Hosted by Gennelle Webkinz, this podcast is about all things Webkinz! Each episode has a theme and we chat about everything – favorite pets, awesome items, current and upcoming Webkinz events, and more! For fans who want an inside look at Webkinz World, we also feature interviews with Ganz staffers and put a spotlight on different areas in Webkinz. Most importantly, though, Podkinz is all about YOU. Tell us what you’d like us to talk about in the podcast! There are so many ways to get in touch with us to send us your comments, suggestions and questions:
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IN THIS EPISODE…
…Gennelle and Maurizio talk animation and why it’s important to Webkinz World!
What’s In Our KinzPost?: So many animation fans out there! We read your letters.
Meet a Ganz-er: We chat to Erik, Webkinz 3D Artist, about his job animating for Webkinz!
What’s Next: Two words: Summer + Vacation! Do you have plans for yours this year? Where will you take your pets in Webkinz World? Email us your stories at podkinz@ganz.com and you could be featured on the show!
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Dear Podkinz, I am so excited for the summer! My plans are to play webkinz, go to the ocean, and compete in track meets! I’m travelling very soon to compete in districts and hopefully regionals! SO excited for a summer of sports and new webkinz activities such as finding out more about webkinz X! I hope everyone at Ganz has a fantastic summer! ~Spokanegirl7
Dear Podkinz, this summer, I’m going to Connecticut for my birthday with my family to see a soccer game. I plan on taking my favorite Signatures, some of my pugs, and my favorite pet, Buie, my rottweiler! I’m going to have so much fun! You’re the best Podkinz!
Dear podkinz, This summer I plan to finish my campkinz, which will have 30 rooms. I will then open it on the forum so everybody can come and visit! I would also like to win a piece of furniture from Don’t Rock the Boat. And, I have set a goal to have 100,000 kinzcash by the end of the summer. THAT will be hard. Any ideas? Thanks, Melody. P.S. Why has Maurizio’s Let’s Draw stopped? I’m an artist and really miss it.
Maurizio’s Let’s Draw has not stopped. In fact, in this Podkinz episode, he said he was working on a Let’s Draw video for an actual Webkinz Host. It’ll probably come out next week.
Hey, Gennelle, I have a question. When Webkinz X launches, will the graphics and animation for our pets change? I mean, will our pets look different?
Gennelle, I fed my pet a berry from Jumbleberry Fields, and a screen didn’t pop up saying that I got my prize from feeding my pet a berry. I looked through my dock and I don’t see a prize. I logged in and out, and I still don’t see it. Can you tell me if its a glitch? Thank you! :)
Sometimes you can feed your pet a berry and not receive a prize, it just depends on the odds!
Oh, Thanks Gennelle! :)
Oh! On my summer vacation, I will be traveling up the coast of California! We are starting near San Diego and stopping at a new beach every couple of days and camping there. We will also be going to the Santa Cruise Beach Boardwalk and Disneyland!!!!! I plan on doing a vlog of the trip on my kinztube channel ;)
Lucky lucy :( I cant travel as much as you! I have a baby bro!…kinz what now?
Do you mean youtube? Or…THERE IS SOMETHING IDK ABOUT ON WEBKINZ!!!!
No she means Kinztube. Kinztube is basically videos about Webkinz on youtube. This includes series, random videos, how-to-dos, and a lot more. For example, xCountryKinz17x was a kinztuber but had to quit because google chrome was trying to change her username (CountryKinz17) into her real name. Hope this helps.
Lol, sorry xmy9tailxkinz! Kintube is YouTube, but kinztubers make Webkinz videos ;)
This Is Kinztube: It’s YouTube, but people make Webkinz videos, but you can find it on YouTube, because it’s on YouTube (hope you arn’t confused). For example, do you see the let’s build videos? Those videos are on Ganzs YouTube account. They are on kinztube! Some of my favorite Kinztubers: sassycat143 CrazyCat CloverPuppy4047 600Samatha WebkinzFan91 Sassycat143Music (yes, it’s Sassycat but that’s her music video channel) Kinzcourgr (I didn’t spell that right, oops). There’s also LPStube and MLPtube.
