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SPREE! Click To Win at Webkinz Newz

This event will last from April 1 to 11, 2012. 

These are the prizes that can be won.

 To participate, one must go to Webkinz Newz or the Ganz Parent Club, and look for an advertisement for this event. Click on the ad, and fill in the form, to win one of three Posters, a piece of that Turquoise outfit, or a Spree! Shopping Bag (which is decoration only). All of these prizes are exclusive to this event.

Wednesday Updates 1/2/12

As promised, the Valentine's Day Quest has been added to the Adventure Park for anyone to play.


However, the author's computer cannot tolerate a room with 10 Webkinz in it, much less the park with 45 Webkinz in it like the one I found myself in, so details on this new Quest will be added at a later hour, perhaps in its own post. I do know that you have to talk to Alex the Tiger to start the Quest, if this helps anyone, and that, among other neat prizes, the Grand Prize for this Quest is the Chocolate Factory Machine (which is animated, too!).

Remember that this Quest ends when February does, and afterward the Quests are limited to just AP pets, so play while you can!

Three new Exclusives have been added.

In place of the Elephant Fountain, Wading Pool, and Tractor that were retired today, three new Exclusive Items have been added to the Wish Factory. If your pet is a budding scientist, then the Time Machine is for them...make sure they read the user's manual first! Speaking of the past, the Medieval Torch is a perfect addition to that castle your pet's been working on. Or perhaps they prefer to preform? If so, then the Dance Rehearsal Costume Rack will fit nicely in their room. 

Two new Challenges have been added.

Does your pet have team spirit? If you answered yes, then there's a perfect challenge for them: the Cheerleader Tryout Challenge. This is a 3-part challenge. Also, the Kinzville Babysitter Crew Challenge is available, which contains 2 sets of tasks. This Challenge is for Deluxe members only!

Ganz introduces a Retro Video Challenge.

 This is a normal Video Challenge, featuring A Dog With A Bow In Her Hair, the POTM song for the White Terrier, the Pet of the Month for February 2010. After watching this video and answering the questions, you are awarded with a A Dog With A Bow In Her Hair album cover, previously an eStore item. Limit 1 per account per day.

Webkinz Newz is holding a special Valentine's Day Click-To-Win.
Running daily from February 2-14 (excepting Feb. 4 and 11), you are searching for this heart.

Once you find it flying around, click on it to win any of the below prizes...

You can win a Heart Warming Wall Art, Be Mine Sneakers, Love Topiary, or Love Chocolate for your Webkinz World account. Sweet! These are all new prizes, even if some are merely recolored vectors, but hey, freebies. I'll edit this when I find out if the Love Chocolate is decorative or edible.

Ganz Announces Retirement of 3 Exclusive Items

Ganz has announced the retirement of 3 Exclusive items.

 The Exclusive Items set for retirement are:

The Elephant Fountain, the oldest EI still available!
A mistake in the WKN article claimed that the Elephant Statue was to retire, which would be
impossible, as there is no item in WW with that exact name. The closest thing to it would be the Stone Elephant Statue,
an EI from 2005-May 2006, and brought back as an eStore Replica in 2009. This error caused some puzzlement amongst fans, but it appears to have been corrected.
Upon the retirement of this item, the oldest Exclusive Item still available will become the 4-Wheel ATV and the Disco Ball, both introduced June 30, 2007.

The Wading Pool, an item that has been around since October 1, 2008.

And the Farm Tractor, an item that was introduced May 16, 2008.

These items are scheduled to be retired on the February 1, 2012 Wednesday update, so snag them while you can!
And how to get these items? There's five ways:

• Adopt a pet, and a random current Exclusive Item will be given to you (excludes the adoption of the first pet on that account)
• Stop by the Trading Room and maybe you'll get one in a trade
• Spin the Super Wheel on any of the days it's available, and perhaps you'll win one there
• Make a Wish of the Day at the Wish Factory and, if you're randomly selected to win that EI, you'll get it
• Or, the easiest way that is 100% certain to get the exact EI you'd like, just use your Wish Tokens at the Wish Factory.

Ganz Releases Sneak Peeks of 3 New Exclusive Items on Facebook

Ganz has released sneak peeks of 3 Exclusive Items that are scheduled to appear in the January 18th update. They are the Medieval Torch, Clothing Rack, and Time Machine. Also shown in this picture is the Sig. End. Bengal Tiger, modeling for the KinzStyle Outlet, and some flooring and wallpaper that has never been seen before, causing fans to wonder if we're getting a Valentine's Day theme this year. Will this be so? We'll have to find out.

