VMKer Comments: Teacher Comments

Penny1 // 3 weeks ago
"As a teacher and Disney fan, I found a way to connect with my students through VMK. We often "meet" on VMK after school for some Disney fun. This bond I have worked hard to build is being torn away. My students are disheartened, as if in some way they are losing a part of their teacher. I am hoping Disney will do the right thing and leave VMK alone. There are so many ways Disney could capitalize on marketing VMK, it seems foolish from a financial stand point to pull the plug on a successful venture. But what do I know? I'm just a consumer, family member, teacher, friend, traveler, and role model to hundreds of children..."

Source: Comment from iReport

Comments

[Cathy]

Why is it that no one in any of the posts I have read has mentioned some sort of class action suit? To me it seems like a scam or fraud of some kind that happened.

If players and their families spent good money at the parks, on cruises and in hotel stays, expecting to get online items, where was it ever said that these items would be temporary? How many players and families would not have spent the money going to the parks and doing the quests, if they knew the items were only a promotion? How many would have booked Disney hotel rooms, rather then less expensive ones, if they knew that the prize they got for booking the room would be gone in less then 3 yrs. How about those that went on Disney Cruises, or booked thru a travel agent, just to get a stitch hat.

I don’t understand, with all the players protesting, that no one has an attorney in the family or as a friend that could advise them on this. I have read all the protests, and the money that Disney could make if they made this site a pay to play. But no one mentions the fact it seems Disney has already made money off the players, through scamming and false promises.

Concerned in Calif

[vmk blog]

I agree...you make some very good points! They changed their User Terms just a few days ago for all of the Disney Interactive properties and Disney.com, to read that the varioius online games can be terminated at any time.

They didn't have that wording before. I think they know they were wrong the way they have handled this.