This Week in VMK (January 12-18)

[UpInTheAir]

This Week in VMK!

January 12-18

Welcome to the latest installment of our new feature, This Week in VMK!
Take a peek into VMK's past as we remember some of the things that were happening...this week in VMK!

Click on the links to get more information from our VMK DOW wiki!

2006:

January 12th:

Released

The WDW Polynesian Hotel is released as part of the Hotel Pins (Part I) set.


January 13th:

Newsletter
January Is Monsters Month!- prepare to be scared
Frontierland Is Here!- check it out
VMK Monster Maze- mark your calendars
Mickey is hiding again- part two of the hidden mickey quest
VMK Profiles- interview with HOST_Phinny
Top Players: aliceblue, thealienstitch, GoldenEyeBoy, and DaBEEF


January 17th:

Retired

The WDW Polynesian Hotel is retired.

2007:

January 12th:

Released

The DLP Disneyland Hotel pin is released as part of the Hotel Pins (Part III) set.


January 14th:

Quest with Fin in the Blue Bayou to get some blue by you <insert groans here>


Players who play Fin's Blue Bayou Quest today can win some blue of their own. Prizes are the Haunted Mansion Rocking Chair, Madame Leota's Table Color Blue, and the Typhoon Lagoon Crate Blue.


January 15th:
Newsletter
Yavn Speaks about Club 33, Tickets, VMK Passes, and My VMK
Event Info provides an overview of the ticketing system
Tips on VMK Passes, VMK Tickets, and Castle Fireworks Remixed
Yeti tells players how they can get a Stitch Hat on their head
Push challenges players with some Disney history trivia
Top Players: Gabyta, X-Marks-The-Spot, Jasonpwns, Yousaf, and Doegirl

January 17th:

Retired

The DLP Disneyland Hotel pin is retired.

2008:

January 12th

Released


Confetti Magic and the Main Street Magic Shop Table are released

Re-released




Confetti Magic Single Use, Turn into Bat Magic Single Use, Turn into Bat Magic, Snowman Magic Single Use, Snowman Magic, and the Haunted Mansion Top Hat are re-released.


January 14th

Re-released


Treasure Detector Magic Single Use is re-released as a HOST_ prize.

Retired


Judging is over! The Room Judging Flag Purple is retired.

Newsletter
Yavn Speaks of Magic and Gingerbread
Gingerbread Competition news and updates
Event and Item Info...do you believe in magic and firework fridays?
Room Makeover Princessyang's Pirate and Princess Party!
Top Players: SweetAsADaisy, AustinBelieve, and dizpinfriend


January 16th
Gingerbread Competition Winners are announced!

Best Theme

Grand Prize Winner: SweetsInferno - Holiday Mine Train

CaptainNemo - Holiday Tower of Terror
ChloiePooh - The Drive In
Conscious - Lighthouse
deWild - A Very Tiki Christmas
illusionistic - The Holiday Express
KeepSwimingDory - Nemo's Underwater Christmas
Mystify_Me - Pirate's Holiday
Percius - Haunted Mansion Game Lobby Holiday
redsfan - Hansel & Gretel Holiday
TheLillie - Gingerbread Island

Most Creative

Grand PrizeWinner: Musicalpianogirl - Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer

AlexKZ - Sweet Treats
Crustopher - Gingerbread Town
Engineer - Holiday Train
goldenpop - Up on the Rooftop
GPDOT - Pluto Waits for Santa
jjfan - Gingerbread Mickey
Jungle-Cruse - Pluto's Holiday
LittleToni - The Christmas Cannon Ride
retromagic - Prince Phillip VS. Maleficent
See.low - Santa's Caught in Chimney

Best Overall

Grand Prize Winner: QueenCat_says - Disneyland Candy Castle

AceFighterPilot - Holiday Lodge
Avalanchefan - Gingerbread House
Capn.Kewl - Gingerbread Neighborhood
Captain-Heather - Blizzard Beach Holiday
CoolPirateAngel - Gingerbread Mansion
FleaCircusAcrobat - Gingerbread Villa
Just_Jim - Waterfront Cottage
MamaCita - Gingerbread Castle
mryellowjcket - Gingerbread House
patti - Holiday in the Big Easy

