Based on feedback from our Deluxe members, and statistics about how KinzChat is used, we determined that the Deluxe gold color zone wasn’t receiving significant usage – in fact, we heard from our Deluxe members that they often felt it was getting in the way of reaching the other color zones. For these reasons, we’ve removed the gold zone from the KinzChat cell phone.
I’m glad, there have been at least two parties that have been ruined because the host didn’t know Gold was deluxe only. Including one that was hosted by a 6 year old kid who spent all his kinzcash, and was extremely disappointed.
Nothing personal, but because non-deluxe members were making errors that makes it okay to take something away from those who paid for a specific service with real money???
Exactly which Deluxe members did you poll to come to this decision? I have 6 deluxe accounts and was not asked for an opinion once. It was a zone I used exclusively. Not a great decision to do away with it :(
I have 21 deluxe membership accounts right now [about to be 22] and i used the gold zone a lot because i counted on my deluxe accounts always opening up to that zone so i did not have to check my phone and synchonize color zones to have my accounts meet up…it is especially helpful in chasing the leprechaun…we paid for it and i don’t believe anybody was asked or warned before it was pulled away…NOT FAIR…BRING IT BACK!!
There has never been on option to set up parties in the Gold Zone. The invitations saying “gold zone” was because of a glitch when setting up blue zone parties (in my experience). Ganz should have fixed this glitch; they should NOT have taken away something that Deluxe members already paid for. Every party I have been at, I never needed to turn on my kinzchat phone. I just went to my room and clicked on the “go to party” sign and was taken to a color zone (sometimes, not even the color that was on the invitation!) and the party worked. The only perk that Deluxe members had when setting up parties was being able to set them up in Kinzchat Plus.
At last! Someone who understands! Thanks for positng!
We’re not sure who you asked, but we never heard anything about Deluxe members being asked about the gold zone. We are active in various Webkinz communities, and would have certainly heard of this before you pulled the zone from our membership. You are charging us more for Deluxe, and now, in the middle of our subscription you take away something that we considered of value. With the gold zone we knew we could gather all of our family accounts in one place quickly and easily. We understand you have the right to revise the membership, but don;t appreciate that you pulled it without asking those who use it. Please bring back the gold zone. You’ve decreased the value of something we pay a lot of money for. Its a virtual world. Bring it back. Please!
I HAVE PAID TO BE DELUXE AND WHEN I DID THAT I EXPECTED NOT TO HAVE ITEMS THAT I HAVE PAID FOR TAKEN AWAY…AND NOBODY ASKED US IF WE DID NOT WANT OUR GOLD ZONE ON OUR PHONES…SO THIS IS VERY WRONG TO TAKE AWAY SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE PAID FOR…PUT OUR GOLD ZONE BACK WEBKINZ!!!!
I totally agree. we paid EXTRA!!! for deluxe. we shouldn’t have our privliges taken away. i am very sad right now. IT IS SO NOT FAIR!
I agree with momluvskinz. Where was this supposed survey anyway?
The gold room was taken away w/out a word and now we are supposed to just like it?
Well, I used the gold room everyday. WE WANT THE GOLD ROOM BACK!
I love the Gold zone and it always made it easy to find my family. But… now Ganz changed the price of deluxe so that its $5 more for each member which is terrible! We can’t buy it for the family now and we don’t feel like the $45 is worth it for just one person! Please bring back the family deal of 5 accounts for $45 so that my family can have it back…. We don’t need the special item but we greatly enjoyed 2 years of deluxe and now we don’t think we can afford it because of the price change. Please bring back the family package! Please before the end of the month so we don’t miss out on the great deluxe gifts!
Yaaay! I’m glad,
I’ve been invited to three parties in the Gold color zone, and I’m not deluxe.
One of the parties was from a little six year old kid who spent all his KC on the party only to find out that GOld was Deluxe only. (He wasn’t deluxe)
Poor kid… I don’t like deluxe…
All invitations are gold even when you set the party to something else! Weird, eh? The party packs should be for older kids, or adults because Little kids don’t know how to work parties!
Oh that’s too bad. I was kind of looking forward to it if I ever was able to get deluxe. Oh well. Hey SnowWolves a.k.a. Emily, if you are here, please reply! I would like to know when the Earth Day party thing is please. I said yes to your friend request. Am I still able to come? Or is too late? Please reply! Thanks, CherryCoke347
WHAT, why there’s no promblem what so ever
WHOA AWESOME!!!! :D
Good idea!!
I really liked the Gold zone & used it all the time!
It was always part of being Proud to be Deluxe! :(
Will you be adding something else to Our Deluxe memberships now??
I think we deserve something to make up for the removal of a paid Deluxe membership privilege !
i only been a member since feburary 2011 or january 2011!not fair
I have an idea! GOLD STICKERS ON IT!!!!!
You are so greedy! Webkinz has added so much to delux and barely anything to non-delux! In my opinion we should get all the delux stuff just for being on webkinz ! If you agree say yes!
wow greedy i don’t agree…NO. You get what you pay for.
