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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.
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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.
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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.
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Yay! I wandered on over to the TR board to see if you had started, and lo and behold here it is! AND I already had to go to pg. 6 to join in the fun! Your TR is off to a great start! I had to laugh at the picture of Stefanie and the luggage - I recognized the black Mickey duffel bag - we've got the same one!
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You got to meet my FB friend, Cathy! I'm so jealous! Can't wait to read more! I love Stefanie's love of life!
Aww, thank you! I just know one day we'll get to meet. But I have a feeling it will be when you're a Disney Exec. and you'll be giving me a personal tour of the parks!
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What a great way to kick off your vacation! Your vacation starts a day early and it gives everyone else a chance to have a Disney experience, too. Love those Stefanisms, and love the way you describe them, "rephrasing the boring" is just perfect, and so is she.
It sounds like everyone has a great time at the PP meet! I Cheesecake Factory but unfortunately we don't have one in our area. At least an hour and a half drive to get there. I personally like red velvet cake, so next time I go to a CF, as long as it's still on the menu I'll make sure to get Stefanie's specialty dessert!!
Looks like you guys had a great time at your meet. I Cheescake Factory, and it only makes it worse that it's a 10 minute walk from my office...thank goodness I'm always too full from my meal to order a cheesecake. Although sometimes I order one to go.
It was a totally fun PPer Meet! Great company all around. So happy Ann and her daughter were able to make it this time. And the funny thing is, when you go to a Meet with someone who's getting ready to leave for WDW the very next day, you get that excited, butterflies-in-the-tummy feeling yourself.
I'll add a couple things in here...Poor Corinne was totally upset that she felt sniffly that day. She and Kelley had prepared a goody bag for Stefanie and they were so excited to give it to her. In fact, Cory got so anxious about making someone else sick that at first she refused to go. But Mean Old Mom made her come anyway and sit as far away from everyone as possible. Turns out she didn't have a cold after all, just her allergies that flare up from time to time.
Stefanie was so thoughtful and made everyone at the Meet the most beautiful little trivets. Here's a photo of mine and the girls; Kevin has his displayed on his 'Disney shelf' in his office.
And I was totally jealous that Kevin got all the good Stefanie-time this Meet!! They got to be the best of buds. I have no idea what he was talking about in that photo - I'll have to ask him!
And can you believe this? Cam was so sweet; she remembered the girls had been reading Kingdom Keepers series - and got them the third book!! They were so surprised and very happy. Now Kelley's racing to finish the first book before Cory can update her on what's happened in the third! Thanks, Cam!!
Last note - When the Meet was over and we were pulling out of the parking lot, Kevin said, "Hey! Look at that red SUV up there; it has a Mickey Mouse on the back of it. And Mickey's on the plate frame!!!" I KNEW that SUV could only belong to one family...and yep, it was Cam's.
Alright - back to your regularly scheduled TR...
I am so glad they are going to enjoy the book. I truly loved them and it was such a great way to deal with my pre-WDW trip excitement.
On the trivets, Stefanie had made these up during the week and a half before our trip and then placed them on a shelf for me to iron. She nagged and nagged me to get them ironed for fear we wouldn't have them ready when the time came to travel.
My Escape is a bit over the top with Disney -- beside what you've mentioned it has a huge Mickey decal on the hood, a Mickey Bar antenna topper, 5 danglers on the windshield (Goofy, Mickey, Jiminy, Tink, and Stitch), and a Mickey license plate on the front.
BTW -- Thanks again, Cathy, for getting this all together.
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Cheesecake Factory but unfortunately we don't have one in our area. At least an hour and a half drive to get there. I personally like red velvet cake, so next time I go to a CF, as long as it's still on the menu I'll make sure to get Stefanie's specialty dessert!! 
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Cam! All caught up! Great PP meet. 
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