Hi!
I just saw a post in a thread that brought the question to my head " how long do you think VMK will be around for ?"

Sure VMK is a fun game online and stuff but i doubt it will get to 3 years. If people are saying VMK has lost its magic, then in two years there wont be any magic left.


HOw Long Do YOu Think VMK Will Be Around FOr?:Tongue:

Hi!
I just saw a post in a thread that brought the question to my head " how long do you think VMK will be around for ?"

Sure VMK is a fun game online and stuff but i doubt it will get to 3 years. If people are saying VMK has lost its magic, then in two years there wont be any magic left.


HOw Long Do YOu Think VMK Will Be Around FOr?:Tongue:

Um, new people join VMK all the time... the "magic" is still new to them...

I think it could get to 3 years, in my opinion. Maybe more. But I think that if it went on for a while eventually Disney would start losing money, and charge people to play.

well... there's ten year bans... so... maybe ten years?

well... there's ten year bans... so... maybe ten years?

10 year bans are pretty much saying: "You will never be allowed to play again". A 10 year ban is a permanent ban ;)

I think it might last until the end of the year. Dunno.

I think it will last five more years. they have to shut it down somtime right?

Um, new people join VMK all the time... the "magic" is still new to them...

I think it could get to 3 years, in my opinion. Maybe more. But I think that if it went on for a while eventually Disney would start losing money, and charge people to play.

I agree with you. I do believe vmk will eventually start charging people to play. However if they do do that, they should charge new, incoming players. Instead of us, already existing players. Then this would bring us to another question. Is vmk worth our money??

~Rabbit:pinkbun:

I agree with you. I do believe vmk will eventually start charging people to play. However if they do do that, they should charge new, incoming players. Instead of us, already existing players. Then this would bring us to another question. Is vmk worth our money??

~Rabbit:pinkbun:
well VMK should stop the taken,baybe,dictanary dancing,bugs, and more staff's that would care about are letters from help in game, and also no more already made comebacks from in game help.....

well VMK should stop the taken,baybe,dictanary dancing,bugs, and more staff's that would care about are letters from help in game, and also no more already made comebacks from in game help.....

vmk has addressed the whole bay be issue and dictionary dancing. Hopefully, more staff will crack down on these cases. I do agree that there should be more staff, and that there should be undercover staff. But then again, that would possibly require hiring more people. Which would again take us back to the fact: would vmk last? and would it cost money eventually?

~Rabbit:pinkbun:

VMK will last as long as Dinsey thinks it's making money off of it (ie: getting people into parks, buying pins for vmk codes, etc).

As soon as Disney thinks they're no longer making any profit (after expenses), then VMK will shut down.

I think VMK will last forever :P

VMK Staff are normal players but they get paid for helping the game, hosting game, spending hours on the game. Disney made VMK Quest so new players join and it enthuesizes(sp?) players to go to parks and that is how they get their money.


VMK Staff are not normal players. They are Adults that are employed with Disney and some on the VMK team are said to be from Sulake. It's there job to make sure VMK is safe and provides a fun enviroment for everyone. They also get paid for doing this as it's their job, so I wouldnt consider them: "Normal players that help"..

Normal Players that are here to help are Community Leaders- Although anyone can help, so the CL program defeats its own purpose :)

VMK Staff are not normal players. They are Adults that are employed with Disney and some on the VMK team are said to be from Sulake. It's there job to make sure VMK is safe and provides a fun enviroment for everyone. They also get paid for doing this as it's their job, so I wouldnt consider them: "Normal players that help"..

Normal Players that are here to help are Community Leaders- Although anyone can help, so the CL program defeats its own purpose :)

Someone working at VMK Central in WDW told me that they're not just staff, they work at candy shops too :P

Someone working at VMK Central in WDW told me that they're not just staff, they work at candy shops too :P

I am talking about VMK in-game Staff ;) Sure the workers at VMK Central most likely work at other places and get transferred, but thats not what I was talking about. T

o me VMK Staff are the people that work in the game- VMK Central Cast Members work at VMK Central in WDW :) Maybe some work both, but I doubt it, but I just wanted to clear that up that to me they are different :)

I would look at the types of games Disney is working on now... For instance POTCO and they are now allowing players to create free accounts on TTO. They also have a new game experience geared towards to younger crowds (looks like maybe 6-8 range). The free games do generate revenue, just not in the traditional ways. I am not sure that pay for play will come to VMK, but if it does so what? I would be happy to pay for the experience.

DR

Definately, Staff and Hosts are paid employees. Community Leaders are regular players.
Since VMK is a running commercial for Disney Parks and films it will probably remain open, although the players may change with time. Long time players have seen it all, and can become bored with the game.
The cost of running VMK is relatively low considering it is an ongoing advertisment for the Disney brand. It can stay open for free as long as the Disney vacation and film sites remain open.
Nothing is forever. Something new always comes along. :)

I actually think that it will be open for 10 more years.

neopets has been around for eight years or nine o_o

I am talking about VMK in-game Staff ;) Sure the workers at VMK Central most likely work at other places and get transferred, but thats not what I was talking about. T

o me VMK Staff are the people that work in the game- VMK Central Cast Members work at VMK Central in WDW :) Maybe some work both, but I doubt it, but I just wanted to clear that up that to me they are different :)

I know, lol. So am I.

