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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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10-12-2003, 06:26 PM
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Guide since 2003
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: West Mifflin, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 11,546
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need family pixie dust
I wont bore you all with the long details & if I write about them I will be crying all over again, but things are not going good here at home & there are some major issues I am dealing with ..
Any spare pixie dust & prayers for guidance would be greatly appreciated.
As of right now, our WDW trip is still on at the insistense of DH but my 'heart' isn't there & this afternoon I even had the papers in my hand to cancel [img]graemlins/cry2.gif[/img] I hope my DH is right & the trip will be just the thing we need.
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10-12-2003, 06:37 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, PA , USA
Posts: 5,943
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Re: need family pixie dust
Ann,
I'm so sorry to hear this, and don't know what you are going through, but I do know that at one point last December, a Disney trip was just what I needed when facing personal problems. Hope you don't have to cancel - I can't seem to be able to meet you in Pittsburgh (MY FAULT! [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img] ), and am looking forward to getting together!
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10-12-2003, 06:38 PM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Chester County, PA
Posts: 6,404
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Re: need family pixie dust
Ann, I'm sorry things aren't going good for you right now... my wish is that you find some magic soon ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Plenty of prayers and pixie dust are winging their way to you ~*~*~*~* and a big {{hug}} too!
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10-12-2003, 07:35 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: need family pixie dust
One can never have enough Pixie Dust, so I am sending you some more! Will be keeping you all in thought and prayers in hopes all will work out...
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10-12-2003, 07:42 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Durham,NC
Posts: 2,615
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Re: need family pixie dust
Awww, Ann! I'm so sorry to hear things aren't going the greatest. I'm sending you lots of pixie dust. Just remember we're all here for you if you need us. {BIG HUG} to you. [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]
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10-12-2003, 08:36 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Posts: 5,094
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Re: need family pixie dust
Ann, I'm so very sorry to hear this. Please know that you are in my thoughts and I'm here if you need to talk. Sending you lots of family pixie dust and positive vibes {{{HUGS}}}
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10-12-2003, 08:45 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
Posts: 10,721
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Re: need family pixie dust
Ann,
You are in my thoughts and prayers and hope you find yourself at WDW as planned!
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10-12-2003, 09:41 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Newtown Square, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 23,859
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Re: need family pixie dust
Ann, I am so sorry to heat that all is not well. [img]graemlins/pout.gif[/img] I pray that things will be looking up for you in time for your trip!
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10-12-2003, 09:48 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: North Dakota aka frozen wastelands
Posts: 2,025
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Re: need family pixie dust
Ann,
Im very sorry that you are dealing w/heartache now!
My prayers are with you and I hope you end up having a wonderful time at WDW!!
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10-13-2003, 12:52 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Orlando, Fl
Posts: 5,517
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Re: need family pixie dust
Ann, I'm sending you lots and lots of pixie dust. I hope you can still go on your trip as planned. Your in my thoughts and prayers.
Kelly
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10-13-2003, 01:55 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: need family pixie dust
Ann, I'm sending lots more pixie dust your way and I hope you get to go as WDW as planned and it's just what you need. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
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10-13-2003, 08:00 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 2,734
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Re: need family pixie dust
Oh, Ann, I hope you feel better. WDW may be just what you need. I'm sending lots of hugs and pixie dust to help you deal with this...
Kelley
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10-13-2003, 08:18 AM
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Community Rank: Navigator
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Tioga County, PA
Posts: 6,102
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Re: need family pixie dust
Sorry things aren't going well. Sending you pixie dust from the northern tier of PA (it has extra power cause of the fresh air). Hope you will still be able to take your family trip.
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10-13-2003, 11:57 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Wawayanda, NY
Posts: 2,177
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Re: need family pixie dust
Sending some pixie dust your way. Sounds like you need the trip even more now... don't cancel!
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10-13-2003, 07:57 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Clio, MI, USA
Posts: 1,711
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Re: need family pixie dust
Ann, I am so sorry! My heart truly goes out to you! Prayers, pixie dust and hugs coming from Michigan!
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