YES!!!! Back when I was 5, when I opened an account, all members were treated the same. But now, with Deluxe Membership, You have to pay extra. All members should be treated the same once again!
why is everyone cyber yelling???????? i mean it is gone and never coming back so get over it. i’m sorry 4 the guys who paid good money 4 it but u do NOT need to start calling people names like greedy! seriously do any of ya’ll ever think that maybe we should not yell bc it is getting on my nerves that u non deluxe members are getting so worked up about something that is not ur business. CHILL.
NO ONE THAT I HAVE SEEN HAS BEEN CALLING ANYONE NAMES BUT I DO AGREE WITH YOU IF YOUR NOT A DELUEX MEMBER THEN THIS IS NONE OF YOUR CONCERN!
This article aciehved exactly what I wanted it to achieve.
It IS our buisness
I think that deluxe would be fine, but we already have to pay for webkinz. Why make us pay more! And deluxe gives you NOTHING in real life, so it’s kinda a waste.
Things like deluxe are good for free sites, but we already pay $16 a year. Why do we have to pay more?!
I hope Ganz realizes that deluxe is reducing the value of webkinz pets.
Seriousley, even if you love deluxe, you have to admit that deluxe is reducing the value of webkinz pets. Pets USED to give you full access to Webkinz World, but with all the “Deluxe only” games and areas, Ganz is reducing the value of their pets since now secret code tags only give you PARTIAL access. That means that TECHNICALLY webkinz prices have risen since you get less for the same amount of money.
SO tired of e-store :roll
yes but people who actually paid for the deluex membership when it did include the gold color zone are goind to have been riped of of a special privlege that they actullay paid more money for! i happen to be a deluex member and i like the gold color zone it helped people find other deluex membership! it isn’t your concern because you want to take something that other people paid more money for! you don’t know what that is like because you are not a deluex member!
are we separating deluxe members from non deluxe members? that’s doesn’t seem right. : \
yo, your the won whose cyber yelling… not me im chillin with this whole thing cause evn though i’m deluxe i still like it cause i never went into the gold zone and it was just hassle to have to wait for the thingy to fill up, then go back out to the map. they need a preferences thing where we can choose the zone we go into each time we turn on our phone.
AHA!!! I AGREE:D.
I say YES!!! I have been a member since 2007 and when i started there were no special paying gifts. and i have watched how much webkinz has changed and i dislike it.
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NO! You obviously don’t get what deluxe is. If Webkinz gave people without a deluxe membership all the deluxe stuff, then people with a deluxe member ship will have paid for uh, lets see, nothing. So I think that we deluxe members deserve our rights to Gold zone and special privileges. If you don’t like it, get deluxe, it’s really fun. well it was until the only deluxe bonus i used much of was taken away from us….
It’s just a color change.You’r acting like it’s the end of the world!!!!!!!
I know! It’s JUST a color change.
:cry: what a drama queen to all you whiny Deluxe drama kings and queens
:-)
WOW NOW YOU ARE RESORTING TO NAME CALLING THIS MAY BE A BIG DEAL TO SOME PEOPLE IF IT ISN’T TO YOU THEN DON’T SAY ANY THING BECAUSE YOU DON’T REALLY CARE?
I totally disagree with this statement….I used gold everyday and I have many friends from fan forums that are deluxe and NONE of them participated in a survey of any kind nor did any of them feel gold was in the way! We want our gold zone back please!!!
totally fair!some parties u couldn’t go 2 just because they were gold color zone!not fair 4 usual webkinz members!!!!!!
cutewawa you can still go to those partys i have a firend who has webkinz and she is a deluxe and she can not put the gold zone on it webkinz world dose that i dont know but webkinz world is so fun but that was dumb i had that problum b for my cusin has webkinz and she sent me a invetion and i had to call her on the phone and she told me the coller zone oh and if you want to b my firend my username is descrypau agin descrypau ok or jespau6 and that is my sisters username and travisp123 that is my brothers user name and my firends is kaitlyn5463 and another is lk0506 ok and what ever looks like o is a zero ok i have to go
My gosh. Why did they remove the Gold Zone? That was my favorite Zone of all!
-krystalkat
No, it’s good that it’s gone. I am not deluxe, and never want to be, and I always get invited to parties in the gold zone. It’s SO inconsiderit of ganz to ever allow the gold zone. Thanks for elimanating it.
Ok, I am deluxe and I think that there is nothing wrong with Gold zone! I went on everyday and it was part of what we payed for when we became deluxe. If there is a party in Gold zone, that is because someone payed for that. Now I find it hard to get the sort of things i wanted in the trading room because nobody in the other rooms have it. And it is harder to find other deluxe members. Please consider bringing gold zone back!
Cutewawa it is fair for deluxe members as we paid for that privilege. Is it fair that you have a webkinz and someone else in the world doesn’t? Of course it is. You paid for one, or your family/friend bought you one. Just like it is fair that people that were on webkinz from the beginning have many items that the rest of us don’t. They earned it. Taking something from someone so that you can be equal is NOT a way to be fair at all.
