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Fans protest end of Disney online game
[April 16, 2008]

Fans protest end of Disney online game


(UPI Entertainment News Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Thousands of fans are protesting the decision to yank the online game Disney's Virtual Magic Kingdom, a game industry watcher says.

Disney recently announced plans to close down the free gaming site, which debuted in 2005 as part of an online promotion for the company's 50th anniversary.

Since the announcement was made, 11,000 people have signed a petition to keep the game going, WKMG-TV in Orlando, Fla. reported Tuesday.

VMK was created as an online promotion, Katie Gerber of the Walt Disney Internet Group told WKMG. It exceeded our expectations ... to the point that we left it open much longer than originally anticipated. All good promotions must come to an end.



Needless to say, this is causing an uproar among the games fans who have invested time and effort in building their characters, rooms and friends in VMK, John Frost of The Disney Blog wrote this month.

The game is expected to be shut down May 21, WKMG said.


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