Someone working at VMK Central in WDW told me that they're not just staff, they work at candy shops too :P

Just curious. What makes you think they work in candy shops, since they are not allowed to tell anything about their jobs?
I may be wrong but I envision staff and host as working from home on their own computers. Now that's a job I would love to have. Pay me to play VMK!

I think that VMK might possibly last for another year. They've been closing down the quests at the parks, and they even said themselves that the quests weren't even going to last that long. So they must have thought VMK wouldn't last that long. That's just what I think.

VMK will last as long as Dinsey thinks it's making money off of it (ie: getting people into parks, buying pins for vmk codes, etc).

As soon as Disney thinks they're no longer making any profit (after expenses), then VMK will shut down.

But, when do you think that will be
?

neopets has been around for eight years or nine o_o

Neopets has over 50 trillion players. You really except them to shut down?

:wave2::minniemo:they work at candy shops?? LOL that is funny..... anyway i dont think vmk will last forver bc i just dont think it will

I think VMK will last for quite some time. As for everything in the game, like events and weekend items, porbally not.

:magic: AlexKZ

As yavn said recently, vmk was launched as part of the 50th celebration.
They probably never expected that the game would get so big so they kept it going. Sooner or later they will close vmk because it produces no profit

But, how does VMK make money from this?? Sure people go to the park and do quests but people dont just go to WDW just for quests, they go for fun and other stuff too.

1-4 Years. They need to expand!

But, when do you think that will be
?
It could be today or it could be 20 years from now. With Disney, there is no telling. Look at how suddenly we got the news about DLR's VMk central getting closed?
But, how does VMK make money from this?? Sure people go to the park and do quests but people dont just go to WDW just for quests, they go for fun and other stuff too.
Yes they do. There are annual pass holders that while they can go whenever they can and it doesn't cost them to get into the park, they still have to pay for parking. They still have to pay for anything they have to buy in the park. And many of them have increased the amount of times they go just to get quest items. I also know of people that have gotten annual passes just because they started playing VMK. Others have planned more trips than they originally planned just to get quest items.

There are also the items that you have to buy something to get a card. Such as the magic mirror, red penny press and wanted poster.
There was also the real pins released in December that has VMK codes in them. Those have been so popular that they have been back logged on orders for them. Just because of VMK players wanting those codes.

Also, how many people bought the Herbie dvd just to get the code? I would have normally bought a used version since I would have bought it anyways. But, because I wanted the code, I went and bought a brand new copy.

Trust me, VMK has been a profit to Disney.

It could be today or it could be 20 years from now. With Disney, there is no telling. Look at how suddenly we got the news about DLR's VMk central getting closed?

Yes they do. There are annual pass holders that while they can go whenever they can and it doesn't cost them to get into the park, they still have to pay for parking. They still have to pay for anything they have to buy in the park. And many of them have increased the amount of times they go just to get quest items. I also know of people that have gotten annual passes just because they started playing VMK. Others have planned more trips than they originally planned just to get quest items.

There are also the items that you have to buy something to get a card. Such as the magic mirror, red penny press and wanted poster.
There was also the real pins released in December that has VMK codes in them. Those have been so popular that they have been back logged on orders for them. Just because of VMK players wanting those codes.

Also, how many people bought the Herbie dvd just to get the code? I would have normally bought a used version since I would have bought it anyways. But, because I wanted the code, I went and bought a brand new copy.

Trust me, VMK has been a profit to Disney.


Oh yeah, i forgot about some of them

Well, it's already survived since 05. Already three years. Maybe another four or five?
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Well, it's already survived since 05. Already three years. Maybe another four or five?
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Your math isnt quit right. VMK is 2 years and just over a month. It started Mid May and its Now End of June.

Well, it's already survived since 05. Already three years. Maybe another four or five?
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The DLR quests helped it survive this long

i din't know i use to play runescape cough.. cough.. for about 3 monthes. And there grapics stink and they are still here so i do not know

who would pay to play vmk? Honestly, its a okay game, but a game like vmk is not going to make any money. The graphics aren't good, the game play is pointless really, basicly vmk is a chatroom you can walk around in with a bad dictionary. VMK will shut down if they start charging people. Thats just a fact.

the graphics are great in this game compared to others vmkrocks... and they will not shut this game down until they need to so maybe 3 more years or somethin, once they released everything possible I think it is going bye bye LOL

Its not just the graphics, its the game play. Look at toontown, you can fight things, which is what most mmorpgs are about and that is what attracts people. Also, nobody wants to pay to play a game that you cant even say sleepy in. Believe me i would know, ive played many mmorpgs in my time.

It should go on forever bc there are so many players they wouldn't just shut down on Idk like 9 grand ppl!

I would rather them have the game last a while, and if we have to pay, then let it be. Paying to play will get rid of most of the players that aren't following the rules.

Your math isnt quit right. VMK is 2 years and just over a month. It started Mid May and its Now End of June.

Actually, your wrong. It started May of 2005. Which makes it 3 years and 1 month.

Actually, your wrong. It started May of 2005. Which makes it 3 years and 1 month.


It's June 29, 2007. It's been two years and one month.

It's June 29, 2007. It's been two years and one month.

Oh yea.. you are right. Sorry

Um, new people join VMK all the time... the "magic" is still new to them...

I think it could get to 3 years, in my opinion. Maybe more. But I think that if it went on for a while eventually Disney would start losing money, and charge people to play.

