Originally Posted By wonderingalice Just gave it a try... Someone asked if I wanted to "trade" and then disappeared. A young girl asked me if I'd "met any cute boys"... The system wouldn't let me tell her that I'm too "old" (didn't like the word) or that I'm out of "school" and "married" (didn't like those words either). I guess it's definitely not made for adult Disneyland nuts who just want to have some goofy fun. *LOL* I did manage to buy an "Alice" pin and a Tea Cup for my room. Weird place, that is!
Originally Posted By LilliBelle LOL, ALice! I've looked at the VMK site and was too intimidated to try it good for you! You've got me chuckling out loud about being asked if you'd met any cute guys. Goofy fun, indeed!
Originally Posted By thenurmis I just "plugged in" and it's kind fun. spent the best part of the day looking for the hidden Mickeys. But sad for me I don't have enough money to buy film. I don't do much "chatting" there, but it's fun to look around.
Originally Posted By LVBelle LOL, I played with it a bit over the summer. I kind of lost enthusiasm for a while and then, by the time I was ready to give it another try, I had forgotten my password! I may have to create another character at some point.
Originally Posted By thenurmis It is a on-line game, where you exsplore the park, gather points , buy stuff, chat with other guests, waste another Sunday morning. mindless fun for Disney freaks.
Originally Posted By Pirate Pete I got bored of it once I found the 20 Mickey`s they had at that time. I noticed they have tomorrow land open in there now....neet puzzle style game in there.
Originally Posted By silliness444 i find it helps my disneyland withdrawls (slightly) I also like the potc game. but i kind of got over vmk after a month or two unlike a disney theme park
Originally Posted By Mrs ElderP I like doing the real quests at DL but I haven't been to VMK for awhile.
Originally Posted By thenurmis LOL I do that (post under Mrs Nurmi) she gets right mad at me...some thing about creative spelling, and inventive grammer. hee hee
Originally Posted By wonderingalice *LOL* Glad to hear I'm not the only one with some trepidation goin' on! It really is a very cool site... The graphics are amazing. I'll give it another shot, no doubt. So far I've just wandered around some weird IASW location with Fantasyland pieces parts thrown in... and the Jungle Cruise game which was pretty darn neato. Will let ya'll know if I meet any 'cute boys.' *LMAO*
Originally Posted By OceanSpace I like the fireworks game. I buy the costumes and stuff and play around with designing a room, but I never stick around long enough for people to come there. I really love the detail that has gone into the Halloween Main Street though. For me, it's sort of a mindless thing to do when I have a few minutes or feel like focusing on something different. It's also fun to see how creative other people are with their rooms and costumes although I'm not much for chatting.
Originally Posted By ni_teach The Halloween make over (which is now gone) for the VMK was great! I really look forward to see what they are going to do for christmas. The new games in tomorrowland are also a lot of fun. I look forward to all the new things that they are adding to the site.
Originally Posted By Stupid_american You can really see a lot of the situations of life unfold in VMK. I find the range of people on the site interesting. It ranges from pre-schoolers to grand parents. I've seen parents online at the same time as their kids. There is success and failure. There's greed, envy and disillusionment. There are very nice people and real jerks. And there are those that can't tell the difference. "Popularity" is based on completely surperficial things. Depending on how I design my character, I can be invisible, or I can be a stud. People will relate accordingly.
Originally Posted By KeybladeMasterRobert I tried it at Innoventions while I was at Disneyland in August. I registered and all, but the numerous restrictions seem really silly. I mean, I understand that the kids have to be protected, but couldn't Disney just hire/use moderators to watch over everything instead? You've gotta admit it's a bit overblown for them to say the words "Haunted" and "Tower" are inappropriate words for a username; especially when one tries to base them off of attractions in their own theme parks. Ah well, it is a pretty nice looking game though. I might play it in the future if Disney eases up a bit. ^_^;
Originally Posted By wonderingalice ^^I was really confounded at the word restrictions during my encounter with the teen girl (I'm assuming) who asked me about the "cute boys." I had no way to tell her I'm an "adult" or "old" or "grown" up or not in "school" or "married"... So instead, I just said "I have to go now, have fun!" ...Like I couldn't come up with an intelligent answer for her! *LOL* Considering they have a "Call for Help" button that will get an Admin in there pronto, it does seem very bizarre to restrict everyday, clean words. Maybe the 'chat' function shouldn't be there at all...?
Originally Posted By thenurmis It can help a "newbe" like me. I used it to find out how to buy a camera, as well as i have help others find hidden Mickey's. I kinda like the fact that it limited, even as it is I am constantly asked if I am "owned" or some ones "boy". That part is a bit creepy, if not comical
Originally Posted By OceanSpace You can say "I am not a kid" or you can use your signature area to say that you do not want to be "taken". I think it's safe to assume that most of those people are adults.
Originally Posted By OceanSpace I think the limited dictionary is to make it extra safe for kids. They probably want parents to feel safe that their kids can't give out too much personal information, which means that they don't have to monitor it as much as they might a regular chat room (if parents allow their kids to go in chat rooms at all).
