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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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03-30-2003, 02:24 PM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Sasquatch Territory, Pacific Northwest
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Mmmm, Snack Attack!
I am sitting here, munchin' on Bugles...my all time favorite "chip". Just love them, and they are one of the few chips that do not reek havoc on my braces...what do you like to munch on these days?
[ 03-30-2003, 02:25 PM: Message edited by: DebiDebiDebi ]
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03-30-2003, 02:27 PM
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Re: Mmmm, Snack Attack!
That's funny you posted that b/c I'm sitting here munching on dried apricots - my favorite new snack is dried fruit - just LOVE it! [img]graemlins/yuma.gif[/img]
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03-30-2003, 02:30 PM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
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Re: Mmmm, Snack Attack!
I love it too Steve...but OHHHHH the way it tends to wind itself around my braces...UGH! Hey, have you tried the dried Mangos? They are to DIE for! [img]graemlins/yuma.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/yuma.gif[/img]
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03-30-2003, 02:37 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
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Re: Mmmm, Snack Attack!
I'll never forget the day I discovered I like prunes... [img]graemlins/dizzy.gif[/img] (The key is to eat them only in moderation!)
I've been hooked on a product called PitaSnax which are all-natural pillow puffy baked snacks--crunchy cheezy without the guilt! [img]graemlins/yuma.gif[/img]
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03-30-2003, 02:41 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
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Re: Mmmm, Snack Attack!
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Originally posted by DebiDebiDebi:
I love it too Steve...but OHHHHH the way it tends to wind itself around my braces...UGH! Hey, have you tried the dried Mangos? They are to DIE for! [img]graemlins/yuma.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/yuma.gif[/img]
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">Oh boy, I can imagine as they do horrors on teeth w/o braces. Haven't tried the mangos, but I just added them to Susan's shopping list for tomorrow! [img]graemlins/yuma.gif[/img]
RACHEL!! ROTF about the prune comment! I LOVE THEM and I'll admit it here publicly - YES! I EAT PRUNES! I always thought they were only for people over 100, but they are so good! [img]graemlins/yuma.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] |
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03-30-2003, 02:44 PM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
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Re: Mmmm, Snack Attack!
Another prune eater here too. Just a hint on the dried mangos...if you have a Costco in your area, they are priced best there, and you get about 2-3 times the amount you get at the grocery store. Let me know what you think...and I have the number for the DriedMangoAholics Annonymous group near you... [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
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03-30-2003, 02:50 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
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Re: Mmmm, Snack Attack!
I love snacking on trail mix and raspberry yogurt-covered pretzels. I have an amazing knack for finding the tastiest and most unhealthy foods at the healthfood store where I get both of these treats. [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img] That reminds me of Veggie Stix... [img]graemlins/yuma.gif[/img] Mmm...Yummm...Also fattening but tasty!
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03-30-2003, 03:03 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: The Jersey Shore
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Re: Mmmm, Snack Attack!
My current snack time favorites are Welch's sugar free ice pops and Snyders fat free pretzel sticks.
DH laughs at me when I count out the pretzel sticks so I can keep track of my calories [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] .
[ 03-30-2003, 03:03 PM: Message edited by: Happy&Grumpy ]
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03-30-2003, 03:18 PM
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Wannabe Snowbird
Join Date: May 2002
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Re: Mmmm, Snack Attack!
[img]graemlins/ukid.gif[/img] I'm snacking on mini peppermint patties right now. [img]graemlins/ukid.gif[/img]
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03-30-2003, 05:24 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
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Re: Mmmm, Snack Attack!
speaking of dried fruit, the cherry-flavored dried cranberries (craisins) are really good! [img]graemlins/yuma.gif[/img]
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03-30-2003, 05:29 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Orlando, Fl
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Re: Mmmm, Snack Attack!
mmm...I gotta go with chocolate covered pretzels!!! Love 'em! [img]graemlins/yuma.gif[/img]
Kelly [img]graemlins/usa.gif[/img]
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03-30-2003, 05:34 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2001
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Re: Mmmm, Snack Attack!
Quote:
Originally posted by DebiDebiDebi:
Just a hint on the dried mangos...if you have a Costco in your area, they are priced best there, and you get about 2-3 times the amount you get at the grocery store. Let me know what you think...and I have the number for the DriedMangoAholics Annonymous group near you... [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">Thank you for the tip on that - I have a Costco not more than 5 miles from my house and I may just have to make a hit there! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
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03-30-2003, 06:00 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Durham,NC
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Re: Mmmm, Snack Attack!
Ok, well since I'm turning over a new lease on what I eat, I'd have to say dates are my new favorite snack...they are no calorie but still have some sweetness to them that satisfies my sweet tooth and I even put them in my LIFE cereal. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] (Steve, I had to sneak that in!!)
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03-30-2003, 06:35 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: North Central Ohio
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Re: Mmmm, Snack Attack!
I've been munching on low-fat garlic Melba Toast snacks. I like to eat them with fat-free cheese or Tuna Fish. I would love to munch on some Doritos or Fun-Yuns, or Bugles too, but they all go to my hinder!! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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03-30-2003, 10:00 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Brooklyn, NY
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Re: Mmmm, Snack Attack!
Another dried fruit lover here, we've always got some in the house [img]graemlins/yuma.gif[/img] And if it's chips we're talking about, it's got to be nacho cheese doritos [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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