User blog comment:JoshuaCoalskull/Important News from Pirates Online/@comment-4415822-20130820211127/@comment-1917218-20130820211432

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Q: Why is Pirates Online closing?

A: 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 loyal support and hearty enthusiasm for Pirates Online, and sincerely hope you will continue to enjoy the large variety of online and mobile play experiences Disney offers - with more to come soon!