So I’ll start with this simple and very true statement.
I’m genuinely pissed off.
So about… maybe a month ago (?) Disney announced that they were planning to close Virtual Magic Kingdom (VMK), an online game designed to be like a virtual theme park, where players interact though trading, building rooms, playing games, and more. I’ve played this game for about 2 and a half years.
Disney’s main statement in response to all of the drama following the announcement was something along the lines of “it was a promotion only intended to last through the 50th Anniversary Celebration. All good promotions must come to an end, blah, blah, blah.”
I’m sorry. Did you say VMK was only a promotion?
Well lets look at VMK’s past shall we?
When did anyone over there ever say it was just a temporary promotion? You should have told us in the beginning.
Not only that, but the 50th Anniversary ended 2 years ago, where have you been? If it was supposed to end 2 years ago, how come VMK has been live and online (and extremely successful, I might add) for 3 years. Whats up with that?
“We do have hundred of other free games on Disney.com”. I read that in an article about VMK just a few minutes ago. Yes, you do have free “games”. That is, if you want to be playing Disney’s version of concentration, mah jong, or text twist. Theres a difference between an online game and a virtual world. A big difference.
Oh yeah, and aren’t promotions supposed to have written guidelines that include starting and ending dates? Aren’t promotions like contests?
And aren’t there rides that were part of the 50th Anniversary that were “promotions” for the event?
Why are they still open?
This is unfair, but simply, Disney’s response to the tons of kids that are upset (and by the way, VMK has over 1 million players) is “Frankly my dears, we don’t give a damn”.
So why would disney shut down VMK?
Is it the money? Is it the “promotion”? Is it that they are low life meanie butts?
We don’t know.
But YOU can help!
Go to: http://www.savevmk.com
OR
http://www.savevmktoday.com
and PLEASE help.
This is WRONG.
W-R-O-N-G.
End of story.
