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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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Today I have a dress on. Nothing fancy, just a nice summer dress. I work for a printing company (in the office of course) and it's just not something that I do. In fact, I haven't worn a dress in 8 years +. So my question is :
When was the last time you did something that just wasn't you??
And, did you like it??
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Re-inventing myself is something I do every so often.... It keeps life interesting!
Perhaps wear a hula skirt and coconut shells one day and really throw yourself for a loop!! LOL
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Ok, I have two things that I NEVER thought I would like, and keep in mind that I grew up in the city, went to a Catholic school, have no brothers . . . :
#2 - Camping - (what, you mean take a shower with your sandals on?!? )
now, I'm trying to get all my friends to go!
# 1 - NASCAR - DH was into and I LOVE it now!!!!!
(I still cry when I see Dale Earnhardt anywhere, on anything)
Ok, I have two things that I NEVER thought I would like, and keep in mind that I grew up in the city, went to a Catholic school, have no brothers . . . :
#2 - Camping - (what, you mean take a shower with your sandals on?!? )
now, I'm trying to get all my friends to go!
# 1 - NASCAR - DH was into and I LOVE it now!!!!!
(I still cry when I see Dale Earnhardt anywhere, on anything)
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Camping is one of my all time favorite things to do... but then of course, I grew up in the mountains; not in a "city" per say. I can see how it would seem intimidating for city folk, so good for you!!
Now, put me in a city and I freak! (I tend to get annoyed when the stop light is over 35 seconds long!!)
P.S. If you are into "camp cookin'" I can set you up with great dutch oven recipes!
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I grew my hair pretty long. Well, it was long by my standards. It was down past my shoulders. I've had really short hair since the 8th grade. The longer hair lasted until a few months ago when I got it cut to a length I liked.
A few months ago, I wanted a change from my long hair that I have had since High School, so I had my stylist cut off 16 inches of hair. I now have my hair in a cute bob that is much easier for me to take care of. I love my new 'do and really should have done it alot sooner!
got a tatoo. never thought i would have done that! It always shocks people but I love it and it is oh oops was my secret!!
That's pretty much me too. I'm pretty conservative. My parents still don't know. My MIL however thinks its a hoot. She was very surprised. She said that I'm probably the most conservative person she knows and never imagined I would do it. It's kinda my teen rebellion that waited until I was in my 30's.
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That's pretty much me too. I'm pretty conservative. My parents still don't know. My MIL however thinks its a hoot. She was very surprised. She said that I'm probably the most conservative person she knows and never imagined I would do it. It's kinda my teen rebellion that waited until I was in my 30's.
Except my "teen rebellion" waited until I was in my 60's!
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2013 Scrapbook pages count: 631 / 350
2014 Scrapbook pages count: 60 / 250
Got my belly button pierced when I was 30 years old. I'm 47 now and still have the diamond jewelry in that DH gave me on our Disney Cruise honeymoon I was even able to keep it in through both pregnancies!
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Except my "teen rebellion" waited until I was in my 60's!
I was even able to keep it in through both pregnancies!
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