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Turnstiles, Pins, Mountain Building & Pirates! Yavn spills the beans on it all - so put on those reading glasses and dig in!
Yavn Speaks 11/13
Turnstiles, Tracks, Pins and More! Oh My!
Turnstiles: The Sequel
Where to start? Well first, I've gotten lots of comments (good, bad and confused) about the new Turnstiles. Part of this is my fault for not giving you more details of exactly how they work. So to make things easier I've made this handy Turnstile FAQ to help ease the confusion:
***Turnstile FAQ***
The Epcot Turnstile
Why Turnstiles, Why???
Why use Turnstiles? When we first launched the Quest kiosks many players complained that the cost of prizes outweighed the benefit of making Quests agreed, having good prizes is tough and costly. There was also the issue of the same player finishing the Quest multiple times using different characters. So we thought why not let players charge for their Quests? After all, wouldn't you want to be rewarded for creating cool games and rides?
How Do They Work?
Room owners set the cost of the Turnstile. There are 4 possible settings (Free, 5 Credits, 50 Credits and 100 Credits) we're still testing if this is the right price range. Once the Turnstile is set up in the room, players can get in line and will see a menu showing the price to enter. You have 15 seconds to decide if you want to pay or not, if you don't answer in that time you'll be removed from the line and not charged. Remember before you play, you will be able to enter the room and see prior to paying what you are paying for. In the case of a Quest kiosk you can click on the kiosk and see what the prizes are before entering the Turnstile.
Do I Have To Pay?
No. You have a choice. You can either pay the entry fee or exit the Turnstile.
What Happens If I Get Booted?
You can re-enter the a room without paying for 2 hours from the time you paid. And rest assured, we'll be watching for players that charge you entry and then boot you.
Won't All Rooms Charge?
No. We believe once players understand what is worthy of a fee, you'll see the majority of rooms are still free. Do you know a player who is a great Quest maker, or a great ride builder? These are the players that should be rewarded for their hard work! At the end of the day it's you the players who will determine what is worth charging for (and how much you'll pay for it).
When Can I Buy One?
There are a few things still to work out with this new system, so we'll be testing Turnstiles over the next few months. We may sell or reward a handful of them, but they won't be on sale until we're happy that they work correctly and we can support them.
***END FAQ***
Pirates + Pins + Disney + VMK = Awesome!
You're a Pin Collector? And you play VMK too? Well have I got a surprise for you! Allow me to present the new VMK Pin Card Collection! These awesome pins will be arriving at Walt Disney World on 11/14 and at the Disneyland Resort on 12/12. Each box set contains two (2) randomly inserted Collector Pins and two VMK trading cards which include a secret code redeemable for special virtual prizes. There are a total of 10 Pins and Cards in the set and the cards and pins in the first series are based on Pirates Of The Caribbean. You may recognize a few of them as previously released Park Quest only items but there's some pretty cool new stuff in there as well.
The pins combine VMK, Pirates Of The Caribbean and some of your favorite Disney pals.
Check out the Disney Pin Trading site for a sneak peak at the series!
Space Mountain Ride Event
Preparing For Liftoff!
Announcing the 'Build Your Own Space Mountain' Competition!
Now that you've had a chance to play with the new Space Mountain tracks are you ready to show us what you can do with them? Take your friends for a ride! Imagineer your version of Space Mountain using the track pieces provided in VMK. Have fun, be creative! Build it and they will come - you may even win!
The Rules:
It's an individual room competition, meaning one entry per player.
Your ride may not exceed 3 rooms in length. This means you can either have 1, 2 or 3 rooms total in your ride.
The start room for your ride MUST BE NAMED "Space Race "
10 winners and 1 Grand Prize winner from each category will be selected.
Registration will open Monday, November 20th and run through Sunday, November 26th. Only players that enter and follow the rules exactly as instructed will be judged. Watch future Newsletters for more info on how to enter.
Winners will be determined by the following:
Rooms will be judged by the following guidelines: Best use of color, best theme, most creative and best overall ride experience. You are not required to keep your ride open to during judging, but we hope you will keep it open during the event weekend so other players can enjoy what you have created. Prizes will be announced after registration has been closed. Judging will take place between Friday December 1st and Sunday December 3rd.
Watch Disney DVD's - Get Rewarded
Check Disneymovierewards.com and see how you can win this awesome VMK Home Theater. The good news is that the cost for the item package has dropped from 750 Points to 500 points!
The VMK Home Theater is ONLY available through Disney's movie rewards program.
Well, I hope this column helped shed some light on our upcoming events... as well as those Turnstiles. ;-) Now I've got to get back to work, let's see, have to make sure everything is ready for Thanksgiving. We won't be having turkey but we've got something better. You'll have to wait until next week for a sneak peek at that.
