![]() ![]() Others speculated that Disney wasn’t interested in nurturing a cyberworld that wasn’t invented in Burbank. Industry executives who have talked to Disney said the company wants to relocate the loyal users of Virtual Magic Kingdom to its other online worlds before they grow bored with the theme-park game. In addition to its pioneering Toontown Online, which was the first multiplayer game for kids, it acquired Club Penguin last August for $700 million, launched an online game inspired by “Pirates of the Caribbean” last fall and plans to debut Disney Fairies, a virtual world built around Tinker Bell and her friends, this summer. The closure of one of Disney’s earliest ventures in online gaming comes at a time when the Burbank-based entertainment giant is investing heavily in virtual worlds and interactive play. Others say they’ve written letters to Disney Chief Executive Robert Iger, imploring him to keep their community open. One 13-year-old from Richfield, Utah, who goes by the online name of Isadora Q, started an online petition that has attracted more than 20,000 signatures. ![]() has provoked outcry from its thousand of users, who say they never knew the game was some sophisticated marketing gimmick.
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