But all is not lost! Go feed a Neopet, adopt a new pet on Webkinz, build a new empire on Minecraft, there’s plenty of nostalgia left out there.Ī moment of silence for Club Penguin Online, you will be missed. This server is run by a disranged owner who has been a threat to the Club Penguin Community for years. It’s especially upsetting given the fact that so many people being cooped up inside right now has issued a bit of resurgence to online gaming communities from last decade. Club Penguin had shut down March 29, 2017, however, a new CPPS (Club Penguin Private Server) called Club Penguin Online has been drastically gaining more users.
The Club Penguin brand is beloved by millennials who played it growing up and kids living now, so seeing this downward spiral is hitting pretty hard for some. Reports have also come in that a man associated with the website was arrested in London for suspicion of possessing child pornography. A facsimile of a game intended for children 6-14, Club Penguin Online went largely unmonitored by moderators as racist and bigoted speech was rampant on the website. Typing in the Club Penguin Online URL now just takes people to a link for their discord for updates.Ĭlub Penguin Online wasn’t perfect. And because Disney takes their copyright so seriously and is one of the most litigious businesses out there it is exceptionally unlikely that the likes of Club Penguin Online will ever be seen again.
However, the website was unlicensed, so Disney issued the creators a notice through the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and a week later the fan site shut down. One of the most successful fan driven reboots of the game, Club Penguin Online, accumulated 8 million members. After the shutdowns, fans took things into their own hands by creating their own versions of Club Penguin.