Hello Webkinz fans!
As many of you may have noticed, we have not retired any Webkinz plush pets in some time. Yet many of our plush pets have become very hard to find in stores. This is because we have a large number of Webkinz pets that are completely sold out from Ganz. Yes, we’ve fallen behind on our retirements and have made a plan to get all caught up!
Starting on July 27th, we will be retiring a new pet every weekend! Owners of these pets will get extra activities with bonus chances to win virtual prizes. A different activity will be made available on Saturday and Sunday.
To get the process started, we have gone ahead and retired all pets that were Holiday, Chase or made especially for a retail partner (such as Justice or Cracker Barrel). These pets will not be part of the retirement events.
Our new styles of Webkinz plush are now more collectible than ever. If you want a specific pet, let your favorite Webkinz retailer know, as new styles won’t last long. You can also find new Webkinz for purchase online at ToysRUs.com, Amazon.com and other fine retailers.
To keep you better informed, we will be posting articles here on Webkinz Newz when pets sell out, so you don’t miss your chance.
For our Webkinz Signature series fans, we will be releasing our final Signature plush this December. We can’t say exactly which pet it is, but it will be a fan-favorite dog that we haven’t made yet in Signature form. We’d like to thank all of our Signature collectors for supporting this great line since 2009.
So thank you again for being such great fans. We have some amazing new pets coming in the second half of 2013 that we really hope you enjoy.
Have fun!
- Your furry friends in Webkinz World.
This may be good for me, because the red panda was at the estore. If they do this with every pet it may give me a chance to get some pets we would have NO chance of getting otherwise and signatures……. I hope they do it with those because I dont have any. I doubt it but at first I was mad and then I thought, “well if I can not get them anyway I may have another chance. I did not get the panda because it was not a pet I had been wanting but some plush pets I want really bad, just dont have the money to get!
When they retire a pet does it mean you can’t play with it on webkinz world and it gets deleted or does it mean they don’t make it any more?
you can stilll adopt it they just wont be making them any morre :””(
I don’t really care what the signature pet is cause they already released the West Highland White Terrier. Anyway thanks Ganz for doing that.
I have already commented, but I have more to say. I LOVE all these pets, and I only have 130! I wanted the Red Panda but the price has sky-rocketed to $51. Looks like pretty soon I will not be able to get the ones I want. Ending Signatures is enough! I don’t like faker looking ones. Please don’t do this forever, or there will only be like 15 pets available! I hope the last dog is a Pit Bull, Rottweiler, or a Collie!
I would like it if ganz made a collie too
1 problem collie or Rottweiler are already retired such a shame :( but they will make new pets at least but my mom was gonna get me some webkinz Signatures for Christmas! no fair at least there is some new games sorry non-members fur the members only pets. but I hope everything will be better soon. – ChloeRosebud.
what are chase pets?
ok i was VERY loyal to you. and this is how you treat your loyal members which are now quitting because of this.
Don’t quit, pugs611!!! They retired pets before. It’s just their way of telling people which pets are still available and not sold out!! Plus if you have the pet you get to play extra games and get 5 spree rolls. since not as many pets were retired in the past 2 years, Ganz is making up for it now. Please reconsider pugs611!!!!
EXACTLY. What good is it to retire a line of pets that almost everyone adored!? Now § has lost loyal collectors/players, and for a plus, releasing Webkinz X has now made more members leave. Seriously, come on. Yeah, I can get that making this line probably cost § A bit more, since the plush is more ‘deluxe’ If I dare say, it’s worth spending a bit more to keep loyal customers. Thinking that revealing an app-like website and remakes of original Webkinz, And on top of that retiring the Signature line, is going to gain more fans?
I’m very unhappy about this…:(
New pets sounds good. Retired older pets okay. Signature pets are expensive but some people can get them anyways. I am happy with all the pets that I have collected so far but newer ones will be great too.!!!
retiring the red panda is enough we really dont need any more retirements.
i mean nice fur