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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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11-13-2004, 12:23 PM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
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A batch of birthdays
Is there a time of the year that's got more birthdays and special celebrations for you?
For us, from now until Christmas is pretty busy. I was writing out cards earlier and there are six birthdays and one anniversary. But it's worse in late May - in just over two weeks, we have five birthdays and one anniversary.  |
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11-13-2004, 12:26 PM
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Location: Connecticut
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Re: A batch of birthdays
August is the worst for us. My DFIL birthday is the 2nd, my DNephew is the 11th, our anniversary is the 10th, and my DM's birthday is the 12th. Needless to say, we don't have any time to celebrate our anniversary as we're always off celebrating everyone elses day.
That's changing in 2006, for our 10th anniversary. I'm booking the Disney cruise and vacation for that time, and everyone else will just have to celebrate without us  |
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11-13-2004, 12:33 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Whitefield, NH
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Re: A batch of birthdays
It's January for us! We start on the 2nd and don't finish up till the 27th! We have John's brother, Amanda, John's Dad, my Gram, John, my Dad, and John's Mom just for the immediate family, and it seems like all the girls' friends have birthdays in January too!
Of course, we're still paying off Christmas in January as well! We've learned to shop early for Matt (John's brother) and Amanda, as the stores are totally picked over by January 2nd!
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11-13-2004, 12:38 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: UK
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Re: A batch of birthdays
April is the worst month for us, so many of our friends have Birthdays in April, we always feel bankrupt at the beginning of May.
Karen
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11-13-2004, 12:39 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Newtown Square, PA
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Re: A batch of birthdays
Yup!! From Christmas until the end of January, we have a slew of stuff!!  |
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11-13-2004, 12:56 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Tulsa, OK
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Re: A batch of birthdays
We're fairly lucky...ours are spaced out about one a month.
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Get this popular e-book free of extra charges when you join the PassPorter's Club for as little as $4.95. A club pass includes access to all our other e-books; e-worksheets; super-size photos; and more! This e-book is also available for separate purchase in the PassPorter Online Store for just $5.95. |
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11-13-2004, 01:11 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Atlanta
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Re: A batch of birthdays
Ours are all pretty spread out, so there's not one month where we get slammed.
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11-13-2004, 02:01 PM
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Living Seas wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Re: A batch of birthdays
Mom and Dad's birthdays are between now and the new year - mom on Dec 29, Dad on Jan 1.
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11-13-2004, 11:00 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: WI
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Re: A batch of birthdays
July is the worst for us. We have 6 birthday in 7 days and some are on the same day.  And now, my cousin is due in July. |
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11-14-2004, 02:20 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Mesquite, TX
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Re: A batch of birthdays
The week of Christmas, I also have 2 of my sons birthdays -Dec. 20 (Jarek) and Dec. 28 (Jordan) ! Expensive week for me ! lol
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11-14-2004, 04:01 AM
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Dopey's biggest fan!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: China Spring, TX
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Re: A batch of birthdays
February, March and October (the worst) are the months for us!!!
February . . . the 14th is Valentine's Day (duh), the 18th is DH's birthday and the 22nd is our anniversary! (so within a week, we've got 3 fairly big days! We usually combine them!!! Oh, and my new DBIL's birthday is the 20th!
In March, the 4th is DFIL's birthday, the 9th is DD's birthday and the 26th is DMIL's birthday . . .
In October, the 12th is DBIL's birthday, 15th is MY birthday, the 17th is my mom's birthday, the 21st is my closest cousin's birthday and the 31st is not only Halloween, but my DSIL's birthday as well!!!
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11-14-2004, 07:36 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Jul 2004
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Re: A batch of birthdays
March is crazy for us......we have 8 family member,(me,dd,4 dbil's,and 2 dnephews) we also have have ac ouple of friends whose kids bdays are in March.....
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11-14-2004, 09:33 AM
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Community Rank: Scout
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Northern Ohio
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Re: A batch of birthdays
Between December and January we have 6 birthdays and 1 anniversary in the family  |
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11-14-2004, 09:39 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Chicago Illinois
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Re: A batch of birthdays
April & May are busy for us. We have both DS's birthday's. DH has a birthday. DH's parents both have birthday's. DNiece has a birthday. We have our anniversary, & our friends DS has a birthday.  |
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11-14-2004, 09:44 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Edmonton, KY
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Re: A batch of birthdays
Oh, gosh, I don't know which month is the worst.
In Jan. we only have two.
Feb. 4
Mar 1
April, 5
May 2
June 1
July 3
Aug 3
Sept, none
October 3
November-your's truly
Dec. 1
that's only birthdays and I probably forgot a few. I guess April would be our busiest! |
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