Boycott all things Disney

[delicious]

ok people, I have a proposition to make. We want to save VMK and we will continue to write and call to save our precious community. But if Disney does not see fit to listen and hits us in our hearts and closes VMK on May 21, then I propose we hit them in their hearts (their wallets). A VMK wide Disney boycott. If the doors to VMK close on May 21, then on May 22 and beyond boycott all things Disney. No visits, no movies, no toys, no clothes. If it is from Disney just say "No"! If we all stick together and pass the word maybe then Disney will listen. This is not just a game to us, it is our community, and I for one will not leave without a fight!!!!
So, please join me.

 

[Foxdye]

lol if u really need to watch some disney movies i can hook u up for FREE just dont buy any

 

[Narnian_Princess]

The problem is, I don't think I could boycott all of Disney forever. I love Narnia too much, and the parks. I could boycott Disney Online forever, though, with no problems.

 

[Belle1997]

Well I have already decide if VMK closes no new disney DVD's. I will save money not having to buy some one day park tickets. After our non disney vacation instead of heading to the parks we will head home. Which also means no food bought or park souvenirs. I would say right there disney just one day lost 500 dollars. Why because if there was VMK pirates pins I would buy them while in the parks since we get ripped off for shipping to Canada. Also since not making an extra day trip will save on Disney Hotel. Will just go to to non disney.

No point now

Once I finish my DisneyMovie Club dvd required movies will not buy them again. Will go back to borrowing them among friends.

Can we say another 300 dollars a year. Because us Canadians have to pay much more for DVD.'s the extra stuff I bought to get virtual items. Yes I will boycott disney items. VMK renewed my love of Disney and VMK also squahed it to.

Wonder how much toontown raise if you take off the pay to play membership. I will still go to disney parks that is a given. Just will not make the extra trips because of VMK.

Disney may only be loosing say a 1,000 a year from me but enough people who so this it sure adds up.

 

[hightp]

Belle1997, make sure you take your message and send it to the Disney people. We need to make them see all the business/money they're loosing because they decided to close a 'free' program.

 

[Horse]

Disney Movie Club was one of the places I called today. I told them I only joined the club because of VMK and that if Disney goes ahead with their plans to close the game, that I would cancel my membership at that time. I did not make the call to threaten them (and made sure it did not sound like that), but rather to educate them of the business VMK brought in.

I can easily go to the library and rent a video for free rather than buy it. I think Esmeralda can predict a decline in video orders from households who play VMK.

 

[BriarRosie]

I'm afraid that won't work for me.

I've been a Disney fan long before VMK started, and I'll continue to be a Disney fan long after. I own DVC, like to visit the parks, and have always collected the movies.

VMK will always be special to me, but it alone would not make me want to boycott Disney's products and services. Their online services don't thrill me, but the rest of the company as a whole, does.

 

[Barbday62]

The Baptist religion had something like a 15 year Boycott of Disney through much of the 1990's and beyond and it didnt change anything or affect Disney in any way. I hate to say it but you can boycott but you wont get the desired results your hoping for.

 

[Capn_Suite]

The big thing would be to stop paying for there games....

 

[VMK_Mouse]

The Baptist religion had something like a 15 year Boycott of Disney through much of the 1990's and beyond and it didnt change anything or affect Disney in any way. I hate to say it but you can boycott but you wont get the desired results your hoping for.

They did this to make a buck and due to hatred in their hearts...the situation here is completely different. But overall, I do not think it will make a difference.

Honestly, I am not happy about VMK closing, but I love all things Disney and will continue to plan my 2009 WDW vacation.

 

[FunkyMonkey]

I agree, but there are alot of other people in the world who don't know about VMK and will just keep paying for Disney items....I have a feeling there is no way we can stop that. Unless this appears on the News or in a newspaper, I don't know how this will get around.

 

[Belle1997]

The Baptist religion had something like a 15 year Boycott of Disney through much of the 1990's and beyond and it didnt change anything or affect Disney in any way. I hate to say it but you can boycott but you wont get the desired results your hoping for.

Yes it probably will not effect the out come. But the point is VMK was not a free game with all the money we invested in it.

Wil disney feel this I know it is a drop in the bucket. But I will have more money in my pocket

 

[GoofyGeggy]

Having been a Southern Baptist at the time, I can tell you that that particular boycott was not "to make a buck," nor was it due to "hatred in their hearts," VMK_Mouse. It wasn't a boycott, by the "Baptist religion," as someone stated, either - it was a suggested boycott by the Southern Baptist Convention.

That said, what I did learn through that boycott was that it is difficult to boycott a company like Disney because they own so much. For example, click HERE to find a listing of all that Disney has their hands in. Even the media networks that Disney owns makes it difficult to boycott them.

And from the chart/data that WDWTiggerRT posted on another thread, it's quite apparent that the population of VMK is miniscule compared to that of other sister games. Our voices, though outraged and fueled, will fall on deaf ears I'm afraid. Bottom line is the bottom line...

