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Dudejoejoe
12-04-2006, 10:10 PM
Yavn speaks - are you listening? This week Yavn's got info new Quests and - answers your questions!

Yavn Speaks 12/04

Holly Daze, Quest Craze

Welcome to another action packed episode of Yavn Speaks! Are ya ready for the holidays? Have you started your shopping yet? I'm not talking about at the local department store for Mom and Dad, I'm talking about in VMK! For example, today you can purchase a very cool holiday themed skeleton as well as some of your favorites from last year!


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Shiver me timbers! No seriously, it's really cold out here!

Are you a fan of Disney's Santa Clause movies? We have a brand new in-game Quest where you can win the tasty Cookie Tree! To make it easier, most of the questions are from the first two movies, so get out those DVDs and start watching!

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Ummm… Money doesn't grow on trees, but thankfully candy does…

Did you guys see the Disneyland Holiday Quest launched last week? You've got all of December to play, but when January 1 rolls around, just like Santa, it will be gone - so get to the Park and complete that Quest! And no we haven't forgotten our friends at Walt Disney World - that Quest should be live by early next week (in fact, I'm here in Walt Disney World right now putting the finishing touches on it!).

So what rewards will you get for you Holiday Questing? How about a nice Decorative Holiday Wreath to decorate your room? Or maybe a Holiday Toy Solider to guard your room of presents? If you visit Disneyland to complete the Quest you'll also get a Golden Snowman (if you correctly answer all the Quest questions), while at Walt Disney World, you'll get a white Decorative Snowman. Yes, these are the same prizes from last year - we brought them back by popular demand.

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The Holiday Toy Soldier is 1 of 3 holiday cards that you can receive by correctly completing the Holiday Quest

What Quests lie in your future? Well, we're hard at work on new Quests and I think we've got some pretty cool things planned, including an all new in-park Quest for both coasts that should launch early next year! But wait, there's more - we're also updating the rewards for completing multiple Park Quests. ;-) I'll have more information to share with you soon, but I think you will be very pleased to see what we have in store for the Series 3 Reward Cards.

It's been a few weeks since I've answered any of your Questions... so what do you say we take a look in…

Yavn's Mailbag

I want to be a Community Leader but I don't know where to apply or I applied to be a Community Leader but have not been selected yet, how long do I have to wait?

We have literally thousands of applications for our CL program and continue to add new Community Leaders all the time. Because of the larger number of interested players it can sometimes takes months before you are accepted. Right now we have a cap on the number of applications we accept and unfortunately won't be able to accept any more until we have space. I'll let you know when we open registration open again, until then, we're sorry you're still waiting to be a CL, but we do appreciate your patience.

Will the Quest Kiosk be on sale again?

Yes. Just keep your eyes open early next year when it will go back on sale.

We heard all this talk about Turnstiles — so where are they?

Well, as I've said before we test these items before they are put into the Kingdom — our testing has been going well but we still have a few issues to solve before they go on sale. Unfortunately, you won't see them this year, but you won't have to wait too much longer to get your hands on them.

I went to the parks to get those new VMK Pin Collector Sets but they were sold out! Did I miss my chance to get them?

Not to worry, more pins are on the way. I might suggest you call the Parks before your visit to see if they are in stock.

The new version of the Pirates Of The Caribbean game is great, will we see new versions of the other games?

I'll have news on our next game update very soon!

Thanks for your questions. Well, I think that about wraps things up for this week, I need to get back to finishing the WDW Holiday Quest. Don't forget to watch the Santa Clause DVD so you can win that Cookie Tree! What? You're still here? OK one more bit of news - the Give–A–Gift will be back! I'll have details next week… I'm off to grab a Holiday Churro. (Does anyone know what flavor "Holiday" is anyway?)

See you soon,
Yavn

jsmall
12-04-2006, 10:12 PM
Cool thx for the update

Dudejoejoe
12-04-2006, 10:14 PM
No problem. Pictures added! The cookie tree looks awesome!

Neoteny
12-04-2006, 10:25 PM
(Does anyone know what flavor "Holiday" is anyway?)
Peppermint, isn't it?

camara
12-04-2006, 10:27 PM
Peppermint, isn't it?

peppermint, eh? i figured it was just a churro with the word Holiday in front of it. LOL

Hey Neoteny, the give-a-gift is back!

