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• Why is disney opening New sites when these kids are left crying?
  What Disney is trying to avoid is letting Thousands of kids and families let their voices be heard.
  
  They announced that VMK (Disney?s Virtual Magic Kingdom is closing on May 21st, 2008 The only game of it?s kind on the Internet that whole families can play together. From kids as young as 3 to grandparents in their 70?s. But never gave a real reason. Just it is time to move on. Go to our other sites. That are nothing like the Virtual Magic Kingdom. The who game is based on the Disney parks themselves.
  
  Many who have played this game for three years. Investing in the Disney dream. Are frustrated, angry and saddened by this announcement.
  
  Most are not interested in a fairy site or Toon Town or pirates. None at all meet the needs of a family like this site does. If so they would have already gone there. They have close registration for anyone new. But inside you have kids crying real tears. Saying:
  
  Disney what have you done?
  Walt are you rolling over in your grave make the big people behave.
  Walt?s dream was not to hurt children.
  I would rather pay to play than throw my friends away.
  We may be virtual characters but our tears are real,
  When your thinking of a way to save VMK just think of what Walt would do
  When VMK closes you do not know how long I will cry
  Don?t close down VMK the second best place other than home
  Friends make VMK don?t let us lose our friends
  
  I could write thousands of slogans but you get the point.
  
  Thousand are asking why and no one is getting answers this is a short point form of the people Disney is reaching with this game. These are real kids and families confused, sadden and betrayed by Disney. These quotes come from actually stories posted on the web discussion forums.
  
  · The kids with Autism who for the first time have friends and are not laughed at for being different.
  
  · The mother that was woken up when her 11-year old Aspersers child was crying that she is loosing all her friends. When this kid never cried when she needed stitches. Or broke her ankle and in real life has no friends she plays with.
  
  · The mother or Father who is trying so hard to comfort their kids as they cry themselves to sleep. Disney is no longer a magical place.
  
  · The mother of an Autistic child who has seen her blossom because of VMK and is begging for help as she sees her regress everyday to a time before VMK began.
  
  · the child who comes from an abusive family and goes to his grandmothers on weekends. (the only place with a computer). To go to his happy place where he is always safe on VMK.
  
  · The single mother who struggles to provide for her kids and saves for the day when she can one day take them to the real park.
  
  · The mother that travels for work. Meeting on VMK and waving Good night to her daughter helps the pain of being away.
  
  · The grandparents that were terrified on computer technology that now have a magical place to share with their grand children.
  
  · The 11-year-old child struggling just to live with spinal muscular disease. Who says in VMK I can walk eat and breathe just like everyone else. And no one stares at you.
  
  · The kids getting cancer treatments and playing VMK while in hospital. Saying there is no cancer in Virtual Magic kingdom.
  
  · The dad that is separated from his kids and has found a place where they can connect every day. And is frantic that no other site exist for them now.
  
  · The young at heart that struggle with disabilities that this game gives encouragement, a sense of belonging and therapy.
  
  · The thousand of families that have created an even deeper bond by playing together. Knowing no other game provides this.
  
  ·The future imaginers, the kids because of this type of game want to follow in Walt's footsteps.
  
  · The children and families who were so excited to be finally going to Disney and after the announcement there is no talk of it, no excitement in there eyes. ·
  
  One needs to ask the question why? For a year of a million dreams Disney is creating a year of a Million tears.
  
  Never thought the word Mickey Mouse would cause so much heart ache In reply to: "AOL, Disney unveil new kids sites"

  April 13, 2008

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