I agree with you. I think that VMK would last maybe well over 3 years but I dunno, I think that if they do charge people to play VMK that alot of the players that just cause problems wont pay so we wouldent have anymore "bad" people in VMK anymore and that would be a plus. Although if they do charge people to play alot of people would probably quit and adventually VMK would fall apart.

:Tongue:Im not paying for VMK. Well, at the most $10 a year:Embar:

I think vmk will at the least last about 30 more years. This is mainly just another disney game and it's so popular it won't end for a LONG LONG time.

I'd guess probably 5 years or so......

^lol trainz in 30 years Yavn will be too old to even run the game :D

I honestly think VMK will go strong through years to come. There will be so many changes, that it will hopefully make VMK a better place to chat and play. I am looking forward to VMK's long success. You be surprise what might happen to VMK.

I honestly think VMK will go strong through years to come. There will be so many changes, that it will hopefully make VMK a better place to chat and play. I am looking forward to VMK's long success. You be surprise what might happen to VMK.

I estimate in atleast 4 years vmk maybe go into the 3D world but I kinda doubt it.

But who said yavn needed to run vmk? He could give it up in a few years to someone else. then he would give it to someone else and so on. VMK will not die just because certain people we think needed to make the game good are gone. No, truth is vmk will last so long you will all be surprised when you look back in 10 years and see the whole new vmk.

As yavn said recently, vmk was launched as part of the 50th celebration.
They probably never expected that the game would get so big so they kept it going. Sooner or later they will close vmk because it produces no profit

Sometimes it's not about profit, but for the love. You do it because you do it and the satisfaction you receive is worth more than any monetary figure.

If the magic is still there, and it will be -- it always is -- Virtual Magic Kingdom will be around for years to come.

For some, including myself, there are some who have not visited Disneyland or Disneyworld yet (there are a few) since VMK opened online. I am finally getting my chance to vacation at WDW in October after a 14 year absence and I am looking forward to taking advantage of the in-park VMK quests and cards and exclusives.

Whenever Disney corporate feels that VMK is not longer a useful tool or promotion for the overall Disney product, then we might see VMK closed.

I have a feeling though that VMK will be used as an online promotional tool for years to come as the Internet advances along, bridging the gap for those guests that visited the parks in the past, who are planning trips in the future, or who are visiting the parks now.

I play it for this very sole reason -- VMK, though virtual, gives me the satisfaction and that magical feeling inside that I am visiting an actual Disney park. I am just amazed at how the VMK staff can create such life-like, yet, virtual world of Disney.

I forsee that VMK will not just be focused on WDW and Disneyland in America, oh no. There are three other Disney-themed sites in Paris, Japan and Hong Kong, and I, for one, would love to see Disney intertwine some of the attactions, or just the little things, that connect the online guest with all the parks.

Just my 2-cents. Oh, and by the way, I am finally visiting WDW in October, in less than four months. I will finally get to share in what all of my other VMK friends have been able to do -- visit a real Disney park, share in the magic of it all, and take advantage of the in-park quests.

I think vmk will at the least last about 30 more years. This is mainly just another disney game and it's so popular it won't end for a LONG LONG time.

Whoah. In 30 years we will all be old... lol yavn will be really old.. 30 years is way to long.

what happenes if yavn passes away in a long time and then there will be no-one to run it unless there is yavn 2 lol or maybe Host-Phinny could run it :) ;)

what happenes if yavn passes away in a long time and then there will be no-one to run it unless there is yavn 2 lol or maybe Host-Phinny could run it :) ;)

One of the staff who he trusts will run it :)

Whoah. In 30 years we will all be old... lol yavn will be really old.. 30 years is way to long.

that would be weird but awesome.. we could have like a Disney Reunion lol

that would be weird but awesome.. we could have like a Disney Reunion lol

lol thats funny, it would be cool though.

Definately, Staff and Hosts are paid employees. Community Leaders are regular players.
Since VMK is a running commercial for Disney Parks and films it will probably remain open, although the players may change with time. Long time players have seen it all, and can become bored with the game.
The cost of running VMK is relatively low considering it is an ongoing advertisment for the Disney brand. It can stay open for free as long as the Disney vacation and film sites remain open.
Nothing is forever. Something new always comes along. :)

Ha. I am a experienced player and i have loved it and hated it and it will go on......... and on...... and on..... I think VMK will last maybe 4-6 Years?

I would rather them have the game last a while, and if we have to pay, then let it be. Paying to play will get rid of most of the players that aren't following the rules.
And it will also get rid of some players that do follow the rules.

I, for one, will not pay for playing an online game.

And it will also get rid of some players that do follow the rules.

I, for one, will not pay for playing an online game.

It doesn't work that way

how long HAS VMK been around for?

i wouldn't pay and i think if they said you had to pay there should still be freeplay, but have members...........

quite frankly i think disney is too much of a children's-wants runned company to shut it down with over 10000 ppl logging in daily, ( about 5000 on at a time ) i hink once it starts to break down into the 1000 ppl playing frequently they may shut down, I think ill give it.. 8 more years, 10 tops. then they will simply upgrade :) to a new virtual world

i think in about two or three years vmk will shut down or start making people who want to start pay.

