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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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09-03-2005, 11:44 AM
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PassPorter and WDW Addict
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Texas
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Re: Opinions please on my first 2 autograph books
They look wonderful! I  them! |
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09-03-2005, 12:23 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Posts: 4,751
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Re: Opinions please on my first 2 autograph books
Michelle, I give it to you in the words of the expert herself (copied from the PM she sent me  )
SO . . . what I use to "seal" up the covers on my books is Mod Podge (glossy finish . . . it is a white container with orange and yellow label ). I get mine in the craft department at Wal-Mart!!!
I have used a sponge paintbrush thingy, but really prefer to use a 3/4-inch flat glaze paintbrush to apply it!!! I rinse it real well before I use it, and make sure I pull on it a little to get any of the loose hairs out of it . . . if I don't, I have found that I get a bunch of loose hairs stuck to the cover!
I put 2-3 coats on normally . . . I take the covers off of the books, put the first coat on and let it sit for about 30 minutes (or until there are no tacky spots left) then I put on the second coat and let it sit them same amount of time (sometimes a little longer). If it looks like it could use a third coat I put it on, but more often than not, 2 good coats will do it just fine!!!
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09-03-2005, 05:08 PM
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Community Rank: Scout
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Michigan
Posts: 4,685
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Re: Opinions please on my first 2 autograph books
Absolutely adorable. Gives me ideas for one for my niece.  |
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09-03-2005, 06:48 PM
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Dopey's biggest fan!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: China Spring, TX
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 26,975
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Re: Opinions please on my first 2 autograph books
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Michelle, I give it to you in the words of the expert herself (copied from the PM she sent me )
SO . . . what I use to "seal" up the covers on my books is Mod Podge (glossy finish . . . it is a white container with orange and yellow label ). I get mine in the craft department at Wal-Mart!!!
I have used a sponge paintbrush thingy, but really prefer to use a 3/4-inch flat glaze paintbrush to apply it!!! I rinse it real well before I use it, and make sure I pull on it a little to get any of the loose hairs out of it . . . if I don't, I have found that I get a bunch of loose hairs stuck to the cover!
I put 2-3 coats on normally . . . I take the covers off of the books, put the first coat on and let it sit for about 30 minutes (or until there are no tacky spots left) then I put on the second coat and let it sit them same amount of time (sometimes a little longer). If it looks like it could use a third coat I put it on, but more often than not, 2 good coats will do it just fine!!!
Hope this helps you too!!
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 Couldn't have said it better myself!!!  Oh wait . . . I DID!!!
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09-03-2005, 11:44 PM
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Community Rank: Scout
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Chicago
Posts: 4,812
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Re: Opinions please on my first 2 autograph books
Those look great!
I think I used the same albums for our autograph books (used a 40% off coupon from Michaels). Although I didn't decorate mine.  I really like them because the paper has a little weight to it, so you can add your pictures right in the book.
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09-03-2005, 11:57 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
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Re: Opinions please on my first 2 autograph books
Great job! |
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09-04-2005, 08:52 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
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Re: Opinions please on my first 2 autograph books
Those are great Stacey |
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09-06-2005, 11:25 PM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Peoria IL
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 6,423
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Re: Opinions please on my first 2 autograph books
These are just too cute for words!!! Love them both. You did a great job!!  |
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09-11-2005, 12:57 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: WI
Posts: 17,126
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Re: Opinions please on my first 2 autograph books
Those are so cute! Great job!
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09-18-2005, 08:18 PM
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Community Rank: Passenger 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: NY, USA
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Re: Opinions please on my first 2 autograph books
Just perfect for your little princesses! They are so sweet!
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09-19-2005, 06:31 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: St. Marys, PA (Too far from tigger!)
Posts: 982
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Re: Opinions please on my first 2 autograph books
I love them and thanks for the info on where to get the stickers!
Lori
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09-21-2005, 05:42 AM
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Magic Happens!
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: E. Stroudsburg, PA
Concierge Level: 6
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Re: Opinions please on my first 2 autograph books
Those are so cute! Great job!!!
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09-22-2005, 12:48 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Virginia
Posts: 434
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Re: Opinions please on my first 2 autograph books
You've inspired me to make one for my mother for our upcoming trip in October. I think that I'll let her have it for the parks, etc. and then once we get home, make a new section like a mini scrapbook! WOW! Thanks for the idea on the cover! Really cute!
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09-23-2005, 09:14 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Manchester, NH
Posts: 368
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Re: Opinions please on my first 2 autograph books
Can I ask what you used for the names? I tried to make a similar book and printed the names out on vellum -- which does not work well with the ModgePodge. I did print out a name on cardstock and it worked okay, but I like the way yours look like they are on something transparent.
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