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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
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Thinking about cutting my hair....
I am thinking about cutting my hair. I don't really want to, but I am losing hair at a crazy rate due to my recent iron deficient anemia. Even though I have been put on a mega dose of iron and folic acid, my hair loss is still happening. In fact, it was one of the last symptoms to develop before being diagnosed.
Has anyone else dealt with iron deficiency anemia? Does anyone know how long it will take for the mega dose of iron to kick in so that losing my hair will slow down?
The rest of my symptoms and issues are much better and I am feeling like I am getting back to normal.
I am just wondering if cutting my hair is the right thing to do????
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I was anemic in 2013 and no reason was found. My hair had been thinning but it was attributed to poor nutrition (I had lost 60 lbs while ill.). I was also told hair loss can be caused by thyroid deficiency.
I would probably cut your hair if it is longer then your shoulders. Mostly because I know you are a grandmother and I think mature women look better with shorter hair. Also hair thins as you age.
It took over a year before my blood tests creeped back to normal.
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Me, I've never believed in the short-hair-when-you-get-older rule. Probably because I had to keep it less than shoulder-length for all those years in the military, I love wearing mine long at age 56! But, didn't mean to hijack the thread.
Another woman leader in our Boy Scout troop shaved her head when she started chemo for breast cancer. I brought back a Jake and the Pirates bandanna with fake black hair from WDW for her, and she thought it was hysterical--posted the photo on FB. So I could pick one of those up for you, Ann, if you like.
Shave your head and face paint different designs on it or apply temp tattoos periodically. Let some hair loss become an opportunity.
Seriously, I agree with Ginger that long hair on us "vintage" women looks fine if it's styled flatteringly. Unless it's a really skillful cut, older women with short styles too often look like shorthaired old men!
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Are you losing hair all over your head or are spots completely bald?
The reason I ask is because several years ago my DH started losing his hair in spots, some on the side of his head others on the back and top. We believed it was his thyroid condition or possibly stress. His dermatologist was able to inject (yes ouch) the spots and the hair grew back. Good luck and hopefully the hair loss will stop.
I just wanted to explain my comment more. I had long hair all my life and now try to keep it above my shoulders. As we age (or go through menopause, if you prefer), our hair thins. My long thick bush is no longer a thick bush. If I keep it shorter it looks thicker. LOng hair looks thinner because it is heavier.
I agree with Dot, styling means a lot. Go see a good stylist who can work to make your hair look thicker. BUt do not get a "man" cut or just pull it back into a tie. Neither will make it look better.
I have genetic good luck. My hair has thinned some with age but is still so thick that hair stylists typically remark how fortunate I am to have such thick hair with good volume.
Generally, shoulder-length or slightly shorter long styles are easiest to make flattering to older faces and necks, a stylist told me, but now thanks to aging actresses such as Diane Keaton, long hair for women in their "vintage" is fashionable.
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