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New Year’s Contest Closes Tonight
New Year’s Eve is here, and after a long year full of great new additions to Webkinz World and some fantastic contests, we’ve got one last contest going on right now to ring in the New Year. We want to hear your Webkinz-related New Year’s resolution! The five (5) most original entries of 1000 characters or less will each win a Party Machine virtual item (the “Prize”), one of the rare items that can only be acquired randomly by adopting a Pet Of The Month. The contest is open now and closes tonight at 11:59 p.m. EST, so don’t miss your chance to enter! For details on how to enter the contest and the official contest rules, and to submit your entry, visit the Contests page. Good luck, and Happy New Year!
eStore: Week-Long Wowzer Weekend Winter Spectacular
Each weekend, the Ganz eStore offers a selection of the coolest items and pets with Surprise Saturday and Super Sunday. To celebrate the back-to-back Christmas and New Year’s weekends, we’re doing a special Week-Long Wowzer Weekend Winter Spectacular! For the entire week from now until January 3, nearly all of the items from the year will be available for sale along with special deals, and this time around, we have some brand new debut pets as well as two classic ones! Check out this weekend’s special deals: Friday, January 1 Garnet Rover – NEW! Deluxe Advantage: Sock Monkey – NEW! Saturday, January 2 Pterodactyl Deluxe Advantage: Sock Monkey Sunday, January 3 Floral Fox Deluxe Advantage: Sock Monkey Our regularly-scheduled Wowzer Weekends resume next week, so be sure to get some final holiday shopping with our 2009 items before we start introducing some brand new items in 2010!
Kick off 2010 in Style With A Sock Monkey
2010 is nearly upon us, and with the new year will come a plethora of new pets. The first pet to ring in the New Year will be the stylin’ Sock Monkey! There’s nothing quite as funky as a classic Sock Monkey! With its Copabanana Split and Puppet Theater, the Sock Monkey is the perfect playmate to ring in the New Year on a light-hearted note. This brand new pet will debut exclusively on the Ganz eStore New Year’s Day, so start 2010 off right with a silly, stylin’ Sock Monkey!
Last Chance: 2009 Birthstone Pets
2009 saw the introduction of the Birthstone Pets, special eStore-exclusive pets that are only available for a month. To celebrate the end of the year and the new addition of Birthstone Pets this year past, all the Birthstone Pets for 2009 will be available for purchase today and tomorrow! This means you can scoop up December’s Zircon Puppy or July’s Ruby Retriever or any of the other Birthstone Pets from May of last year until now. This opportunity is only available until January 1, so get yours today from the Ganz eStore before they’re gone!
Deluxe Members: Enjoy Your Free eStore Points!
To show our appreciation to our valued Deluxe Advantage members, we sent out a gift of 3,000 free eStore Points in the form of a redeemable code to each of our Deluxe Advantage members earlier this month. We’d like to remind those who received a code that it must be redeemed by 11:59pm, December 31, 2009. Unused codes will no longer be redeemable after that date. To redeem your points, simply head over to www.ganzestore.com/gift, log in, and enter the points code. The eStore points will then be automatically deposited into your account. Only one code can be redeemed per member account. Even for members that have been playing Webkinz for years, Deluxe Membership is the best way to enjoy Webkinz World. Exclusive activities, rare items, eStore points, and a plethora of account upgrades including a customizable dock, chat bubbles, and more come with the Deluxe Membership. Further details can be found on the eStore website. To be considered an active Deluxe Advantage member, you either have: (1) purchased and directly signed-up for a Webkinz Deluxe Membership at the eStore and the membership is still active or (2) you have received a Webkinz Deluxe Membership Code as a gift and … Read more
The Best Mustache In Webkinz World
Haven’t you heard about Mustache Louie? He’s got the best moustache in Webkinz World! Word has it he’s coming to town in January, riding in his jalopy with his hair all floppy!
Preview: Duck Crossing, Our New Arena Game
The Webkinz Arcade has received a lot of attention from us recently. Earlier this month, we launched Polarberry Jam and Jumbleberry Fields, two new games for the Arcade. What about the Tournament Arena, where you can play multiplayer games against your friends? We haven’t forgotten about the Arena, and this week, we’re giving you a sneak peek of our newest Arena game, Duck Crossing! Duck Crossing is a strategy game that requires planning and patience. Each player controls a duck, and the goal of the game is to move your duck from one end of the pond to the opposite end. Players take turns moving ducks one space at a time. Players can also spend a turn placing “reeds,” which are walls that the ducks cannot pass through. Strategically placing reeds is the trick to winning. More details and a screenshot follow after the break.
SantaKinz Completes His Long Journey
SantaKinz has finally completed delivering Christmas gifts to everyone in Webkinz World. Even if you did not visit the site on Christmas day, you will find a Christmas gift box in your dock. Please click on “Get Items from Storage” then check your Gifts section to find your present. We thank you for your patience as these gifts were delivered. Happy Holidays!
