“IF YOU CAN DREAM IT, YOU CAN DO IT!”  -Walt

When Imaginears Club started, almost 4 years ago, we were the only server in the Minecraft community dedicated solely to theme parks and Disney. We wanted to create a one-of-a-kind experience within the diverse Minecraft universe. Our mission was simple: Build the world’s biggest, best & most complete theme park experience for our Guests & keep it safe, secure and free for all ages. We succeeded, building all the parks in the Walt Disney World resort with working rides and shows.

Although we opened in 2011, we started counting the turnstiles in 2012. Since then, around 300,000 Guests, 500 Cast Members, 25 Managers and numerous technicians have joined us.  To give you a little perspective– when we started, there were only 5 videos on YouTube related to “Disney Minecraft”. On Google, there were barely 1,000 results. Now, there are over 1.5 MILLION videos and 24 MILLION results on Google. Those numbers are incredible!

“THE KEY TO HAPPINESS IS HAVING DREAMS. THE KEY TO SUCCESS IS MAKING DREAMS COME TRUE”

Our popularity has meant a welcome flood of followers & fans. We helped inspire others to create their own theme parks. Our progress led others to believe that their creation, no matter how obscure or difficult, could succeed. From Universal Studios, to Sea World, to Six Flags – a multitude of unique servers have been created. Since we opened, we have witnessed the birth of no less than 50 servers dedicated to theme parks. In all of this, there was 1 common thread: They were usually created by former Imaginears Club Cast Members. Using the inside experience they gained while volunteering for us, they truly believed in their hearts that they could “do it better”. We applauded many of these efforts. It is exciting, to us, to watch the game improve, develop and exceed its boundaries. There have even been a few times when we were inspired by their efforts.

“IT’S KIND OF FUN TO DO THE IMPOSSIBLE” -Walt

That said, Imaginears Club has never been in competition with anyone. That’s not why we do this. We have never sought out to challenge any other server in our almost 4 year history. As stated above, we welcomed many of them. Our current Cast Members never go to other servers to troll, harass, intimidate, spam, advertise or mock others. There is no documented case of this happening. That is because we foster a level of respect in our Staff. You will not find negative threads on Twitter or Facebook involving our official accounts or Cast Members. To be honest, we are too busy volunteering our time to our Guests. From shows, to fireworks, to rides, to character greetings, to autograph sessions, to games, to new builds, to updates, to additions to the game – our dedication to our Guests (our most important asset) is paramount. We simply can not spare a single minute elsewhere.

“LAUGHTER IS TIMELESS, IMAGINATION HAS NO AGE, AND DREAMS ARE FOREVER.” -Walt

We would also like to point out that our Cast Members, Managers and Technicians have ranged in age from 8 to 65. We have never engaged in ageism or insinuated that anyone working for us is required to be a certain age. Minecraft is not just for kids, no matter what some may say. It’s wide-ranging software that inspires everyone. Why else has it sold more copies than any other game in history?  Let’s be clear: Walt, himself, was in his 60s when he dreamed up Walt Disney World. His focus (as is ours) is on Family & Friends as a whole. His parks were for everyone to enjoy together. So is ours. Disney hires Cast Members of all ages and so do we. We don’t judge a person based on age, sex, orientation, race or social standing. All are equal, here.

Imaginears Club also strongly believes in the avoidance and removal of trolling, stalking, personal information sharing, swearing and bullying. We have worked harder on Guest safety than any other aspect of our Parks. Rides were important, sure, but if someone can not be on Imaginears Club without a troll bothering them or swear words filling the chat, we would have closed our doors years ago. We’re proud of those efforts. Kids and their families can join Imaginears Club and not worry about the rest of the internet ruining their time.

As part of our mission to keep it free, we do not charge our Guests to visit. We also do not force them to pay monthly fees. Since the beginning, Imaginears Club has been in full compliance with Mojang’s EULA. Although we do have the DVC role, every Guest can still experience the parks exactly the same way!

“AROUND HERE, WE DON’T LOOK BACKWARDS” -Walt

Using the technology built into Minecraft, we offer our Guests a more immersive experience by using what Mojang gave us. We offer a full resourcepack and audio experience. You can still enjoy Imaginears Club without a resource pack, but Mojang did not include the ability for no reason – therefore we utilize this feature as it is a part of the game. We proudly take advantage of it.

