Pirates Online New Years Eve Fireworks 2008 to 2009
Pirates online have started their 2008 to 2009 new years eve fireworks. Go log in and have a look.
Starting December 31 the night skies of the Caribbean will be alight with explosive shows of color, courtesy of our Pirate brethren from the Far East. Pick a beach on Tortuga, Port Royal, or Padres Del Fuego - or celebrate the New Year onboard a sailing ship - and enjoy the show!
Make merry by using a new emote released exclusively for the celebration - just type “/noise” into the chat window and start making noise! Happy New Year, mates!
Source: Pirates Online Forums
Pixie Hollow says Goodbye 2008
Pixie Hollow has posted a goodbye message for 2008 and is asking you all to comment on their blog with the best thing that happened in 2008, they also mention that they are happy with all the help that Silvermist has been getting with her current quest.
Bye Bye 2008!
Fly with you, Fairies! Can you believe 2008 is almost over? This has been such a flitterific
year for Pixie Hollow! This year we all got a chance to flap our wings for the first time and help bring about autumn and winter! From tailoring to shopping to the brand-new quests and tinker talent, 2008 in the Hollow has been simply flaptastic! What was your favorite thing that happened in the Hollow this year? Send us a comment and let us know.In other news, Silvermist has been fluttering with joy at all of the help she’s received on her Winter Wonderland quest! She came out to winter woods last week to celebrate the arrival of winter, and she’ll be back after the new year to thank everyone for their help!
Talk to everyone in 2009!
Posted by: Sweet Pea
Club Penguin Mission 10 (Herbet’s Making Trouble) & Fireworks
Club Penguin have released a new mission, number 10, this one is about Herbet making trouble. They have also put up the fireworks.
Hello Penguins!
Mission 10 has finally arrived for all you Penguin Secret Agents, so we hope you’ll have fun helping to save Club Penguin… Herbert’s making trouble again! The team has worked really hard on it and we’d love to hear what you think.
In Other News: There are fireworks up today that will last until January 1st. We hope you enjoy them!
Until then…Waddle on!
-Club Penguin Team
Winter arrives at Pixie Hollow
The decorations are up and going over at Pixie Hollow, they are also allowing you to send a Pixie Hollow-day card.
Congratulations Fairies! Winter has successfully arrived on the mainland thanks to all of your gathering and donating efforts! And my, oh my - what an overwhelming amount of donations we received from all of you hard-working Fairies. It will be a while before we need any more donations, so you may have noticed the Donation Box has disappeared from your pouch. You can still use those ingredients on quests, of course. Tink and her pixie pals need a little dandelion fluff or buttercup petals from time to time…
I hope you’ve been keeping warm in the Winter Woods under the glow of the firefly decorations you helped light during the Great Firefly Light Up. Now you can also light up someone’s day, by giving them a special Pixie “Hollow-day” card - print it out here! And if you are looking for a last minute holiday gift or stocking stuffer, Pixie Hollow gift Memberships are now available here. Just purchase, print, and your gift will be ready to go!
See you ’round the waterfall,
P.S. Silvermist should be hanging around the frosty meadows today. If you bump into her, be sure to tell her your favorite thing about winter!
Screenhog Sneak Peak and Treasure book update.
There is a new Treasure Book update and a sneak peak at Screenhog’s mission.
Hi everyone! Screenhog here.
There are some questions after Saturday’s blog post about the Treasure Book update. New Club Penguin toys will be available in the next couple of weeks - and those new toys have codes that will access the updated book. But if you have a toy from the first wave of toys (like the Santa, Elf, Rockhopper, Shadow Guy, etc.) your code will get you into the first Treasure Book. Sorry for any confusion!
We hope you’re enjoying the Christmas Party. The team put a lot of effort into decorating the rooms so hopefully you’re finding some fun surprises as you explore.
The new mission will be ready December 29th, and I don’t want to give anything away, but it’s pretty unique because the PSA will be depending on you more than ever.