I can not watch this, (thank YouTube, I can not watch a video, it will not load) so can some one say if they read my entry or not? Thank you! :)
If you have a phone or tablet it always works there ! And sometimes it is the site you are using…like if you are using firefox then switch to chrome, safari, or Internet Explorer ! Hope this helps! :) ⊙>⊙ ~tails
I’m sorry u couldn’t watch it CatHeat, that’s a bummer :( and I’m also afraid your comment or Email wasn’t read, Xblondybear, breanna, ME!!!, and webkinzlover1015 were the ones read♥
I read it!….wait what…. I read her comment…or are you talking about something else?
entry? If you mean your comment, yes I did! That’s too bad you can’t listen to it. =/ They talked about how important animation was; read some letters about animation and Frozen; talked to Erik, the animation artist; and talked about drawing and how Maurizio will be drawing a host next in his ‘Let’s Draw’ videos. I hope you will be able to watch that video!
YOUTUBE WORKS NOW! :) Now I can Watch The Video!
I don’t think they read mine. Also, my9tail, I don’t comemt on a computer, so I can’t really do your advice.
Let me get this clear: I am asking if they read my coment on Podkinz.
yeah they didn’t
Yeah, I checked and they didn’t.
Normally I would go to camps, mega sports camp, music camp, and camp brave but, this year I decided to hang with my family and go to disney world! This is my very first time so…I said yes immediately! I like putting my pets in their camping site! It kinda make me feel happy that webkinz has stuff like that! I really love webkinz!
What’s Camp Brave? Just wondering.
Me and my friends made sonaz up XD! It stands for… SUPER OF NATIONAL AWESOMENESS ZINKIES
I wish I was going to Disney. :) Have a great time! :D
Disney is loads o’ fun that’s something you should look up to! I’m going in november if you miss me! You’ll LOVE it!
Thats awesome xmy9tailxkinz! Disney world is so fun! I remember my first time, be sure to pick up an autograph book, for the disney characters to sign :D there’s disney characters EVERY STINKIN WAY UR TURN! LITTERALY, U CAN’T AVOID THEM! lol, HAVE FUN Xmy9tailxkinz! You’ll B missed ;(
Thx playnow! I’ll be sure to do that! THIS IS GOING TO SO AWESOME! I am literally going to pack now even though we leave weeks from now XD!
I never went to Disney world before….. I feel like my family is the only one that never got a chance to go…. :,(
Don’t feel bad CountryKinz, I’m sure you have been to places other players haven’t been to, and Disney world is pretty exspensive and I haven’t been back in years so I had to just enjoy it while I was there :) Maybe someday :)
Dear Podkinz, this summer I’ll be going to 2 different summer camps. One I’m going to devils lake and the other is a bible camp! And for my webkinz, I’ll be taking them to places like the vacation island, the clubhouse, the kinzville park, and maybe even my pool room! P.S. Podkinz is the best podcast ever!
Dear Podkinz, what I really love to do in the summer is, travel! My favorite family tradition is going to a ice show for the 4th of July! we get to watch awesome ice skaters and watch fireworks at the end. P.S. My pets will be doing lots of trading this summer.
If Webkinz made more Actions for your pet that would be so cool!!!!!!
For the summer I plan to work a lot at my family’s campground, I can tell already that this camping season is going to be fantastic:) I really enjoy helping families create great summer memories at our camp:) im so excited! And when I’m not working I like to build a little campground for my webkinz so that they can enjoy an outdoor experience of their own.
Thx, I definetly feel the same way!!!! :D
It would be! There should be a sleep action or stamp foot. I remember I think there used to be a stomp foot action. Oh and one more thing, please make the actions work in the Kinzville Park!
please be aware that when I say omg I mean OH MY goSH
Animation is important. VERY important. It’s also really hard to do. REALLY hard to do. Especially if you work at Ganz Studios and have been animating things for ten years (Webkinz). Also, great podcast! I love watching these.