Last year, we invited 6 servers to join our Family to show our respect for those we believe hold our same values. We have been so honored to have them along for the ride. Their willingness to work together, their dedication to the principle that the Guest comes 1st (ALWAYS), and their incredible & unique builds were a perfect fit. It also meant that, under one roof, we had the entirety of the real Disney Parks family. It has been a blessing having them join us on this adventure.

Accountability is important to us and our Partners. That is why we do not allow advertising of other servers, even those run by former Cast Members. We are also unable to authorize the addition of servers to our Family with either no history, or a history of faults and issues. We simply must uphold the best of standards. When in doubt, we follow Disney’s 4 keys.

“THAT MIGHT SOUND BORING, BUT I THINK THE BORING STUFF IS THE STUFF I REMEMBER THE MOST.” -Russell in UP

So, to sum up:

• Imaginears Club, and our valued Partners, believe the Guests come 1st, ALWAYS.
• Imaginears Club is proud to have inspired so many.
• Imaginears Club believes in age, gender, racial and social equality.
• Imaginears Club uses the tools Mojang gave us to improve the Guest experience.
• Imaginears Club has never been in competition with anyone
• Imaginears Club will never force our Guests to pay-to-play.
• Imaginears Club is proud to partner with the best Theme Park servers in Minecraft.

“SOMETIMES, THE SMALLEST THINGS TAKE UP THE MOST ROOM IN YOUR HEART” -Pooh

Starting in 1955, Disney Parks were the first of their kind. It took them decades to perfect the image, procedures & MAGIC we know today. We’ve only been around for about 4 years, so we’re still learning and growing. As we do, we’re so glad you have chosen to join us. It’s been a wild ride.

Imaginears Club Cast Members and Special Guests become regular Guests for the day!

Last year, a record 25 Guests, Cast Members, Managers, Special Guests and our Owner all went to Walt Disney World on the same day. From across the world, they gathered together to celebrate. It was an incredible day of laughter, sharing and fun.  It is a testament to everyone’s hard work, dedication and love of Disney that made it happen– and it wasn’t the first time!  Our Staff has gathered at Walt Disney World no less than 5 times and met up at numerous Minecraft-related events around the world. We truly live & feel the magic. On that note, I want to leave you all with an inspirational story from a current Cast Member.  It summarizes that magical feeling, so well –

“Hey Duckie, my minecraft name is UrbanAthena and I am one of your cast members on Imaginears Club. I was just messaging you to tell you how grateful I am for the server you created. If it wasn’t for this server I would not have made some of my best friends now, I would not have gotten a summer job at a camp (with DarthCorey, and WildPoppys) and I would not have met (Virus) who gave me and two friends a free trip to Disney World and who talked me into applying for the Disney college program that I got accepted to along with StitchPenguin. So starting in August I will be living the dream of working in Disney World.

None of this would have been possible without your server. So thank you”

 

That is why we do this. For moments like that. It’s why we pledge to keep going and never falter from our mission. All of you are our inspiration and motivation. We would not be here without you. We are humbled by you, our benefactors and the community as a whole.

Thank you all and have a truly MAGICAL day. We will see you in the Parks!

Imaginears Club is holding a drawing to help support the servers and development. Your donation can win you 1 of 3 prizes!

1st Prize:

We are giving away the last official T-Shirt from YouCube 2014. This is the exact same shirt that our staff wore during the event. As well as this cool brand new T-Shirt, you will also receive Stickers from Imaginears Club, YouCube, Disney and an autograph from our server owner!

2nd Prize:

A YouCube 2014 VIP Badge – plus Stickers from Imaginears Club, YouCube, Disney and an autograph from our server owner.

3rd Prize:

Stickers from Imaginears Club, YouCube, Disney and an autograph from our server owner.

How it Works:

Each package you buy comes with a specific number of contest entries attached. The better the package, the better the tickets. For every dollar donated it is a single entry. You also get credits to purchase items on our Arcade. You can enter as many times as you like. If you are already a DVC Member, we have some great packages for you as well. Check them out below.

Current DVC members are required to re-submit a donation if they before after Sunday, March 1st. Imaginears Club Staff Members are not eligible, out of fairness.

Good luck!

