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Virtual Magic Kingdom Beta Launches

Posted by Zonk on from the small-world-after-all dept.

Via the Wonderland Blog, the news that Disney's Virtual Magic Kindgom has launched in a Beta state. The virtual space allows you to game some of the popular Magic Kindom rides, such as Pirates and Jungle Cruise. From the launch site: "For a limited time you can be one of the first Guests to live inside Disney's new online multi-Player game. Create your own adventures, control your Character and interact with Players from around the globe! Share thrilling competitions, exciting adventures and endless interactive Disney magic on the Internet. Help us make this online world a better place to play!"

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  1. If it has... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...a first-person shooter set in the "It's a Small World" ride, then count me in!

    Most. Annoying. Ride. Ever.

    1. Re:If it has... by macrom · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Maybe, but to a 3-year-old, it's the most wonderous thing ever seen. Which I suppose is the point of the ride to begin with, to instill that sense of wonderment in little children.

    2. Re:If it has... by vitamine73 · · Score: 2, Funny

      I Totally agree... however, considering the number of times I litterally dragged my parents in there when they brought me to Disneyland as a (very young) kid, I should be more 'patient' with that ride.

      ha, hell, no, I'd just love a FPS in there now that I have that damm song stuck in my head. Aaaarrrggghhh !

    3. Re:If it has... by ConceptJunkie · · Score: 2, Interesting

      My sister and I did the same thing but with the Eastern Airlines "If You Had Wings" ride at Disneyworld. Why? Two reasons... first it actually was pretty cool, and second, you didn't need a ticket to ride it.

      This was back in the days of A, B, C, D, and E tickets.

      That song still goes through my head 30 years later.

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    4. Re:If it has... by LWATCDR · · Score: 1

      If you had wings had wing had wings......
      Yea not only was it free and pretty cool but it almost never had a line.
      It is now the Buzz Lightyear ride.

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    5. Re:If it has... by Winni-de-pu · · Score: 1

      it is sooo cool, i think the full (not the beta) are a evolution :)

      i like a new game like this hockey manager

      http://eishockeymanager.blogg.de/

  2. Think of the in game economy! by faloi · · Score: 1

    Next thing you know, Disney bucks will be worth more than real money! Err...wait a minute...

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    1. Re:Think of the in game economy! by DLWormwood · · Score: 1

      No, I think it's going to use "whuffie" for the in-game currency. Of course, earning it via your reputation in an ad-hoc-cracy sounds like the same old "level grind" to me...

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  3. Special rides! by subl33t · · Score: 5, Funny

    I, for one, am looking forward to the new Lindsay Lohan ride...

    1. Re:Special rides! by AdamWeeden · · Score: 1

      Unfortunately you won't be "tall" enough to ride it.
      ;)

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  4. I wonder how many moderators they use. by Ailure · · Score: 5, Interesting

    You know, considering it's for kids and all. I wonder how they would protect kids from pedophiles. On the other hand, it's nice that's it's only open when they can moderate it. People living in dodgy timezones will have a problem with that thought... I had bad past experince with events happening in midnight. :P

    Have there been any online "virtual reality" chat for kids before? >_>

    But it being spelled kindom, so it's must be a really nice chat. ;)

    1. Re:I wonder how many moderators they use. by Gothic_Walrus · · Score: 2, Informative

      Taken directly from the linked blog post...

      It's got opening times. Much like the real park, then. I'll be signing up as soon as it opens in GMT..

      I'm guessing that that would help to prevent the vast majority of those "after midnight" incidents from ever happening.

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  5. same problems by BlairAtRice · · Score: 4, Funny

    Virtual lines for the bathrooms are still long. But, I will make a fortune farming...uh...mouse ears...to sell on ebay.

    1. Re:same problems by Soybean47 · · Score: 1
      But, I will make a fortune farming...uh...mouse ears...to sell on ebay.

      Good lord! You must be talking about the mouse-ear hats. Right? Because for a second there, I was pretty sure you were planning on repeatedly killing Mickey and ripping his ears off. It just wasn't fitting with my impression of how this game was going to work. ;)
  6. The ultimate prize! by EnronHaliburton2004 · · Score: 1

    Winners who advance to 30th level can receive the ultimate prize!

    Their character will be cryogenicly frozen and stored alongside Walt's corpse underneith the Pirates of the Caribbean.

    And I think we just slashdotted Disney.com ...

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  7. "Giggle" is a vulgar word... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I tried to put "Giggle" in my signature, but got an error that "Giggle" was not on the list of approved words....

    1. Re:"Giggle" is a vulgar word... by EnronHaliburton2004 · · Score: 1

      Yeah, I noticed too. Same thing happens with "alot". It ain't a true word, but it is a common word.

