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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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02-22-2002, 09:42 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Murphy, OR, USA
Posts: 511
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Just thought I\'d say hi!!
It's been a while since I was last on the boards... okay, since before our trip in October. We had a good trip, and then I had a business trip. When I got back, I was buried at work, and then my supervisor was "asked" to take a three week leave of absence. I got to cover her desk while she was gone, and then clean up her desk when she quit.
In the middle of all of this, I figured out that I may be getting divorced. Talk about being blind sided! So, I haven't been online much.
Anyhow, hope everyone is doing well...
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02-22-2002, 09:47 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Re: Just thought I\'d say hi!!
Welcome back, and so sorry to hear about the potential for a divorce. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
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02-22-2002, 10:59 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: SE Texas!
Posts: 4,882
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Re: Just thought I\'d say hi!!
Michelle,
Soooo sorry to hear the news. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Michelle
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02-22-2002, 11:29 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: East Haven, CT, USA
Posts: 3,406
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Re: Just thought I\'d say hi!!
Nice to hear from you again. Sorry to hear about the pending divorce, will send prayers and pixie dust you way!
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02-22-2002, 11:56 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Frakes, KY
Posts: 470
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Re: Just thought I\'d say hi!!
Hang in there. I recently divorced, and even though it was mutual, it is very hard. Nothing like turning 40 and getting divorced- we had been married for 19 years. But at least my kids are doing OK.
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02-22-2002, 11:59 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Gilbert, AZ, USA
Posts: 922
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Re: Just thought I\'d say hi!!
I've been out of commission for a while myself. Hope everything starts looking a little more rosey for you soon.
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02-24-2002, 12:29 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Murphy, OR, USA
Posts: 511
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Re: Just thought I\'d say hi!!
Thanks for your thoughts, prayers, and pixie dust. Not sure where this is going to end up, but time will tell. I have stopped planning our 15th anniversary cruise on the Disney line though... maybe the kids & I will go anyway.
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02-24-2002, 10:01 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: massachusetts
Posts: 3,672
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Re: Just thought I\'d say hi!!
Thats the Spirit [img]graemlins/usa.gif[/img]
Hope everything starts to get better for you soon. Its always sad [img]graemlins/pout.gif[/img] to hear of a Marriage breaking up,my thoughts & prayers are with you & the kids. Do seriously think about doing the Cruise with the Kids. You can call it
"Sailing to a New Life together" [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] or something like that.
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02-24-2002, 10:16 AM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 52
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Re: Just thought I\'d say hi!!
Quote:
Originally posted by r_m_green:
Thanks for your thoughts, prayers, and pixie dust. Not sure where this is going to end up, but time will tell. I have stopped planning our 15th anniversary cruise on the Disney line though... maybe the kids & I will go anyway.
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">((((((Michelle))))) |
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02-24-2002, 10:40 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Staten Island, NY
Posts: 1,330
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Re: Just thought I\'d say hi!!
Michelle,
Sorry things are not going so well for you....kep planing that cruise for you and the kids, not only will you need it, but they will too.
Hang in there...I am a true believer that time softens all pain.
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02-24-2002, 02:10 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Posts: 5,094
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Re: Just thought I\'d say hi!!
Nice to hear from you again Michelle. I'm so sorry about the problems you are having [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img] Sending you lots of pixie dust, prayers & positive vibes. 
Peace, love & šoš |
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02-24-2002, 04:11 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Parsippany,NJ
Posts: 3,235
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Re: Just thought I\'d say hi!!
Michelle! I wondered what became of you after our mini-meet back in Nov. with All Ears. I'm sorry that it's not good news that kept you away. Please let us know how things are going - if you need to vent or a shoulder to cry on, you've got Passporters who care. [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
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02-24-2002, 04:51 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Trois-Rivieres,Quebec,Canada
Posts: 2,687
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Re: Just thought I\'d say hi!!
Welcome back Michelle, so sorry to hear about the divorce [img]graemlins/pout.gif[/img] but hope you have fun with us and share with this big familly [img]graemlins/blush.gif[/img]
Chantal [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
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03-17-2002, 02:38 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Murphy, OR, USA
Posts: 511
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Re: Just thought I\'d say hi!!
Thanks for the positive thoughts and pixie dust! It's been almost a month, and I still don't know where I am exactly. We are trying to make our marriage work, but DH moved out a month ago and is living with MIL.
I'm going to try to get online more often... I miss talking with everyone here.
Have a great St. Patrick's day!
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03-17-2002, 03:01 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: Just thought I\'d say hi!!
Michelle, sorry to hear you are having a difficult time right now. I do hope and pray things will work out in a positive note for you and your family.
I think you should continue planning yor Cruise. I like how CoffeeChef put it "Sailing to a New Life together" I personally believe this would be a great way to break up some of the tensions you and your children have been experiencing.
Glad to see you back on the boards. If at anytime you need a cyber [img]graemlins/ears.gif[/img] we are all here for you... *Cyber Hugs* to you!
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