Denimbutterfly, you have a real good point about the equal thing. I don’t mean to get into politics or anything, but America is heading that way with the whole everyone being equal thing. I mean, if someone goes to schooling to be a doctor and pay all that money, then i think they deserve there fair amount of pay rather than someone who didn’t and didn’t put all the time money and effort into making success. and then the doctor gets higher taxes just because he makes more money and the other person gets less taxes taken away, i don’t think that is fair. The doctor deserves more because the doctor paid for it, just like our deluxe membership!
u totally make sense acres bc u really understand what is going on and us kids con make a difference on webkinz and the real world! EVERYBODY SAY YES!!!!!!!!1
YES YES YES!!!!
What you said totally makes sense. Fairness is sooo important!!!
I agree with both of you. took me awhile to read those long comments lol. acres are you disagreeing with denimbutterfly? you seem to have the same point. and i especially agree with the thingy about taxes. the whole robin hood thing take from the rich and steal from the poor is gone too far, JUST SAYIN.
What if they are a terrible doctor? Someone has to graduate at the bottom of the class. What about that?
i totally agree with you! there is nothing wrong with it so what if nonmembers can’t go on the zone memebers paid for that and nonmemebers didn’t so that is their lose don’t take it away just because it isn’t fair to them because now it isn’t fair to the memebers who did pay! if there wasn’t any perks to be a deluex member then what difference would it be wether you are or arn’t a member? everyone would be equal and people paid their money for nothing so ganz and or webkinz bring back the gold zone and for the record a lot of people want that to happen too not just me or one or two people and i think a lot more people will agree with me too! i always go on the gold zone (in fact the only reason i don’t is because ether my friends are in other zones or because of a party) so BRING BACK THE GOLD ZONE!!!!!!!!!
I TOTAALLY AGREE WITH YOU!!!! I PAID FOR A YEAR ACCOUNT AND THEY TAKE AWAY THE BEST PART!!!!! ITS SOOOOO NOT FAIR!!!! :/
GUYS EVERYBODY WEBKINZ IS NOT NOT NOT GOING TO BRING BACK THE GOLD COLOR ZONE!!!!!! I mean so non-Deluxe members have aweseom items too like me. I’m tired of everybody arguing. I am GLAD GLAD GLAD they deleted the gold zone. THANK YOU WEBKINZ WORLD! And plas WEBKINZ SAID SAID SAID THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS PROBLEMS PROBLEMS WITH THE COLOR ZONE!!!!! OK? They aren’t being unfair! AT LEAST THEY DIDN’T TAKE AWAY THE WHOLE WHOLE WHOLE DELUXE THING! I’m sticking up for webkinz!
i think there should be a gold zone. after all, that’s what deluxe members payed for. but everyone should be able to attend gold zone parties. i think deluxe is fine!! it is only $5 and u get so much!! why so much arguing about an online website?? it is not real life!! i think it’s not really a big deal….. also does anyone have the green earth pants??
it may not be real life but we do pay REAL money for the deluxe membership!! and we pay REAL money for the webkinz pets and accessories!! so therefore, it IS a big deal! what if you went to your favorite amusement park and paid the admission price, got to ride unlimited rides EXCEPT the deluxe rides….then someone else comes in and pays the admission PLUS the deluxe rides and halfway thru the day, the amusement park says, no more deluxe rides, everyone has the same access….wouldn’t you be upset if you paid for the deluxe rides and halfway thru, they took it away without warning????
You have a good point. I am not a regular deluxe member, but if I was I would prefer to have a special color zone. Its nice for traffic control on those busy evenings when everyone is cramming in the club house. There is nothing wrong with it even if its not used that much.
How much does it cost to maintain the upkeep of the color zone? I am not saying that sarcastically to Ganz but if it does cost more then its worth then okay.. but it may not cost that much to maintain considering people are paying extra money for it.
I have an idea: Why dont you bring it back and make it an option for deluxe people to go into the Gold area first. maybe there could be a click button on the preferences or something? You all have good programmers so I am sure you can figure out a good way to do it. :)
Kathleenkdc is so right and so smart! Let the Deluxe members (who are paying extra for the privilege) have the right to choose to be in the gold section when they go to the clubhouse. If they want to change color, they can certainly do so. Fair is fair. Deluxe paid extra and is deserving of having a gold zone in which to play.
There is a critical shortage of informative atircles like this.
DELUEX MEMBERSHIP IS LIKE 5$ PER MONTH
YAY!!!:D
no, deluxe is $45 a year…if you pay by the month, you don’t get all the bonuses
i can’t believe they did that! please put it back! its not fair to the deluxe members who actully BOUGHT thier deluxe accont! you sould give the their money back! ITS NOT FAIR!!!!! :(
We’re 3 deluxe members here and none of us got a survey on this!
I totally agree with you! I use gold zone everyday! I feel like Webkinz is starting to punish us for paying extra for a Deluxe membership. I have been a Deluxe member every since Deluxe has been available. You used to only have to pay one price and you could have up to 5 accounts with your deluxe membership. Now you have to pay an extra $5.00 for each extra account and they are taking stuff away from us. I mean what the heck that’s just not right. I want my GOLD ZONE BACK!!!!! and some more Deluxe only activities would be nice to!!!!!!!