SeaSpray
Disney World fan since 1976
- Joined
- Jan 11, 2001
While waiting for dinner to cook this evening, I signed onto VMK and played a few games of Pirates with various people. Then I got tired of playing, so I looked in the "Popular Rooms" list to see if any staff games were open. There weren't. So I scrolled through the list and at the very bottom was a room title that caught my eye; "Disney Cruise Line". I clicked on it and decided to join the room.
I got there and saw a few people in the room. The room was very sparsely furnished, but the owner did her best with the few furnishings she had. There was a boy behind a water machine and some crates, dressed as Goofy. He was apparently the cruise CM working the snack bar.
Then there was a girl dressed in all red with a red Minnie Mouse shirt, she was playing the part of, of course, Minnie Mouse. The owner was dressed in a pink princess gown; she was Cinderella. And I had arrived just in time to see Cinderella sing "When you Wish Upon a Star". Goofy and Minnie Mouse took their roles very seriously! They asked everyone to please be quiet while Cinderella sang her song. I turned and faced the stage (this room was a River boat room). Cinderella did a wonderful job singing her song, then unfortunately she left in a flash due to being disconnected.
While we waited for her to return, Goofy and Minnie Mouse again welcomed me to the Disney Cruise Line. They were very polite and friendly, and again, it was obvious how seriously they took their roles!
I chatted with them for a little while and they seemed almost honored that I, a community leader, had chosen to stop into their room. In fact, at one point, another kid came into the room and made a negative comment about it. While I was typing out "Please be nice, these people are doing very well with their cruise line room here", the person playing Goofy said "This is a good room! See? Even a community leader is in here!" That's when it hit me. There really are some people, kids or however old these were, that do respect and look up to those of us who are community leaders on vmk. I decided to hit "accept" to the friend requests that Goofy, Minnie Mouse, and Cinderella had sent. This was a nice group of kids who didn't beg me for anything, or ask me for anything. They were thrilled just to have a community leader in their room!
Before I had to sign off for dinner, I invited Cinderella, Goofy, and Minnie Mouse over to see my Cruise Ship guest room. I had been talking with them about it and one of them had sent me a message, asking to see it. When they got to my room, they were shocked and amazed to see the pirate cannon room. They had never seen that room before. They asked how I got it, and they were surprised and impressed with the things in the room. Again, they NEVER asked for anything, asked to trade, etc. They rode the river that runs through my cruise cabin room, and came back and rode it again. lol
Anyway, it was such an unexpectedly pleasant time on VMK this evening; to find a group of kids doing their best with what they had, and using their imaginations to create things in a room. Oh and another thing; I guess it's naive of me, and many others, to assume that all kids on VMK who don't have much, are simply too lazy to play the games. Some of these kids asked me when I'd be on again. I told them I'd be on later tonight. Some of them told me they are only allowed on their computers once a week, or only for an hour a day.
I'll tell you, this little encounter of mine tonight with these kids really opened up my eyes, made me remember why I applied to be a community leader in the first place, and made me glad to be a community leader. You can bet that I'll be stopping in on my new friends again
I got there and saw a few people in the room. The room was very sparsely furnished, but the owner did her best with the few furnishings she had. There was a boy behind a water machine and some crates, dressed as Goofy. He was apparently the cruise CM working the snack bar.
Then there was a girl dressed in all red with a red Minnie Mouse shirt, she was playing the part of, of course, Minnie Mouse. The owner was dressed in a pink princess gown; she was Cinderella. And I had arrived just in time to see Cinderella sing "When you Wish Upon a Star". Goofy and Minnie Mouse took their roles very seriously! They asked everyone to please be quiet while Cinderella sang her song. I turned and faced the stage (this room was a River boat room). Cinderella did a wonderful job singing her song, then unfortunately she left in a flash due to being disconnected. While we waited for her to return, Goofy and Minnie Mouse again welcomed me to the Disney Cruise Line. They were very polite and friendly, and again, it was obvious how seriously they took their roles!
I chatted with them for a little while and they seemed almost honored that I, a community leader, had chosen to stop into their room. In fact, at one point, another kid came into the room and made a negative comment about it. While I was typing out "Please be nice, these people are doing very well with their cruise line room here", the person playing Goofy said "This is a good room! See? Even a community leader is in here!" That's when it hit me. There really are some people, kids or however old these were, that do respect and look up to those of us who are community leaders on vmk. I decided to hit "accept" to the friend requests that Goofy, Minnie Mouse, and Cinderella had sent. This was a nice group of kids who didn't beg me for anything, or ask me for anything. They were thrilled just to have a community leader in their room!
Before I had to sign off for dinner, I invited Cinderella, Goofy, and Minnie Mouse over to see my Cruise Ship guest room. I had been talking with them about it and one of them had sent me a message, asking to see it. When they got to my room, they were shocked and amazed to see the pirate cannon room. They had never seen that room before. They asked how I got it, and they were surprised and impressed with the things in the room. Again, they NEVER asked for anything, asked to trade, etc. They rode the river that runs through my cruise cabin room, and came back and rode it again. lol
Anyway, it was such an unexpectedly pleasant time on VMK this evening; to find a group of kids doing their best with what they had, and using their imaginations to create things in a room. Oh and another thing; I guess it's naive of me, and many others, to assume that all kids on VMK who don't have much, are simply too lazy to play the games. Some of these kids asked me when I'd be on again. I told them I'd be on later tonight. Some of them told me they are only allowed on their computers once a week, or only for an hour a day.
I'll tell you, this little encounter of mine tonight with these kids really opened up my eyes, made me remember why I applied to be a community leader in the first place, and made me glad to be a community leader. You can bet that I'll be stopping in on my new friends again
Thanks for reminding us that we should not let a few bad apples spoil the whole bunch. There are some terrific people out there. 
Wishes to all of them.
