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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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11-24-2005, 04:54 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Southampton, U.K.
Posts: 8,125
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Sorry they are a little early everyone.
Hi everyone [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zwavin.gif[/img]
I noticed from Melissa's post (mestitch) that my PP Christmas cards have started to arrive. Sorry that they are a little early but I posted them in MK on our last day (18th)
It was a lot less to post them in the U.S. than from the U.K. infact it was around $50 less [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]. I really enjoyed receiving soo many cards from you all last year & this was the only way I could take part this year. I hope nobody minds.
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I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]
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11-24-2005, 07:44 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,478
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Re: Sorry they are a little early everyone.
Please don't apologize, Lisa. I think everyone was pleasantly surprised to receive their very first Christmas card of the season so early. You hold the record to beat, as earliest card sender. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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11-24-2005, 08:15 AM
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Wannabe Snowbird
Join Date: May 2002
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 34,137
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Re: Sorry they are a little early everyone.
Boy, I hear ya on the postage thing, Lisa! I would've done the exact same thing. In fact, I am! I'm mailing mine from WDW too. I won't save quite as much as you did, but it's still around $40 that I'll get to keep in my pocket as opposed to Canada Post! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img]
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11-24-2005, 09:15 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 614
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Re: Sorry they are a little early everyone.
Thank you!! It was so great to recieve my first PP Christmas card. I was soooooooo excited since this is my first year doing cards but I can tell you it certainly won't be the last. It like receiving cards from your family & best friends only it's a huge family of PP friends. So awesome!! Don't you just love this PP Disney family we are all in.
Catherine
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11-24-2005, 09:44 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NC
Posts: 12,270
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Re: Sorry they are a little early everyone.
Don't apologize!! I was so excited when I got mail yesterday!! I figured you mailed them from down there to save some postage moolah!! And, you made me realize I need to get on the ball with my cards!!
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11-24-2005, 09:48 AM
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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: Sorry they are a little early everyone.
Don't apologize, Lisa!!! I haven't received mine yet (and I am in-state [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]) but I am REALLY looking forward to receiving my first card this year!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img]
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11-24-2005, 09:52 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 27,691
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Re: Sorry they are a little early everyone.
It's NEVER too early, Lisa!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smileysanta.gif[/img]
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11-24-2005, 09:56 AM
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Living Seas wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 31,940
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Re: Sorry they are a little early everyone.
I completely understand about mailing them here to save money -- and we know that is one of the hallmarks of a good passporter -- save the $$ for another trip to WDW!!! I loved getting my card yesterday!!!
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11-24-2005, 10:15 AM
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PassPorter and WDW Addict
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Texas
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 12,489
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Re: Sorry they are a little early everyone.
Don't apologize! It was a wonderful treat when I got to the mailbox! I was so excited and so was DD!
Now I am so excited about checking the mail!
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11-24-2005, 10:17 AM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Posts: 4,751
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Re: Sorry they are a little early everyone.
I didn't get mine yet either but I can't wait! It's going to be almost as good as checking for the responses for my Wedding, I don't think I have been as excited to get the mail since then!! Passporters are awesome!!!
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11-24-2005, 11:22 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 27,691
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Re: Sorry they are a little early everyone.
I have to say that my boys will be chasing each other to the mailbox for the next month. They have loved this the last 2 years and know it's coming again [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smileysanta.gif[/img]
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11-24-2005, 12:03 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Tulsa, OK
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 21,627
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Re: Sorry they are a little early everyone.
I'm glad you did...the first card is always very special.
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11-24-2005, 12:32 PM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 34,171
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Re: Sorry they are a little early everyone.
Not at all Lisa! This is the start of the Christmas season! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smileysanta.gif[/img]
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11-24-2005, 12:41 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Orlando, Florida
Posts: 1,144
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Re: Sorry they are a little early everyone.
Don't apologize, I was so excited! You are my first Christmas card, you've started the season! Thank you. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img]
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11-24-2005, 02:34 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Northern NV
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 12,516
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Re: Sorry they are a little early everyone.
Thank you for the cute Piglet card! It was perfect.
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