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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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05-15-2006, 08:04 AM
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The Perfect Mother\'s Day
I awoke to the strains of my favorite classical music softly playing in the background. A tray was placed before me with a fragrant bouquet of Lilacs from the garden, and a sumptuous breakfast that consisted of: freshly brewed coffee, Belgiun Waffle, and veggie omelette. After my tray was cleared, the breakfast dishes were replaced with a small dish of strawberries dipped in chocolate, aside a small pile of cards. My eyes came to rest on a Tiffany's trademark robin's-egg-blue box. Excited to see what sparkly gift the guys had got me, I began to open the box. The boys were on either side of me, nudging me....open it Mom....open it.... then reality hit...
I awoke to my son nudging me - there was water in the basement due to the local flooding from all the rain we've received over the past week. My head was aching from the fever and nasty cold I've had the past couple of days. I wondered aloud if pumping water qualified as the "rest" my doctor told me I should get this weekend. Fortunately my DH Paul was three steps ahead of me, and had the pumps going before I could stagger into the kitchen. I spent Mother's Day on the couch, propped up with pillows and tissues, watching "The Brady Bunch Marathon." [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img]
I hope all Passporter Moms had a lovely Mother's Day. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/flowerred.gif[/img]
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05-15-2006, 08:23 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Re: The Perfect Mother\'s Day
What a sucky day. Hope you are feeling better Nanc [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img]
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05-15-2006, 08:26 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Philadelphia sub- burbs
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Re: The Perfect Mother\'s Day
Sending some feel better [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img]'s your way!
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Get this popular e-book free of extra charges when you join the PassPorter's Club for as little as $4.95. A club pass includes access to all our other e-books; e-worksheets; super-size photos; and more! This e-book is also available for separate purchase in the PassPorter Online Store for just $5.95. |
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05-15-2006, 08:30 AM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Texas
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Re: The Perfect Mother\'s Day
I hope you are feeling better soon!
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05-15-2006, 08:34 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Eastern Massachusetts
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Re: The Perfect Mother\'s Day
I hope you feel better, but I know what you mean. My day consisted of my 6 year old DD waking me up at around 5:45. A few minutes later, she ran to the bathroom with diarhea(sp?). A few minutes after that, she threw up. After all was said and done, I ended up doing 4 loads of bleachables (towels, undies, socks) yesterday and when I finally thought everything was done, the dog threw up in the house. It's all right though because my DD was so sweet every time she said "Happy Mother's Day." Every time I heard it, it made me happy.
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05-15-2006, 08:42 AM
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Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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Re: The Perfect Mother\'s Day
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img] Nancy, we watched the Brady Bunch marathon at work, too!! Sorry it wasn't what you imagined.... [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
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05-15-2006, 10:33 AM
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Location: Owensboro, KY USA
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Re: The Perfect Mother\'s Day
Hope you're 100% better very soon! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img]
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05-15-2006, 10:54 AM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: Apr 2004
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Re: The Perfect Mother\'s Day
Feel better. I just loved your first paragraph
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05-15-2006, 02:48 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Northern NV
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Re: The Perfect Mother\'s Day
Hope you're feeling better quick! We watched the Brady Bunch marathon too!
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05-15-2006, 07:35 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: May 2003
Location: a mere few minutes from the Mouse! <3
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Re: The Perfect Mother\'s Day
Dang, I was REALLY envious as I read that first paragraph! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Hope you feel better soon! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zwavin.gif[/img] Amy
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05-15-2006, 08:15 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Kissimmee, Fl
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Re: The Perfect Mother\'s Day
Awww sorry to hear your not feeling well Nancy [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] Hope your feeling better real soon!!
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05-15-2006, 08:31 PM
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Living Seas wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Re: The Perfect Mother\'s Day
Nancy that sounds yucky!! I hope you feel better soon Buddy!!
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05-16-2006, 02:30 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
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Re: The Perfect Mother\'s Day
What a wonderful day! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img]
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05-16-2006, 11:25 AM
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Re: The Perfect Mother\'s Day
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What a wonderful day! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img]
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Chez, did you read the entire post? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img]
Thanks everyone, for all your get well wishes. I'm still fighting off a terrible cold. Hopefully all those pixies will work their magic - soon!
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05-16-2006, 11:26 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Florida Big Bend
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The Perfect Mother\'s Day
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/ukid.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/ukid.gif[/img] The Brady Bunch ? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/ukid.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/ukid.gif[/img] I'd have thought I was having a nightmare.
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