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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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11-28-2004, 07:12 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: CT.
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I can\'t stop crying
25 yrs ago my parents sold the house I grew up in and moved into a senior apartment. 20 yrs ago my dad died. 3 months ago my incredible 92 yr old mother went into a nursing home. Today, I just moved the last piece of furniture out of that apartment. This was the last place I saw my wonderful father alive & healthy. This was the last place I saw my brother who was 12 years older than I am, alive. This was the last place that I remember my mom being whole and it's tearing me apart that I have to walk away from it. It's like I've just lost them all again. It makes me so angry that after 92 yrs of living that all my mom has to show for her life is a chair, a chest of drawers and a television. It's just not fair and it's not right! Except for my daughter Melissa (24), I am the only member of my family in Connecticut and it was up to me to break the apartment down and I didn't mind doing it. But now that it's over, saying goodbye to all the memories is almost more than I can take. I'm sorry to sit here and sob to you all but I needed to put my feelings out in words. Thank you for listening.
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11-28-2004, 07:18 PM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Peoria IL
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Re: I can\'t stop crying
How very sad for you and how terribly hard. I can only hope that one day soon you will be able to look back on the wonderful memories of that place and find joy in them to replace the pain you feel now. Sending you tons of comforting  . |
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11-28-2004, 07:20 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Chicago Illinois
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11-28-2004, 07:24 PM
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Guide since 2003
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: West Mifflin, PA
Concierge Level: 6
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Re: I can\'t stop crying
You guys have me tearing up today  First Maureen with her wonderful Mom story & now your sad story...
I remember so well cleaning out my Mothers house , after she died & then more recently my Gramdmothers apartment, before she died.. it was heartbreaking both ways but more so with my Mom..
Feel free to come here & vent anytime!! |
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11-28-2004, 07:40 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Bethlehem,Ct 06751
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Re: I can\'t stop crying
We are here for you, Beth!   |
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11-28-2004, 07:46 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
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Re: I can\'t stop crying
Oh Beth, I am so sorry. I have been there but in my case it was my Grandmother's house. It is so hard. But you don't have to say goodbye to the memories, just the place. I'm sure you have things from your parents that will always remind you of them. We have some furniture in our home that was my Grandparents and nothing makes me smile more than seeing Ryan chewing on the ottoman that is older than my mother!  Of course, nothing makes me sadder than the fact that they aren't here to see their great-grandchild. 
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11-28-2004, 08:10 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Southern Indiana
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Re: I can\'t stop crying
Beth,
I'm terribly sorry to hear of your loss, because that is what it is! <<<HUGS>>>
Yvonne
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11-28-2004, 08:16 PM
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Living Seas wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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11-28-2004, 08:47 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Tulsa, OK
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Re: I can\'t stop crying
Beth here's a hug I remember well cleaning out my Mom and Dad house when they died a week apart...it was heart breaking...I also remember last year cleaning out my husbands clothes. It hurts so bad (I'm crying all over again just remembering it). We're here when you need to talk and I promise we'll listen. Cry all you want sometimes it's all that helps. |
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11-28-2004, 09:03 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Kissimmee, FL
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Re: I can\'t stop crying
Beth I am so sorry. My grandparents had to sell the house that my grandfather' father build a few years ago. My family had a huge gararge sale and sold off most of my grand parents possions. I am so glad I wasn't (I live in Michigan my family lives in VT and NH) there for that because I knew I would have been balling!
You are a very caring person to be there for your folks!! Just hold on tight to your memories you will never lose those!
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11-28-2004, 09:38 PM
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The Original BagMan
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Location: Shalimar, FL
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11-28-2004, 09:39 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
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Re: I can\'t stop crying
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11-28-2004, 09:50 PM
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Wannabe Snowbird
Join Date: May 2002
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11-28-2004, 10:22 PM
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Dopey's biggest fan!
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11-28-2004, 10:39 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Southern Illinois
Posts: 342
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Re: I can\'t stop crying
My mother passed away in 2000, my dad continues to live in the house but he does not enter my moms bedroom. But today we went christmas shopping and when we got back. He said let's put all of this on your moms bed. I almost couldn't open the door. When the door was opened it was like i stepped back in time. Nothing had changed. My dad hasn't moved anything!! I just keep telling my self baby steps! and I think my dad and i did that today!!
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