Dudejoejoe
12-04-2006, 10:27 PM
lol a Peppermint Churro? Doesn't sound to good my stomach. Then again it might be tasty with some hot chocolate! :P. Can't wait for that quest! The candy canes are way cool.

Neoteny
12-04-2006, 10:29 PM
Hey Neoteny, the give-a-gift is back!
Yes, but what will the prize be this year? :)

Dudejoejoe
12-04-2006, 10:30 PM
I wonder what game they will update next? Evil Yavn making us wait for all the good stuff >.<

Neoteny
12-04-2006, 10:33 PM
Yeah, way not to mention the Space Race at all there, Yavn.

WafflePrincess
12-04-2006, 10:42 PM
Holiday Quest at WDW next week?!

Man, Im going this Saturday!

And all I wanted was the white snowman >_<

Kangaforlife
12-04-2006, 11:01 PM
Didn't Yavn say he's at WDW? Are there holiday churros there now? Because if there are, this is big news, because my friends who go to WDW tell me that they don't sell churros there! Either WDW is introducing churros at this holiday time (ugh, peppermint doesn't sound very good to me, either, lol), or else Yavn is going to be disappointed that WDW does not have them, lol...

MissKeyKey
12-04-2006, 11:03 PM
Lol yeah i heard they did not sell like not healthy food there anymore or something... but i really don't know so don't take my word for it. hmmm maybe that has just not gone into effect yet?

*Ultrakiki*

Dudejoejoe
12-04-2006, 11:30 PM
Neoteny you have no patients :P You do know judging is still going on as we speak right?

tiggerspice
12-04-2006, 11:56 PM
Neoteny you have no patients :P You do know judging is still going on as we speak right?

You have no patients?
Boy, you must be a terrible doctor!

thundermtkid
12-04-2006, 11:56 PM
Sweet! Cool newsletter! :santa2:

Neoteny
12-05-2006, 12:08 AM
Neoteny you have no patients :P You do know judging is still going on as we speak right?
I'm not expecting the actual results until the judging is complete, of course, but Yavn could at least have said something about it. Announced what the prizes would be, maybe?

camara
12-05-2006, 12:12 AM
Magic Kingdom? Not Sure
Animal Kingdom? Possible
MGM?Possible
Typhoon Lagoon?Maybe
Blizzard Beach? Maybe
Epcot? Yup

oh, btw, i'm talking about WDW places churros are sold from what i remember. Anyway, I definetely know the Mexico Pavillion in Epcot has churros, so that statement of WDW not having any at all is not true. As for other places getting it for the holidays, that's a possibility.

prisoner
12-05-2006, 12:17 AM
I'm not expecting the actual results until the judging is complete, of course, but Yavn could at least have said something about it. Announced what the prizes would be, maybe?

Maybe even commented that judging was extended?

VMK does an amazing job of telling you an amazing ammount of things... and nothing at the same time.

Neoteny
12-05-2006, 12:19 AM
Maybe even commented that judging was extended?

VMK does an amazing job of telling you an amazing ammount of things... and nothing at the same time.
Exactly. It's like Yavn was pretending the event didn't even happen.

Hmm. Maybe it didn't! Maybe we just dreamed it all.

But then what happened to all of my credits?

GreenGirlJess
12-05-2006, 12:54 AM
Holiday Quest at WDW next week?!

Man, Im going this Saturday!

And all I wanted was the white snowman >_<

>.< I'm with you. I'm going this weekend, and I was hoping to get a few quest things, like the holiday!

camara
12-05-2006, 01:04 AM
>.< I'm with you. I'm going this weekend, and I was hoping to get a few quest things, like the holiday!

time for me to trade for a white snowman :(

grrr

to think i had a white snowman a few months ago, but then gave it to a friend for free so they could get a stitch hat....

happy early holidays to that person ....

edit: hey, since when can we say "Xmas" in vmk? i just tried it out...

SoccerRyan
12-05-2006, 01:16 AM
You have no patients?
Boy, you must be a terrible doctor!

Rofl :xmas16: Nice one tiggerspice

Neoteny
12-05-2006, 01:28 AM
hey, since when can we say "Xmas" in vmk? i just tried it out...
Since just this weekend. And thanks to MisterToad for updating the Dictionary thread (http://www.vmkforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15693)!

Qui-gon
12-05-2006, 01:33 AM
We heard all this talk about Turnstiles — so where are they?