I think that as long as more people keep joining vmk it will be around for a long time. Personally i really dont ever want vmk to shutdown and be around for a long time like runescape there is not really any other games out there that are like vmk so that makes vmk unique and not like all of the other games out there

I wouldn't mind paying for the game. I've said it before. If it meant that the service of VMK would work better as well as weeding out those annoying people who just make the game unfun to play, then I'm all for it. I also play the game for the game itself. I don't buy tons of items to be greedy and make it harder for others to attain them. I just like having one of everything so I can enjoy it. So, I hope it is around for a while and that if I have to pay it does what I just said. I don't have high hopes for a distant future of the game based on the nature of how Disney works but for now, I'll keep on playing

Sometimes it's not about profit, but for the love. You do it because you do it and the satisfaction you receive is worth more than any monetary figure.

If the magic is still there, and it will be -- it always is -- Virtual Magic Kingdom will be around for years to come.

For some, including myself, there are some who have not visited Disneyland or Disneyworld yet (there are a few) since VMK opened online. I am finally getting my chance to vacation at WDW in October after a 14 year absence and I am looking forward to taking advantage of the in-park VMK quests and cards and exclusives.

Whenever Disney corporate feels that VMK is not longer a useful tool or promotion for the overall Disney product, then we might see VMK closed.

I have a feeling though that VMK will be used as an online promotional tool for years to come as the Internet advances along, bridging the gap for those guests that visited the parks in the past, who are planning trips in the future, or who are visiting the parks now.

I play it for this very sole reason -- VMK, though virtual, gives me the satisfaction and that magical feeling inside that I am visiting an actual Disney park. I am just amazed at how the VMK staff can create such life-like, yet, virtual world of Disney.

I forsee that VMK will not just be focused on WDW and Disneyland in America, oh no. There are three other Disney-themed sites in Paris, Japan and Hong Kong, and I, for one, would love to see Disney intertwine some of the attactions, or just the little things, that connect the online guest with all the parks.

Just my 2-cents. Oh, and by the way, I am finally visiting WDW in October, in less than four months. I will finally get to share in what all of my other VMK friends have been able to do -- visit a real Disney park, share in the magic of it all, and take advantage of the in-park quests.

That is how I am. It makes me feel the magicalness(;)) of Disney

10 year bans are pretty much saying: "You will never be allowed to play again". A 10 year ban is a permanent ban ;)

there is pretty much no such thing as a 10 year ban, they always release them early, its pretty much a warning saying, ok we will release you early but now you know that you really can get banned until the end.
i think vmk should last forever but probably wont, i want it to last at least until i have kids and they are grown up with kids bc i think its a great game and i'd love it to go on forever..

i wouldn't pay and i think if they said you had to pay there should still be freeplay, but have members...........

i would MOST DEFINATELY pay to play vmk, maybe not a whole lot, but i payed to play sims online (10$$ a month) and vmk is WAY better, i would pay probably up to that much for vmk, more would be a little steap, but vmk is good enough to pay for i think.

I play it for this very sole reason -- VMK, though virtual, gives me the satisfaction and that magical feeling inside that I am visiting an actual Disney park.

That's what I think sets VMK apart from any other online multiplayer games. I also like how many options we have of costomizing our characters, and the graphics are great, in my opinion. Plus, it's Disney. I love Disney :)

I have to say that VMK was definately a lot more "magical" back when it first started. I don't feel as though I'm actually in one of the parks anymore, like I used to.

~Pink

I'd guess probably 5 years or so......

^lol trainz in 30 years Yavn will be too old to even run the game :D

Well yavn might be a young adult. I look similar to him (except I wear glasses and type :D after every sentence :D) and I'm not 40.

Well yavn might be a young adult. I look similar to him (except I wear glasses and type :D after every sentence :D) and I'm not 40.

You even got the mo-hawk!!:Tongue:

I heard a rumor that Sulake OWNS VMK and Habbo Hotel? but I do know they own habbo hotel and ever since Habbo opened and now they have had 24 reports to the BBB how they take peoples money and if they get to 30 sulake will be gone? So Im not sure but I DO think that sulake owns VMK?

I heard a rumor that Sulake OWNS VMK and Habbo Hotel? but I do know they own habbo hotel and ever since Habbo opened and now they have had 24 reports to the BBB how they take peoples money and if they get to 30 sulake will be gone? So Im not sure but I DO think that sulake owns VMK?

Don't understand a word you said :eek:

I heard a rumor that Sulake OWNS VMK and Habbo Hotel? but I do know they own habbo hotel and ever since Habbo opened and now they have had 24 reports to the BBB how they take peoples money and if they get to 30 sulake will be gone? So Im not sure but I DO think that sulake owns VMK?

Sulake created the game. Disney bought it. Disney owns it and is creating new stuff for it. Sulake no long has anything to do with VMK.

hmm idk.


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Sulake created the game. Disney bought it. Disney owns it and is creating new stuff for it. Sulake no long has anything to do with VMK.