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    2. Re:"Giggle" is a vulgar word... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Why were you trying to use 'Giggle' in your signature, pedophile?

    3. Re:"Giggle" is a vulgar word... by patio11 · · Score: 2, Funny
      Oh, crimety. I understand why they're doing it and all, but Toontown (chat via pre-screened phrases available on a drop-down categorized menu, similar to how FFXI handled translation) was a much better implementation. You don't need to use any naughty words to say naughty things -- in fact, you can say naughty things using almost any non-trivial restricted vocabulary.


      In CS:


      We were doing some direct hardware to hardware interfacing, real Plug & Play, when suddenly she switched from client to server mode and the resulting spike in my CPU graph caused me to dump core.


      I guarantee you sick bastards are going to be able to get Goofy with your Mickey no matter how restrictive they make the whitelist.

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  8. Wow, Disney must be busy... by 88NoSoup4U88 · · Score: 1
    Disney must have been very busy, releasing three games and all.

    I mightplay Magic Kingdom, Magic Kindom, and, If I have enough time left, I might try that other game, Magic Kindgom.

  9. Good luck by funny-jack · · Score: 1

    Good luck having a conversation with anyone. Conversations are limited to white-listed words.

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    1. Re:Good luck by Fjornir · · Score: 1

      *shrug* Soon enough there'll be a universal translator mod just like WoW had.

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  10. I'll be renovating the Haunted Mansion by Alzheimers · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'll be over there renovating the Haunted Mansion. If you appreciate my efforts, feel free to contribute some Wuffie, cause I'm kind of Down and Out right now.

    1. Re:I'll be renovating the Haunted Mansion by CoffeeJedi · · Score: 1

      i'd rather have you killed and move my team in to take over while your new body is being cloned

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  11. Arr! by Echnin · · Score: 1

    The Pirates of the Caribbean game is fun... Of course, nowhere as entertaining as Pirates!, what with the unresponsive controls and all... Too bad they censored "Arr", "arrr", "arrr", "arg", "arrg" and all other pirate words I could think of. Really dumbed down chat! Stops abuse, though, I guess, which is a good thing...

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    1. Re:Arr! by Fjornir · · Score: 1

      But you can say "booty"

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      I want a new world. I think this one is broken.
  12. Been On It Already... by BRock97 · · Score: 1

    ...and just when it's getting good, her dad ran into the room, punched me in the face, asked her for some money, and then ducked out. It's just like the tabloids say.

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    The price of freedom is eternal vigilance, or $12.50 as seen on eBay.....
  13. Try Curiouser by XXIstCenturyBoy · · Score: 2, Funny

    I tried to call a Alice in Wonderland room "the Curiouser room" and curiouser was redlisted (blacklisted?) You'd think they would include that in their dictionnary... its straight from Alice.

  14. Re:You have got to be kidding me. by Lucractius · · Score: 2, Interesting

    a younger sibling of mine played the Konami (theyre IP (as in Intelectual property not Internet protocol :P ) anyway) Yugioh Online game think... kinda like an online MMORPG trading card game lol

    Among the censor list was "good"

    made for very interesting mistakes im sure

    "good game" becomes "**** Game"

    gee i wonder how much more offensive that seems hrm?

    online censoring in mulitplayer games seems to be a fad for even vaugely kiddy like stuff.

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  15. A little too meta for me by MilenCent · · Score: 3, Insightful

    So, instead of pretending to be a pirate or a jungle explorer, we get to pretend to be a theme park guest pretending to be a pirate or a jungle explorer?

    At least it's not a Universal Studios MMORPG....

  16. Re:hey the forgot this about the disney experience by Soybean47 · · Score: 2, Funny
    3. the faulty odors at the lines.
    I've never been to Disney World, but... what does this mean? Do they have some sort of odor generators at the lines that often don't work properly? What's a "faulty odor?"
  17. Re:hey the forgot this about the disney experience by CoffeeJedi · · Score: 1

    1. being harrased by low paid employees

    huh? i've never had a problem with Cast Members harrassing me. As a general rule, Disney CM's are the most courteous, friendly and helpfull customer-service workers anywhere. One thing Disney parks have never done, is the "hard sell" for things like souvenier photos, or annoying boardwalk-style games. They're there, but never pushed on you. The same can't be said for Universal or Six Flags however.....

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  18. VMK fan site, by MrLunatix · · Score: 1

    If any of you are actually interested in VMK, there is a site www.vmkforums.com for Hidden Mickey spots, glitches and alot more!!

  19. 103% by CrazyClimber · · Score: 1

    If you look at the dictionary loading screen, it completes at "103%". With that much dictionary, how come there don't seem to be any words I can use?

  20. Virtual Magic Kingdom Fan Site by NickFritz · · Score: 1

    You can visit a fan site for this game at http://www.vmkfansite.net/