Public Stage Call #4

Welcome everyone!

• This call is being recorded so that those who can’t make it will be able to listen in.

• Given the abundance of questions in advance this week. We’ll try and keep our topics short to make sure we can get through all of them

10 Million Rides

• Wow. Just wow. Super exciting

• We’re looking into some giveaways we can do to celebrate! More updates on this soon. Looking at potentially doing a giveaway of not just in-game items. Not sure of logistics

• Had forgotten the uptick in riding that happens at the start of the year because of the ride leaderboard reset, sad to have missed the exact 10 million mark because of this — had been tracking the counter for the past few months!

General Server Development

• We’re continuing our goals to be more open about changes

• We’ve taken down various construction areas and hidden regions around the park to give a glimpse into some of our in-construction work

• We’re working to push build more often so that you can always see updates and progress as we upgrade and improve the park
• You can see some of what we’ve been working on in the Star Wars + Hotels areas
• Guardians and Haunted Mansion went down this week, working on updating them to their non-holiday state, should be ready this week hopefully

• New Haunted Mansion teasers!

• Implementing more custom blocks, ties the whole look better together

• Have built a decent amount of Rise of the Resistance in the past 3 years, but style has changed since then so have been rebuilding the entire thing from the ground up for the past few months so it’ll be more up-to-date and cohesive with the rest of the server

Let’s talk this month — Events

• Lunar New Year Event & Valentine's around the corner
• We have new items, quests, & more!

• Valentines will once again have a short token event like last year, rather than our full form multi month long token event

• Lunar New Year will be an exciting limited-time activity integrated with the quest system, similar idea as last year but with entirely new content! We’re putting in the final details right now and are super excited for everyone to participate.

Cobalt Ride Updates

• Cobalt = our custom ride system on the server

• We’re still working through this, release soon.

• Have been reworking it to be more robust and reliable (e.g., syncing cross-instance)

• Originally did not factor in how we were handling effects on the server, even if players weren’t on the ride on that instance it was still playing the effects, which was a huge waste of resources for effects that nobody actually sees. This has been a great improvement to performance + lag.

• Related: We’re trying to do better about seeing realistic deadlines & goals for projects. We don’t want to keep giving you timelines and then not being able to deliver. We’re re-evaluating and improving and we hope you all enjoy what is to come

Hotels

• Still working through them, don’t have a specific date

• Have once again stripped it back to the basics to solidify all features and make sure they’re scalable for future updates

• Trying to make it as open-world as possible so you can truly do whatever you want in your room, so we’re taking a lot of time to make sure you are actually able to do that and that it’s easy for new players to be able to understand how to do

Open Question to the Community

• What is the thing you’re most excited about on ImagineFun in 2024?
• Answers have been pretty much in line with what we’re thinking and planning for! Very excited about that.

Questions from the Community

• What plans does the server have (if any) to not only increase current player engagement, but also encourage more people to continue to play after their initial join?
• We have already started planning and working out details for the “newcomer experience” with a more advanced integrated tutorial system, walking you through your first ride, basic features on the server
• More rewards to make riding more valuable + fun

• What can we expect from the new Meet & Greet areas in each land? Will each land have its own theme like the Castle at the Fantasyland MnG spot?
• Not every land necessarily, but we do have plans for more dedicated M&G venues. These are a lower/mid priority project for our builders though, so a few other things have taken priority.

• General updates on things listed in the 2.0 update NewsWire that have not been fulfilled (AKA: achievements, vote crate update [implementation as we know it will be Vanellope’s Vote Shop], Paradise Pier, etc.)
• Still keeping a lot of them on the back of our mind
• Achievements ~50% complete
• Vote shop ~90% complete
• Paradise Pier lower priority than a lot of the others (like working on Rise), so hasn’t necessarily been touched yet

• Llama Buyer Update - I suggest for it to be called Kuzco’s Llamas, and when will it be implemented?
• Not sure exactly, don’t think we landed on what we want to name them or when we want them to release. At the moment if you really want to sell llamas you can sell them to Tam, but does make sense for them to eventually get the same treatment as cats and shibes
• LEAK: Might be getting some more pets soon?