Thats what I thought:)

quite frankly i think disney is too much of a children's-wants runned company to shut it down with over 10000 ppl logging in daily, ( about 5000 on at a time ) i hink once it starts to break down into the 1000 ppl playing frequently they may shut down, I think ill give it.. 8 more years, 10 tops. then they will simply upgrade :) to a new virtual world

Yea i agree i think VMK will last until 2457 thats the year!!
They'll have a lot of new stuff by then!!! But 10 years tops is not positive. i say give it until everyone quits execpt 100 peeps. maybe then they will think not do it but think about closing vmk but closing it in ten years thats just wrong!! If they do shut it down.. I have the VMK mailman in my e-mail address book!! I'd stop it from shutting down if they do they might turn in into VK Virtual Kingdom No Magic Pins or the word magic :((

VMK has a big chance of staying around. I don't know if I'd be able to predict how long VMK will stay open, but my guess is over 2 years from now. I saw a couple posts on paying for VMK... I don't know, VMK sounds sure of themselves to be a free game. But I probably would pay.

~blue~

I know I'd pay... well, actually, my mom would. She pays for my brother to play Runescape, and she told me that if you ever had to pay to play VMK, she'd pay for that, too :D

~Pink

If VMK closes, what happens to VMKF?

If VMK closes, what happens to VMKF?


I asked this question a while ago.

I think I remember them saying that VMKF will still be here.

My guess is that it will, and that it will mostly be for posting stuff about VMK back when it was open, since we can obviously no longer write about bugs, suggestions, and quests ;)

~Pink

Here's my opinion:

"As long there's Imagination, Adventure, Wonder, Dreams, Magic, Disney, and People Playing the game,
VMK will never be complete...
or shut down."

-Miketic *o*
VMK Player

I hope the game lasts as long as possible!!

When it closes i'll be soo sad :(

Ssad to say but i think its going to end pretty soon.. Maybe sumwhere near Christmas?

Neopets has over 50 trillion players. You really except them to shut down?

there are not even 50 trillion people in the world. there is only 7 billion

Maybe 2 years.. Who knows :confused:

I think VMK could be around forever but my predictions are not always true. LOL

A few more years. The promotional cards really helped fund VMK, from what I understand, so some of the money coming in from disney goes to VMK. I suppose that as long as Disney stays around, VMK will, too.

VMK is dieing... it needs more players, it only has like 5000 players on at a time and people quit everyday.

I think vmk could go on for a really long time, but I would think seven or eight years.

im not sure how long vmk will last, i will say over 5 years, as long as people are playing it i guess

there are not even 50 trillion people in the world. there is only 7 billion

ROTFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!


I think vmk will keep going at it

they may lose great staff and gain horrible staff, but it will still be the old vmk at heart <3

i think vmk will last a lot longer since the staff keep improving the game and adding new items. it soedent seen like they are stopping soon

Im guessing only a few more years maybe 3 i eventually think vmk is going to start costing money to play or disney might close the game

A few more years. The promotional cards really helped fund VMK, from what I understand, so some of the money coming in from disney goes to VMK. I suppose that as long as Disney stays around, VMK will, too.


I totally agree. :grin8:

Someone working at VMK Central in WDW told me that they're not just staff, they work at candy shops too :P

well that takes the magic out of it... i mean.. i dunno. actually im not really sure what im saying. lol

im not sure what the vmk staff will do, because theyre on vmk for a living. so if vmk closes, then they'll prolly lose their job???? :confused:

Meh you can't really judge about this since the only MMO that's ever been shut down was EverQuest, and that was only since they upgraded to EverQuest II. You guys have got to realize that the internet isn't really all that old, it was invented in 1981 and MMOs weren't picked up on until the 90s that makes the oldest MMO around maybe 17, and since VMK isn't an MMO of the traditional fashion it could very well never die. (to help answer questions about cash I made this educational program/q&a session)

It also generates a thorough flow of cash by encouraging people to play.

How?

Simple, ever heard of Club Live? No, that's okay basically it's MSN's way of making their search browser more popular.

(MSN has a browser???) but if they don't make money then what's the point?

Yet they do make money by choosing to ADVERTISE

ADVERTISE???

Oh boy... Okay been to a place called VMK Fansite?

Yes.

Well they have advertisements on every page, which the company that made those advertisements pay them to put up.

OH KEWL!!!

I think it will stay for around years.


:pirate:MLB:pirate:

Meh you can't really judge about this since the only MMO that's ever been shut down was EverQuest, and that was only since they upgraded to EverQuest II. You guys have got to realize that the internet isn't really all that old, it was invented in 1981 and MMOs weren't picked up on until the 90s that makes the oldest MMO around maybe 17, and since VMK isn't an MMO of the traditional fashion it could very well never die.Hang on, the only one? What about Earth and Beyond? Motorcity Online? Every heard of Myst Live?

But that's beside the point; as Jackthorn said, VMK is a far cry from those games. I've said it before and I'm sure I'll have occasion to say it again: Immerse Environments are hot right now. Loads of companies, especially those whose target audience is younger, are creating games like VMK. Well, I use the word 'like' very loosely; none of them come close to touching what Disney has done. VMK is by far the best of the current crop of branded online environments, and Disney knows it. Why would they throw away something like that, and leave the market open for their competitors' far weaker products?

Back to before...

If VMK would soon want you to pay, there would be a couple things they would have to do.

They would have to fix all the bugs and stuff. And it would only be a couple dollar charge. If it would be over 5 bucks a month, I'll find another MMO.

Neopets has over 50 trillion players. You really except them to shut down?

... 7 billion people in the world... 5 percent plays.



Anyways, ToonTown lasted alot longer then I expected, it's what 5 years old? As long as Disney is around, VMK will be.

Well, like in the newsletter, Yavn says there will be some big plans for VMK's third year. So at the very least, 3 years.

