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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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06-12-2006, 02:16 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Maine
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Extreme Makeover: Hayley Edition
For my DD's 17th birthday, we gave her room an extreme makeover. She is into everything Japanese so that was our theme. I was happy how it turned out.
Unfortunately, she came home 3 hours earlier than expected, but we got most of it done. I will finish up this weekend.
She was shocked! And surprised! She had tears in her eyes. And she loved it!
Today is her actual birthday. Tonight we are taking her out for Japanese food. We are also celebrating the end of a very trying school year!
BEFORE
That Mickey Mouse comforter is 10 years old!
How can anyone live with all that clutter?
AFTER
Sign on her door
New sheets and comforter.
The comforter has dragons and clouds on it.
Small bamboo rug on the floor.
New mirror and shelves over the dresser.
Traditional noren on the window (I know, it's supposed to go in the doorway, but it looked so good on the window.)
Had to keep the NBC poster, it's her favorite Disney movie.
Hello Kitty has a kimono on!
That's a small zen garden on the nightstand shelf.
Now don't worry, nothing was thrown away-- it was all packed up, and she can return items to her room as she wants. |
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06-12-2006, 02:25 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Dreaming of the Future
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Re: Extreme Makeover: Hayley Edition
Looks great
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06-12-2006, 02:25 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Lansdale, PA
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Re: Extreme Makeover: Hayley Edition
Really pretty room!! Awesome job!
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06-12-2006, 02:29 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Eastern Massachusetts
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Re: Extreme Makeover: Hayley Edition
That looks really nice. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img]
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06-12-2006, 02:37 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Longfellow's "Jewel by the Sea"
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Re: Extreme Makeover: Hayley Edition
Looks great! Which restaurant are you going to? We love Ben Kay and Yusaku. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/facelick.gif[/img]
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06-12-2006, 02:40 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Re: Extreme Makeover: Hayley Edition
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img] Great job!!!!
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06-12-2006, 02:41 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Maine
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Re: Extreme Makeover: Hayley Edition
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Looks great! Which restaurant are you going to? We love Ben Kay and Yusaku. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/facelick.gif[/img]
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Fuji on Exchange Street, the one with the tatami room.
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06-12-2006, 02:42 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: A LA girl in SC
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Re: Extreme Makeover: Hayley Edition
Great job - Love the sign for the door!
Lynda
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06-12-2006, 03:01 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
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Re: Extreme Makeover: Hayley Edition
Wow, it looks awesome!!! Great job!! Happy birthday to your daughter too!!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/birthday.gif[/img]
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06-12-2006, 03:02 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Berkeley, CA
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Re: Extreme Makeover: Hayley Edition
It looks great!! You were very brave to tackle it without her!!
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06-12-2006, 03:07 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Longfellow's "Jewel by the Sea"
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Re: Extreme Makeover: Hayley Edition
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Looks great! Which restaurant are you going to? We love Ben Kay and Yusaku. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/facelick.gif[/img]
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Fuji on Exchange Street, the one with the tatami room.
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Yup, that's always fun. We went there a few months ago with my nephew and his cousin's family. Enjoy your bento boxes!
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06-12-2006, 05:23 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Chicago suburbs
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Re: Extreme Makeover: Hayley Edition
Wow, she must be a laidback 17 yr. old! I think my daughter would flip out if I changed things dramatically without her input. The room looks great! You did a really nice job and the Ty poster was really clever!
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06-12-2006, 06:00 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
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Re: Extreme Makeover: Hayley Edition
It looks fantastic! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img]
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06-12-2006, 07:48 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: New Jersey
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Re: Extreme Makeover: Hayley Edition
What a great birthday present. The room looks great!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img]
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06-12-2006, 08:03 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Maine
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Re: Extreme Makeover: Hayley Edition
The room is gorgeous! Where did you get that comforter and does it come in king size? I [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img] it! I'm glad Hayley liked it too. (PS: you can come makeover my room any time you like! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img])
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