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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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04-23-2001, 09:15 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: East Haven, CT, USA
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I\'d just about given up hope...
on the job I had mentioned at the Retreat Center. Well, tonight I got a call and I am going for an interview next week. Resumes were due the first of the month so we had just about written it off. What a way to start the week. Send the pixie my way, I've never really been on an interview before.
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04-23-2001, 09:23 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Cape May Court House NJ USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 11,259
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Re: I\'d just about given up hope...
Kristen, I am sending you the Big Pixie.  Wishing you the best of luck with your interview. Please keep us updated... Will keep you in thought and prayer!
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HAPPY PLANNING! &
"Remember the Magic!"
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04-23-2001, 09:30 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: massachusetts
Posts: 3,672
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Re: I\'d just about given up hope...
Heres some Pixie Dust and a tip on your interview. Practice!! Think of the type of ? you will be asked and then practice answering them. Ask people who have been on an interview or go to B&N and look thru Books on interviewing> I personally like "Interviews for Dummies" because its easy to understand. Then practice your answers in front of someone or in the car as you are driving. This helps to answer in a positve way & also you have a chance to think to the " I should have said this" syndrome. It also should help you to relax for your interview because you will be ready for the QUestions. I just did this for a job zI got in December. Everyday on my way to work I practiced out loud, changing the wording or what ever to help think of the best way to answer, It also helps you start to fell more Secure in your answers.
SO with that Best of Luck & keep us "Posted"
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04-23-2001, 10:22 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 16,825
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Re: I\'d just about given up hope...
Way to go!!!! My best advice (speaking as a former Recruiter) is to just be yourself. Have confidence, know that you are the right person for the job and they will too. Also, don't be afraid to sell yourself a little. While modesty is a wonderful quality sometimes in an interview it can come across as a lack of confidence. I know you can do it!!!!!!
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04-23-2001, 11:07 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Pleasant Valley, NY, USA
Concierge Level: 6
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Re: I\'d just about given up hope...
Way to go Kristen!!
First step down.....being called to interview!!
Just be yourself and relax!!
Good Luck!!!
Pixie Dust on the way!!!
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WildForWD
...you must face the age of not believing
...until at last you start believing there's something wonderful in you!!
WildForWD
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04-24-2001, 10:08 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Lambertville, NJ
Posts: 706
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Re: I\'d just about given up hope...
From one Aurora to another.... take a deep breath... and relax. I think the best advice is just be yourself, and let the wonderful person that you are shine thru! 
I'll keep you in my thoughts and say a little prayer for you.
Since Debe sent you the pixie, I'm sending you thoughts (since I don't know how to do that clip art thing!) of the three wonderful fairies that helped our namesake!
You go girl!
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04-24-2001, 08:39 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Durham,NC
Posts: 2,615
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Re: I\'d just about given up hope...
Good luck Aurora!! ******* here's pixie dust for ya! Keep us posted on how things go.
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04-25-2001, 12:03 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Chapel Hill, NC USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 36,592
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Re: I\'d just about given up hope...
Great news! Best wishes for a fun interview and success at landing the job!!!! -HiddenMickey
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04-25-2001, 09:38 AM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: SE Texas!
Posts: 4,882
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Re: I\'d just about given up hope...
You will do great!
Just keep a positive attitude. And as a manager who does the hiring at my job, I can also agree with Belle... toot your own horn. I like a confident person with a go-getter attitude & spirit.
Keep us posted, and best of luck to you.
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04-25-2001, 08:50 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: East Haven, CT, USA
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Re: I\'d just about given up hope...
Thanks for all the good wishes and Pixie Dust. I'm sure I will do fine. I'll be sure to keep you all updated. With any luck, I'll be moving soon!
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Sept 2000 Port Orleans
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05-04-2001, 01:07 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: East Haven, CT, USA
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Re: I\'d just about given up hope...
I just wanted to give you all an update on the happenings. I wnet for my interview last night (at 8 o;clock, made it home by 9 though). I felt very at ease and was not in the least bit nervous. They interviewed 4 people out of 30 applicants. I felt really good about how it went. They will be making a decision by mid May. The start dat is June 23( my DD's birthday). Continue to keep your fingers crossed for me. And thanks again for all the pixie dust and prayers, I know thats why i felt so at ease.
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Sept 2000 Port Orleans
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05-04-2001, 02:48 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 16,825
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Re: I\'d just about given up hope...
Yay Aurora!! I knew you'd do great. We will be keeping our fingers crossed for you and your family. I hope it works out.
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