A while back

It’s been a few months since the closing of VMK was announced. I wrote a post about that here. As far as I know there hasn’t been any change of plans on Disney’s part. VMK is still closing as planned later on in May — in spite of the many petitions floating around the internet by avid VMK fans.
However, it seems I hit a nerve among some VMK fans — which was totally unintentional.
I truly am disappointed (and angry) that VMK’s closing was so unexpected and disappointing for my children. Really, I am! However, by the comments I received on my other posts you would think people think I am not at all sympathetic.
I do think Disney has handled this all wrong. However, they are a business and businesses do this type of thing all the time. It doesn’t make it right – I’m not all that surprised by it — but that doesn’t mean I’m not angry about it. No, I’m not canceling my upcoming vacation — that would be silly.
My kids are angry. The day they found out about the closure they were angry, frustrated and sad. They took their frustration outside to play basketball. That comment was not meant to mean they weren’t affected by Disney’s decision to close VMK.
In a way, I’m glad they are able to take this upsetting situation and deal with it in a constructive way. As a parent, I have been worried that they were spending too much time online with VMK. It’s hard to know what the correct balance is for kids. They have signed several of the petitions in protest of the closing and I’m fine with that. They have shown me several videos of newscast broadcasting the news across the nations and beyond. They truly hope that their ‘vote’ counts. They know that their actions ‘may’ or ‘may not’ have an affect on Disney’s decision. And that’s a good thing for them to learn at this age.
As much as I would like to see VMK remain open I don’t think it’s going to happen. Some people think it’s a financial issue. But I don’t think so. I believe many loyal VMK fans would pay for the service. It is worth a price, I believe — and I would be willing to pay a subscription price in line with other online games like Toon Town or Pirates of the Caribbean Online. Somehow, I think the decision comes for a deeper reason that the public may never know.