"No need to try to contact me unless you wish to.
I noticed the following things that happened in rapid order:
Following the end of the pirate celebration, specifically the big pirate quest, there was the Yavn "scolding" about all the cheating and other stuff going on in regards to that quest. A couple of days later, VMK announces its closure. The next day, I start seeing a surge in the "Year of a Million Dreams" television promotion. Then, I see commercials for the Disney pirates online game within days of that. As April rolls around, a new batch of Disney travel shows on The Travel Channel(which I have recorded). Also, notice sites such as MSN and other high traffic sites with Disney travel banner ads.
Obviously, Disney is spending millions on marketing, promotional and other advertising, with no real method of finding out what is working for them.
And here it is, VMK, a great promotional tool, which they have used to promote a good many things Disney. And like the print, television and internet ads, no real way of knowing what is driving income into the big pot of money that is Disney. The other games are not open ended enough to allow the direct and blatant interjection of promotional material. VMK allows this. Proof? Pirates stuff during the releases of POTC3. High School Musical mania promoted via a long running quest. Hannah Montana and Twitches got similar treatments. Ongoing games from the Narnia, POTC and Terabithia promotional sites handing out codes for use with VMK. The game helped get my little kids excited about their trip to WDW last November.
So, axe VMK. Let's make every a penguin. Make everyone a pirate. Make everyone a toon. Soon, make everyone a fairy(let's avoid crude jokes). Let's make everyone a car.
Sorry. I like Disney parks. I want to be me. Unlike some people, I chose to make my little avatar look like me. I walk around in black shorts, black shoes, wear glasses and it even came with hair similar to mine.
VMK: I could be ME in Disney, as if I was there without the costs. My daily escape. The other games won't do it for me.
Oh well. I'm a technician. What do I know about marketing?"
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