• Will we get a rough overview of the events(like the start/end date and what it’d be about) like how IRL Disneyland did this year?
• We can definitely look into doing this, at least for the token events
• Want to be cautious about some of the other smaller ones because we do change things around

• Has the screen technology advanced any more from Monster Inc?
• Yes, definitely been experimenting with new stuff
• One change hoping for when GotG reopens: lobby images and preshow with proper screens instead of slideshows
• Mr_Unicorn has been working on optimization for clients loading videos

• What “phase” of 2.0 would we be in right now for development?
• We’ve dropped the “phase” concept and are working through the list, changed up a lot of what we’re prioritizing and actively working on. Didn’t make sense to keep working on the phases, we’ve added so much new stuff that wasn’t originally included and dropped some stuff that was originally included

• Progress on DtD?
• Soooome development, but not a whole ton of time there. A lot more focus inside the parks and on attractions right now

• When might be the next cannonball?
• Do people actually want the cannonball run to make a return? It’s sounded very 50/50
• The people do apparently want it back, will put it on the list

• Will there be more magic band customizations in the future?
• Yep, always adding more phones and magic bands. Have been brainstorming on some new phone concepts recently. Probably going to take some already-existing items and give you the ability to convert them to a phone (better use for the Nintendo Switch items could be to use them as a phone)

• Will there ever be a feature where u can truly block a player so you don’t see there messages and they can’t see yours i don’t like to talk in chat anymore cause some people are just mean for no reason
• Can definitely look at how /ignore works to also ignore chat messages

• Iasw when? (/srs)
• 2039 (unfortunately no date)

• will Wondrous Journeys get a payout system?
• Yes, will have a fix out for that shortly

• Will Matterhorn and King Arthurs get a weekly NPC?
• Sure! Matterhorn is tricky with placement, can make it work

• Any updates on new perks towards IF+?
• Still looking through and deciding what we want to move forward with, looking for a few more perks to tie it all together

• Is it possible to connect the Spawn area and the Park entrance with a really long bus or monorail route?
• Don’t think we’ll ever connect, looking to move hub to a different server

• Is there any update for when retro will merge with the main server like time wise?
• We’ll be considering doing this after we get the Cobalt ride update in, currently blocked by a bunch of other changes. Will also probably wait until we’re on 1.20.5
• Will sync retro chat and tab list to main Disneyland servers shortly even though cross-instance /tp’ing, etc. won’t work yet

• So when the rides in IF are closed, does that mean there's something being built in the real park which causes the ride to be closed for awhile?
• We try to avoid closing rides as long as possible, but more difficult when we’re pushing the map more frequently. Wasn’t possible for us to do conversions to HM and GotG while pushing map updates so frequently, which is why we had to take them down

• Would it be possible to add the Disneyland emojis to the server? (ex: :junglecruise: :madteaparty: )
• Actively in our to-do list, mostly ready!

• what's up with the coin vault at the hub?
• LEAK: The coin vault is going to take you to a secret new spot, where the new Hall of Fame/Great Hall/Grand Hall/Hall of Champions (to be named) will be located — this is where the all-time top riders go
• Will probably be ready pretty soon! Progressing pretty well

• Will there ever be fastpass (and maybe autograb too) for RSR?
• Will add that to the to-do list
• Was not aware auto-grab wasn’t working for RSR, will get that fixed too. Might have just gotten missed in the conversion, but every ride should have auto-grab now (aside from Chip and Dale due to the offload area) — will re-examine to make sure all are working!

• Why is the Weekly Ride Showcase on social media (at least on Instagram, I don't use TikTok) out of sync
• Will figure this out with Media Team!

• When I'm in flight mode and warp to a location where flight is not allowed, I get the "You're not supposed to be here" message and get tp'ed back to Esplanade. Is it possible to just have it deactivate flight mode whenever you warp somewhere?
• Yes, adding this to our to-do list right now. Will be implemented ASAP!

• What happened to /spin?
• People found out how to barrier break with it, so unfortunately had to remove
• Might bring it back but lock you in place so you can only spin in place

• Will the limit on how many item one person can have in the /rafflequeue come back?
• Yes, thinking 3 item limit per person and a short cooldown (~60 seconds)
• Also going to add a toggle to turn off raffle notifications
• Can potentially add ability to cancel items in raffle queue, unless it’s the very next item in the queue

• Since vote shop is not released yet, will we get 10 Magic Keys for voting 200 times in January?
• Will get back to you on that

• I know they've heard this before, but Scooters n mobility scooters when?
• Yeah… ):

• We need a better way to sell loungeflies
• Will make it so you can sell empty loungeflies and storage containers on the market.

• What happened to Walle's lounge?
• It’s fixed now! You can once again enter. We disabled the portal to the top of the Grand Californian because we moved the upper pool area to redo the hotel

• Will there be a way to obtain the entry pass to Walle’s lounge for those who missed out on the donation event last time?
• Not sure, but it won’t be the last time we ever offer something like this

• Will we get more palismans?
• Probably

• How is the progress on Star Tours (if any)
• TBH has not been touched

• When can we except the magic crate updating?
• Probably this weekend, maybe Thursday/Friday

• Is there any plans or discussions about new quests?
• Starting to get into editing and implementing some new quests!