Don't Forget the Super Wheel Today!

During special holidays, you can spin the Super Wheel in Webkinz World! Just check the daily activities page.

This year's Super Wheel contains, as always, 500 KinzCash and 750 Kinzcash. It also contains:

• Neo Gothic Grandfather Clock (rare item)
• Hero Mobile (an expensive W-Shop item)
• Kinzville Window (exclusive item)
• Fast Food Menu (Curio Shop Only item)
• Hot Rod Desk (eStore item)
• Wild Water Ski (exclusive item)

Lots of Exciting Updates in Webkinz World!

 We at Let's Talk Webkinz hope you and your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

 

 The Christmas Theme has been released at the W-Shop.

Oh my. I must say that this year's Christmas theme is amazing! At longest last, we have been provided with play houses for Webkinz to play in...and at a very modest price, too!

This year's theme is called the Christmas Carol theme. It only goes outdoors or in treetop rooms, but the design uses these limits for a good purpose.

Have a look:

See? We get little shops and a fancy fountain! Plus cobblestones! Thank you, Ganz!

 Here are the items and their prices:

Cheery Christmas Home: 350 KC

Darling Garland Home: 375 KC

Festive Fountain: 265 KC

Festive Sidewalk Lamp: 200 KC

Festive Sidewalk Tree: 190 KC

Festive Wreath Home: 375 KC

Fine Clothing Shop: 400 KC

Frosted Window Home: 345 KC

Gourmet Food Shop: 345 KC

Holiday Toy Shop: 425 KC

Snowy Holiday Fence: 190 KC

Tasty Treat Cart: 395 KC

Town Square Bench: 200 KC

Town Square Chair: 100 KC

Town Square Tree: 500 KC

Christmas Carol Cobblestones: 150 KC (they take up a quarter of the yard!)
Town Bulletin Board: 180 KC
The windows of the houses light up when clicked on!

Ganz has changed the programming of the Adventure Park mini-quests:
You may now send a mini-quest to anybody on your friends list, if they have an Adventure Park pet or not!

There are also a few more challenges...
The Tidy Up, Shopping Spree, Lights...Camera...Action!, Keep Kinzville Clean, Picnic with Cowabelle, and Webkinz World Beauty Pageant challenges have been added! 
Also, a great piece of news for Webkinz players still on the Teacher's Pet challenge: The challenge "send your pet to recess", which can take a maximum of 15 days to do, has been changed to "feed your pet 10 apples". Huzzah! 

Of course, log in today to find your Thanksgiving Gift Basket and an Arthur Christmas gift!

 If it is November 24 in your account's time zone, you'll get this gift no matter when Thanksgiving is observed in your area. The Thanksgiving gift contains two food items: Chocolate Pecan Pie and Thanksgiving Dinner, and a furniture piece: Cornucopia Chair. The Arthur Christmas gift contains a letter to Santakinz (decoration), a chattering teeth toy (decoration) and a Candy Cane (food).

There are no clothing items in this year's basket, but don't distress! Webkinz Newz is holding a click-to-win for a Turkey hat on November 24, 25, 27, and 28. 

Wednesday Updates November 9, 2011

A new challenge has been added to Webkinz World.

This challenge works much like the Halloween Challenge in October. This challenge is called the "Teacher's Pet Challenge", and is school themed. I will update with the challenges and their prizes in spoilers as I find them out.

You must finish the Key to Kinzville Challenge before the Teacher's Pet Challenge will appear to you.

Have fun!

Five new Exclusive Items have been added, three have been retired.

These new items seem to have been added with being additional pieces for themes in mind!

• Ancient Aztec Stone Statue    
• Classic Car Booth
• Egyptian Tomb Window
• Salt Water Aqua Table
• Snack Cart Stove

The three items that have been retired are:

•  Ambulance
• Grandfather Clock
• Ribbons and Bows Tree

To get an Exclusive prize, you must either exchange a certain amount of Wish Tokens at the Wish Machine for it, or, to get a totally random prize, adopt a new pet.

 

 Apparently the log-in page has changed, too.

Here, just take a look...

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