ForeverWDW
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Sep 18, 2006
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I've been pouring over the Internet this last week and as always random thoughts come to mind. Seems us as Disney fans refuse to let go of out virtual oasis. Disney on the other hand wants to expand, branch out and conquer more territories and understandable so. Its a big virtual world out there just rip for the picking. But, and hear me out, what about combining the two worlds VMK and Disneys other sites? Go for it Disney and make VMK the central hub for all your new games you want us to join. You know what? I might try a few and I know my kids would be wanting to join too. Make links to your games. POTC could have a doorway in the VMK's potc lobby for those of us who cant seem to ever get enough Argg! and cannons. Club Penguin you say? What better place then a doorway with dear old Yeti. Ah lets not forget Cars.. the drive in would be perfect. Who cant help but picture Tink next to the castle? You see we kids and parents crave all those wonderful Disney qualities we hold dear to our hearts. Disney you never realized what it meant to us when it partnered up with Sulake and made us a virtual Disney we could visit and enjoy everyday rain or shine. But use this Disney, use that virtual world we are so strongly fighting for. We need a place to connect, to be with friends and family. No matter what kind of advertisements you put out there its word of mouth that gets kids (and yes even adults) to try your games. What better word of mouth could you get then your more then 250,000 active users? But here's the best part, Some of those other worlds take penguin for example would want to venture into VMK to check us out and in turn find your other online games say .. Cars? Now you got our kiddos begging for another paid subscription so they can play cars with their friends.
This would eliminate so many frustrations both sides are feeling right now. As a parent I trust in Disney to keep the online worlds you promote safe and secure. Knowing that my kids where in your own virtual community playing safe, fun, age appropriate games would be a big relief. But the possibility of losing VMK for my kids saddens them more then you realize. Their friends are from all over the world, different backgrounds, ages, likes and dislikes. One thing we all share in common is the love of the parks. You brought the parks home to us with VMK. Now connect both worlds and you have a big possibilities both in terms of money and memberships. You have used VMK as your advertisements for movies, rides, and attractions all these years. Why stop now?? Continue with Sulake and figure out a way to make things right again. Continue VMK as it should be but use it to your own advantage. Use it to lure us into your other games (side note I have to add Other games that are more of a promotional game then VMK was ever intended to be ). Speaking as an avid VMKer that had rooms filled to the breaking point with POTC posters and skeleton monkeys, your advertisements do work, and yeah we all visit your sites when you promote them there. But the thing that is lacking that can only be found in VMK is the sense of community, imagination, and friendships even though we dont always have the same likes and dislikes. I would hate to ever see VMK change. We as a family enjoy all the times we spend talking to friends, building rooms, making our own quests, and waiting in line to see our favorite Hosts. Vmk should continue to grow and build as it always has but I would also welcome the opportunity to visit your other worlds and would enjoy seeing my kids try them out too.
I ask that you please consider this. As I'm typing this I am trying to figure out how much money in memberships I will need for my kids.. sigh. But if it means we are all happy it's worth it, right?
This would eliminate so many frustrations both sides are feeling right now. As a parent I trust in Disney to keep the online worlds you promote safe and secure. Knowing that my kids where in your own virtual community playing safe, fun, age appropriate games would be a big relief. But the possibility of losing VMK for my kids saddens them more then you realize. Their friends are from all over the world, different backgrounds, ages, likes and dislikes. One thing we all share in common is the love of the parks. You brought the parks home to us with VMK. Now connect both worlds and you have a big possibilities both in terms of money and memberships. You have used VMK as your advertisements for movies, rides, and attractions all these years. Why stop now?? Continue with Sulake and figure out a way to make things right again. Continue VMK as it should be but use it to your own advantage. Use it to lure us into your other games (side note I have to add Other games that are more of a promotional game then VMK was ever intended to be ). Speaking as an avid VMKer that had rooms filled to the breaking point with POTC posters and skeleton monkeys, your advertisements do work, and yeah we all visit your sites when you promote them there. But the thing that is lacking that can only be found in VMK is the sense of community, imagination, and friendships even though we dont always have the same likes and dislikes. I would hate to ever see VMK change. We as a family enjoy all the times we spend talking to friends, building rooms, making our own quests, and waiting in line to see our favorite Hosts. Vmk should continue to grow and build as it always has but I would also welcome the opportunity to visit your other worlds and would enjoy seeing my kids try them out too.
I ask that you please consider this. As I'm typing this I am trying to figure out how much money in memberships I will need for my kids.. sigh. But if it means we are all happy it's worth it, right?
