Virtual Magic Kingdom
Virtual Magic Kingdom is a multi-player online Disney game launching in June 2005.
You can
Create and customize your own online character
Journey through public spaces to play games
Battle pirates in the Pirates of the Caribbean
Explore Adventureland on a Junge Cruise Photo safari
Compete to create the best nighttime fireworks
Meet new friends and build your own community (live chat with others)
Design your own private guest rooms
Earn special online powers. (the more you play the better the rewards)
Players are encouraged to visit the real theme parks to get both real and virtual rewards.
Virtual Magic Kingdom will launch with Main Street, U.S.A. and Adventureland and Fantasyland in June of 2005. In late 2005 or early 2006 Frontierland and Tomorrowland will be launched.
Players can earn online rewards for completing certain milestones.
Rewards will be redeemable online for virtual items (logo apparel, furnishing for spaces, etc.)
Some rewards will be redeemable at the parks in the form of merchandise, access to attractions, special privileges, etc.
The game will be designed to easily add new lands, public spaces and activities to stay fresh and exciting.
If you buy a hat, shirt, pin, candy or magic in certain locations you will also recieve a similar item for your online avator. You will receive a VMK card that has a code. You then enter the code and your avator will recieve a hat, shirt, pin, candy or magic, whatever you purchase.
Following is the list of the participating stores and the category of merchandise as it relates to VMK:
Main Street Mad Hatter - hats
Fantasyland Mad Hatter - hats
Briar Patch - hats
Hatmosphere - hats
Star Trader - shirts
Little Green Men Store Command - pins
Candy Palace & Pooh Corner - candy
Main Street Magic Shop - magic
Apparently there is also an in-park quest with questions.
In Tomorrowland outside the innoventions building there will be Virtual Magic Kingdom Central. This will be an information center for VMK where you can pick up quest cards, turn in completed cards and obtain rewards, ask questions and play. There will be comuputers to access VMK inside innoventions.
Here's the website, though its not up and running yet.
www.virtualmagickingdom.com
We're looking forward to this, it looks like a lot of fun.