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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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10-30-2006, 11:36 AM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 160
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If someone would fill me in on being a \"FAIRY GODMAILER\"...
If someone would be so kind as to explain to me what needs to be done, I will be in WDW on Nov 12- Nov 18.
I would be willing to send fairy godmailers, I just need to know what I should do.
Please let me know!!
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Thanks!
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10-30-2006, 12:15 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: East Bridgewater, MA
Posts: 16,143
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Re: If someone would fill me in on being a \"FAIRY GODMAILER\"...
Well, you're on your way by letting everyone know when you'll be there.
I would probably post something like "Fairy Godmailer available 12/12-12/18. And just say in the post you're available to be a Fairy Godmailer - please PM you.
You'll need the name and address of recipient, favorite character(s)/attraction (for the postcard), if any special note (like "can't wait to see you in January!") and ask people to PM you. And then have fun.
That should do it I think!
When I did it, I typed up address labels ahead of time and kept them in my passporter, along with stamps.
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10-30-2006, 05:31 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Central Indiana
Posts: 1,398
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Re: If someone would fill me in on being a \"FAIRY GODMAILER\"...
I even got Disney stamps at the post office here at home before I sent my cards last week [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]...
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10-30-2006, 05:52 PM
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Tinkerbell's Aunt
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: McHenry IL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 13,254
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Re: If someone would fill me in on being a \"FAIRY GODMAILER\"...
I'd set a limit for the number of people you can send to. You can update your post as you fill your quota. I did find that the selection of postcards is more limited than I expected. I'd ask for a few choices of characters. There are ones from each park, some of the hotels, princesses and the main characters, but not much else. I just did this on my recent trip and it was fun!
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10-30-2006, 08:15 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: New England
Posts: 1,307
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Re: If someone would fill me in on being a \"FAIRY GODMAILER\"...
I would only offer to send 3 or 4 cards. The postcard selection is quite limited in DW, which was surprising and disappointing.
I had about 8 people on my list and found it rather time consuming finding the right card for everyone.
I'd do it again but would send a limited number. It is very fun to make someone's day.
I also love receiving them and have requested a fairygodmailers help for Xmas and birthdays. LOL my families on to me now. The first cards that came they were totally puzzled as to how they could have gotten to us!
Noreen
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11-05-2006, 10:23 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: East Amherst, NY
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 5,128
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Re: If someone would fill me in on being a \"FAIRY GODMAILER\"...
I'll be on the Disney cruise next month, and offered my services to anyone going on a cruise. I only got one family that told me what character to be. I will have to buy stamps on Castaway Cay. I told my kids that they will help me bring magic to little kids (and a few adults!) and they thought it sounded fun.
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