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Character Items
Items that can belong to a character
Players can customize their characters' appearance and rooms.
A few of the game's testers and developers are active in the game; they often
show off pins, clothing, and rooms that are not yet publicly available.
Badges
Badges are icons that appear at the top of a player's information window visible
to other players. Badges cannot be traded.
Born In Park: given to a character created at Disneyland or the Magic Kingdom.
VIP: given via a prize card's code; the card is given after completing the
in-park quests (see Quests above) to become eligible for the special park tour.
(Note that this is different from the VIP pin, which is given the second time a
player wins a Best Guest Room or Best Game Room award.)
Here from Day 1: given to a character created prior to June 27, 2005.
VMK Staff: paid employees who help safeguard players and/or host VMK games and
events; see Staff above.
Community Leader: volunteers who help with the game; their names begin with
"CL_".
A staff member's profile, showing some of the pins owned. Up to fifteen pins can
be "worn" at a time and visible to other players. Three of the worn pins in this
photo are magic pins, with stars denoting their strengths.
Pins
A character can "wear" up to fifteen pins so that other players can see them in
his profile.
"Magic pins" can also be worn. When activated (from the magic wand icon at the
bottom of the screen, or by typing the pin's magic word), they display a visual
effect. Each effect has a duration of only a few seconds and must be allowed to
"recharge" for a minute or so before another use. If a player has two or more of
the same kind of magic pin, they can be combined for a longer effect and shorter
delay between uses. There are also single-use magic pins which will disappear
after being used once (or after a specific "expiration date").
Some of the more common magic pins are:
Buried In Treasure ("BlingBling!"): makes the character appear to become buried
in gold coins.
Cursed Storm ("BoomCrash!"): makes the character spin around in a cyclone.
Pirate Costume ("YohoYoho!"): makes the character appear to be dressed as a
pirate.
Fireworks magic ("Rocket!"): makes fireworks shower over the character's head.
To obtain it, get a score of over 240,000 in the Castle Fireworks game, but do
not come in first place.
Teleportation magic ("Jump!"): relocates the character elsewhere in the room.
The player may select any destination that's reachable by walking. To obtain it,
complete the in-park Tomorrowland quest.
The costume items can be mixed-and-matched. This character is wearing the
Mission Space vest, pants, and shoes with the Native American headdress.
Clothing
Occasionally, the VMK shops sell special clothing items (or entire costumes).
Some of these can only be purchased during a specific weekend. These items are
usually expensive; due to this and their limited availability, they soon become
valuable items in trading. Princess dresses and cheerleader outfits can not be
purchased by boy characters, though boys can purchase and wear princess hats (to
the great amusement of some players). So far, the only clothing not available to
girls has been the blue baseball uniform and the Wildcats sweatsuit.
Full costumes have included a spacesuit, princess dresses with accompanying
tiara, Haunted Mansion suits with tophat, an Expedition Everest hiking outfit
with snowshoes, a baseball outfit, a cheerleader outfit, High School Musical
Wildcats sweats, a red dress with high heels, superhero costumes, and a Herbie
racing suit.
Costume items have included Mickey ears, baseball caps, a Sorcerer Mickey hat, a
musketeer hat, a green Peter Pan hat, a Stitch hat, and a pirate hat with an
eyepatch.
Guest rooms
When a player first creates his character in the game, he is given one free
"guest room" which he can name and decorate with items. He is allowed to select
the style of his free room from four available choices. If the player is
creating his character in a park, then he is given another four rooms (one of
each available choice) as a bonus. Several other kinds of rooms are available; a
player can purchase them in the game, obtain them from quest cards, or win them
from minigames.
The shops sell a wide variety of items, such as posters, couches, water
fountains, and rugs, which can be used to decorate guest rooms. Some of these
items are only sold for a limited time, and some can only be obtained as quest
prizes. Pictures taken with the in-game camera can be hung on guest room walls
or put into a photo book for public view. Players can also create games in their
rooms (making sure to follow VMK guidelines of appropriateness), and award some
of their own items to players. VMK staff award a Best Guest Room Award or Best
Game Room Award pin to the owner of a guest room chosen to be superlative in
originality and creativity. Recently, several players have earned the Best Guest
Room or Best Game Room award more than once; the VMK staff now awards the VIP
pin to these outstanding players.
A player can set his guest rooms so that only people on his or her friends list
may enter.
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