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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
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Has anyone ever found Kinder Eggs in Germany at Epcot? Or is it the UK? I just thought these would be a great item for "Tinkerbell" to leave my children while they sleep the night before we go to Epcot.
heh, no, sorry. even tho Nestle argued that they weren't violating the FDA, several states filed suit against Nestle (and was settled) and Nestle pulled the product before anything more came of it. although there were choking incidents as a result of the product.
the FDA strictly prohibits the sale of any edible item that encompasses an inedible object.
Unfortunately, you can't get them at the Germany pavillion The company I worked for had a plant in Germany, and everytime someone went over there, they would bring back the Kinder eggs I used to have a huge assortment of the prizes on my computer desk at work
Here in Nova Scotia, Canada, Kinder Eggs can be found at every grocery store, corner store, and even dollar-stores. My DS loves the contents, but hates the edible portion!
They are an egg shaped treat that has a plastic "treat" inside (usually a miniature toy or figurine which is why they are banned in the US for choking hazzards) which is covered by white chocolate and then milk chocolate.
Here in Nova Scotia, Canada, Kinder Eggs can be found at every grocery store, corner store, and even dollar-stores. My DS loves the contents, but hates the edible portion!
Every time I'd return from Germany or Canada, the second thing out of my DD's mouth after welcoming me back was, "Where are my KinderEggs?" She likes the toys inside, I like eating the chocolate after she smashes the egg to get to the toy.
A friend of mine in Germany sends me KinderEggs in exchange for sending her trading pins from Disney World.
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Hittin' WDW since Space Mountain was 'Coming Soon'
My kids and we LOVE Kindereggs! My hubby travels once or twice a year to Sweden and France and always brings several dozen back for our family and friends! I didn't realize they were banned here! Oops! Ruth
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1st trip ever!- ASMO- Sept. 2001, 2nd trip- ASMO Aug. 03, 3rd trip- ASMO & CBR June 05
Birthday trip without our dd's!- POR- July 2005
4th family trip- POR-Aug. 2007!!
Wow, I had no idea they were banned! I had them with us, great airplane time-killer... Though we did give them a hiatus in our family when the kids were little. My dh first started sending them to me from Germany 20 years ago when the toys were even more amazing, with little metal gears and so on...kind of like the ship in the bottle, I am always fascinated by how they manage to fit large and sometimes elaborate toys into such a small space...Ooo, now I have a great idea for what to send in care packages to my American friends' kids!
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Hoping to book for February 2011 to check out Hogwart's
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