If you haven’t noticed, I’ve been sort of on and off here for the past few months. My daily life is just so busy, plus I have to balance my time wisely (totally not watching Sailor Moon or blogging instead of doing history notes). However, I think I’ve found a compromise!
I’m going to try to blog during long breaks! This means whenever I don’t have school or something important and I’m feeling up to it, I’ll blog!
My interests are ever-shifting, so I’ll try to keep up the best I can.
So much has happened since I last posted, and I logged in on a whim after seeing this podcast. I’m shocked to find out my blog has still been getting views (albeit not many) in the past few years. I’m even more shocked that I remembered my login. I’d also like to apologize for the ads on my blog- they used to be a lot smaller and not as gross clickbait-y but I don’t know how to get rid of them without paying. I don’t make any money off of this blog, and I don’t advise clicking any of it.
Anyways, Club Penguin content! I like to listen to podcasts while I work, and found this one while searching. The one and only Chris Gliddon (formerly Polo Field) talks about the history of Club Penguin and it’s legacy today with Video Game History Hour. I’m going to be honest and tell you I haven’t gotten through the whole thing yet, but I’m eager to listen to his thoughts on Club Penguin archivism.
This podcast is made by the Video Game History Foundation, a nonprofit advocating for the preservation and education of video games. Honestly, a large reason as to why I haven’t deleted this blog is because I believe this is a fond, emotional archive of Club Penguin as well as an archive of youth culture that doesn’t exist anymore. Kudos to their team for believing in that!
You can also listen to the podcast on Anchor, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts (also disclaimer I am not sponsored by the foundation or any of those links).
Hello penguins, long time no post! My life’s been really busy these days and I obviously haven’t had time to blog, nor have I signed up for CPI. I’m doubting I ever will to be honest, it’s just not my interest anymore. And yes, I’ve heard about Rewritten, but I really don’t see the need to sign up.
Regardless, I came across a really interesting video on my WordPress dashboard from a post on Club Penguin Mountains. It’s a TED Talk about Club Penguin featuring Lane Merrifield, better known as Billybob. He talks about CP’s humble beginnings to the response from the fans- the love that formed what we knew as the Club Penguin community. It was really touching and nostalgic for me and I was surprised to find that it doesn’t have more views!
The part that stuck with me most was what Billybob said at the end about Club Penguin shutting down.
“…what I what I realized was that they weren’t upset about missing the mini-games, they’re not sad about[…] losing the ninjas…or the activities that were going on in Club Penguin. What they were most afraid of- what we’re all afraid of- was losing the incredible sense of community that had grown within the Club Penguin world… and I’m so, so thankful to have had an opportunity to be a part of that community. I’m so thankful to have had a front row seat to so many amazing kids lives. And most of all I’m incredibly privileged and honored… I mean to see their creativity is amazing. I’m incredibly privileged and honored to have been able to serve side-by-side with such an amazing team that took their imagination and their creativity and brought it to life every single week. And so I just want to say… you know, I firmly believe that our world would be a much better place if all of us were just a little bit more childlike. If we could learn from these kids, and maybe be a little bit more fearless with our creativity, if we could help each other out a little bit more, if we could be generous with one another, if we could work together a little bit better. If we can become better at sharing when things are frustrating to us, or are hurtful or harmful to us… you know sometimes[…] we maybe just need to take a breath and not take life as seriously, not take ourselves as seriously. But most of all, maybe for today, we can all start by taking just a little bit more time to listen.”
I’m not crying, someone’s chopping onions. Just watching this video made me feel honored that I was one of those kids once and that I was part of that awesome community. Maybe I was even one of the blogs they looked at! But thank you, Billybob, for those kind and inspiring words- no one could have said it better than you.
Why it sure has been a long time since I posted! I hope everyone’s okay and enjoying CPI! I went back on here to make sure everything’s in order and it turns out CP isn’t hosting their images from their old blog posts anymore… so now about 99% of my posts are broken… if I get bored one day maybe I’ll look them back up and fix it. Learned that the hard way I guess.