I don’t really have much planned for this summer, I will just spend it swimming at the pool, drinking lemonade, and having fun with my webkinz! I’ve been having lots of fun at the pool with my friends, I even made a summer bucket list! My summer will be simple and fun! I can’t wait to find out more about Webkinz X, and see more of the Sweet 16 theme. ~Horsegirl~
Dear PodKinz, I have a ton of plans for the summer and they’re all vacations! I’m gone for five weeks straight from early July through mid-August! I’m going to spend a week in Nevada with my youth group that I’m in then I come back home for just one night and then my family and I drive to Wisconsin and we are going to be up there one to two weeks and then we drive from there to Idaho to stay in our family cabin for two weeks! I know that I will have a lot of fun during those weeks and I’m definitely looking forward to them! -NMKID4527
Oh NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! I DIDN’T get the cloud dress!!!!!! Or that tiny cloud!!! Or the sweatshirt!!! Does anyone have extras??
And to everyone about their summer plans, have a GREAT summer! (I’m jealous!)
Thanks for reading my comment, I just want to say I appreciate all the hard work made for Webkinz. And now………SUMMER!!!!! I can’t wait for my vacation. I’m so excited for this because I’ve planed to have fun with my friends all the summer. I’ll go with them at my grandparents, in the countryside. There we’ll have a great time with all the farm and sing all night. And there, of course, we’ll take our Webkinz pets. We’re so eXcited for Webkinz X. We just can’t wait for it!!!!! :D :D :D
Dear Podkinz, for the summer I have lots of plans, which are mainly playing soccer and also playing Webkinz whenever I can. My Webkinz have tons of plans, too! Some will be doing beauty pageants, while others will be staying at home, playing in my Campkinz outdoor yard. I also plan on creating a water park themed room with waterslides and swimming pools to beat the heat. Hopefully Webkinz X will also help make the summer more enjoyable!!! I’m so excited to see what Webkinz has planned!!!- g2u3c4c5i
Yeah CONGRATS on having your comment read WebkinzLover2015 :D
CONGRATS to you ,too, playnowpuppy. Your questions about Webkinz X were really good. I’m so excited for it!!! :D :D :D
thx WebkinzLover2015!
I just went on my summer vacation! I came back from the beach with my family. I really do love drawing and animation! I think animation is really cool, but it’s a little too hard for me. I like drawing better since I know I’m good at it. =] I am actually getting excited for Webkinz X! The prizes are really convincing me that it won’t be as bad as I thought! Okay well.. not completely honest, I’m super excited for Webkinz X! I really want the Morgan Fairy and Crystal Bed and the Kinzville Valley Home (I already made room for it on my map!) and.. I really love all of the prizes. Webkinz X is turning out to be great…. Sorry I went on a tangent about Webkinz X there. =P
AHHH WHY WASN’T I HERE WHEN THEY ASKED ABOUT ANIMATION. I woulda been all over that. I love cartoons! I also admire Blondie Bear (I couldn’t catch the full name, but they were the first KinzPoster to be read) for their degree in film, that’s something that takes a lot of dedication! Animation is definitely something I want to get into. You know what would be super fun? A Webkinz cartoon show! I’d definitely wanna try that out sometime. Maybe this summer I can start learning the basics of animation. That’d be fun as a cinnamon bun!
the username was xblondybear Fracktail, but your so right about that Webkinz cartoon idea, that owuld be EPIC! Sorry u missed posting a comment that might of been fetured in Podkinz Fracktail♥
Nah, it’s fine. I wasn’t disappointed that I didn’t get my comment read, I was more disappointed that I didn’t answer the question on time, haha. But seeing as I’ve commented here, it’s all good!
(Not to brag but) I’m really really excited for this summer because even though we aren’t going on any vacations in a week I’m getting a (real) pet coatimundi!! I can’t wait!!! :D
OMG qwedsaperson!!!!:D The coatimundi looks really cool! Me and my family are getting a pet too! We are deciding between a dog and a cat (My sister and I want a cat, but my parents want a dog)!:) P.S Congrats to all who got there comment read!!!!:D’)
lol
SO EXCITED OMGOSH
Playnowpuppy had like the best question on there for webkinz x. xD
yeah It might help that I had the ONLY question about there about Webkinz X :) lol
I am going to the beach (i already went once this summer,my grandma is coming,and i might get to go to camp!!!For my webkinz, they’ll be going on many trips to adventure park and kinzchat park. I want to try making some new rooms for them to play in!