It will probably be a while until it closes down. Eventually they will probably start charging real money for furniture/credits but probably not to play.
The only reason why they make the bans 10 year bans is because who would want to go on 10 years from now?

VMK is dieing... it needs more players, it only has like 5000 players on at a time and people quit everyday.

vmk isnt dieing. its growing. since i started. it went from 200 to 5000. i dont think vmk will plan to close down anytime soon. maybe a year or so from now depending on how many people are on it them and their fundings. otherwise i dont think vmk will be closing.

I believe that VMK will only be here for a few more years. Sooner or later the sales will drop (eventually) and less people will be interested.

Well all i gotta say is it better last a long time,i love vmk! and for me the magic is not gone and i have been playing for quite a while:p

Originally, they made VMK to promote business to the parks, but i don't think they would want to upset anyone by closing it, i think it will be open for a long time. Or atleast, i hope.

- Ace

I think until 2008 or 2010.

i h8 to say this but vmk will last till 2008 or 2009 imo..


but i dnt like it anymore which is y i didnt want to say above

WDW and DLR are not going anywhere, why would VMK. I think it will be around for many years to come, sure at one point VMK may have lost some of it's magic but it seems like every day 5000-6000 people are logged on around peak hours and earlier in the day than ever before, a year ago the average was more around 3000 and mainly around new quest or host events. I think the staff has been working very hard and that they have done a great job making VMK better. There is only so much they can do, the additions of New Orleans Square and Fantasyland Courtyard, Pirate Treasure Room, new costumes like pirate were all great ideas and I think make the game more enjoyable, in the future we can hope for more games, new magic, new costumes, new NPC's who knows but I think VMK is here to stay.

it doesn't really make much sense why CLs can only be ppl who have NEVER been banned. bc sometimes if one person in a room shares info or something, the whole room has to pay for it by getting banned along with the person. so i think anybody should be a CL if they've been on vmk for more than four months.

Hi!
I just saw a post in a thread that brought the question to my head " how long do you think VMK will be around for ?"

Sure VMK is a fun game online and stuff but i doubt it will get to 3 years. If people are saying VMK has lost its magic, then in two years there wont be any magic left.


HOw Long Do YOu Think VMK Will Be Around FOr?:Tongue:
VMK is already almost the their 3rd year and it will keep going

VMK will last as long as Dinsey thinks it's making money off of it (ie: getting people into parks, buying pins for vmk codes, etc).

As soon as Disney thinks they're no longer making any profit (after expenses), then VMK will shut down.

vmk is now no longer in parks, so they don't make as much money. they won't just shut down once they don't mkae enough money. they'll only shut down when the interest dies down almost completely and it's not worth having for a few ppl. it will be a sad day when vmk shuts down, but that probably won't be for a loooong time

Gosh people, you need to look at my post " Vmk losing its magic?! PLEASE! "
I'll give you reasons why vmk is losing its " magic! "
It's the players, your own fault, imo vmk is getting even better than it was a year ago. Sure the spinning is annoying but we'll get used to it. I say for about 5 more years it'll be open. Its been open for about three years.

when yavn was asked the question a few months back on this forum ' how long will vmk last ' he said ' we hope never '

I really don't think VMK will close anytime soon, and I don't think it has lost its magic at all. I mean I have been playing since like the second week i came out , and I still LOVE it! VMK is an awesome website. I am on so much that my parents say I am addicted to it :)

yavn wouldn't say that, jamiewe.


i think vmk for will be on for a long time. even though they took it out of the parks which, in my opinion, was stupid bc that gave them more advertisement, but more players join every day.

maybe 7-8 more years. Eventually VMK will soon have only 1 player in the end.

I say 3 years top, sadly. It's starting to go down hill a little in my opinion, the items, in my opinion are looking worse that they use to, and some changes don't make too much sense, like the new way of buying stuff, it's more complicated than the original.

~HAMD

Dec 21, 2012

I don't think the park is closing down anytime soon. There are so many people joining VMK everyday, so the community is growing.

Plus, it's been more than 2 years that VMK has been up, so I think it'll exist for quite a while. :)

I reckon about 2-4 years before all the people who aren't spamming, rude noobs will be gone. Around the same time, the staff will slowly become too "busy" to help with the game, and slowly but surely the game will burn down to having no updates, then finally the server will break up.

If vmk charges to play, i dont think my mom will pay. i mean im so addicted to this and she always tells me to get off. shell just tell me tough luck >_<

I think VMK will definitely start charging people to play. Disney owns Club Penguin now, which when free, only has limited access. Either they'll start paying to play at all, or they'll set something up like what Club Penguin has, where you have to pay to have all features available to you.

I bet it will stay around for another two years or so.

Due to the creation of the new arcade machines, its going to be going on for a while despite the close down of the quests!

It's only a matter of time before they decide to charge to make even more money.

Well, VMK is an advertise for Disneyland, so probably a lot of years before Disneyland closes down, VMK will close down...

EDIT and ADDED: VMK shouldn't start charging people to play..because already they have stuff in Disneyland which you need to pay for to get VMK codes... EXAMPLE: "the pin set you buy, that comes with Bird Hat or something..I'm not sure" (at least thats what I hear they're called...) "Stitch Hat for staying at DLR" (retired but still!)

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Dec 21, 2012

How did you come up with that?...?...?...