Christmas Has Passed, But The Sales Live On!
While Christmas Day has come and gone, the sales in Webkinz World continue! There’s a whole bunch of different Christmas-themed items to buy this year that you’ll only be able to buy for a limited time. All of our special Christmas items can be found in the W Shop under “Room Themes” and then “Santakinz Workshop”. What should you buy? Well, the charming Cheery Chimney Fireplace will keep your Christmas spirit burning through to the New Year. Or what about a Merry Magic Sleigh Bed, where your Webkinz can dream sweet dreams of opening presents on Christmas Day every night? If neither of those suit your fancy, look no further than the Santakinz Desk, where you can plan out next Christmas’ surprises in the comfort of your Webkinz room! These are just a few of the great items on sale; there are more to discover in the W Shop. These items will only be available until January 5 and not January 6 as advertised on the items, so be sure you buy them while you can before Santakinz swoops them up in his sleigh and heads back home!
New Year’s Contest!
New Year’s is approaching, and we’ve started to think about what resolution we want to make. Should we vow to log in every day so that we never miss the chance to play Jumbleberry Fields? Will we vow only to feed our pets nutritious foods? There are so many possibilities. What about you? We want to hear your Webkinz-related New Year’s resolution! The five (5) most original entries of 1000 characters or less will each win a Party Machine virtual item (the “Prize”), one of the rare items that can only be acquired randomly by adopting a Pet Of The Month. The contest opens at 12:00 am EST on December 29, 2009 and ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on December 31, 2009. For details on how to enter the contest and the official contest rules, and to submit your entry when the contest opens, visit the Contests page. Good luck, and Merry Christmas!
Feedback Friday: What did you ask Santa for this Christmas?
Welcome to the weekly edition of Feedback Friday, where we ask a question and look to our wonderful Webkinz members for answers that we will use to make Webkinz World better. This is your chance to influence the way that Webkinz World evolves! This week, to celebrate the holiday, we want to hear about your Christmas. After twelve days of receiving gifts from Ms. Birdy in our Christmas Countdown, everyone is abuzz with talk of presents. Now that Santa has visited us all in the real world, let’s share what we asked for this Christmas! This week’s question is… What’s did you ask Santa for this Christmas? Did you ask for more Webkinz? Perhaps a pair of warm winter mittens? We’re excited to hear your real life Christmas wish lists! Share your Christmas wishes by commenting now!
Happy Holidays From Ganz!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! We here at Ganz wish you and your families all the best this holiday season. We hope you’ve enjoyed the events leading up to Christmas in Webkinz World, and we look forward to having even more fun in the days that follow!
Santakinz’ Long Night Nearing Its End
With his longest working day of the year finally coming to an end, Santakinz has sent us another update on the status of his long journey. As exhausted as he is, his trek across Webkinz World continues. The snow storm which slowed him down refused to let up, and he has been delivering presents well through the night. Many members have already received their gifts, but there are still some who have not been visited yet. If you haven’t received your gift, Santakinz wants you to know that he will be personally delivering every last present, and that the wait shouldn’t be much longer. Because of the delay, Santakinz will be placing the presents right in your dock automatically, meaning you’ll find your presents waiting for you the next time you log in after he has visited your room. You may also need to retrieve your items from storage through the dock to see your present. We here at Ganz would like to apologize for this unfortunate turn of events. We’ve been working long and hard through Christmas Day to ensure that everyone gets their presents, and we appreciate your patience. With the snow storm finally letting up, it shouldn’t … Read more
Notice: Santakinz Slept In, Christmas Presents Delayed
Hello Webkinz members! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! We hope you are enjoying this special day. We have some news regarding the Christmas presents which will be delivered today as part of our Christmas celebration. There has been a slight delay in the process through which we deliver presents. As a result, presents have not yet been handed out. Many of us here at Ganz are working diligently right now to get this fixed, and presents should be handed out soon. In the mean time, please enjoy the other great activities going on today, and know that just by logging into the site, you’ll be entered into a contest for a chance to win the rare Sweet Tooth Tiger! How exciting is that? Before long, you’ll have your special Christmas presents, too! We’ll have more on this story as it develops. Keep checking back here on Webkinz Newz for updates!
Update On Presents Direct From Santakinz!
Good news, everyone! We’ve received word from Santakinz himself that his long journey across the whole of Webkinz World has begun! Unfortunately, after hurrying from his workshop to make up for time lost from oversleeping, he ran head long into a snowstorm! Though Santakinz has now begun to make his way from room to room, delivering presents to Webkinz around the world, the snow is keeping him from making his journey faster. He told us to let everyone know that he is well on his way to everyone’s rooms, but he needs time in order to complete his trip around Webkinz World safely. He said not to worry, though, as everyone will receive their gifts sometime today! We’re glad to hear that Santakinz is weathering the storm and working hard to get us all the presents! Keep enjoying yourself in Webkinz World with all our Christmas activities, and if you haven’t recieved your presents yet, don’t worry: Santakinz is on his way!