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On Tuesday, August 20th, 2013, Disney Interactive posted on several of its MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games) that they would be closing on September 19th, 2013. These roleplays include Toontown Online, Pirates of the Caribbean Online, and Disney Fairies Pixie Hollow Online. According to their Closing FAQ Pages,
'The Walt Disney Company is committed to offering high-quality, entertaining play experiences in both online virtual worlds and mobile apps. At this time, we are shifting our development focus towards other online and mobile play experiences, such as Club Penguin and a growing selection of Disney Mobile apps. We deeply appreciate your enthusiasm and loyal support and sincerely hope you will continue to enjoy the large variety of online and mobile play experiences Disney offers - with more to come soon!'
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However, each of these Disney MMORPGs have a legacy behind them. For instance, Toontown has just celebrated its 10th year anniversary, and has been spatting cogs all the while from its start in 2003. Toontown has also received multiple awards, including '2003 MMORPG Game of the Year'. Pirates of the Caribbean Online was started to promote the Pirates of the Caribbean movie series, and was eventually released in 2007 to the pirates of the US, Canada, parts of Mexico, and the UK. Its 'Revive POTCO' petition has received over three thousand signatures. Finally, Disney Fairies Pixie Hollow was created in autumn of 2008 to promote the Disney Fairies franchise, especially it's movie series. Since then, the game has evolved and changed--and so has each of the other MMORPGs. Each one is unique in its playing style, and has hundrends if not thousands of players. Now, suddenly, three of Disney's four MMORPGs are being shut down due to a 'shifting development focus'. This leaves tons of players out in the cold, suddenly unsure of what to accomplish in their Toons'/Pirates'/Fairies' last month.
Please sign this petition to help show Disney that we do care about these MMORPGs, and that they mean something to us all. Thank you.
EDIT: Thank you all for the 300 signs, everyone! Every signature counts! However, I have just recently been informed that according to some, Disney Interactive will consider keeping the sites open if we happen to reach 5,000 signatures. I do realize that that is a lot to accomplish in less than a month, but it is worth a try. I am not meaning to sound ungrateful for each and every signature posted so far, but if Disney is willing to consider keeping the sites if we reach 5,000, then I will set the bar that high.
Thank you all again for your participation. - Disney Fan
EDIT: I am completely speechless at how many signatures we've currently collected. Over 4,000? We'll reach 5,000 in no time!
Of course, the more signatures we receive on the more petitions there are, the better chance of Disney keeping these wonderful online worlds open.
Here are some Toontown petitions that would love your support:
https://www.change.org/petitions/bob-iger-lisa-peabody-mihai-pohontu-john-pleasants-disney-keep-toontown-open-facing-the-real-cogs
http://www.change.org/petitions/disney-cancel-toontown-s-shutdown
Here are some Pixie Hollow petitions that would love your support:
https://www.change.org/petitions/robert-iger-disney-pixie-hollow-stop-the-shut-down-of-pixie-hollow
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/372/705/820/save-pixie-hollow/
Here are some petitions advocating for all three sites to not be closed, and would love your support:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/321/185/568/save-disney-fairies-pixie-hollow-pirates-of-the-carribean-online-and-toontown/
Again, thank you all from the bottom of my heart for signing this. If it wasn't for you all, this would just be a fruitless attempt at saving the online worlds I--and as I know now, a lot of people--hold dear.
- Disney Fan
Disney Pixie Hollow Virtual World Create A Fairy
BUSINESS WIRE
Posted: 2008-02-19 09:18:26
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)----At the 2008 American International Toy Fair, Disney Online officially unveiled the next exciting addition to the company's line-up of virtual worlds - Disney Fairies Pixie Hollow, based on the wildly popular Disney Fairies franchise. Visitors to the new online world will be able to explore the homes and meadows that make up Pixie Hollow. Fans will play and chat with Fairy friends, go on quests for Tinker Bell, play games, earn badges, craft jewelry and clothes and personalize their Fairy world.
The first phase of Pixie Hollow is scheduled to launch later this year, followed by a continuous roll out of in-game enhancements and product features.
'Disney Fairies has proven to be one of the company's most successful franchises and we are excited to give fans the chance to live and play in the magical world of Tinker Bell by bringing Pixie Hollow online,' said Steve Parkis, senior vice president, Disney Online. 'Fans have already created millions of Fairy avatars on DisneyFairies.com, making it evident that there is a strong desire for additional content around these beloved stories and characters.'
In 2007, the Disney Fairies franchise generated more than $800 million in global retail sales with a wide range of Disney Fairies products that have captured the imagination of girls worldwide. Also unveiled at the Toy Fair event was an innovative new line of Disney Fairies Internet-connected toys featuring Clickables technology. The products will be the first to link online play within the Pixie Hollow virtual world to play in the real world. The new Disney Fairies line featuring Clickables technology will give girls new ways to extend their online experience by sharing Fairies, creating friendships, earning in-game items and unlocking exclusive content through traditional toys.
In anticipation of the game's launch, fans can now visit www.DisneyFairies.com to create their very own personalized Fairy avatar, complete with the ability to select clothing styles and colors, accessories, hair style and more. After creating and naming their Fairy, online guests can share their Fairy with friends and family via e-mail, choose from a selection of approved messages to leave others who have made and published Fairies on the site, and decorate a room in which their Fairy will live. To date, nearly 5 million Fairies have been created at the popular Web site.
Disney Fairies is the latest endeavor in the creation of immersive and engaging virtual online worlds for kids and families that Disney pioneered in 2003 with the creation of Disney's Toontown Online, and followed up with the addition of Club Penguin and the recent launch of Pirates of the Caribbean Online. Leading virtual world industry analyst eMarketer predicts by 2011, an estimated 53% of U.S. children and teen Internet users will visit virtual worlds--up from 24% in 2007. (Source: eMarketer, September 2007)
About Disney Online
Disney Online (www.disney.com), a division of the Walt Disney Internet Group, produces the number one kids' entertainment and family community destination on the World Wide Web. Launched in 1996, Disney.com is the online gateway to all of the company's Disney-branded entertainment initiatives, providing comprehensive access to, and information about Disney movies, travel, television, games, mobile, music, shopping and live events. Disney.com also features Disney XD, a highly interactive broadband experience, that lets Disney.com guests create their own customized online channel with games, videos, music, and chat - all of which can be enjoyed simultaneously in an immersive environment.
In addition, Disney Online develops and publishes a range of online products and services including Pirates of the Caribbean Online, Disney's Toontown Online, Playhouse Disney Preschool Time Online, Disney Game Downloads, Disney Game Kingdom Online, Disney Connection and Hot Shot Business.
The Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG) is a unit of The Walt Disney Company (NYSEIS ).
Walt Disney Internet GroupKatie Gerber, 310-623-2262Katie.Gerber@disney.comor360 Public RelationsStacey Clement, 617-585-5774sclement@360publicrelations.com
© Business Wire 2008
02/19/2008 09:05 ET