Well, as I've said before we test these items before they are put into the Kingdom — our testing has been going well but we still have a few issues to solve before they go on sale. Unfortunately, you won't see them this year, but you won't have to wait too much longer to get your hands on them.

LOL, remember when it was supposed to be out weeks ago?

The new version of the Pirates Of The Caribbean game is great, will we see new versions of the other games?

I'll have news on our next game update very soon!
Interesting.

OK one more bit of news - the Give–A–Gift will be back! I'll have details next week… I'm off to grab a Holiday Churro.Yay, I loved that thing!

VMK does an amazing job of telling you an amazing ammount of things... and nothing at the same time.That's what they do. That's VMK for you, they ignore the situation. They don't want things like this happening so they keep silent.


~Q/S

Maribeth
12-05-2006, 01:53 AM
Why are there only two Push trivia winners?

camara
12-05-2006, 02:11 AM
Yes, but what will the prize be this year? :)

green dreidel chair or chritmas sleigh


atleast, thats my guess
take a look at what i've noticed in order to come up with my guess:

1. red, yellow, blue, and green toy soldiers
2. red, yellow, blue, and green candy canes (red and yellow not available in any way yet)
3. red, yellow, and blue dreidel chairs (yellow is not available in any way yet)

because of this find, i have come to believe a green dreidel chair may be kept secret from us and will be the give-a-gift prize. However, giving out a christmas sleigh during the give-a-gift which will probably fall on christmas again also makes sense.

Dudejoejoe
12-05-2006, 02:25 AM
Yavn never gives enough details >.<Making me jeaoules he's in warm Florida while I'm stuck in cold cold (Place were I live). Evil Yavn.

CiscoRau
12-05-2006, 02:40 AM
I just want to say thanks to dudejoejoe for not posting EVERYTHING in the newletter! I am so tired of having to scroll for an hour just to see the most recent posts! :D

Dudejoejoe
12-05-2006, 02:41 AM
Heh NP. Nothing else has changes yet.

WafflePrincess
12-05-2006, 02:54 AM
Yavn never gives enough details >.<Making me jeaoules he's in warm Florida while I'm stuck in cold cold (Place were I live). Evil Yavn.

Yes warm Florida

Gotta love it :D

Although it was cold today...
'Course to Northerners (Sp?) it isn't cold at all lol

camara
12-05-2006, 02:55 AM
i bet it wasnt as cold as it was today where i was. It was so cold this morning that for a minute it was snowing! Snow or not, it was FREEZING :xmas35:

eboy
12-05-2006, 11:34 AM
WOW! this is great i miss last year give-a-gift. i wonder how it works -check in the wiki-

Kangaforlife
12-05-2006, 03:09 PM
Magic Kingdom? Not Sure
Animal Kingdom? Possible
MGM?Possible
Typhoon Lagoon?Maybe
Blizzard Beach? Maybe
Epcot? Yup

oh, btw, i'm talking about WDW places churros are sold from what i remember. Anyway, I definetely know the Mexico Pavillion in Epcot has churros, so that statement of WDW not having any at all is not true. As for other places getting it for the holidays, that's a possibility.

Thanks, Camara, for the info... I'll be sure to pass this along to my friends who go to WDW and say they have never had a churro... now if we can only find out what "holiday" flavor really is (i'm thinking gingerbread might taste pretty good...)

SpinMarty
12-05-2006, 03:47 PM
WOW! this is great i miss last year give-a-gift. i wonder how it works -check in the wiki-

Here it is:
http://www.disneysonlineworlds.com/index.php/Decorative_Holiday_Wreath_Green

Enjoy

Schmoofy
12-05-2006, 03:51 PM
I just want to say thanks to dudejoejoe for not posting EVERYTHING in the newletter! I am so tired of having to scroll for an hour just to see the most recent posts! :D

This is really off topic, but you can click a little arrow in the top right of each thread on the home page of www.vmkforums.com . By doing this, the threads are condensed and it's a small scroll to get to the bottom :D

Qui-gon
12-05-2006, 09:00 PM
This is really off topic, but you can click a little arrow in the top right of each thread on the home page of www.vmkforums.com . By doing this, the threads are condensed and it's a small scroll to get to the bottom :DOh, thanks for that. Pretty cool. ;) But it doesn't stay that way. At least not for me.

~Q/S