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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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11-02-2006, 11:19 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 27,691
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Thanks to everyone for participating in the card exchange
Just a reminder that the final list will go out this Sunday, November 5th! Please let me know ASAP if you would like to be added (or removed) We currently have around 72 participants.
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Edited 11/5: <font color="red">The final list has been sent to all participants through PM. If you did not get it, please let me know. Thanks everyone. </font>
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11-02-2006, 11:22 AM
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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: Christmas card exchange info
Tina - I can't wait! Thanks so much for organizing this. It will be fun to get so many cards from passporters all over the country/world!
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11-02-2006, 12:08 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Alabama
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 2,284
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Re: Christmas card exchange info
I can't wait to start! I am already trying to decide what kind of cards to send!! I think this will be so much fun!
Danielle
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11-02-2006, 12:35 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Kissimmee, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,481
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Re: Christmas card exchange info
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img] COOL! I have enough cards!
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11-02-2006, 12:39 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: the Burbs outside of Philadelphia
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 12,093
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Re: Christmas card exchange info
I hope no one minds but dd & I might make our cards this year if we have time. Life is getting so busy I try to do things she and I can do together for some quality time. She is 11 and soon won't remember my name let alone want to hang out with me (I truly hope that doesn't happen [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img])
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11-02-2006, 12:59 PM
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Facebook Addict
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Philadelphia
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 39,682
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Re: Christmas card exchange info
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I hope no one minds but dd & I might make our cards this year if we have time. Life is getting so busy I try to do things she and I can do together for some quality time. She is 11 and soon won't remember my name let alone want to hang out with me (I truly hope that doesn't happen [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img])
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Don't worry about that. Plenty of handmade cards were sent out in the past.
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11-02-2006, 01:28 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Bluffton, IN
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 2,431
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Re: Christmas card exchange info
Kris - I make my cards and love seeing everyones creativity on the homemade ones (as well as all the cute designs on the purchased ones). I already have 64 cut and embossed (just need to be assembled and add some finishing touches). Thanks again Tina for putting this together.
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11-02-2006, 05:34 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Ma. Home of the Red Sox!
Concierge Level: 8
Posts: 2,061
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Re: Christmas card exchange info
DS and I made our cards this year. He (5years old) is sooo excited.
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11-02-2006, 05:55 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Illinois
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 9,564
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Re: Christmas card exchange info
Got my cards, just waiting for the list!! Are Christmas stamps out yet???
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11-02-2006, 06:11 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: The Jersey Shore
Posts: 7,249
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Re: Christmas card exchange info
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Got my cards, just waiting for the list!! Are Christmas stamps out yet???
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I was at our local PO on Monday and they already had holiday stamps [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smileysanta.gif[/img]
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11-02-2006, 06:12 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Cypress....Deep in Southern Illinois, close enough to see the Kentucky blue grass
Posts: 9,546
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Re: Christmas card exchange info
I have my cards. Got them a little bit after I put my name on your list. I just can't wait. I love going to the mailbox and finding all kinds of cards.
I am SO excited!!!!!
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11-02-2006, 07:26 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Celebration, FL
Posts: 3,915
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Re: Christmas card exchange info
Oh boy, I better go get some cards! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Thank you!
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11-02-2006, 07:35 PM
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Living Seas wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 31,940
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Re: Christmas card exchange info
I need to get my cards. I was looking for Disney ones - but have not had any luck yet.
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11-02-2006, 08:00 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 3,294
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Re: Christmas card exchange info
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I need to get my cards. I was looking for Disney ones - but have not had any luck yet.
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I just found some tonight at our local Dollar General. They were 6/$1.
I bought mine last year after Christmas at the Dollar Tree.
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11-02-2006, 11:16 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Arlington, TN
Posts: 2,509
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Re: Christmas card exchange info
Putting the finishing touches on the design so DH can print them up at work for me (he's in graphic design).
PO web site has the Christmas stamps available for order, my local PO did not have theirs yet last time I checked but I know which ones I am gonna buy.
I have even thought of a clever way to display them with holiday ribbon on one of my blank walls.
Bring on the cards!!!
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