A Year in Review: Imaginears Club 2014
VirusElite524, Manager
Dem190, Editor

As we wrap up another incredible year, we here at Imaginears Club would like to thank you for your appreciation and support that has led us this far. Our focus this year has been to reach you, our guests. Through conventions, more effective social media and our staffs willingness to interact with our guests, we have become a better community. Our staff has been the most amazing staff this year, even through ups and downs, we have stayed true to the Disney spirit. We are so very proud of what our staff and our communnity has accomplished, and very grateful for our guests who have helped keep the magic alive. We hope to keep the magic going strong through the new year, and will have many new things to keep the magic alive.

As we continue to a brand new year, let us recognize the milestones and grand achievements we have earned:

2014:
January 1 – Imaginears Club celebrates 140,000 guests
January 25 – Imaginears Club celebrates 150,000 guests
January 25 – Imaginears Club releases mobile app on Android
January 25 – First full presentation of Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular
February 16 – Imaginears Club celebrates 160,000 guests
March 17 – Imaginears Club celebrates 170,000 guests
March 19 – First full presentation of Fantasmic!
April 2 – Imaginears Club celebrates 175,000 guests
April 5 – New Hollywood Studios under development
April 13 – Typhoon Lagoon opens
May – Imaginears Club celebrates Star Wars Weekends with Symphony in the Stars firework show
June – Mini Games server (Arcade) is announced
June 5 – First public performance of Fantasmic! directed by GrailMore
July 10 – Imaginears Club celebrates 200,000 guests
July 12-13 – Imaginears Club volunteers and supports during the YouCube Meet Up
August 22 – Imaginears Club celebrates three years of magic along with new custom shows “Taste of Fantasmic”, “Dreamed It”, and “Relive the Magic”
August – Main server has split giving each park their own server
September 20 – Arcade Server opens
October 4 – Imaginears Club finalizes remaining projects in Animal Kingdom
October 21 – New Epcot begins construction
October 25 – Imaginears Club celebrates 250,000 guests
October 24-27 – Imaginears Club presented at MinecraftSE
November 13 – New Partners with other Disney servers
December – New holiday shows and Seasonal server
December 21 – Imaginears Club premieres Osborne Spectacle of Dancing Lights

See ya all in 2015!

Imaginears Club December Newsletter

VirusElite524, Manager

Dem190, Editor

Happy Holidays everyone! It’s that time of year where it’s getting a bit colder, school is almost over for the winter break, and the end of a wonderful year. We’ll be presenting you with updates for our Seasonal server, Main, Arcade, and an important announcement for Creative. Also introduce our wonderful new staff members.

Seasonal Server:

What is it?

It’s our customized world made by every Cast Member where we celebrate this glorious time of year and we are sharing it with you! Come join us where you are free to roam and venture into our neighborhood with all of our houses.

-You can even send a letter to Santa from our Post Office.

-If you celebrate Hanukkah, Mixmasterjacob has Menorah lighting ceremony at 6 PM EST from the 16th to the 24th.

-Don’t forget to hang out with Disney Characters as they will join you for the 4 PM show following a chance to meet them on Seasonal up until the 24th.

This won’t be the only time to visit this Seasonal server as it will return for future holidays, parties, and special events.

Arcade and Main:

-Loved the parkours on our Arcade? Well they have been moved to their own servers! It’s easily accessible by doing the command “/hub Parkour” in the Arcade server.

-The server currency was recently removed to adjust the value of offers we promote. Soon, we will have a brand new system with plenty of room for opportunities. We will be rolling out the new currency which will now be referred to as “Coins”. This means any diamonds and emeralds are now nothing for any specific use. Along with this new currency, the scoreboard that appears on the right side in the Arcade server will now be shown in every Imaginears Club server you are in.

-ThingAMaBobs are now available to be purchased! Along with this new feature, if you want more credits to purchase more you now have the opportunity to trade real money for credits at https://store.imaginears.club.

-Our new Partners will be receiving a brand new tag in chat corresponding to their server such as [MineDisney] and [MagicalDreams].

-Osborne Spectacle of Dancing Lights! Shows are currently in progress and we hope to have it out in the following weeks (hopefully before Christmas).

Creative:

Creative will be going through a major cleaning phase as the entire map will be wiped clean. This means all plots will be cleared and the entire server will be receiving some changes. From now until December 13th, we have a form available “here” that you can fill out and obtain a copy of a schematic of your plot.

