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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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02-08-2004, 07:45 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
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Growing time again!
It's that time of the year again - I've just planted my first few pepper seeds and basil seeds, so hopefully soon I'll be seeing some little green shoots appearing! I've also just looked outside in the garden for the first time in ages and a lot of the bulbs are coming through, so we should have some nice colour outside in a few weeks. I love this time of year - it means spring is on its way and this year, it also means we're soon going back to WDW!  |
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02-08-2004, 08:13 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Indiana
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Re: Growing time again!
I am sooo jealous...I can't grow anything, I in herited that gene from my mom. Hope everything turns out for you.
Mitzi
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02-08-2004, 09:13 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
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Re: Growing time again!
I know you are also excited about finishing the work on your garden/patio too Chez- it is going to be gorgeous when you are done!
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02-08-2004, 09:50 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Sep 2001
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Re: Growing time again!
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It's that time of the year again - I've just planted my first few pepper seeds and basil seeds....I love this time of year - it means spring is on its way and this year, it also means we're soon going back to WDW!
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Shrove Tuesday must be soon. 
Cheryl, you've inspired me to get going on the garden seeds!!
I'm longing to see the first crocus appear. Alas, it will be a while longer before we see that around here.
Signed,
It's 15 degrees here and snow still blankets the ground. |
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02-08-2004, 10:08 AM
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Wannabe Snowbird
Join Date: May 2002
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Re: Growing time again!
Wow! Cheryl, I'm jealous, I love it when the first bulbs start peeking up! That's going to be a long while away for us -- you can't even see the chicken wire fence (to keep the bunnies out) that we have surrounding our garden because the snow's so deep!
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02-08-2004, 01:03 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: Growing time again!
WOW!! I wont even be able to THINK about planting anything before April at the earliest, but more often than not, we dont plant till May. I have to start all my stuff inside so its big enough by May to put in the ground and grow quickly, because the growing season can end as early as Sept(if there is a hard frost).
Several years ago, we had a 10 inch snowstorm over memorial day weekend(the last weekend in May) and a hard freeze and all my little plants were done, except for stuff that grew underground(potatoes, carrotts, etc)..............
Sigh; fresh veggies! I wont even be able to do a garden at home this year(not that I am very good at it mind you!LOL!!) because I wont be home for most of the starting season.........Maybe I will grow some container veggies at my grandma's
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02-08-2004, 01:52 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Katy, Texas
Posts: 2,416
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Re: Growing time again!
The only thing growing in my yard right now is weeds - UGH!! We're planning to start pulling them today.
Have fun with your garden!  |
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02-08-2004, 02:43 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: Growing time again!
Cheryl, I hope your plants grow taller than a beanstalk and your flowers come up huge and beautiful!! I can't wait for Spring either!! |
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02-08-2004, 04:12 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Houston
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Re: Growing time again!
Terri,
Isn't it awful? We've had so much rain this season that I even have weeds growing in some of my potted plants! Ugh. And the flower bed....  . Did you pull weeds today? I was all prepared but it's so icky out that I just stayed in a did laundry. I was hoping for a day more like yesterday.
Good job on the seeds, Chez. Going for the aubergine again this year? |
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02-08-2004, 04:32 PM
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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
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Re: Growing time again!
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Good job on the seeds, Chez. Going for the aubergine again this year?
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Yes, but I forgot to plant the seeds today  - that's a job for next weekend now! |
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