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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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11-05-2004, 01:55 AM
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An unusual dinner...
Yesterday neither of us were that hungry when we got in from work (something to do with me not having lunch until 2.50 I think  ) and we couldn't decide what to have. We had a look in the kitchen cupboard and one thing caught my eye - mince pies! 
So we ended up having fries from the fish and chip shop, followed by mince pies!  |
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11-05-2004, 03:38 AM
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Re: An unusual dinner...
Chips and mince pies? Very unusal  .
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11-05-2004, 05:10 AM
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Re: An unusual dinner...
Well the chips part sounds good, but I can't stand mince pies  DH is the only one who eats them in our house.
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11-05-2004, 05:56 AM
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Re: An unusual dinner...
OK - niave here -- what exactly is a mince pie??
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11-05-2004, 06:05 AM
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Re: An unusual dinner...
It's a small pie that has sweet filling inside it. The filling is made up of currents, raisins, sweetmeat and flavoured with cinnamon. the pie is either puff pastry or shortcrust pastry and it's a traditional xmas fare. Mince pies can be served either hot or cold with cream, ice cream or something special like brandy cream.
They are very very yummy
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11-05-2004, 06:26 AM
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Re: An unusual dinner...
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OK - niave here -- what exactly is a mince pie??
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I didn't know, either, Terri! But, I had heard of them and it made me think of minced meat, so that what I thought they were!  |
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11-05-2004, 07:30 AM
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Re: An unusual dinner...
Sounds like an interesting combination Cheryl! Glad you enjoyed it!
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11-05-2004, 08:06 AM
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Re: An unusual dinner...
I had not thought about mince pies for years....my Mother loved them. Thanks for giving me some wonderful happy thoughts about my Mom.
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11-05-2004, 08:29 AM
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Re: An unusual dinner...
Here, we call them mince meat pies, though I've always wondered why, there's no meat in them.....
I like them, in small doses (I'm not a high sweet person), and haven't had one for a long time....
Interesting meal Cheryl!!!
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11-05-2004, 09:14 AM
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Re: An unusual dinner...
Sure is unusual!
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11-05-2004, 10:01 AM
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Re: An unusual dinner...
It's the new British national meal: mince pies & chips! 
You know what? Right now I'd about kill for a mincemeat pastry! (doncha hate when somebody mentions a food and then you crave it? ) |
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11-05-2004, 10:09 AM
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Re: An unusual dinner...
Definitely an interesting combo!!! But, sometimes you just eat what you're hungry for at the time . . . and that's OK!!! There's been many, many, many times when I have decided I just wanted a salad and ice cream or something like that (the "weirdest" according to DH is a Wendy's "Frosty" and I dip my french fries in it )
My granny used to make mince pies every Thanksgiving and every Christmas . . . I tried it once, but didn't like it. It was usually only my dad and my granny who ever even ate them, but she still made them!!! |
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11-05-2004, 10:19 AM
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Re: An unusual dinner...
I am eating sour cream and onion chips, zoo animal crackers and hot chocolate for breakfast lol
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11-05-2004, 10:57 AM
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Re: An unusual dinner...
Pie and fries for dinner, yep you can do that before you have children.  |
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11-05-2004, 04:50 PM
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Re: An unusual dinner...
Sounds to me, Cheryl!! |
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