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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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My grandmother broke her hip in 5 places a few weeks ago and is not doing well. It is only a matter of time and we all know this. They have decided to stop fluids and to make her as comfortable as they can. My grandfather spent time with her this morning as was going to their assisted living home to make an announcment. I saw her last weekend and there were two things she said to me that I could understand clearly. "You are beautiful" and as I was leaving "Everything will be alright here." I am happy with the way I left things with her and do not plan on going up this weekend. My husband is traveling next week so if anything happens while he is gone, the kids will go with me.
While I was there last weekend traveling between my mothers summer home and the nursing home, I witnessed some activity that I thought was odd. When I got home and checked a website with the news from there and they found bones that night. The report said they had been there awhile but they the timing in the news report does not jive with what I saw (I had been through the area twice. The third time the sheriff [why can't I spell that right] were there.). They know who it is and arrested the woman's boyfriend at the time for her death. I know I need to call the police and will do it while I am there, most likely in the near future.
Then I got a call from DS2 school nurse telling me his sugar had been high (he's got type 1 diabetes) 8 of the 9 days he had been in school and I had to come get him. She also said he was not allowed back to school until his sugars were regulated. At some point she said to me "I don't think you are taking very good care of him." When I came out of my stupor long enough to realize this could be weeks at least I asked her about his education she replied "I wouldn't worry about his education I would worry about his sugar". I won't go into details about the horror it was and trying to get him back into school but we did. After a meeting w/ the nurse, principal, guidance counselor and rep from the school board (who's wife has type 1 also) I told her what she said devestated me but I understood her concern. She was doing her job and her first concern is for my child. I can't ask for more than that. Well, maybe if she could just choose her words better.
So to bottom line it...Life's been pretty difficult for the last month and it's going to get a little more so before it gets better. I know I need coping pixies (I'm back to therapy in 2 weeks) but could you also send pixies to my grandmother for a smooth and quick transition. I know it sounds horrible but we have talked about her dying and I know she is ready. She has been ready for a long time to go "home".
If I turned anyone off, I'm sorry. I really need to get this off my chest to someone neutral. Maybe I should get diary. But thank you if you made it this far.
UPDATE**They have decided to stop all fluids. Her vitals were sliding but not quickly. I plan on calling the authorities tomorrow to tell them what I saw. I hope it doesn't mean anything but I don't think I can live with myself if I don't.Thank you all for your support and caring. It really does help me feel better.
I hope things start turning around, even if it's that your grandmother "goes home". My maternal grandmother is 95 and on occassion begs me to kill her (which I remind her is illegal and while I'd love to help her out, the police won't be very understanding), so I understand your pain.
to cope and get through these rough times ahead of you and your family
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Gina Nov. 2000 - CBR
September 2003 - Fort Wilderness Cabins
August 2008 - Pop Century for Gracie's 7th b-day!
June 2009 - POP Century Family Vacation!
While it's valid to be concerned about a kid with juvenile diabetes, that's no excuse to tell a parent "you're not taking care of your child". I'm afraid I wouldn't have let that rest.
Please know you and your family are in my prayers. I hope things settle down for you very soon.
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