Opening a virtual version of Disneyland turned out to be very easy for Walt Disney although the same can’t be said about its closure. The news created a real panic among obsessive fans of Disney’s theme parks.

The free online game of Virtual Magic Kingdom was launched by Walt Disney on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Disneyland in 2005. Azcentral describes the game.

Using their online personas, fans of Virtual Magic Kingdom – VMK to aficionados – accumulated points by playing games and completing tasks inside the world. These points could then be used to buy in-game objects like animated hats, pins and furniture to decorate their virtual private rooms. Points could also be accumulated in the real world through purchases of Disney movie DVDs and the like.

When players tired of the online world, they could keep playing VMK as they visited Disney’s theme parks. There, they could go on scavenger hunts tailored specifically to them – and use their rewards to purchase special Virtual Magic Kingdom items that increased their status among fellow gamers.

The Orlando Sentinel quotes a Virtual Magic Kingdom fan, complaining about the decision.

As they face eviction from their favorite game, some Virtual Magic Kingdom residents are preparing to move on. “I’ve been playing for almost two years, and I’ve made really good friends and had really good times,” says Grant Hale, 13, of Naugatuck, Conn. “I was really sad and really mad when I found out they were closing VMK.” His family is grudgingly preparing to renew its subscription to Club Penguin, which it had planned to cancel.

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