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.
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IN THIS EPISODE…
…Gennelle and co-host Michael Webkinz talk about elections and your experiences with them!
What’s In Our KinzPost?: Lots of our listeners have run in an election for a position on a council, sports team and more, and they have great letters about their experience!
A Good Old Fashioned Quiz: Gennelle quizzes Michael about elections! Play along and let us know your score in the comment section.
What’s Next: We’ve talked a lot about how Webkinz World works on the podcast, but what happens when things go wrong? We talk to a special guest about what it’s like being Webkinz HQ’s lead detective and problem-solver!
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Hey Gennelle. Why are quick draws no longer being given? I also wanted to ask about last years Christmas badge. I collected every day and at the end a window popped up and said I got the badge. I emailed about it but never received a response. I checked a bunch of my friends pages and I do not see the badge on any page. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks a bunch.
Hey mahala. (I think I answered your question on another post). Our designers wanted to move onto other activities, so Quick Draws aren’t being offered anymore. As for the badge, you did the right thing by emailing Customer Support, and I’d encourage you to try again as they’re not quite as busy as they are during the holiday season: webkinzsupport@ganz.com. Thanks.
Hey Gennelle! My friend, (her username is BABYBUGGLE) tried to make an account on Webkinz Newz, but her mom never gets the email from kinz so she can have a Webkinz Newz account :( She has already emailed webkinzsupport@ganz.com and cleard her cache many times so I was wondering is there anything else she can do? Thanks Gennelle :D
She did the right thing by emailing Customer Support, so I’d tell her to wait for a reply.
ok thanks Gennelle :D I’ll tell her!
I got 5/5 on the quiz!
I did 2!
Dear Podkinz, since I love coming up with characters for various things, I was wondering: who comes up with the Kinz characters and how do they come up with them? Thanks!
Great episode, like always! I didn’t do that good on the quiz…oh well. :p I got one, two, and five. But those were so easy! I missed the hard ones. Typical. Lol. ☺ Anyway great episode, and thanks so much you guys at Ganz!
I hope Ganz let’s us have a write-in vote. I’d vote for Fluffington!!
I’de vote for Fluffington, Mrs,Birdy, or Jerry Frog :)
That would be great! I would vote for Jerry Frog, PJ Collie, or Persephone!! :D
this is what I think 1 c 2 d 3 a 4 c 5 d
I got them all right! :D :D :D Yay!!!!!!!!!
Wow. That was impressive!
So was! I love listening to Podkinz episodes :)
Are any estore items gone for good? There are a few (the Balcony Doorway, Modern Art Set, Downtown Penthouse theme, Modular Sofa, and Snowy City Wallpaper) that I search for in the estore every week but are never there! I would love it if you’d add them back in someday :)
Noted! You can always let the eStore know what you’d like to see back again, but I’ll pass these on :)
Thanks you Gennelle! I’ll stock up on points and keep on the lookout!
id like to see sparkling tiara cpme back and the ice princess costume! i need those despratly!
LOVE those costumes Lisamarie580! They’re so pretty :)
I love the actions that your pet does right when you log in- (like stomp foot and jump up) I know you can unlock 6 new actions from the Kinzville Academy, but will we ever have a chance to unlock these other actions? They look really cute when my googles does them!
I love the actions :) Your pets looks soooooooooooo cute doing them :)
I’ve unlocked all the actions from the Kinzville Academy, and all of my pets can do them. One of the actions was jump, but not stomp foot. ***MidnightQueen***
Yep, stomp foot, run in place, sleep, wag tail, jump up, perk ears, and a few others were glitch actions that were randomly given to people back in 08. My friend has run in place and perk ears. It would be cool if we had a chance to win them, since they’re obviously in the system somewhere.
Hey podkinz, how far in advance do you plan new features/events on webkinz? Are there any plans for 2016 already?
good question!
Yeah good question!
Dear Podkinz, What was the first webkinz made and what was the first Signature webkinz made?
I believe that Webkinz made a set of Webkinz and those were the first Webkinz made
Yeah a set or something :)
Okay, my question is, are the comments and suggestions considered for updates? How many Webkinz are made in a month/year?
The first signature was a Panda, and the first webkinz ever made wasn’t actually one. But a whole collection. In that collection were the Lion, Golden Retriever, Cow, Pig, Cocker Spaniel, and a Frog. Hope this helped.
I actually asked that question on a email and was replied to is episode 4.5, the first one answered. Hope that helps, but it was released as a set containing: Golden Retriever, Black Bear, Pig, Cow, Lion, Elephant and a Hippo. :)