Club Penguin Christmas Party 2008 Started
The Christmas part on Club Penguin has begun. Go party down! There will also be some new items in the Treasure Book on Monday 22nd.
The Christmas Party has arrived in Club Penguin! We want to know what you think about the decorations, the new books, Coins For Change, Rockhopper, and any other surprises you might find. Let’s make this the best party ever by showing our holiday spirit all around the island!
In Other News: There’s going to be some brand new stuff in the Treasure Book on Monday, Dec. 22, and I’ll try to find you an image of some of the exclusive items. Check back tomorrow for an update!
The team can’t wait to hear what you think about the Christmas Party, so let us know!!
Until then…Waddle on!
-Club Penguin Team
Cars Online Patch Details Dec 08
Cars Online has had a patch and there are some pretty cool things, but nothing too interesting. At least they are doing some things. But I can’t wait till they release the world to us 
Happy Holidays, Season’s Greetings, and Happy New Year!
Wow, who doesn’t love the holidays? I know we sure do! None the less, there is no amount of snow, holiday cheer, or delicious egg nog that can keep us from what we do best, and that’s making this project better for you. Now don’t think we don’t love egg nog (because I certainly do), we just love Cars more!
So as you can imagine, we’ve got all sorts of good things going on around here. If you’ve logged on today, then I’m sure you’ve already seen some of the changes we’ve made. That said, how about I stop talking and start posting those patch notes?
Good idea, here they are:
Patch Notes (12.18.08):
- Race Code Update: We’ve updated ALL the Race Codes that will be released to the public. This means that you should now be able to redeem ALL of your codes for a special collectible badge, some car coins and some special consumables for racing.
- NOTE: If you redeem a code and get a PLACEHOLDER image, don’t panic, that badge hasn’t been “officially” released, you’re one of the lucky few who got a Car early. When that particular Car is “officially” released, we’ll update the artwork!
- Race Codes: What’s This Pop-Up: Added a graphic showing the back of the ticket
- Enter Race Codes Pop-Up: Added Congratulations screen after entering a code from the landing page, made the Race Code input 4 fields of 4-digit boxes (like entering credit card info), and replaced the fanfold of race tickets with graphic of back of the ticket
- Verbiage: Several copy changes throughout the site. We do it because we love to proofread. We also do it because we sometimes don’t get enough coffee in the morning
- Garage: Replaced green and blue shades with different shades of blue and green; renamed “Yellow Shade” to “Not-So-Mellow Yellow”, very original
- Garage: Also add the following new functionality: camera angle change when you are customizing your car–that way you are not relying on the buttons that spin your car, you will see the correct view based on what you are adding to your car
- Garage: Removed the locked tire and paint job in the Workbench
- GUI: Made GUI visible on 1024 x 768 monitor. Added “Game Trailer” to GUI. Changed “Racetracks” to “Race”. We reworked those visual styles to be much more race-worthy
- Send Us Your Comments: Added an updated “Send Us Your Comments” form accessible from the Envelope icon on the upper right side of the GUI. Now you can send us your comments AND questions, as well as let us know your name and e-mail address. Talk about exciting! We’re out of control over here!
