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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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02-03-2004, 10:16 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: North Central Ohio
Posts: 21,629
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Pixie Chicks-2/03/04
Good Morning Pixies! 
Well I not only fell off the Pixie Wagon last week, I got run over by it!  I was doing so good too! 
But I'm back on track now and will strive to do good!
Btw, I didn't weigh in this morning! 
Hope the rest of you are still on track and making progress!
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02-03-2004, 11:09 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 27,691
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Re: Pixie Chicks-2/03/04
Hi, ladies.
I know I cannot fall off the wagon b/c I have a really hard time getting back on. That's why I haven't even had 1 teeny tiny bite of anything that will tempt me. Since I haven't been craving any of that stuff, it hasn't been a problem so far. It's amazing how sweet fruit tastes when you aren't eating foods with added sugar. Sun. night I even got my mom and kids to eat whole wheat pasta with sugar free spaghetti sauce with me It was good, too!! Some other things I've tried that I never would have before: boiled cabbage, acorn squash, steamed yellow sqash and zucchini, turkey bacon and sausage. And I've liked almost all of it!!
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02-03-2004, 11:14 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Longfellow's "Jewel by the Sea"
Posts: 14,165
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Re: Pixie Chicks-2/03/04
Hey all. Just wanted to pop in and say that I've lost 11 pounds for the big day. Yay! Actually, it's not as good as it sounds because I gained about six before I lost the eleven, so I have a net loss of about 5...but I still have 3 more days. I'm just happy that I'm not going into this day heavier than when I got engaged.
Will power pixie to you, Cindy!  Me, it hasn't been so much will power as it has been jittery nerves! But I'm hoping to keep it up...I've been on the South Beach Diet and it's been working well. We'll see how well it works after my nerves calm, though!  |
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02-04-2004, 01:51 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Orlando, Fl
Posts: 5,517
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Re: Pixie Chicks-2/03/04
Hey everyone! I was wondering if I could join the pixie chicks? I started a new eating habit (not calling it diet) two weeks ago and I'm doing well! I've got about 50 pounds to lose. I've basically been counting calories, eating less sugar and fats and exercising more. I lost 3 pounds in two weeks (most of which I'm sure is water loss since I'm not drinking soda anymore).
I'd love to join the club if ya don't mind! I need all the support I can get!
Kelly
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02-04-2004, 04:30 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: LITH, Illinois
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 3,205
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Re: Pixie Chicks-2/03/04
Hi all! I would love to join the Pixie Chicks. About 2 years ago I lost 40lbs on WW and have recently gained 17 of it back. My goal is to lose 50lbs this time around. I am back to doing WW online and have also joined Curves. I can use all the support I can get.
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02-04-2004, 11:01 PM
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Wannabe Snowbird
Join Date: May 2002
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 34,137
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Re: Pixie Chicks-2/03/04
Kelly and Rhonda, we'd love to have you! Best of luck in your new weight and healthy lifestyle goals!
I'm kind of avoiding the scale right now. Cindy ran me over with the Pixie wagon.  Well, I've got to blame someone! I'm sure that once this terrible cold snap is over I'll be much more inclined to eat healthy. And I guess shivering just isn't a huge calorie burner!  |
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