January 17th
Honorable Mentions announced

Honorable mentions go to:
Aengus
Apple-PieForever
CallMeBella
Captain-Blue-Maxx
CardShark
Deziner
IGotMyBlackBelt
ImjustBeeNme
KangaforLife
LittleBelle
LittleLara
Mistey
MaidenDizznee
retrogal
starshinebelle
sugarbebe
TeaCupSpin
Wisdomtooth
YankeesWin
YoHoYoHoJoe


January 18th
Gingerbread Competition Prizes Finalized



PRIZES

Grand Prizes Winners:
5 Star Confetti Magic
Haunted Mansion Holiday Room
Skull Rock Holiday Room
30,000 Credits

30 Runner Ups (10 Winners in Each Category):
Skull Rock Holiday Room
7,500 Credits

*All VMK Gingerbread Competition finalist (Grand Prize and Runner-Up winners ONLY) receive the Participation Awards.

Grand Prize & Runner Up
Participation Awards:
Top 10 Pin
Set of 4 Orange Gumdrop Chairs
Expedition Everest Boots
Red/Pink Winter Jacket* – Non Tradable
Red/Pink Winter Beanie* – Non Tradable

*These items are gender specific – boys will get the Red version, while girls will receive the Pink version.

For those of you that didn't win, we didn't forget about you, as a token of our appreciation for your hard work, ALL the players that submitted a room for the competition will receive the Donald Surprise Gift.

Fireworks Fridays Begins


Play Castle Fireworks Remixed and get double credits

Holiday Overlay is removed

The holidays leave VMK.

Thanks for reading and join us again next week as we remember VMK's past

[TheMagicWithin]

2006: I remember being so interested in Frontierland.
2007: That quest bored me.
2008: The new magic was great, as well as building a gingerbread house(I forgot to sign up )

[Abrahamman]

you should post the pics of the top players just like you do with everything else:P

[MLKnCookies]

2006: I bought those pins!

2007: I don't think I did that quest..

2008: The winners.. I remember the rants for some. Magic month was fun! (January 14- That's CapnMonkeyBrains in the animation lol, I think)

[MinnieMForever]

I loved when Treasure Detector Magic was re-released! It was one of my favorite magic pins, even though I would get sad if I could not find any "Treasure"!


~Earth

[UpInTheAir]

Originally Posted by Abrahamman

you should post the pics of the top players just like you do with everything else:P

I'll keep that in mind for the next time. Unfortunately we are missing pictures from a lot of the old newsletters and so we would not have images for the earlier winners

[fantasyforever]

2006 - maybe I was playing, I forgot if I did.
2007 - BLUE!!!
2008 - Magic..ahh..magic..

[Pink_Bink]

I loved Firework Fridays! ;D

[MinnieMForever]

Now, I completely regret not signing up to participate in the Gingerbread House Competition. I looked like fun, but at the time I didn't have enough credits to build my own Gingerbread House.


I think all of the winners did a wonderful job! Everyone that participated should be very proud of themselves for doing such a good job!

~Earth

[FabTab]

LOL I remember when the players won the Gingerbread House Contest, everyone would say they looked like penguins!
I remember all of this. I had 4* or 5* confetti. I also had three {I think that much} 5* bat magic.

[SoccerRyan]

2006 - I remember collect all of the hotel pins.
2007 - I remember finishing my hotel pin set and having all of them. Good times.
2008 - I loved Fireworks Fridays.

[UpInTheAir]

Bump!

[Ms.PrincessLucy]

All of those gingerbread houses were awesome!
And I loved Fireworks Fridays!

[MLKnCookies]

I still don't think some of the houses deserved to win....

[Jezzi]

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