- Leaderboard: Click the RSN icon in the upper-right corner of the Garage–it’s totally tricked out! Send us your feedback using the previously mentioned “Send Us Your Comments” form
- Help: Updated some of the copy to make the Help even more helpful; replaced “Contact Us” hyperlink with our hyperlinked e-mail address (memberservices@worldofcars.com) for those of you who don’t have an e-mail application installed on your computer
- Landing Page: New loading animation featuring everyone’s favorite little “Pit Stop!” hero, Guido! Honestly, this is the best part of this week’s update
- Landing Page: We also updated the “About Game” copy. It was REALLY long before, and now our awesome Marketing mechanics have completely re-tooled it, added a cool fin, some rims, and pretty much gave it more horsepower
- Game Trailer: Added to GUI, made the trailer MUCH larger, which rocks, of course
- Racing: Added track difficulty selection to each of the tracks. Now you can play at your level of skill. We’ve also got leaderboard rankings for each level of difficulty. If you’re just getting started you might want to check out our…
- …Training Track: Yup, we’ve added a special Training Track for all our new and young players alike. Test your keyboard skills on the giant oval of pavement
- Create My Car Button: The “Race” button has been changed to “Save” in the Create My Car process since you have to save your Car before you race it! Go figure
- Congratulations Pop-Up: Updated the Congrats Pop-Up after creating a new Car for the first time, it’s awesomesauce
- Last But Not Least: All sorts of mysterious behind-the-scenes magic! Because that’s what we do best here at Disney
Source: Cars Online Forums
Toontown Enhanced SpeedChat Plus
Enhanced Speedchat in Toontown. Wow! VERY VERY VERY cool. This will help alot. I’m off to go play Toontown and start talking
SpeedChat Plus Is Now Available
The players of Toontown have asked for more ways to chat in-game, and we’ve listened. The Toon Council is excited to announce our newest addition to Toontown — SpeedChat Plus! This new feature is available to all players and allows you to chat with other Toontown players by using approved words from the Disney SpeedChat Plus dictionary. Words that are not in the Disney SpeedChat Plus dictionary will be highlighted in red. You then have the opportunity to choose alternative words prior to sending your message. Now you can really express yourself in Toontown like never before!Click Here to activate SpeedChat Plus for your account!
Click Here to get all the details on this Toontastic new feature — including a walk-through on how to activate it for your account.
With the addition of SpeedChat Plus to Toontown, we would like to remind players to follow Disney’s House Rules while chatting. Never give out personal information, such as your name, address, or phone number and always keep your password safe — even from your friends! If you are unsure of a situation, be sure to grab a parent for help. Also, the Toon Council is always here to help, so feel free to Contact Us if the need arises. Be a Responsible Toon, and help keep Toontown a fun and safe place to play. Remember — a safe Toon is a happy Toon!
Posted by: ToonCouncil
Source: ToonTownCentral
Toontown Winter Holiday Extravaganza
This years (2008) christmas decorations are up on Toontown , go have a look
Toons are having a jolly Winter Holiday as Toontown receives a seasonal Toon-up this year with brand-new decorations! Explore each neighborhood to see all of the Toontastic holiday trees and street lamps which are sure to warm the hearts of Toons all over — and maybe even a Cog or two. (Well, Toons can hope, can’t they?)
Clarabelle is joining the holiday fun with some “a-moo-zing” Cattlelog items — including complete winter outfits, fireplaces to keep Toons toasty, and a bevy of Winter Holiday Estate decorations — including an interior wreath, seasonal moldings, and a Winter Tree to top it all off.
Plus, there is a very special Estate snowman gardening statue for Toons to enjoy, which requires a gardening shovel skill of one point to plant. If you haven’t started a garden, now is a great time to get your Gardening Kit from the Cattlelog, plant a flower (Hint: use a green jellybean), then wait one day to pick it to earn one shovel skill point — then you can purchase and plant your snowman. So be sure to get one … before he melts away!
Posted by: ToonCouncil
Source: Toontowncentral
Pixie Hollow Free Chat Activation
Pixie Hollow now requires you to activate your account to have free chat.
ISSUE #1: I used to be able to chat freely and now I can’t!
We are always trying to improve safety in the Hollow, so this week we have a new validation process for Fairies who wish to use Speedchat Plus. If you used to be able to chat freely and now cannot, make sure you choose Speedchat plus on the new Chat Preferences screen AND check your e-mail for additional validation steps.
ISSUE #2: Wow, love your new safety features, but I’ve already validated and am still seeing the Chat Preferences screen.
Gee whiz, that is weird! I’ll ask the tinker-talents to have a look, and we should have it sorted very soon. Thanks for your pixie patience, fly safely Fairies!
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