Developed especially for mobile, Club Penguin Island brings together many of the best elements from the legacy Club Penguin product with new design and features. The new app features an updated, modern take on Club Penguin, which has been a leading online kids entertainment destination for the past 11 years. GLENDALE, Calif., Ma– Disney today is launching an all-new Club Penguin experience, Club Penguin Island, for mobile devices. New, fully-upgraded Club Penguin experience ushers in the next chapter for the popular virtual world for kids The game would be released worldwide for both iOS and Android devices in March 2017, as announced by a blog post from January 27, 2017, on the What's New Blog. It was formally announced on the same day on the What's New Blog. The game was released in Canada on January 13, 2017, exclusively for iOS devices. The game was later released in Australia and New Zealand on December 15, 2016. Geo-beta Release in Australia and New ZealandĪccording to a blog post from Decemon the What's New Blog, the game would be 'coming soon to Australia and New Zealand' for iOS and Android devices. On December 6, 2016, the beta test period came to an end, and all players who were part of it were able to keep their progress in the final game. Starting on November 18, 2016, selected players received invitations for the closed beta via email, which was only available to be played on iOS devices. The pre-registration period was extended and ended on March 29, 2017, a day after the one informed by the post of the 7th episode of Island Insider, on the What's New Blog. However, issue 565 stated that it would end on February 16, 2017, instead. If this was done, pre-registering would also yield an Alumni Jacket, with a number on the back displaying how many years the connected Club Penguin account has existed.Īccording to issue 564 of the Club Penguin Times, the pre-registration period would end on February 15, 2017. Additionally, players had the option of connecting their Club Penguin usernames for use in Club Penguin Island. Pre-registering yielded a Beta Hat, a set of six emojis, and 100 coins. Here, players could pre-register their usernames for when the new game was released. On November 17, 2016, Project: Super Secret was officially revealed by Megg on the What's New Blog, and the official website for Club Penguin Island went live.

Many sneak peek videos and pictures were released pertaining to the project, beginning in June 2015.

History Pre-beta ('Project: Super Secret') Main article: Club Penguin Island/Pre-betaĬlub Penguin Island was first mentioned in 2014 under the codename Project: Super Secret by Spike Hike and described as the 'next big thing for CP and beyond'. 1.4.1 Release in Australia and New Zealand.

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