• When can the top 5 Polar Express riders expect to receive their prizes?
• I am so sorry, we had the prizes ready and then had issues with the models and removed them, trying to get them fixed up as soon as possible. Going to include Magic Keys in prizes as an apology for the delay!

• Will the VIP hall/website receive an update soon?
• The hall got updated yesterday! The website will receive an update shortly, our web dev just got back from a trip!

• Will the on-ride audio for Jessie's Critter Carousel, Silly Symphony Swings, and Inside Out return at some point? If not, can we have the area loops for their respective lands play instead of pure silence (similar to Astro Orbitor, Golden Zephyr, and Jumpin Jellyfish)?
• Yes, we’ve started to figure out what went wrong

• What is the process on updating Autopia to the new ride system?
• Yes! Working on a way to have more control over direction/movement to make it more fun

• Are there any plans to release Tiki Room and Treehouse anytime soon?
• Not on current progress list, but never say never

• Will mob spawning be allowed in the hotels if we wanna put animals in our rooms? Or will we have to use the modeled animals as seen like in Jungle Cruise?
• Would have to use the model ones, would not be able to spawn vanilla ones. Especially because zombies are Pin Hoarders

• Considering Jungle Cruise has opened, are there any hints or leaks you can give us for any upcoming attraction or ride?
• Slinx gave a big leak earlier with Rise!

• Will the Mark Twain Steamboat ever be an actual ride instead of build? Same with the Columbia ship
• It’s something we’ve looked into, but it’s tricky. We might be able to do it with display entities but this might make people’s clients freak out

• Why is the Columbia ship not open to the rest of the server like the Mark Twain boat?
• It can be!

• Is there going to be more villain items?
• Surely

• Any plans for a Star Wars Nite event during may the 4th?
• We ALWAYS celebrate May the 4th!

• What about the rest of Galaxys Edge?
• It’ll have its time! Probably won’t release Rise until surrounding GE land is fixed, so you’ll definitely see GE opening up again — unsure about other rides
• GE will definitely get some love with the new custom blocks
• Goal to make GE a lot more cohesive with the rest of the map

• Will the MouseHunt return?
• One day, not actively being done

• Are loot crates coming back anytime soon?
• Yes, basically taking all of the stuff we have on deck right now and putting it together into little release groups. Instead of dumping everything at once, we’ll have constant content for the next few months

• Lego store in DTD?
• What if we had custom blocks that were just lego bricks

• Tsum Tsum shoulder pets?
• Some day soon™

• Did we ever get the Santa responses back or did we get lied to 😭
• You definitely should have your letter, we had a whole issue that blocked some players from getting them. Double-check your /mail!
• Please open a ticket if you’ve triple-checked/mail and you still haven’t gotten your letter yet!
• Don’t expect a response right away, this won’t get your normal response time, we’re using this to get your username

• Will the Saber Arena make a comeback?
• Yes

• Is the rare skipper on JC triggered or is it random? Does the boat without skipper means the rare skipper's supposed to be there?
• Yes, there may be a model missing

• Last meeting you mentioned how u were making more mini games like character hide n seek any updates on that?
• Going back to basics with core stuff like rides and other day-to-day features, really want to fix currently broken things before we start adding new stuff

• Definitely a reach suggestion here, but would it be possible to create a bingo minigame/event space with an interactive bingo card? Similar to how trivia is set up, with it's own /server trivia and staff can reset the bingo cards. Wondering if it would make it more accessible for little events/games like that.
• Would be really cool can add to the future list

• Are we ever going to see vaulted items return in any way aside from people selling them on the market (ie. could they return in new item shops)?
• Never say never, very few items are permanently vaulted
• Thread in #meeting-chat to add items you want to see return

• Are there any plans to add different variations of the trains for DLRR instead of just having the Ernest S Marsh?
• Not sure, not a current plan but never say never

• Will we be getting any new titles or trails soon?
• Titles 100%, trails maybe
• There is a new trail coming soon (”Brazil trail” — yes Brazil is canon in IF lore)

• How is work on runaway railway
• You can see the back area now…

• No more magic keys for voting 200 times per month right?
• Correct, we’ve done away with that now

• Can we get actual Starbucks drinks in the DtD Starbucks instead of just coffee
• Yeah probably

• Starbucks and ihop dailies like the krusty krab daily?
• Love this, definitely