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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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05-01-2003, 12:22 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,478
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Re: Disney Fan\'s Baby Pool!
Hang in there honey. Just tell yourself that before one more week goes by, it'll all be over. You'll be holding your new bundle of joy in your arms. [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img]
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05-01-2003, 12:36 AM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854
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Re: Disney Fan\'s Baby Pool!
Hang in there Mis!! I was one of those unfortunate women who were late. 14 days with DD and 10 days with DS. And those old wives tales did nothing for me!! Both inductions. Doctor kept saying "I think you're going to go on your own". I said I don't think so (I wasn't even having contractions, so you're one up on that). I had gestation diabetes with DD, so I thought they'd definitely not let me go past my due date. Wrong. Had to basically cry to finally have them induce me with DS. There is an end to all of this, unfortunately they come out when they are ready (or, with the help of a little pitocin)!! Sending pixie dust your way so you don't have to be induced!!
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05-02-2003, 01:10 PM
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#48
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,478
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Re: Disney Fan\'s Baby Pool!
Well, it's May 2nd. How's our girl doing? [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
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05-03-2003, 11:55 PM
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#49
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: The land of the free and the Home of the Brave!
Posts: 2,694
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Re: Disney Fan\'s Baby Pool!
[img]graemlins/ears.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/ears.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/confused.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/ears.gif[/img] could this be the big day!!!!
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05-04-2003, 08:48 AM
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Yeti Chaser
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Way down south
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 20,411
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Re: Disney Fan\'s Baby Pool!
Since we haven't heard anything, maybe the little bundle of joy is already here!!
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05-05-2003, 08:56 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: The land of the free and the Home of the Brave!
Posts: 2,694
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Re: Disney Fan\'s Baby Pool!
Okay guys...I am going out on a limb here and suggestitng that the baby is here....in light of that...we last heard from Disney Fan around noonish on April 30th...SO...the following passporters have a shot at being the big winner!!
MichelleC- April 30 11pm
Msodancer- April 30th 1:30am
DisneyFan -May 1 11pm
Reinstructor- May 1 5:15am
DisneyKnut- May 2nd 6am
Aurora1429- May 2nd 6:30am
Kimidisneynut- May 2nd 8:59pm
goofy4goofy- May 3rd 7:07pm
Sleeping B- May 4th 4:20am
Beaner- May 5th 2:12am
WHO WILL IT BE!!
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05-05-2003, 09:06 AM
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Yeti Chaser
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Way down south
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 20,411
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Re: Disney Fan\'s Baby Pool!
Does anyone know her email address? I bet she's in the baby business since she hasn't been here since Wednesday. Hopefully everything is going well!
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Originally posted by Kruggie:
DisneyKnut- May 2nd 6am
Aurora1429- May 2nd 6:30am
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">Ok Aurora, that's kind of like on the Price is Right when someone bids $700 and then the next guy bids $701 - knocks the first guy right out of the running! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] (just kidding!) |
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05-05-2003, 09:08 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 1,500
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Re: Disney Fan\'s Baby Pool!
Well, Missy, I hope all went well and can't wait to hear your news. They are all worth waiting for in the end. I was late with 5 of my 6.
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05-05-2003, 10:06 AM
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#54
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: The land of the free and the Home of the Brave!
Posts: 2,694
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Re: Disney Fan\'s Baby Pool!
Okay...I am in a gambling mood! who wants to bet on which passporter from the list above will be the winner!!!
I am guessing it is...Reinstructor!
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05-05-2003, 09:46 PM
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#55
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,478
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Re: Disney Fan\'s Baby Pool!
Looks like we have a winner!!!
Congrats Goofy4Goofy you guessed the exact day, May 3rd.
Tell her what she's won Johnny!!
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05-05-2003, 10:02 PM
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#56
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: The land of the free and the Home of the Brave!
Posts: 2,694
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Re: Disney Fan\'s Baby Pool!
Man...I lost twice! Picked the wrong day twice! sheesh!
Congrats Goofy4goofy! YOU are........ THE OFFICIAL PASSPORTER PSYCHIC!!
The rest of us are a bunch of Mrs cleo's compared to you, you know what I mean mon?
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05-05-2003, 11:05 PM
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#57
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,478
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Re: Disney Fan\'s Baby Pool!
Quote:
Originally posted by Kruggie:
Man...I lost twice! Picked the wrong day twice! sheesh!
Congrats Goofy4goofy! YOU are........ THE OFFICIAL PASSPORTER PSYCHIC!!
The rest of us are a bunch of Mrs cleo's compared to you, you know what I mean mon?
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