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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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02-28-2004, 10:05 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: arkansas
Posts: 555
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Mr. Potato Head at Toontown store
I was looking on Mousesavers last night and saw something about a store in Toontown where you can get a box of Mr. Potato Head stuff for $16. It said you could stuff the box with as much stuff as you can as long as it can close and doesn't bulge. I just wanted to make sure that you could get just the accessories and not have to get the head. This sounded like a neat souvenir. What kind of Disney exclusive accessories do they have?
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02-28-2004, 10:14 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Orlando, FL
Posts: 1,281
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Re: Mr. Potato Head at Toontown store
When we did it last September we were told that you could put whatever Mr. Potato Head stuff you wanted in the box, it did not have to include the head.
As for the Disney stuff we got Mickey bars, a mickey balloon, Mickey ears, a sorcerers hat and some others, but I cant remember what right now.
The Mr Potato Head stuff can be found at Downtown Disney at "Once Upon a Toy Store" too.
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02-29-2004, 12:27 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Near a Tower of Terror at the moment...
Posts: 13,884
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Re: Mr. Potato Head at Toontown store
We did this and love it! We got Mickey ears, sorcerer hat, teacup bottom, Mickey ears, Mickey bar, video camera w/ Mickey, autograph book, all sorts of other stuff, too. I stuffed the inside of the head (we didn't have one yet!), put that in the box, then stuffed around it. The CM at the register said, "It's a good thing for you we don't sell this by the pound!" He said it was about the heaviest "stuffed potato" he'd ever rung up! 
BTW, my DDs just entered a potato decorating contest using these parts. They didn't win b/c one of the judges didn't like Disney..can you imagine? |
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02-29-2004, 01:19 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Iowa
Posts: 2,006
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Re: Mr. Potato Head at Toontown store
we have a Disney Pirate Potato head set... I got it on e bay though so I'm not sure what store its from... you can see the pieces by doing an e bay search for disney potato there are usually a few listed
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02-29-2004, 01:57 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854
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Re: Mr. Potato Head at Toontown store
We did this at the Once Upon a Toy Store in DTD last year. Stuffed him to the gills, inside the box and inside Mr. Potato Head  Didn't know you didn't have to have a head in there, that's good to know for our upcoming trip  We needed a head anyway. We did end up with all of the Disney stuff listed above |
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02-29-2004, 09:21 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 115
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Re: Mr. Potato Head at Toontown store
I think it can be bulging, as long as the box closes , I kept shaking mine until I didn't hear any more rattling, that's when I knew it was stuffed! It's amazing what you can fit inside his head. |
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