Exactly how is playing VMK any more mock-worthy than spending hours battling crazed rabbids as my husband and friends do with their Wiis, or forming guilds to battle evil wizards as a colleague does on World of Warcraft? Seriously - how embarassing to have to try to explain why an adult cares about the fate of a child's video game!īut then the part of me that is actually somewhat upset by this started fighting back. "Yes, I realize it's a child's game, but don't you know adults play too?" "No, I'm not calling for my kids - I don't even have kids." "Hello, Disney Internet Group? I'm calling to protest the announced closure of Virtual Magic Kingdom." I suddenly had visions of exactly what such a phone call would sound like. Sure enough, the site was in an uproar about the announcements, with the members planning everything from "dress your character in all black" protests to a massive phone and e-mail blitz begging Disney to change their corporate mind.įor a split second, I considered adding my voice to the fray by making my own phone call when the Disney Internet Group offices open tomorrow, but then that little censor in my head overrode any such childish impulse. My next stop was the VMKForums Web site, a fan site devoted to all things VMK. (Yavn is the screen name for one of the VMK producers, a nice guy I've had the pleasure of meeting in real life a few times) Thinking this must be a late April Fool's joke, I quickly checked the VMK home page and yes, there it was, the official word right from Yavn's mouth. A few hours ago I read the news that Disney has decided to close the Virtual Magic Kingdom game, a FREE! (and that word will become important later) online multiplayer game created around the time of Disneyland's 50th Anniversary and "designed for 8-14 year olds."
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