 

[Barbday62]

I knew it wasnt about a buck. Its more about something they felt Disney should not be a third party to relating to adult natured material. well best I can say it in g rating. lol. My point had nothing to do with their boycot but to say a super large organization (And I know they are huge!) didnt even make a dent in Disney policy, decisions or probably even operating accounts. I am an accountant so I work every day with operating profits, budgets and know all about that sort of thing.


As far as cost of VMK goes. I can say I spent very little money because of VMK. I would have gone to Disneyland with or with out it about 12 trips over the past few years, I went to WDW and would have even if no VMK. I went to the movies to get movie rewards but VMK made no part in my decision to go. I got the points because I went. I got inferno and a home movie set and never bought a single movie. All my points came from going to see movies I would have anyway, taking surveys and other ways they allowed points. I traded for 100 points. I am sure many people do buy movies just for the extra reward but I can say not everyone has, at least not me. So see VMK could cost a lot but it also could be free just like they implied.

 

[VMK_Mouse]

Having been a Southern Baptist at the time, I can tell you that that particular boycott was not "to make a buck," nor was it due to "hatred in their hearts," VMK_Mouse. It wasn't a boycott, by the "Baptist religion," as someone stated, either - it was a suggested boycott by the Southern Baptist Convention.

This board is not the place to get into it, but we will just have to agree to disagree.

 

[GoofyGeggy]

This board is not the place to get into it, but we will just have to agree to disagree.

Well, having been a part of the previous boycott, I definitely don't want misinformation to be spread.

 

[FleaCircusAcrobat]

And from the chart/data that WDWTiggerRT posted on another thread, it's quite apparent that the population of VMK is miniscule compared to that of other sister games. Our voices, though outraged and fueled, will fall on deaf ears I'm afraid. Bottom line is the bottom line...

If the bottom line's behind VMK's tragic end, perhaps that's what we need to appeal to.

I've always been surprised how VMK, with its massive budget for its wonderful staff and lush graphics, never adopted the business model of the numerous free online games I've played over the years. They could easily stay afloat by replicating that success:

• generate ad revenues; corporate affiliates could help foot the bill by running ads for the latest movie or geewhiz gizmo at the bottom of the window, via loading screens and the billboards in the Esplanade / Sci-Fi Dine-In. Gear new items towards product placements, which some companies will happily pay for.
  
  
• charge premium fees in exchange for a boost in credits, access to "rare" items, and ad wipeouts
  
  
• For a small fee ($1 - $5), players could rent a room along the lines of Club33 or the Castle Suite to wish their friends a happy birthday; they could also purchase gifts with real life cash.
  
  
• turn the Emporium into a VMK-style iTunes, with players paying $1 for new items three months before the general release. Since some players seem willing to spend upwards of $100 for inferno, VMK could rake in quite a bit of money from magic pin sales.

If other free games with lousier graphics, even worse staff, and a fraction of the fans can generate profits this way, why can't VMK?

 

[Yurty]

There is no argument from me on the subject of boycotting Disney, I wish for everyone to do as they please about this horrible act of the Disney company. I have always liked the Disney company to some degree, and VMK made me absolutely love them. I think we all should do as we desire in our futures with Disney products. Thing is I for one, and I don't care if I'm the only one, will never spend another dollar on anything having to do with Disney, or anything they have a hand in. I wont even be watching ABC if they have my favorite sports on. This closing VMK decision is ridiculous and could have been handled many different ways. Like I said, I dont want to sway any opinions of anybody, becuase there is no way to sway mine. I'm done with anything Disney if they really close on May 21st, I mean real done with them.

BTW I'm JustAnotherJones on VMK

 

[mickeyminnie123]

It wont do much. Not nearly all disney fans go onto vmk. Only about 1% of their income would go down, Even if anyone did this.

 

[GoofyGeggy]

If the bottom line's behind VMK's tragic end, perhaps that's what we need to appeal to.

I've always been surprised how VMK, with its massive budget for its wonderful staff and lush graphics, never adopted the business model of the numerous free online games I've played over the years. They could easily stay afloat by replicating that success:

• generate ad revenues; corporate affiliates could help foot the bill by running ads for the latest movie or geewhiz gizmo at the bottom of the window, via loading screens and the billboards in the Esplanade / Sci-Fi Dine-In. Gear new items towards product placements, which some companies will happily pay for.
  
  
• charge premium fees in exchange for a boost in credits, access to "rare" items, and ad wipeouts
  
  
• For a small fee ($1 - $5), players could rent a room along the lines of Club33 or the Castle Suite to wish their friends a happy birthday; they could also purchase gifts with real life cash.
  
  
• turn the Emporium into a VMK-style iTunes, with players paying $1 for new items three months before the general release. Since some players seem willing to spend upwards of $100 for inferno, VMK could rake in quite a bit of money from magic pin sales.

If other free games with lousier graphics, even worse staff, and a fraction of the fans can generate profits this way, why can't VMK?

I think your points are valid and realistic. To me, VMK isn't creating much revenue because Disney has made them that way. Disney sort of pigeon-holed the game and then one day said, "Gee, you're not making us money, so you're getting the boot." With the size of Disney corp., surely somebody somewhere could have invested just the slightest amount of time and energy on behalf of the VMK Team.