Hello,
I, like so many others, are asking you to please reconsider your decision to close Virtual Magic Kingdom (VMK). You will not see a letter from me. Instead my “letter” consists of my blog, www.vmkblog.com, which I have been actively posting to regarding virtually each and every aspect of VMK’s closure. Among the hundreds of posts, you might be interested in some of the headlines you have been creating (listed at the end of this message).
You have billed VMK as a “promotion” when in fact you knew from the very beginning that you were building a community. You never told the kids/families that VMK would not be around for the long haul. Now you have tens of thousands doubting Disney, and the magic that it so often embodies.
In closing, I thought you would be interested in the following video that was sent to the Los Angeles Times. They are interested in covering the story as many other media sources have over the past several weeks:
This song was written and sung by a “VMK’er” hoping to help Save VMK with her music video…please watch it. It is another example of children reaching out and trying to make a difference in their “world”. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qLVeQpTRZk
Please let their voices be heard, the media exposure and positive feedback from the VMK discussion-forum community has helped them feel like they have a voice and an impact. However, they feel their actions have fallen on deaf ears as it concerns Disney and its executives. Their efforts do not end poverty or end wars, but it is a youthful display of activism and it deserves to be recognized, encouraged and supported.
Thank you for your consideration (and see below),
vmk blog
VMK CLOSURE: RECENT PRESS COVERAGE
Los Angeles Times
There's no Tomorrowland for the Virtual Magic Kingdom of Disney
Wall Street Journal
Fans Resist End of Virtual Disneyland
OC Register
Disney’s Virtual Magic Kingdom explained by virtual world expert
The Industry Standard
When Virtual Worlds Die
Associated Press
Associated Press: OMG! VMK is Going Away
The Motley Fool
Disney Trashes Its Kingdom
CBC Radio: Spark
Corporate Responsibility to Online Virtual Worlds
NextUp
Does Disney "Get" Virtual Worlds?
Central Florida News 13
Breaking News Video: Online Disney Dilemma
Virtual Worlds News
On Another Note: Nielsen: Club Penguin Growth Slows
Virtual Worlds News
WSJ Notes Virtual Magic Kingdom Backlash
Los Angeles Business Journal
Media Coverage on VMK Closure
GameSpot
Editorial: Ideas for the Mouse
Sydney Morning Herald
Why Games Matter
NewsTalk 710 Seattle Radio
NewsTalk 710 KIRO from Seattle - TBTL Show
Silicon Valley Insider
‘Casual Gamers’ Not So Relaxed If You Mess With Their Games (DIS)
Church of the Customer Blog
Closing a Disney Community
VMK Blog Commentary
Club Penguin...Obvious Fit...HUH???
NBC Local News 6
Local 6 - Save VMK Media Coverage
United Press International
Fans protest end of Disney online game
VMK BLOG CATEGORIES OF INTEREST:
Home Page
http://www.vmkblog.com/
Media Coverage
http://www.vmkblog.com/media_coverage/index.html
Commentary
http://www.vmkblog.com/commentary/index.html
Daily Picture
http://www.vmkblog.com/daily_pic/index.html
You Tube
http://www.vmkblog.com/you_tube/index.html
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