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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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10-11-2004, 11:18 AM
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Community Rank: Scout 
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Location: Southern New Jersey
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Forgive us Chip and Dale
Well by the looks of my countdown, it is getting really close!!! So I took advantage of the holiday today, and went downstairs to go through my "old" Disney Box from our last trip in 1986. In it I found Chip and Dale, 2 little stuffed guys that my DH (back then he was my DBF) had gotten for me at the Magic Kingdom, we kidded around that they were our kids!! and we put them in a place of honor when we purchased our first home. But times change and they were relegated to a box  ... UNTIL today!!! I pulled the dear boys out and dusted them off, when I came upstairs the girls immediately claimed them. They are in the bedroom playing house with them right now. But I think Chip would be a little distressed to find out that he is "the mommy"!!!   Forgive us Chip and Dale!!  |
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10-11-2004, 11:28 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
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Re: Forgive us Chip and Dale
That is too cute!!!!!!
Kelly
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10-11-2004, 11:30 AM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
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Re: Forgive us Chip and Dale
That's cute!
But what a loooong time you've waited to return to WDW!  Enjoy your trip! |
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10-11-2004, 11:34 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
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Location: Louisville, KY
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Re: Forgive us Chip and Dale
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But I think Chip would be a little distressed to find out that he is "the mommy"!!!
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 That is very cute! I bet your girls are having fun, and I hope you all have a great trip!  |
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10-11-2004, 11:40 AM
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RED SOX NATION!!
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Re: Forgive us Chip and Dale
:rolf: How cute Thanks for sharing  |
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10-11-2004, 12:15 PM
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Community Rank: Scout
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Re: Forgive us Chip and Dale
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I pulled the dear boys out and dusted them off, when I came upstairs the girls immediately claimed them. They are in the bedroom playing house with them right now. But I think Chip would be a little distressed to find out that he is "the mommy"!!! Forgive us Chip and Dale!!
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That's great! Chip told me last time that we were at Chef Mickeys that he made all the food!!! And it was sure delicious.
Maggie
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10-11-2004, 12:20 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
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Re: Forgive us Chip and Dale
Too cute!  Poor Chip! |
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10-11-2004, 12:26 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
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Re: Forgive us Chip and Dale
Too cute. That's cool how they are now passed down to your kids!
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10-11-2004, 02:40 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
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Re: Forgive us Chip and Dale
That's so cute! I love Chip and Dale! I see you're making up for lost time with 3 trips planned in the next year! Good for you!! Have a wonderful time!! |
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10-11-2004, 02:59 PM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Re: Forgive us Chip and Dale
What a great story - and I'm sure they forgive you! |
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10-11-2004, 03:02 PM
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Community Rank: Scout
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Location: London, England
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Re: Forgive us Chip and Dale
That's so cute. I am sure the girls are having lots of fun with them.
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10-11-2004, 04:43 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Charlotte, NC
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Re: Forgive us Chip and Dale
Too cute! Wow! Your last trip was in 1986? It'll be almost like going for the first time again!
Have a great vacation!
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10-11-2004, 06:08 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
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Location: BURLESON TX (near Ft. Worth)
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Re: Forgive us Chip and Dale
Chip is probably just glad to be out of the box and being played with by your cute girls  |
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10-11-2004, 10:13 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
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Location: Chicago Illinois
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Re: Forgive us Chip and Dale
Too cute
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10-11-2004, 10:16 PM
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Community Rank: Scout
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Southern New Jersey
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Re: Forgive us Chip and Dale
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Wow! Your last trip was in 1986? It'll be almost like going for the first time again!
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It certainly will!! There was no MGM, no Animal Kingdom and no kids . When we went in 1986 we were college students on a serious budget, drove down, stayed with other college friends in the area. We were actually planning to take a family vacation to WDW but then I got pregnant with the 3rd. I salute all of you who are able to take little ones to WDW - but I knew that I just couldn't do it and truly enjoy myself. So the youngest is 4(old enough to forgo a nap, but young enough to fit in a stroller when she conks out), and the oldest is almost 11. I feel badly that he won't experience Disney with the wide-eyed magic that his other 6 year old sister will, but the bright side is, he can go on ALL the rides!!! AND DH actually suggested that we get AP's!!! so we've got a trip scheduled for June and a surprise (shhhhh.... don't tell DS) trip in October for my son's 12th birthday!! He loves Halloween and we plan to do MNSSHP!!  |
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