Pins
I love it! I want one when you get them. I am going May 27. I hope I can get one by then!
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03-12-2000, 09:31 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: From the Shores of Cape Cod, Mass.
Posts: 399
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Re: PassPorter Pins
Jennifer, OUTSTANDING JOB!!!!
I'm leaving April 13th, any chance of being "One of the firsts" to wear one at the parks on my trip? I've got 31 more days and counting! Can you send them overnight express? LOL..
if not I'll use them on another trip, 
but when available, I'll take 4! (asap)
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03-13-2000, 12:34 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Pleasant Valley, NY, USA
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Re: PassPorter Pins
Jennifer;
The pin looks [b]GREAT[b] !!
The only thing I would like to be able to do is to get it permanently engraved! I know with my handwriting and signature it would be unrecognizable to most. As long as the pin is a thick enough metal and not fully enameled it should be possible. What do you think?
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03-13-2000, 01:48 AM
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Club President
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Location: Ann Arbor, MI
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Re: PassPorter Pins
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">quote:</font><HR>WildForWD asked:
The only thing I would like to be able to do is to get it permanently engraved! I know with my handwriting and signature it would be unrecognizable to most. As long as the pin is a thick enough metal and not fully enameled it should be possible. What do you think? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
The pin won't be engravable; this is a traditional pin/badge, with a metal backing and plastic front. If you're worried about your handwriting, though, don't -- I will write your name in permanent ink when you order it, and I've been told my handwriting is very neat. Of course, if you don't want me to write your name, I won't.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Pooh's Pal asked:
I'm leaving April 13th, any chance of being "One of the firsts" to wear one at the parks on my trip? I've got 31 more days and counting! Can you send them overnight express? LOL..
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We expect to have the pins well before April 13th, so chances are very good that you'll "be one of the firsts."
More details to follow as I have them!
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03-13-2000, 02:45 PM
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Community Rank: Day-Tripper
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Speedway,IN,US
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Re: PassPorter Pins
The pins look great!! I will definitely buy one or two. Thanks Jennifer for looking into this!! Let me know when they arrive
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03-15-2000, 10:25 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Lansing, MI, USA
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Re: PassPorter Pins
Hi Jen,
I just read about your Pin idea. I think it's wonderful. Have any clue when and how I could get some? I'm leaving for my trip on May 27th. I would love to be able to spot all the PassPorters out there...
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03-16-2000, 10:52 AM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Elgin, IL, USA
Posts: 119
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Re: PassPorter Pins
I'm with everyone else!!! I love the idea of being able to identify all the other passporters...after utilizing the message boards it is like you really know some of these people and it would be great to meet them in person. For one I know Cruella is going the same time as my family and think it would be great to run into her. The pins do look great Jen, keep us posted with the availability.
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03-19-2000, 10:59 AM
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Community Rank: Day-Tripper
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Maine
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Re: PassPorter Pins
Jennifer, The pins are great! We are going down to Disney April 19-25th. We all want one,(5 total). Let us know how to order these. We can't wait!  |
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03-30-2000, 09:39 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: From the Shores of Cape Cod, Mass.
Posts: 399
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Re: PassPorter Pins
Hi Jennifer, Any word on the PassPorter Pins?? Haven't heard anything lately and just thought I'd ask, as I leave in 13 days, but who's counting?
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