VMK Visual History

Just as Mickey has evolved through time, so has VMK. Below are various stages of VMK.

Homepages

Various homepages have been used throughout VMK's history.

Homepage May 2005

This original homepage was used from beta until Jan '06. A video was presented along with the original homepage. A link to this site before beta can be found here. A globe was clicked on to login to the game.

Homepage January 2006

The second homepage was used from Jan '06 to October '06. Notable changes include the calendar, polls, and a new login button.

Bannners

Homepage October 2006

The third (and current) homepage was changed to it's current state in October '06.

Past Images of VMK

Image:Map.JPG|VMK Beta Map Image:Vmkmap.jpg|VMK Map Prior to NOS Image:OldMainStreet.jpg|Main Street Map before the Sci-Fi Dine In Image:OldFrontierland.jpg|Frontierland Map before the land opened on 10 December 2006 image:Frontierland.jpg|Frontierland Map Prior to 8 January 2007 (with Haunted Mansion still) image:Vmkfantasyland.jpg|Fantasyland Screen Prior to 8 January 2007 (note Spell Room and original Fireworks) image:Thgsky.jpg|Fantasyland Screen 8 January 2007 - 3 April 2007 (pre-Courtyard) Image:OldFireworks.jpg|Old fireworks lobby before it's REMIXED makeover Image:Spellroom.jpg|Spell Room before it closed image:Adventurelandmap.jpg|Old Adventureland Map Image:PirateLobbyOld.jpg|Pirates Game Lobby prior 2 October 2006 Image:TomorrowLandOld.jpg|Tomorrowland Map before it opened Image:OldStarTraders.jpg|Star Traders before it changed into the Inner-Space Shop Image:Mono.jpg|Old Monorail Interior Image:Lol.jpg|A room from early times of VMK. Notice the crates and treasure chest

Holidays

For some holidays, VMK's Main Street has been decorated.

Halloween

Released: 1 October 2006, Retired: 1 November 2006 (Main Street portion only)
Re-released: 2 October 2007, Retired: 9 November 2007
It also featured "Grim grinning Ghost" theme music on each location on Main Street

image:Halloween06load.jpg|Load Screen 2006 image:Halloween06roomload.jpg|Map Load Screen 2006 Image:Halloween07MapLoadingSceen.JPG| Map Load Screen 2007 image:Halloween06townsquare.jpg|Town Square image:Halloween06mainstreet.jpg|Main Street image:Halloween06centralplaza.jpg|Central Plaza image:Halloween06castleforecourt.jpg|Castle Forecourt image:Halloween06mansionlobby.jpg|Haunted Mansion Lobby image:Halloween06mansionstetchingroom.jpg|Haunted Mansion Stretching Room image:Halloween06mansionballroom.jpg|Haunted Mansion Ballroom image:Halloween06mansionattic.jpg|Haunted Mansion Attic image:HalloweenGallery.jpg|VMK Gallery

Winter Holiday 2006

Released: 1 November 2006
Various Songs are played including:

• "Dreidel Dreidel" "Angels We Have Heard on High", and a short bell chime (Town Square)
• "Jingle Bells", "Angels We Have Heard on High", and a short bell chime (Main Street)
• "Deck the Halls", "Angels We Have Heard on High", and a short bell chime (Central Plaza)
• "Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy", "Angels We Have Heard on High", and a short bell chime (Castle Forecourt)

image:Chirstmas06load.jpg|Load Screen image:Chirstmas06troomload.jpg|Map Load Screen image:Chirstmas06esplanade.jpg|Esplanade image:Chirstmas06townsquare.jpg|Town Square image:Chirstmas06mainstreet.jpg|Main Street image:Chirstmas06centralplaza.jpg|Central Plaza image:Chirstmas06castleforecourt.jpg|Castle Forecourt

Updates

April 2007

Released: 3 April 2007

New Registration Screen

Players can now choose a pre-approved name or submit their desired name and wait for name approval.

New Loading Screens

New Public Rooms and Dark Rides

Introduction of Fantasyland Courtyard and dark rides Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan's Flight

Alice in Wonderland Ride

Peter Pan's Flight- Ride

New Hairstyles

Two new hairstyle options. For females, the Alice's hairstyle which cannot be worn with a hat or altered in color, for males, the Troy hairstyle which can be worn with hats and be different colors.

New Item Options

For Room Owners

Room owners can now access item information and allow items within their room to be moved by guests or not.

For Room Guests

Guests can now choose to move, rotate, or access item information if the room owner has turned on this option.

New Trade Window

The trade window shows item information about any highlighted item. In the item information sections, items are designated as tradeable or nontradeable, clothes are defined as female, male, or unisex, and other important details are provided.

Clothing Trades

Tradeable

Nontradeable - Please note that there are no articles of clothing of each gender that is non-tradeable.

Pin Trades

Furniture Trades

Poster Trades

Player Names Displayed Above Heads

Player's names can be viewed atop their heads by hovering mouse over the character.

'''New Guest Room Options"

Clear All

Change Who Can Enter- New Window Menu

New Room Buying Options- Continue or Enter Room

October 2007

Released: 2 October 2007

New Inventory System
The Inventory Window now allows you to see the how many of each item you have in your inventory. The items are placed on pages and users can easily scroll through these numbered pages by using the arrows at the bottom. Total number of pages are listed. These pages hold either 16 (for Furnishing, Pins, and Posters) or 12 (for Clothing)item types. You can now also scroll through item pages one at a time and choose a particular page to view. The total number of pages of items is given as well. Each teleporter pair is counted as a separate item.

Image:InventoryWindowFurnishings.JPG | Furnishings Image:InventoryWindowPins.JPG | Pins Image:InventoryWindowClothing.JPG | Clothing Image:InventoryWindowPosters.JPG | Posters

New Shop System
The Shopping window now features tabs similar to those in the inventory window. Normal items from shops can be accessed through the shop button (after initial visit to shop)and these items are grouped according to item type. Special items can only be accessed by clicking on the cash register at the appropriate shop. The tabs are as follows: Rooms, Furnishings, Pins, Clothing, Posters, and Specials.

Image:ShoppingWindowRoomTab.JPG|Rooms Image:ShoppingWindowFurnishingTab.JPG|Furnishings Image:ShoppingWindowPinTab.JPG|Pins Image:ShoppingWindowClothingTab.JPG|Clothing Image:ShoppingWindowPosterTab.JPG|Posters Image:ShoppingWindowSpecialsTab.JPG|Specials Image:ShoppingWindowSpecialsTabMessage.JPG|Specials Tab Information

New Item Loading
As items in your inventory, shopping, trade, and character features are loaded for the first time, there is animation prompting you to wait.

New Character Loading Animation
Characters look like they are spinning as their clothing loads.

New Direct Link to the Monorail
On the VMK Map, the "Cool Stuff" box now features a link directly to the monorail instead of to the Main Street Monorail Station.

New Halloween Hairstyles

Boys- Vampire (with teeth)
Boys can now choose to wear the Vampire Hairstyle. Changing the hair color changes the teeth color and adds a tinge of color to the hair.

November 2007

New Settings Options

Show friend requests
You can now choose if you want to show friend requests or not