Legobuilder0813, Manager
Happy New Year, welcome to the first MCMagic Server Update of 2016! Let’s get started with a few new records broken at this past meeting.
For starters, MCMagic hit it’s highest player count ever: 728 GUESTS! That was a huge record-breaker for us, we’ve never been above 600 Guests, let alone 700! As a result, we gave out 100 Tokens and $100 of in-game Money to everyone! Also, we were Beam’s top-watched stream at over 600 people watching at once! It provided some great test results to the new streaming platform. Also, another record, since we started using Beam in April of 2015, 10,000 people have watched! This was a great way to start off 2016, all thanks to you, our amazing Guests!
New Staff Members
As always, we’re going to start off with the newest Interns, Cast Members, a Coordinator, and even a Manager!
Intern: (9)
- Peachymon
- MatterStroons
- xBrant
- HelloItsKatie
- Canis18
- TwentyOneCakes
- TwentyOneXerons
- SturBucks
- MrDisneyMC0210
Cast Member: (5)
- BrerRabbit1
- hannapeyton
- XtraFreckle
- Cookieholic
- Lilwhale00
Coordinator: (1)
- HootinglyOwl
Manager: (1)
- Steven_Davison
Congratulations to everyone! If you see them on the server, make sure you congratulate them! If you’re confused about what a Coordinator is, it’ll be explained a little further in the update.
New Application Process
The application process has changed, it’s new and improved. Completely custom-coded with a new look, this system makes it much easier and more secure when you submit an Application! Now, here’s the very important news regarding applications: We will not be opening the applications until after the March Meeting. We will hire during the month of February based on January’s applications, but we will not be opening the applications again until March. During this down time we will be making many internal changes regarding hiring and training. We’re growing fast, so we need to be able to accommodate this growth in the way we run things. Was this a little confusing? That’s okay, more information about these changes will be available at the February Meeting!
Creative Updates
The Return of Role Play
If you’re a common visitor to the Creative server, or you read our post about the Creative New Years Update, you already know that Role Play has returned to the Creative Server. You are now allowed to create Role Plays of your own for you and your friends as long as they follow the updated Creative Rules.
The Creator Project
Something we’re slowly introducing to the Creative server is The Creator Project. This is for those Guests who want to be a part of our Imagineer Team and build the Parks, Resorts and more visited by many Guests every day. For a full explanation of what The Creator Project is, read the Creator section of the Creative Corner.
Instagram Creative Spotlights
After their short absence, Creative Spotlights have returned on our Instagram! Every month a new build will be showcased on our Instagram for everyone to see! If you want to know how you can submit your build for review for the Creative Spotlight, click here.
The Coordinator Role
Something that was recently introduced to the MCMagic Cast Member positions was the Coordinator Role. This new Role allows certain Cast Members to focus on a specific area of the server. For instance, we’re looking to have Coordinators for Creative, The Parks, Arcade, and other specific tasks. This will allow the Management Team to be able to delegate tasks to other members of the Staff Team so we can focus on more private tasks. Right now we started off with only one Coordinator, HootinglyOwl, who is in charge of the Intern Team. This is so we can get a feel for what Coordinators will really have to do and so we can sort out any bugs with the new Rank. Keep an eye out for more Coordinators in the coming weeks, they’ll be popping up!
Shows
Recently we premiered the Festival of Fantasy on the Magic Kingdom! Keep an eye on the Show Schedule in your Watch, it’s going to start to show a lot more very soon! Also, we are working on the Main Street Electrical Parade! Since it is still in development it will not be showing for a little while. It’s looking great already, though!
Partner Server Announcements
NauticalCraft
Our partner server NauticalCraft is working on some changes to its server, and when it reopens, it will be known as The Anchor Network! Stay tuned and follow them on Twitter for the latest information regarding their changes.
Discovery Ridge:
IP: discoveryridgeresort.com
The Server & refurbished theme park is due to re-open on February 20th 2016, with more rides and shows than they’ve ever had before.
Their Discovery VIP January Sale goes live from January 5th 2016, with VIP available for up to 40% off. It’s the best time to buy Discovery VIP with them, it’ll be the cheapest price VIP will be for the entire year. It will also give you access to some amazing perks, and a special VIP preview day on February 13th 2016, 7 days before the general public!
The first musical show will be The Lion King musical, kickstarting in February and showing until late March, in the brand-new Grand Theatre on the server. Staff applications are still open until mid-January, however be quick as this is the last batch of staff we plan to hire until March 2016. Apply now to be trained up to become Guest Relations on the server in time for ur opening day on February 20th 2016.
MineDisney:
IP: mc.minedisney.com
MineDisney wishes a Happy New Year to all the MCMagic Staff and Guests, they’re so happy to start this new year with the MCMagic Family. Their Tower of terror will be opened January 13th for their DVCs (VIP+) and January 15th for everyone, they hope to see you there!
Craftventure:
IP: play.craftventure.net
Progress is being made on Craftventure 2.0, a huge update coming soon to the server! They hope to have their first Beta-Tests on April 1st, make sure you’re there!
What’s Coming in 2016
2016 is going to be our biggest, best & brightest year ever. We have so much planned for you. Let’s see what’s in store!
- 45th anniversary of MK
- This year marks Walt Disney World’s 45th anniversary. It will happen officially in October, but will be celebrated all year with different events. To help celebrate this momentous occasion, we will be finalizing on the 1970 Magic Kingdom build started last year! Soon, all of you will be able to marvel at the simplicity, sparseness and newness that once was the Magic Kingdom – Walt Disney World’s only park, at the time.
- Merchandising
- As many of you saw, we released official, and limited edition, MCMagic shirts and hoodies, recently. Well, we’re moving forward with an all new store packed with tons of other merchandise for you to buy. We’ll have just the gift you are looking for. The store will be released very soon!
- Website updates
- 2016 will be a year of many updates for our website. Soon, you will be able to check your stats, in-game Money, Tokens, and more on mcmagic.us. This will also coincide with a new mobile app that connects the same information. We will be rolling that out those changes over the next year, so stay tuned for more info!
- A New Donator Rank!
- We won’t be releasing any information on it just yet, but soon, there will be a 3rd way for you to show your support of MCMagic!
- Expansion of our Media Outlets
- 2016 will bring more streams, more videos…and lots of new content! Check on our YouTube Channel for new videos, and on our Beam Channel for streams this year!
- MCMagiCon
- MCMagic has grown massively, over the years, and has met so many amazing friends, partners and Guests that we wanted to do something that combines all those wonderful friendships and celebrates the enormous family we have created. So, coming this year, MCMagic will proudly host the 1st ever: MCMagiCon. MCMagiCon will be a themed convention, complete with games, shows, panels, special guests, and much more. Want to know the best part of all of this? Guests can participate in the convention! That’s right. Guests will be allowed to enter for a chance to have their own booth! You can use it to showcase your builds, or impress us with your show-making skills or whatever you like. That even means (upon approval) the ability to advertise your YouTube or Stream! We have spent the past year working out the details, building the convention center and contacting Special Guests. This has been a long process and a lot of hard work and thought has gone into this. It’s something we planned to do long ago, but projects like Epcot became a priority. Building on our hugely successful runs with YouCube and ArcadiaCon, plus many other events at Walt Disney World throughout the years, we know we are very prepared to get something this big accomplished.
What a great way to start off 2016! We have so much in store for you this year. Make sure that you keep an eye on our Twitter, Instagram and Facebook pages for updates on what’s being worked on! See you in the Parks!