Rosetta and new arrival Chloe band together to try to break the garden fairies' legendary losing streak in the Pixie Hollow Games, a sports spectacle filled with pixie pageantry, fantastic fairy events and hilarious surprises. Specifically i chose the Scarlet Starfish server,as it's more private and quiet (it is located at the end of the servers list), and the exact meeting place is the Forest!:) I think it's an amazingly cute place, and it has the whole fairy-ish aura to it so it's perfect for a pixie meeting!

The Wonderful (Virtual) World of DisneyDisney Interactive, known originally as Disney Online, started its first MMORPG with Toontown ten years ago in 2003. The family oriented, toon-style game enjoyed many years of success and had millions of players at the time when MMOs were nearly at their peak. var adunit_index = 4000; if ((adunit_index != 1000 & adunit_index != 1001) || (adunit_index 1000 && device_category != 'MOBILE') || (adunit_index 1001 && device_category 'MOBILE')) { if (active_ad_units[adunit_index] != undefined) { console.log('Dyn Unit Legacy', active_ad_units[adunit_index], adunit_index); googletag.cmd.push(function () { var adunit_index = 4000; if (typeof(pubwise) != 'undefined' & pubwise.enabled true) { console.log('Dyn PW'); pwpbjs.que.push(function() { pubwiseLazyLoad([gptadslots[adunit_index]], true); }); } else { console.log('Dyn Direct'); googletag.display('div-sjr-4000'); googletag.pubads().refresh([gptadslots[adunit_index]]); } //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptadslots[4000]]); }); } } Toontown was named 2003's MMORPG of The Year, recieved a Webby Award that year and a Parent's Choice Foundation award for creating a fun, whimsical environment that was social and yet safe for kids.Two years later, Disney announced the development of Pirates of the Caribbean Online, which was intended to be released in time for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest to be in theatres.The game was held back a year and debuted on Halloween, 2007.Pirates Online, while not receiving the same critical acclaim as Toontown (though the games were based on the same game engine and had similar functionality), it did initially find a popular audience due to the well-known film franchise.Disney followed with Pixie Hollow, an MMO primarily aimed at young girls, who could play fairies and pixies in the same world that Tinkerbell from Peter Pan lived. A World of Cars game was also created, but the game shut down after only a few years due to lack of interest.Three Worlds - One FateIn a world where many MMO's have a long development period, but often a short shelf life, six years to a decade is a pretty impressive record. But despite initial success, like many MMO's, all three games waned in popularity.Many players felt that not enough attention was given to long-term development and maintenance. Disney also underwent a change of game philosophy as in-house development was phased out and opted for outside developers via licensing instead. The creation of Club Penguin may have had a big impact, since it was highly popular while being a simple game aimed right at Disney's core demographic.Lack of funding, redirection of assets and products with limited lifespans, meant that at some point the Virtual Worlds would reach their end.That End Has Been DeterminedIt was announced today that on September 19, 2013 all of the Virtual Worlds games will be closing their doors. Disney is already in the process of issuing refunds to paying customers and will grant free Unlimited play on all three games until the deadline.

Team Mathis LOVES Disney.

Not a shocking admission for most of you, but it is true, we are happier when we are getting our Disney on!

Last November Jeremy and I surprised the kids with a Disney Cruise. And, well, we had such a great time we went back 10 months later! Did I mention we love Disney?

We have cruised before….Carnival, Royal Caribbean….nothing compares to Disney. I guess that is why their ships are named the Dream, Wonder, Magic & Fantasy!

We chose the Dream for the second time. We were already going to Disney World over our Princess’s birthday, so we gave her the choice of being on land or sea for her actual birthday. Smart girl chose the sea!