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I reckon about 2-4 years before all the people who aren't spamming, rude noobs will be gone. Around the same time, the staff will slowly become too "busy" to help with the game, and slowly but surely the game will burn down to having no updates, then finally the server will break up.

Hmm..Maybe VMK could hire people graduated, and good grades and trusted for part time jobs as staff..(:P I know it's silly don't laugh! :P)

omg allie-rae they work at candy shops??? LOL no offense Yavn ;)

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How did you come up with that?...?...?...







Well, they use VMK for promotional services so I doubt they will do away with VMK very soon, if not 5 years or so.

if vmk beocmes a pay to play site, then that will ruin vmk.

they don't work in candy shops, the cast members that worked at vmk central did

I agree, if VMK becomes a pay to play site, less people will play. I dont think they should make anymore changes to VMK unless its releasing new items. Its ruining the site.

~Ice

I agree, if VMK becomes a pay to play site, less people will play. I dont think they should make anymore changes to VMK unless its releasing new items. Its ruining the site.

~Ice

Well just look at Habbo Hotel. They make you pay for furni with credits/coins you have to buy with real money and Habbo Hotel is very popular.

VMK will be here until Disney believes it is a waste of their time and money.

If vmk charges to play, i dont think my mom will pay. i mean im so addicted to this and she always tells me to get off. shell just tell me tough luck >_<


My mom would say the same thing...
but im thinking about leaving vmk anyway so it would not really matter to meh.

I estimate at least another 10 years. VMK serves as an advertisement for WDW, believe it or not. It gets kids asking their parents for a trip to WDW to get virtual items. It may sound odd, but I'm sure this is a factor. VMK is here to stay for quite some time.

you never know it could even end next week o_o. ( as if !! o_o, but still it could be possible )

If it gets past five more years, it's gonna last a pretty long time...

Boy, I expected it to end about, what last year?

i think it'll be around for a while. i mean look at all the other online multiplayer games out there. they've stuck around this long and none of them have the money that the disney corporation has. i'm guessing that disney has no problem paying to keep vmk running, it's just another way to get the name out there and advertise the company. so i think (and hope) it won't be going anywhere soon.

who knows maybe a few years

I think till the end of time.. Lol, just maybe because you know. a person passes to someone to take care of vmk and it keeps going going till the end of
TIME

i think VMK will stay as long as there is an internet

I give it a couple years :)

{{my opinion}} VMK will stay around until No One plays it. Then what would be the whole point of playing it? <--- Rhetorical question.

It Will Be Around For A Long While Like Someone Said For New People They Like It And Vmk Is Making Advancements And Maybe It Will Stop For A Few Years Or Monthes And Make It Completly New!

I say about 1 to 2 years more. Many complaints are coming in, I don't think it will last very long.

I really love this game, so I want it to be around for a long time. What I think they should do is not give a monthly fee if they make you pay to play, but a certain amount of money per account or character. SO it's just one payment. How much will it cost? I dunno. Hopefully not more than 50 bucks.

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They need to do something new about VMK in the parks. To keep more people coming in VMK to keep it alive. Plus if they do make players pay one fee, or monthly, they stay profitable, maybe more, I dunno, so VMK will have an extra large boost in it's life span. But if VMK is gone, I have one other MMO I really trust and love.

Eventually they'll have to shut it down or start charging people to play or for special members features. Then, they'll start losing people because I'm guessing quite a few people would much rather not pay for pixels. I'll put my guess on two to three years.

I think it might last untill Disney Theme Parks are shut down.

It will make it as far as Disney can pay for it.
Guest's come every day, and quit because they had no fun and everyone was mean to them. People quit for ToonTown and POTC Online, RuneScape, or because they dont want to play any games on the computer. Which Disney likes when they play games like ToonTown, like when I quit and played ToonTown for like 2 months, see that gives Disney 20$ and I still came back to play VMK and will play POTC Online for about a year. But VMK, Disney doesn't care too much about, it brings no income to Disney. So why should they care?
Acesilverace, Disney Theme Parks wont shut down. Disney has made billions of dollars, and yes I mean billions with 10 zeros. They wont shut down, why would they?

i would say tomorrow x:undecided::xmikec:

Not long... I see three more years at the most. Longer if they make it pay to play.

well Habbo Hotel is similar game to VMK and habbo has been on for 6 years it started in 2001 and there are people joining vmk every minute and there is like over 1,769,063 i dont know maybe more! vmk is big and it will stay for a very very long time remember what yavn said ' we hope it never finishes '.

vmk from what i have seen so far is strictly promotions for the Walt Disney parks and serve only to promote attractions and other events of the month. Just like the recent Haunted Mansion Conservatory guest room. It has been made over with christmas lights and presents as well as a Happy Holidays wreath lol (set up as a funeral wreath nonetheless). And what happens to be going on at Walt Disney park in Anaheim no less than the chefs going hog wild with a gingerbread box and Jack popping out of it not to mention hidden mickey on the box. The Conservatory room was strictly made to promote their recent attraction at Walt Disney park. So, vmk will last as long as it promotes everything Disney. I see it this way, as long as WDW is around I think vmk will be around. Walt Disney parks make quite a bit of money and this possibly adds quite a bit to the bank fold at WDW. Even without charging they still make away with lots of money so I say vmk will be around until the end of WDW parks. Either way vmk is property of WDW and they shall do with it as they wish regardless of what we think. Although, I myself hope it goes on for quite a long time. some may think the magic is gone, but that is the way Disney has been since the industry opened in the 50s. Is the best still yet to come? That is what Disney wants you to ponder. Happy Holidays to all. :)

Well i was thinking, i know its said a bunch, that if vmk makes us have to pay, people who already registered a long time a go should not have to pay!

for a few years i think

well Habbo Hotel is similar game to VMK and habbo has been on for 6 years it started in 2001 and there are people joining vmk every minute and there is like over 1,769,063 i dont know maybe more! vmk is big and it will stay for a very very long time remember what yavn said ' we hope it never finishes '.

