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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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03-20-2005, 05:16 PM
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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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Marital pixie dust request, please
It's been a long winter, to say the least. DH was off work for 17 weeks  and it did a number on our finances (like, *wrecked* them, such as they were). He also disrupts our days, wanting a sit-down lunch, hovering when DDs are doing lessons, distracting them, calling me away from my stuff to ask questions, etc. I am sad to say that I have really lost a lot of respect for him.
I am *VERY* angry that he didn't even *try* to find some kind of work. I told him that an important part of a relationship where the wife is a homemaker is that she can *trust* that she and her chldren will be provided for. I told him that I can't trust that anymore which makes me emotionally uneasy and, quite frankly, cranky.
He's been on his computer a *LOT* since he finished the remodels and I went in to ask him where our blank CDs are to back up my computer so I can repair it. He gave me the 3rd degree and just treated me like a teenager asking for the car keys  "What if *I* need them for something?" AS IF!!! I can't imagine anything that he would need CDs for this second. 
Then, he stepped on the scale and he's gained 20 lbs and has been whining about being "fat" (which, having had a weight problem my *whole* life, I don't want to hear about it!). Let's see, you still ate enough for 3 people (he eats a large pizza or 3 burgers by himself), griped if the food was "frugal" (which meant no grocery savings during our time of no income) and didn't do much physical labor for the last 1/3 of the *year*, what do you expect?????
I rarely say anything, my 1st marriage was a fighting, screaming, turned to beating situation and I don't want the upset and stress that arguing causes anymore. I'm just walking around with a storm cloud over me all the time. He has no idea or plan of what he is going to do when his dad dies/quits b/c he can't work alone, but he refuses to do anything about it. I've upped his life insurance and am getting ready to change his disability policy (it's time for an update) and he's freaking out that I "know something" or I wouldn't be making these changes. I told him that I just need to at least *feel* like we will be taken care of in case something out of our control happens, hinting of course, that it would be nice if I felt that way if something *IN* his control happened.
I know I need to change the way I feel, but I've just lost a lot of trust in and respect for him the last few months. For the first time, I'm planning a serious family vacation without him and I just don't like where this is headed emotionally for me.
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03-20-2005, 05:35 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
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Re: Marital pixie dust request, please
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03-20-2005, 05:36 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: NC
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Re: Marital pixie dust request, please
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03-20-2005, 06:50 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Newtown Square, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 23,859
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Re: Marital pixie dust request, please
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03-20-2005, 06:59 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Illinois
Posts: 405
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Re: Marital pixie dust request, please
Marriage is so complex...
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03-20-2005, 07:37 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Hawai\'i
Posts: 2,862
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Re: Marital pixie dust request, please
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03-20-2005, 07:48 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Manchester NH
Concierge Level: 4
Posts: 12,514
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Re: Marital pixie dust request, please
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03-20-2005, 08:22 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
Posts: 42,304
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Re: Marital pixie dust request, please
Tons of for you Dawn. All marriages have their ups and downs, I think you deserve some ups!!! |
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03-20-2005, 08:54 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: May 2004
Location: northern california
Posts: 9,588
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Re: Marital pixie dust request, please
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03-20-2005, 08:59 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Posts: 4,751
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Re: Marital pixie dust request, please
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03-20-2005, 09:45 PM
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The Original BagMan
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Shalimar, FL
Concierge Level: 6
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Re: Marital pixie dust request, please
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03-20-2005, 10:01 PM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Guilford, CT
Concierge Level: 2
Posts: 6,938
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Re: Marital pixie dust request, please
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03-20-2005, 10:03 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Illinois
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 9,564
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Re: Marital pixie dust request, please
Dawn, and for you and your family. -- Barb |
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03-20-2005, 10:35 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
Posts: 10,721
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Re: Marital pixie dust request, please
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03-20-2005, 10:50 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: 2 hour plane ride from the Magic
Posts: 2,761
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Re: Marital pixie dust request, please
We are here for you! Hopefully everything will get better very soon. |
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