The schematics will be uploaded for you to be able to download on a public Dropbox folder. Guests can get a download of one plot and DVC’s can get two plots. The only person allowed to request the copy of the plot is the plot owner.

Resetting Creative has happened in the past and it is a necessity. With the thousands of guests we encounter each week it expands the world that may cause issues such as lag and crashes. This task will help you and even us as you are provided a copy of your work upon request and we provide a better environment for you to enjoy.

Please make sure all information is filled out properly on the form as we cannot search the many forms we will be receiving. All information you are reading here will also be available on the “Creative Corner”.

If you have any questions after the meeting we will be able to sit in the meeting room on mumble and answer a few for you.

Imaginears Club Cast Members and Interns:

The staff you see on here are all volunteers, willing to take their free time to provide the best experience that we can make. Our general responsibility is to maintain the server by keeping attractions available, servicing your questions and requests, and making sure everyone is enjoying. Now it is no easy task to do this with only 77 volunteers moderating hundreds each day. But we try our best. As an example, chat is one of our main priorities when it comes to moderation as anything can happen. The challenge we face is not only seeing the chat a normal guest watches but we have two others. We have the ability to see private chat and our own staff chat. So if you happen to ask a question and no one is answer, it means we are helping someone else or no one is available to assist you at that time. But that doesn’t mean we are ignoring you. You can also submit a book to City Hall in Magic Kingdom and receive a response once it has been read. We hope you understand and look forward to your cooperation.

Staffing:

Here are the newest additions and promotions to the Imaginears Club staff:
Interns:

• anakinhappy
• KassBloom
• CL_Musie
• The_BloodHound
• TheFranchise50
• snowflakeshimmer
• Acttoo

Cast Members:

• viperwizard
• Xavier9214
• clarineter23
• KewCrew
• iamaninjapotato

Staff applications are now open for SEVEN days and will close Sunday December 14 at around midnight. This is your last chance to apply for 2014!

This wraps up the last Imaginears Club Newsletter for 2014. There will be a recap article that will be posted towards the new year. Have a safe and wonderful happy holidays!

In over 3 years of dedication to our Guests, we have started many social media (and other accounts) to spread our message to the world. In that time, many of the names we created had to be altered from the original to fit a format, or because the name was taken by a 3rd party. However, as of today – all Imaginears Club properties will now be unified under the same exact name on every platform. Our new official naming scheme denotes more than Imaginears Club as a server, but also as a Family. Our new Official partners can share in that name, too, as it is more inclusive.

So, after a lot of legal, financial, technical and personal work by our Founder – Imaginears Club is proud to announce our unified branding: imaginears

Although the name Imaginears Club will still be used, the imaginears (Also to be used and seen as Imaginears Club) name will be the official name. This unified name means it will be easier for our Guests to find us on any site. It also means less confusion about musicians, trolls using our name for benefit, and whether or not a page is official.

Thanks and have a MAGICAL day!

DVC Members, click HERE to claim your 1000 FREE Arcade Credits! Email us at [email protected] with any issues you may have. Please be aware if you donated after October 26th, you do NOT need to fill out this form because you already have 1000 Free Credits! Have an Imaginears Clubal Day!

– Legobuilder0813

Imaginears Club October Newsletter

Happy Halloween and Happy Autumn! This month hasn’t been very busy, but we have a few new things coming to the Main parks, changes to some creative rules, brand new Guide maps and new staff!

Main Parks

Ever since we split up the parks into different servers the lag issues have been very minimal but leaves many guests wondering a similar issue, what happened with all the resorts like the Contemporary? Answer is we are working on placing all the resorts into one server but we are also waiting for a working Hotel Plugin. Just keep an eye out for announcements to beta test the plugin!

Animal Kingdom

Is near completion! We have put the final touches to the last area, Rafiki’s Planet Watch and is now open and accessible on the AK server by going to /warp rpw. This leaves us with small projects for the park such as the expansion for Africa and it’s shows. Our next big project: EPCOT

DVC

• New Mini Game: Morty the Monster Skee Ball!

 This will be the last mini game for awhile.

• Characters will start appearing at DVC meet and greets more often.