Because then yavn would make alot less money.

I give it a couple years :)

I agree, it won't be around forever, but I think it still has a while to go.. best thing to do is wait and see :)

VMK. Hmm, I'd say roughly about 2-3 years. Still going strong. :)

Idk, a while.

eh tought to tell,
VMK has been getting money ecspecialy from Movie Rewards,
if they keep that up they could maybe add a year or two

A few years.
I'll be mad when it does end, cause then I'll remember how many years I wasted on it, lol.

Two years at the most is my guess. But I don't even want to think about leaving you guys!

it's really impossible to tell. I dont see how their funding could go down since it's Disney, and well they're rich..

2 years because they are still adding stuff to the Game

It may close within 5 years, but I doubt it.

If VMK is making a profit, then it'll be open. Currently, it's profit rest on movie rewards ($20 per 100 points is about $120 for inferno), since they closed the Disney parks' promotional cards.

It may close within 5 years, but I doubt it.

If VMK is making a profit, then it'll be open. Currently, it's profit rest on movie rewards ($20 per 100 points is about $120 for inferno), since they closed the Disney parks' promotional cards.

They are bringing in quite some money with the Pirate Pin Box Sets also ;)

I'm not really sure. But time will go quicker if you're not counting down. I'm just gonna have fun. I want the forum to stay up even when VMK closes because then we could all still stay in contact.

hmm idk 2 to 4 years bc many ppl may quit bc there bored or over priced things( im bored all the time ) or they get to old for it

I think vmk will be around, for 10 years but im sure they will charge you after three years bc it takes alot of money to make a website and to pay vmk staff..

Neopets has over 50 trillion players. You really except them to shut down?

and vmk has over 10,000 players i think vmk may shut down in about when yavn leaves or disney is retired

I think it has to shut down some cast members dont want to do that and the current ones will grow old of it some day!

and vmk has over 10,000 players i think vmk may shut down in about when yavn leaves or disney is retired



Disney? Retire? Those 2 words will never be put into the same sentence.

Um, new people join VMK all the time... the "magic" is still new to them...

I think it could get to 3 years, in my opinion. Maybe more. But I think that if it went on for a while eventually Disney would start losing money, and charge people to play.

i joined not to long ago but i hope it's around for a long time

ok from whats happening vmk is right now losing players due to the waitting of the new stuff

ok from whats happening vmk is right now losing players due to the waitting of the new stuff

Since obviously everyone is going to quit because they don't release something new every week...

Something is going to come out. It doesn't necessarily have to be today.

The one thing that always get me is, if their version of a permanent ban is 10 years, then does that mean it wil be gone by then?

I'm sure this has been posted, but this always ruins any of my guesses.

I predict around 2011-2012. I'm guessing on the last few days or so all bans will stop so the players could all say goodbye. I hope it lasts long :(

I agree with you. I do believe vmk will eventually start charging people to play. However if they do do that, they should charge new, incoming players. Instead of us, already existing players. Then this would bring us to another question. Is vmk worth our money??

~Rabbit:pinkbun:

ok well i think they should charge all the players unless the player have beta testing here from day 1 status like me and some other people because basically we are the pioneers and founders of vmk i showed the game to atleast 30 new people and they showed it to their friends and families and it will keep on going on like that spreading like a virus so i give it 4 years till its down or charging for the record the new thing where they put new magic in every week is really dumb if you think about it everything wont be rare anymore inferno is NO GOOD ANYMORE the have it on disney movie rewards

3 to 4. If they were going to shut it down anyways, why did they start it?
New players still think VMK has magic since it is still very new to them.

- PiNkErS.

ok well i think they should charge all the players unless the player have beta testing here from day 1 status like me and some other people because basically we are the pioneers and founders of vmk i showed the game to atleast 30 new people and they showed it to their friends and families

Or maybe we should ONLY charge the Day 1 people, they have been here longer than anyone else - maybe they should be charged before everyone else :rolleyes:

I personally think everyone should be charged together or not at all. VMK would get more people to pay like this, and it could be cheaper to everyone. Instead of $10 a month per person of a select group, why not $1 a month for everyone? Seems a bit more fair to me, and could possibly be more in VMK's interests. I would certainly play for $1 a month, but I'm sort of leaning to saying I wouldn't for $10.

then if VMK becomes a pay to play online game then most people outside the US cant play like me maybe because they cant find US Dollars here or have no way to pay it too VMK OR... it may take more money to ship money?? LOL idk

then if VMK becomes a pay to play online game then most people outside the US cant play like me maybe because they cant find US Dollars here or have no way to pay it too VMK OR... it may take more money to ship money?? LOL idk

It would probably be via credit card in an online transaction. That wouldn't require mailing or postage.