Observed arrival · 2026-10-07
OpenVMK is rebuilding Virtual Magic Kingdom’s server
An open-source project aims to run Disney’s discontinued Virtual Magic Kingdom through the original game client.
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- Virtual Magic Kingdom fans and preservation contributors
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- The project says it has mapped 144 rooms and handled more than 100 protocol messages; no public release is available yet.
Field notes
The project describes a server written in TypeScript for Node.js with SQLite, designed to work with the original VMK client and preserved game files. Its homepage reports 144 mapped rooms and more than 100 protocol messages handled. Several core social and item systems are marked done, while two mini-games remain underway; quests, Docker packaging, and a first public release are listed as future work.
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