Big news! We had an enthusiastic response to the ten finalists in our Wallpaper & Flooring contest. All of the submissions were fantastic – as always we are blown away by the talented Webkinz community!
We looked at your comments and discussed it among the Creative and Art teams and we are excited to announce the three winners which will be made into wallpaper and flooring in Webkinz World! Two of these wallpapers and floorings will be available at Ganz eStore later in the year, but one is going to be sold for Kinzcash. Which one? Watch Webkinz Newz for more info!
Congratulations to the three winners who will each receive a Good Fortune Hedgehog and to all of the finalists who will each receive a 2019 Spring Super Mystery Bag! Look for a message at the email address associated with your GanzWorld account by end of day today, March 15, 2019.
And keep watching Webkinz Newz for updates on when these amazing Wallpapers and Flooring will be released!
Mayor Sophie, please clarify your comment above: “These wallpapers and floorings will be available at Ganz eStore later in the year. Watch Webkinz Newz for more info!” I was under the assumption that fan designed items would be offered to the entire WW fan base by being sold for KC in the Wshop. Was that what you meant to say? If so, it’s okay. We understand that you have a lot on your mind. Mistakes happen. Please let us know for sure, one way or the other. Thanks!
Hi Beckinz8! Sorry if it wasn’t clear, but when the contest was announced, Sophie said that her mayor duties were making it hard to find time for her work at eStore and so she requested help from the Webkinz community. Almost all of our fan-designed pets, our fan-designed Pet Buddies and our fan-designed Super Deluxe items are also eStore. But as I mentioned on Podkinz, there will be an option for one of the designs to be found in W Shop – we will be announcing more info on that later in the year. Hope that helps!
Thanks Mandy. I appreciate the clarification. I’m sorry that I misunderstood. I will have to go listen to the Podkinz again more closely. Thank you for taking the time to answer my question, and for being on top of things! While we are on the subject of keeping fans informed, can we please get an official update on the future of WW plush? Are they being discontinued, and the is the WW universe going completely virtual? Some of us have been asking about this for almost three months, and I was just wondering if this is a closed topic, or will we be receiving an official reply eventually? I know that you have all been immensely busy preparing the site for the end of Flash transition, and we are all very grateful and relieved that you are all working so diligently. I for one really miss Steve’s unboxing videos, and I just wanted to know if there will ever be any more. I hope to get some sort of answer soon. Thanks for all that you do to keep things interesting!
Aaaah, I see. Thanks for clearing that up, Mandy! I didn’t remember that from the article, but now I do.
Its too bad they’ll be estore…The observatory looks absolutely beautiful, oh well
I’m sad to not have won. It was my first time making it to the finals for a contest. But I’m super happy for the winners, your work is awesome!
dana2000–I’m sad for you. I loved your design and it would have been a great way to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walking on the moon.
Thanks for the kind words :)
Haha oops! Didn’t realize my sister was signed in on my computer when I meant to comment as Dana200!
Dana, of all the Wallpapers yours really excited me the most. A lot of work and effort went into it and I really hoped it was one that would be chosen.
Aww, so sweet, thank you!
Lol again, I commented in the wrong account :)
Congratulations on being a finalist! Your design was great! :)
That means so much to me! Thanks!
I’m so sad that “First Webkinz on the Moon” didn’t win. It was my favorite and I was so excited that I could possibly celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing with my Squirrel Monkey, Miss NASA Baker, by creating a moon landing room to complement her current room, that I decorated with the intent to be the interior of the Apollo 11 capsule. I hope that the creative team at Ganz will still consider making it for the 50th anniversary of the moon landing and to celebrate the accomplishments of the first astronauts to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. ♪♫LadyBeauty♪♫
Wow, thanks! It’s awesome to hear that you are so passionate about it!!
commented in the wrong account, haha!
it’ll be too bad if they’re estore only instead of general use
Whenever WW has a fan designed contest, the winning designs are always available for everyone to purchase in the Wshop. :-)
It says in the description that they’ll be available at the estore
Not this time. Read the article above, it says estore.
Hi Alphaowlbear! Almost all of our fan-designed pets, our fan-designed Pet Buddies and our fan-designed Super Deluxe items are also eStore. But as I mentioned on Podkinz, there will be an option for one of the designs to be found in W Shop – we will be announcing more info on that later in the year. Hope that helps!
I’m glad that the Ocean Overlook and Observatory won. They were two of my favorites.
Congratulations to the three winners! :-) They are all very pretty. Can’t wait to see the final look. Hope they are for KinzCash!
I should add that I’m interested to see how players decorate these rooms. Other than the Loft, I really can’t think of how to decorate the other two. I’m not very good at designing rooms, so I will need some major inspiration! :-)
I have ideas for all three rooms! I think that I even have enough furniture for the loft. I’m thinking that the Observatory won’t need much beyond some telescopes and your pets. I have a fun idea for the Beach one as well.
Congratulations to the finalists – these are creative and awesome Wallpapers and Flooring designs!! Look forward to making some new rooms for my pets!
Congratulations to the three winners! I am really looking forward to having your designs appear in the Wshop for us to buy :-) Kudos also to the other seven finalists – your designs were also so creative – I’m sure it was hard for the Ganz team to choose.
Unfortunately they will all be in the E-Store.
YESSS! Two of my three favorites made it! I was hoping that Dragon’s Lair would win also but still, I’m really glad the Observatory and The Loft won! Plus, the Ocean Overlook is very pretty. Yay for new wallpaper and flooring! Get ready everyone, start your creative engines! lol.
Will these be for kinzcash?
It doesn’t look like it as they are going to be available in the E-Store.