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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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08-20-2005, 10:51 AM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Peoria IL
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 6,423
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Re: I\'ve Finally Finished. Take a look.
OMG!!!!! I just came in for a short break while cleaning house and looked at MGM/MK. They are outstanding!!! Ribbons and bottle caps and stick pins and brads and dymo tape..... all those wonderful things I love! I love them all but Fantasmic and Philharmagic are my favorites!
I will have to come back later and look at the others (or the house will never be cleaned). I'm afraid if I keep looking at your pages I will want to do nothing but scrap!
Very inspiring. I can see why it took you so long to get them done. The work you put in each page shows.
Pat yourself on the back girl, you did good. Very good!
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08-20-2005, 10:53 AM
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Wannabe Snowbird
Join Date: May 2002
Concierge Level: 7
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Re: I\'ve Finally Finished. Take a look.
AWESOME!!!! Congratulations on getting that huge project finished! I sure hope mine looks as good when I finally get mine done.
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08-20-2005, 11:02 AM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Michigan
Posts: 4,685
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Re: I\'ve Finally Finished. Take a look.
Great pages. Can't wait until I can start mine. We don't go until December.
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08-20-2005, 11:53 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Arlington, TX
Posts: 642
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Re: I\'ve Finally Finished. Take a look.
I haven't looked yet, but I can't wait to see them. I am about to start on our trip pics from 2003. I will look to you for scraplifting purposes. Thanks and congrats on completing your magical experience!
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08-20-2005, 12:08 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: CA
Posts: 294
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Re: I\'ve Finally Finished. Take a look.
Wow-those are awesome!!!
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08-20-2005, 02:10 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Frakes, KY
Posts: 470
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Re: I\'ve Finally Finished. Take a look.
Wow- those are awesome! I did a scrapbook from 2003 and it took several months. I thought about scanning the pages and adding them like you did but they won't compare. Good job!
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08-20-2005, 02:16 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: I\'ve Finally Finished. Take a look.
Those were GREAT Mary Ann!!!  |
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08-20-2005, 03:00 PM
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Community Rank: Navigator
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Peoria IL
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 6,423
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Re: I\'ve Finally Finished. Take a look.
Well, I got back to check out the other two and I am blown away! So many wonderful, original pages! I love the Halloween pages and all the Epcot ones too. Heck, I love them all. I saw your Artist Point page before, but it still knocks my socks off.
You have created three albums that are works of art and something I am sure you and your family will cherish forever.
But, I am going to blame you for my house not getting cleaned. After looking at your albums all I want to do is scrap! 
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08-20-2005, 05:36 PM
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Community Rank: Scout
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Chicago
Posts: 4,812
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Re: I\'ve Finally Finished. Take a look.
A whole album on EPCOT!!!!  And they were laughing at me because I had a whole album PER TRIP!!!!!
You did a really great job. Since you are finished, I will send you all of my pictures so you have something to do.
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08-20-2005, 06:27 PM
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But why is the rum gone?
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Needville, Texas
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 12,286
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Re: I\'ve Finally Finished. Take a look.
They look great Mary Ann!!
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08-20-2005, 07:40 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854
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Re: I\'ve Finally Finished. Take a look.
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08-20-2005, 10:36 PM
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Mrs. Jack Sparrow
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Aboard the Black Pearl
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 21,228
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Re: I\'ve Finally Finished. Take a look.
 <font color="blue">You did an awsome job. Love the use of 3 albums insead of craming it into 1. </font>
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08-20-2005, 10:37 PM
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Community Rank: Scout
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Long Island, NY
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 4,168
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Re: I\'ve Finally Finished. Take a look.
Great job!! Now I need to get moving on my albums.
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08-21-2005, 01:21 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Carolina
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 5,666
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Re: I\'ve Finally Finished. Take a look.
You really did a great job!!! I loved the tea cups page!
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