Anywho, I’m sure you’ve all heard by now that Megg is leaving CP. Here’s what she said on the official Club Penguin blog:
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. I say it all the time, and I even say it in the video, but I will repeat it once more (or a million) for emphasis. We have the best community ever, each one of you is a valuable part of our colony of penguins, and I am so grateful to have had the chance to get to know you all better and share in this incredible journey.
Before I sign off, I’d like to ask you all a HUGE favor if that’s alright? Yah? Cool. Here it is…
Keep all the positive energy flowing, no matter what. I know I know, it’s an obvious request. But it’s up to you, the community to keep this a happy and welcoming place for new family members to join and belong. Club Penguin Island is destined for great things, and you can all help make that happen.
OKAY! That’s all the rambling I have for you, but here I am, still refusing to say goodbye.
So until next time… Waddle on, you incredibly amazing, passionate, caring, fantastic, and all the other words I can say to show you how much I appreciate you all, penguins.
Thank YOU, Megg, for everything you’ve done with the CP community. After looking through the entirety of my blog, I don’t think I ever met you online 😦 but I dooooo know that your #MeggTakeover definitely influenced my blog! If you penguins remember, back in 2014 I made a Megg Takeover hoodie -my most popular post to date! Polo Field commented/followed me from that post and I lowkey freaked out because!!! Someone at Club Penguin noticed my blog!!! I don’t know if you’ve ever seen my blog of course, but without your takeover, my blog would never had taken off.
Here’s the video from the Megg Takeover:
Again, thank you Megg for everything you’ve done. You went from Megg the intern to Megg the employee! I wish you the best of luck in whatever your future holds!
Good morning penguins! This is my first post after the desktop version of Club Penguin has closed… Anyways, I went through and screenshotted my inventory as promised! I have over 100 pages of items in my player card inventory but I skipped through my “pins” section and saved those screenshots from my stampbook. I spent over 2 hours going through these screenshots and cropping them down to a reasonable size.
A couple of other things- At one point, my inventory glitched with the head items section, so I may or may not be missing some head items I also went on a final shopping spree before I did this with the free membership and spent about $2ok coins on clothes, hair, accessories, shoes, etc. I had about $70k coins before my final shopping spree and I ended Club Penguin with $40k left (I spent some on igloo items too). I didn’t necessarily catalog my igloo items because of the way that’s formatted but I’ll make a separate post for that.
Anyways, enjoy my 7(ish) years worth of Club Penguin collecting!
Hey penguins! Today is that very sad day 😦 I’ll be waddling around on Sleet for another hour or so- my connection might time out so if I disappear, I’m just reloading the website. Come and say hi one last time 😦
edit- I’m on Zipline now!
Final edit- I’m on Permafrost, come say goodbye if you’re on!
Final final edit- Offline now. Thank you to all I saw.
Sappier posts and roundup posts coming this weekend. ❤
I’m assuming everyone here is pretty familiar with Screenhog and Polo Field at this point. Both of them have made very heartfelt and honest posts about their thoughts on Club Penguin’s closing.
Read Polo Field’s post. “How Club Penguin Changed My Life”, here.
Honestly, I teared up reading Screenhog’s post. The comments made me cry even more. Thank you, Screenhog, for your love and dedication for Club Penguin. May the future bring you even brighter horizons.
Polo’s story about the game code and Card Jitsu hit me hard too. I played the EPF DS game nonstop when I was younger; I beat it roughly four times. I was also the only one out of my friends to own the game day Wii game and I’m very proud to have those stamps in my stampbook. I was also lucky enough to get my hands on a physical Card Jitsu and I treasure it as a part of my childhood. Also, the Aunt Arctic story is very sweet. Thank you personally for recognizing my blog when I first started; it meant a lot to me.
Maybe I’ll post my physical collection once I get around to my catalog posts. Those are definitely going to come after February.
So it has sadly been announced that yes indeed, Club Penguin is closing. I obviously have not been as involved in the penguin community in a very long time and I’ve honestly lost touch with it. A lot of the creators and friends I knew from here have moved on.
