Forums Closed
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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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06-14-2003, 10:24 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Poinciana, Florida
Posts: 9,422
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Todays wardrobe
Mickey watch, VWL DVC polo shirt topped off with a DVC ball cap. I'm heading out to karate lessons and erands to see what conversations I can drum up. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
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06-14-2003, 10:31 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Re: Todays wardrobe
Eddie Bauer button down untucked, cargo shorts, and I do have a WDW baseball cap on! WHOO! Oh yeah - as usual the Mickey tattoo always counts!
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06-14-2003, 10:39 AM
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Recovering VMK Addict!
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Thornton, CO
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 13,087
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Re: Todays wardrobe
Still in my Tigger jammies (hey it's only 8:30 here).
Have to take GusGus for his third round of shots in a while so then I'll put on the usuall Disney T-shirt and socks.
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06-14-2003, 10:54 AM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Sasquatch Territory, Pacific Northwest
Concierge Level: 8
Posts: 17,166
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Re: Todays wardrobe
Since it is only 7:50 here, I am still in my lounging pants and my "Oh My Heck" T-Shirt. Maybe will have to dig up something Disney to wear today...
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06-14-2003, 11:14 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Posts: 2,077
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Re: Todays wardrobe
Only 8:13am but I have my Disneyland Pooh shirt on.
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06-14-2003, 11:25 AM
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Community Rank: Navigator
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Tioga County, PA
Posts: 6,102
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Re: Todays wardrobe
Very unDisney here. blue jeans and a Hershey Park t-shirt.
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06-14-2003, 11:30 AM
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#7
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Whitefield, NH
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 13,599
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Re: Todays wardrobe
Let's not get personal here!!
I can't mention where I am wearing my Mickey wear, let's just say unmentionables!
No Disney tee today - just a gray striped LL Bean tee with jeans. It's been cool & rainy here today - I will probably be pulling on a WDW pullover shortly.
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06-14-2003, 11:55 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Poinciana, Florida
Posts: 9,422
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Re: Todays wardrobe
A couple of you here seem to have Disney items on which would not ordinarliy stir up a Disney conversation out in public (CRCrazy & Dad2jbj [img]graemlins/blush.gif[/img] )
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06-14-2003, 01:28 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Louisiana/Mississippi
Posts: 2,300
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Re: Todays wardrobe
Non Disney. DS has on a Disney 2003 shirt from the Disney store.
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06-14-2003, 01:32 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Michigan
Posts: 284
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Re: Todays wardrobe
Very unusual for a saturday but un-disney Aruba T-shirt and jeans.
But I came by the office to see if I could get plane tickets for a quick trip to wdw - do I get points for that?
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06-14-2003, 03:52 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Katy, Texas
Posts: 2,416
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Re: Todays wardrobe
No Disney today - has to be Longhorn stuff today since they play in the College World Series tonight! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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06-14-2003, 04:35 PM
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Community Rank: Navigator
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Chester County, PA
Posts: 6,404
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Re: Todays wardrobe
Quote:
Originally posted by CRCrazy:
Let's not get personal here!!
I can't mention where I am wearing my Mickey wear, let's just say unmentionables!
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">Me, too, but it's Tinkerbell! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] And my Cinderella waterproof watch as I am scrubbing out the kids pool - yuk ! [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]
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06-15-2003, 12:21 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Parsippany,NJ
Posts: 3,235
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Re: Todays wardrobe
White tee shirt with red, white and blue Mickey head. I think it's similar to Steve's tattoo, but I can show mine all the time. [img]graemlins/blush.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]
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06-15-2003, 04:32 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager PassPorter Guide Author
Community Rank: Legend VIP
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 190,285
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Re: Todays wardrobe
Yesterday I had my Pooh vest top on I bought in Wal-Mart and I started lots of conversations with people, all along the lines of "oh so you like Winnie the Pooh then?" [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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