Arcade

• Opened Imagination Games.
• DVC Member will be getting their Credits soon! Please don’t bug us about it!

Creative

Starting with spawn, this gateway has received a refurbishment along with a few more updates in the coming weeks.

Changes to the rules for creative:

Policing of the server by guests is strongly discouraged. For guests on the server to form groups to guard others plots from things like grief is very disruptive and causes more problems than helps. Grief is a serious issue and is not tolerated on the server.

• Grief of any kind is an immediate removal from the server. There is never a good reason to destroy the work of other guests.
• Beacons have been removed as a placable item in prior to 1.8 as they will not be allowed to be lit then either. Splash Potions, Snowballs, Ender Pearls, Portals, and Enchanting Potions has also been removed from use for guests.
• World Edit is only used for extreme cases of moving builds as needed. CM’s are not allowed to build for the guests or use worldedit in those builds. There are some exceptions but not many.
• If you are building with redstone and don’t know what a clock is or lag machine please see CM/Intern before you continue.
• Role-play has once again become an issue as far as it not being appropriate of following the rules that we have set in place.  From this point forward any roleplay that is clearly inappropriate will have you escorted from the server. We have rules in place and expect that you have read them prior to entering the Creative server.
• Infinity blocks of any kind are considered a hacked client or block and are not allowed to be created or brought to the server.
• The test at spawn is used to make sure that you understand the rules as they are in place for the safety of you and our other guests.  Please don’t give the answers to those taking the test.
• When building you are allowed the use of water but we ask that you don’t cover entire builds in water or use it to grief.
• Reboots are going to be more common on a daily schedule. This is to allow the server to cool down and decrease the amount of crashes. We ask that you don’t panic or worry, these reboots only take a few minutes and it will help everyone. If we kept it to crash, there can be possibilities that recent progress may not have been saved. Think of it as a break time from playing, it will auto save and easily return when it is ready.
• Interns can now place fire for guests but must be allowed to build on the plot first.

All of these rules can also be found on the Creative Corner on the website as it will also be updated along with upcoming Creative events. If you need any assistance or have questions, please contact Helopoh.

Here’s a quick reminder about advertising on the server and outside drama.

Advertising:

We ask that you don’t talk about or advertise other servers, websites, Youtube videos or any other resource outside of Imaginears Club itself.  Even if these Youtube videos or places are Imaginears Club related. If we here at Imaginears Club feel you should see anything relating to us we will post it ourselves for you and most likely you will find it on the webpage.

Outside Drama:

Bringing drama from other servers to this server is not tolerated at all. It does nothing more than cause stress between  guests and other guests who have no idea what is going on. Please keep it off our servers.

The Imaginears Club website has a new feature, Guide Maps! You can now view the actual park maps along with the corresponding warp on the server. They are accessible under the Servers tab and currently have Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom Guidemap. We will be adding the Epcot and Hollywood Studios guidemaps later as they are in development of rebuilding. A temporary guidemap for them will be created in the next few weeks.

New Staff:

Congratulate the following for their promotion:

Cast Member:

Flakenstine

Filmdrummer

Intern:

lateamy1

BrerRabbit1

Cr8tive_Zone

CreativeRedstone

So here’s the news on the newest Minecraft version 1.8. At the moment, we’re working our hardest to update our servers so 1.8 players can connect to them. There are a few disadvantages, however. One being the Dragon Bar at the top of the Screen doesn’t work at the moment. We can live with that. However there are a few larger disadvantages. Click Here to see how our “Barrier Blocks” (not the 1.8 barrier blocks, what we used to block guests) are visible now. That’s something we will have to find a temporary fix for before we can use Barrier Blocks. One advantage, however is that we can use the newest Minecraft blocks that appear in the Creative Inventory Menu (Variations of Stone, Wet Sponge, etc.) with our WorldEdit plugin. If you’re in the Minecraft 1.8 Client, you will see these blocks as they’re supposed to look. If you’re still on 1.7, you will just see the original block instead (Stone instead of Granite, Sponge instead of Wet Sponge, etc.). At the moment, we’re not sure which of our servers will be updated and which will not. We most likely will not update the Parks until a later date. At the moment the only servers that may be updated would be Hub, Creative and the Arcade. More news to come soon! Be sure to follow us on twitter by Clicking Here or Like our Facebook page Here!