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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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04-17-2005, 08:52 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: LITH, Illinois
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 3,205
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autographs
My oldest has asked if she can have the princesses sign her t-shirt. I told her she wouldn't be able to wear it when they sign it. Am I right and what would you use to have them sign it with?
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04-17-2005, 09:06 PM
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Dopey's biggest fan!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: China Spring, TX
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 26,975
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Re: autographs
I believe that you are correct in that she can't be wearing it when they sign it. I have only ever seen people carrying the shirt to be signed.
I would use a retractable Sharpie pen for the shirt. Don't use anything "washable" though!  A Sharpie would work great! I think there is a Sharpie for clothing or something too . . . a "laundry" marker or something like that. |
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04-17-2005, 09:22 PM
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Batman's Gal/Mickey's Pal
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Owensboro, KY USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 95,254
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Re: autographs
Sharpies are good, but even they fade over time with multiple washes. I had to explain this to my DD when it became harder and harder to read the autograph!
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04-17-2005, 09:55 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: North Dakota
Posts: 358
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Re: autographs
I would have to agree that she couldn't wear the shirt that she wanted signed but if she does get it signed when carrying it, I would say you should use a Sharpie marker (not washable), and that would be a great thing to use. Good Luck!!
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04-18-2005, 08:02 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Mooresville, NC
Posts: 1,985
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Re: autographs
Make sure to carry something firm to put between the front & back of the shirt for a hard surface to write on & so it doens't bleed thru to the back!
Elise
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04-18-2005, 02:07 PM
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Eileeeeeeen!™
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 28,861
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Re: autographs
I carry the shirt I want signed in a disney shopping bag. I pull the shirt out and put the bag inside (to keep it from bleeding to the back.)
Instead of a Sharpie, try to find a "Rub-A-Dub" marker. (Looks alot like a Sharpie but lasts alot longer in the laundry.)
We have several shirts signed at Character Meals -- makes it really easy for the characters because they have the table to write on.
Eileen
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04-18-2005, 10:26 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: LITH, Illinois
Concierge Level: 1
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Re: autographs
[ QUOTE ]
I carry the shirt I want signed in a disney shopping bag. I pull the shirt out and put the bag inside (to keep it from bleeding to the back.)
Instead of a Sharpie, try to find a "Rub-A-Dub" marker. (Looks alot like a Sharpie but lasts alot longer in the laundry.)
Eileen
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What a wonderful idea to use the bag. I was trying to think of what to use so that it wouldn't go through.
Thanks everyone!
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04-22-2005, 08:06 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: St. Marys, PA (Too far from tigger!)
Posts: 982
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Re: autographs
Maybe instead of a shirt, why not have them sign a hat with the Princesses on it. You could still wear it and you probably wouldn't wash it as often either. Just an idea!
Lori
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05-01-2005, 05:55 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 9,547
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Re: autographs
Just get a sharpie like you would have the characters sign an autograph book with. Yep, you can't wear it but they'll sign a t-shirt!
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