Enjoy the game,
Yavn
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-- Image provided by smalld
Yavn Speaks 11/13
Turnstiles, Tracks, Pins and More! Oh My!
Turnstiles: The Sequel
Where to start? Well first, I've gotten lots of comments (good, bad and confused) about the new Turnstiles. Part of this is my fault for not giving you more details of exactly how they work. So to make things easier I've made this handy Turnstile FAQ to help ease the confusion:
***Turnstile FAQ***
The Epcot Turnstile
Why Turnstiles, Why???
Why use Turnstiles? When we first launched the Quest kiosks many players complained that the cost of prizes outweighed the benefit of making Quests agreed, having good prizes is tough and costly. There was also the issue of the same player finishing the Quest multiple times using different characters. So we thought why not let players charge for their Quests? After all, wouldn't you want to be rewarded for creating cool games and rides?
How Do They Work?
Room owners set the cost of the Turnstile. There are 4 possible settings (Free, 5 Credits, 50 Credits and 100 Credits) we're still testing if this is the right price range. Once the Turnstile is set up in the room, players can get in line and will see a menu showing the price to enter. You have 15 seconds to decide if you want to pay or not, if you don't answer in that time you'll be removed from the line and not charged. Remember before you play, you will be able to enter the room and see prior to paying what you are paying for. In the case of a Quest kiosk you can click on the kiosk and see what the prizes are before entering the Turnstile.
Do I Have To Pay?
No. You have a choice. You can either pay the entry fee or exit the Turnstile.
What Happens If I Get Booted?
You can re-enter the a room without paying for 2 hours from the time you paid. And rest assured, we'll be watching for players that charge you entry and then boot you.
Won't All Rooms Charge?
No. We believe once players understand what is worthy of a fee, you'll see the majority of rooms are still free. Do you know a player who is a great Quest maker, or a great ride builder? These are the players that should be rewarded for their hard work! At the end of the day it's you the players who will determine what is worth charging for (and how much you'll pay for it).
When Can I Buy One?
There are a few things still to work out with this new system, so we'll be testing Turnstiles over the next few months. We may sell or reward a handful of them, but they won't be on sale until we're happy that they work correctly and we can support them.
***END FAQ***
Pirates + Pins + Disney + VMK = Awesome!
You're a Pin Collector? And you play VMK too? Well have I got a surprise for you! Allow me to present the new VMK Pin Card Collection! These awesome pins will be arriving at Walt Disney World on 11/14 and at the Disneyland Resort on 12/12. Each box set contains two (2) randomly inserted Collector Pins and two VMK trading cards which include a secret code redeemable for special virtual prizes. There are a total of 10 Pins and Cards in the set and the cards and pins in the first series are based on Pirates Of The Caribbean. You may recognize a few of them as previously released Park Quest only items but there's some pretty cool new stuff in there as well.
The pins combine VMK, Pirates Of The Caribbean and some of your favorite Disney pals.
Check out the Disney Pin Trading site for a sneak peak at the series!
Space Mountain Ride Event
Preparing For Liftoff!
Announcing the 'Build Your Own Space Mountain' Competition!
Now that you've had a chance to play with the new Space Mountain tracks are you ready to show us what you can do with them? Take your friends for a ride! Imagineer your version of Space Mountain using the track pieces provided in VMK. Have fun, be creative! Build it and they will come - you may even win!
The Rules:
It's an individual room competition, meaning one entry per player.
Your ride may not exceed 3 rooms in length. This means you can either have 1, 2 or 3 rooms total in your ride.
The start room for your ride MUST BE NAMED "Space Race "
10 winners and 1 Grand Prize winner from each category will be selected.
Registration will open Monday, November 20th and run through Sunday, November 26th. Only players that enter and follow the rules exactly as instructed will be judged. Watch future Newsletters for more info on how to enter.
Winners will be determined by the following:
Rooms will be judged by the following guidelines: Best use of color, best theme, most creative and best overall ride experience. You are not required to keep your ride open to during judging, but we hope you will keep it open during the event weekend so other players can enjoy what you have created. Prizes will be announced after registration has been closed. Judging will take place between Friday December 1st and Sunday December 3rd.
Watch Disney DVD's - Get Rewarded
Check Disneymovierewards.com and see how you can win this awesome VMK Home Theater. The good news is that the cost for the item package has dropped from 750 Points to 500 points!
The VMK Home Theater is ONLY available through Disney's movie rewards program.
Well, I hope this column helped shed some light on our upcoming events... as well as those Turnstiles. ;-) Now I've got to get back to work, let's see, have to make sure everything is ready for Thanksgiving. We won't be having turkey but we've got something better. You'll have to wait until next week for a sneak peek at that.
Enjoy the game,
Yavn
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VMK finally cracking down on people that were not respectful in pirates games? Take a look below!
-- Image provided by smalld
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