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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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12-07-2002, 02:17 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 190,285
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Ready for Christmas yet?
How are you all doing, getting ready for Christmas? Are you one of those who's done everything already or are you starting to panic now? [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
I haven't had a choice - we fly out in just over a week and I have to get everything done. The family are coming over tomorrow, so I've got to clean up the house today and go and buy the rest of the food! [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]
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12-07-2002, 07:44 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2001
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Re: Ready for Christmas yet?
Only 17 more days to prepare! And we're in good shape this year. Most of the holiday food shopping is done, the house is completely decorated, cards were mailed off a couple of days ago, most of the gift shopping is done - but that is an area of panic for me because we still have a few things to get. No wrapping done yet, my wife had done a little baking - parties start this weekend - it's definitely in full swing!
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12-07-2002, 08:15 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: The Jersey Shore
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Re: Ready for Christmas yet?
The only major thing left is the tree. We won't be getting it until next weekend. I will get my baking done next weekend, also.
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12-07-2002, 09:05 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: In the state of Disney Dreaming!
Concierge Level: 6
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Re: Ready for Christmas yet?
Don't ask...please don't ask! You'll just remind me of EVERYTHING I have to do!
Most of the decorating is done. A tidbit of the gifts are bought, usually by this time my attic is full...it doesn't even have a dent right now! And Christmas dinner is still at the store!
So much to do...so little time!
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12-07-2002, 10:10 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Richardson, TX
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 3,357
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Re: Ready for Christmas yet?
The decorating is done, but the gifts are not purchased.
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12-07-2002, 11:03 AM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Tioga County, PA
Posts: 6,102
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Re: Ready for Christmas yet?
Except for the stockings all gifts are purchased. I will wrap everything this coming week. I will also get the cards done. I did some baking the other day and will do the rest next week.
Haven't dug out the tree yet. May not get to that until the middle of the following week.
We have college graduation to attend next Sat and the kid's stuff to move home so....
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12-07-2002, 03:21 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 1,031
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Re: Ready for Christmas yet?
We're getting the tree today or tomorrow. All my presents are bought and shipped to my parents. I still need to make hotel ressies on the way to Pa -- anyone know of a good hotel in north east Tennessee on I81? That takes kitties? All the cookies I've baked are gone... I'm baking another batch today. Oh, and Bryan hasn't done the shopping for his family yet!
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12-07-2002, 04:23 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: North Central Ohio
Posts: 21,629
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Re: Ready for Christmas yet?
I got my outside decorated this afternoon and I'm about 3/4 done with my shopping, but I haven't done ANYTHING inside the house yet!
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12-07-2002, 04:29 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Poinciana, Florida
Posts: 9,422
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Re: Ready for Christmas yet?
We did the outside the day after Thanksgiving. Due to our construction project the inside was put off till today.
Presents (if you have not read here) were taken care of back in late October. But, they are only about 1/3 wrapped so far. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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12-07-2002, 06:28 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 142
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Re: Ready for Christmas yet?
Okay, decorating started, not finished.
Shopping started, not finished.
Shopping list started, not finished.
Cards bought, nothing written out yet.
Don't know what the holiday menu will be yet.
Am I in a panic yet? Not yet! I'm actually still ahead of schedule!
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