I plan early. Really. Early. Yes, I love a spontaneous trip now and then, but with Disney I believe the success and ease of the trip all comes down to the planning. I booked our cruise in April, we sailed on September 25th. Early. Early. Early. Doing this allowed me to space out the payments and make my selections sooner. Now, if Jeremy gave me the OK to cruise again next week I would find a way to make it happen and all would be good, but I do enjoy the sense of calmness that comes over me when I know I have everything lined up months in advance. Go ahead and roll your eyes…it annoys even me at times! Become a member of the Castaway Club and book your Disney Cruise here.

So, booked in April. Set to sail in September.

Sailor Pluto greeted us at the port!

Since we are Silver members of the Castaway Club, these fun gifts were waiting for us in our stateroom:

Tote Bag & Door Magnet

After enjoying a one-of-a-kind buffet for lunch, we changed into our swimwear and hit the pool.

The Sail Away Party was supposed to be on the deck by the pool, but by 4:30 it was drizzling and Minnie does not look good with wet hair, so it was moved inside to the Lobby Atrium. It happened to us last year too, so we were pros on where to stand!

We watched from our secret location and then snuck out to high-five a few friends!

The actual ‘sailing away’ is pretty cool!

With about an hour before dinner we explored the ship a bit…

A stop by the Pumpkin Tree.

Getting their Detective Casebooks to solve a mystery while on board.

Our first dinner was in the Royal Palace.

This is Cinderella’s restaurant. The servers are dressed like Prince Charming and no detail is spared. The napkins are folded like Charming’s jacket, the bread basket is Cindy’s carriage and the menu is fit for royalty.

But it’s Disney, so fun is still encouraged:

There are hidden Mickey’s EVERYWHERE in Disney. The kids, and to be honest, us adults love to spot them first and point them out to everyone else.

Check out this one:

And this one:

This was taken last year…she looks so young!

After dinner we headed back to our room for a quick minute and the birthday girl was quite surprised. In true Disney style (and planning on Mama’s part), this greeted us…

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While my kids don’t spend a whole lot of time in the Oceaneer’s Club (Kid’s Club), it is pretty awesome. There is a Monster’s Inc lab, Andy’s Room with all of his toys, a sweet dance floor with a giant movie screen, Pixie Hollow for crafts and dress-up…last year Natalie got to color with Tinkerbell herself! You will not get any parent guilt for dropping off the kids here!

DAY TWO:

Happy 7th Birthday Natalie!

The birthday princess awoke to a roomful of decorations…apparently the Birthday Fairy found us in the Caribbean! And she even had a few presents to open.

We stopped to visit with Princess Minnie on our way to breakfast:

The night before, we wrote our names on pumpkin seeds and ‘planted’ them under the tree. Look what happened while we slept…

We opted to stay on the boat while docked in Nassau. We got off last year and spent the day at Atlantis. We had a good time, but the early morning disembark time and shuttle commute turned us off. It ended up being a great decision, we had a magical day on board!

Braids and lunch pool-side!

The Aqua Duck is a favorite of our’s. It’s a water slide that goes out over the ocean! LOOK!

The Aqua Duck

I seriously lost count of how many times we rode this slide! Well done Donald!

Once we were full of sunshine, Disney movies on the big screen, cruising on the Aqua Duck and eating at least three ice cream cones, we got changed for dinner & met up with a few pals…

Captain Jack Sparrow! He was in rare form this evening!

Peter Pan! The kids asked him to crow and it was awesome!

Next up was dancing with some Disney friends and filling our trick-or treat bags to the rim at Mickey’s Mouse-querade Party!

Our dinner this evening was at Animator’s Palate.

This is our favorite restaurant on board. It is F-U-N!

Natalie was hoping Crush would sing to her and he did!

Crush singing to Natalie. Last year he busted out the OH-IO cheer once he found out we were Buckeyes!

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Nat’s birthday treat. Plus all the servers sang to her!

Mama and Daddy needed a little Cruising Beverage after dinner, so we took the kids to the Bon Voyage lounge on Deck 3. Before you get upset, know that this is a family-friendly lounge. I will

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