However, I will try my very hardest to make up for what I have missed. In the coming months, I’m planning on cataloging my inventory publicly- including my clothes, Puffles, furniture, igloos, etc. It will all be posted on here. I do have a new computer (at long last), so I may make it a video on there (no promises).
As for my blog, it’s staying up as far as I’m aware of. I may have to close it publicly at some point for personal reasons. With WordPress, I can password-protect my blog so only anyone who knows the password can access it.
And finally, personal matters. Now is not the time for tears, my friends. I’ve made my sappy posts in the past and I’m sure there’s plenty more to come. Again, I’ve lost touch with the community on here and have moved on. I’ve become a giant anime nerd now… whoops. My writing style has changed drastically (if you ever get a chance to, STUDY GRAMMAR. I cannot emphasize how important it is in life in general as well as making an impression online!)
Will I be playing Penguin Island? I honestly don’t know but probably not. I don’t know how it works, but I would like to preserve my username on there if it’s not taken already just in case.
Hello penguins… I never thought this tragic day would come, but Spike Hike is leaving Club Penguin. Here’s the official post from the man himself:
Hey penguins,
The time has come for me to waddle on to my next adventure – and so I will be leaving Disney.
Getting to spend time with you all in Club Penguin has been one of the true joys of my life, and it has been for my family too, as all three of my kids have grown up with you in the Penguin community. I want to thank you all for so many special memories and especially thank the Penguin team for all their hard work and amazing creativity over the years!!
I couldn’t make this move if I didn’t feel you were in good hands and I have to say, the best is yet to come! Project: Super Secret looks amazing and should be ready for you to beta test in the next few months.
As proof, the team has given me one more sneak peek to share and here it is: [CLICK THE PICTURE TO WATCH]
Of course, I couldn’t say goodbye without one more party and so Spike Hike will make a special farewell appearance tomorrow, Sept. 8 at 3:30pm Penguin Standard Time on the server Fog. If I don’t get the chance to see you Sept. 8, I’ll definitely be back for special events like the launch of Project: Super Secret and anniversaries!!
YOU are what makes Club Penguin so special! Thank you for letting me be a part of it!
Waddle On,
-Spike Hike
I would like to say THANK YOU to Spike Hike for leading the Club Penguin community and team for all these years! You’ve done an awesome job at CP and I wish you the best of luck in your future, wherever it may lead you. Without you, Project Super Secret wouldn’t have come this far and I think that the preview is awesome. It’s sad to see you leave and I’m sure the community will miss you.
Hi penguins, it’s been a really long time since I’ve posted… yikes! Anyways, I logged in for the Finding Dory party today (it’s so cute) and saw a penguin surrounded by other penguins. They were all moving together.
It was kind of scary, actually.
I asked the penguin in the center how he did it and all he said was “not mine”. I’m assuming most of his message got cut off by the filter. Another thing about the filter, did you know that “try our famous New England clam chowder” will go through? I found that weird.
Hey penguins! Sorry I haven’t been blogging, there isn’t much to cover about CP when you don’t have a membership
Anyways, here’s a post from Megg from the official blog:
Great news, penguins!
The next Club Penguin party is going to be–
Um, I can’t remember.
Sorry, this has never happened before. I’m sure it’s a cool party whatever it is.
Oh wait!
it’s something about a clam! No, no. An oyster! A mollusk? Something…?
OH YEAH! It’s the Finding Dory party! Dory, and a few of her friends will be visiting the island July 6 – August 17. (Note to self: learn to speak whale)
I’d love to hear in the comments what you think about–
Um…
A little help here?
-Club Penguin Team
I’m so happy to see this coming to Club Penguin! It’s rather fitting for a game with the ocean and I’d love to see CP’s take on this!
I also went on a final shopping spree before I did this with the free membership and spent about $2ok coins on clothes, hair, accessories, shoes, etc. I had about $70k coins before my final shopping spree and I ended Club Penguin with $40k left (I spent some on igloo items too). I didn’t necessarily catalog my igloo items because of the way that’s formatted but I’ll make a separate post for that.
Greengirl816 in Club Penguin 