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By FIA Labor Day is here which means more specials at the Webkinz eStore.  For the first time ever the Modern Windmill is available.  Also, the Grey Wolf decided to stick around for another day.  And, for those of you looking to pick up some more charms, the Black and White Cat and Elephant charm codes...

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By FIA It's Labor Day Weekend and "Holiday Sunday" at the Webkinz eStore means more special deals.  The brand new Alchemist's Stove is available for sale.  Also, the Grey Wolf, previously only available on Wednesdays, is in the shop.  Two more Charm Codes can be purchased too:  Chihuahua and Plum...

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By FIA UPDATE:  There appears to be a glitch with the Plumpy Charm code being sold at the eStore today.  A number of Webkinz Insider members entering the code for this charm have reported that the Pig Charm has been added to their accounts instead.  Thank you to WI member rosebudroo for these pictur...

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By FIA Congratulations to Webkinz Insider member kcdavidson on her purchase of the brand new Webkinz Buffalo.  As you may remember from our earlier announcement, the Buffalo is one of the new Webkinz scheduled for release in October 2008.  Since it appears that none of the October Webkinz have b...

By FIA To our members who are parents, maybe you'd like to give each one of your children an extra hug and a kiss tonight. To our members who are children, please hug back. And if one of you wanted to take the other one out for a meal of Pancakes, we think Philip would approve.

By Justin We have another first reported adoption for you out of our forums! Joanne951 is the first member of the Webkinz Insider forums to adopt the brand-new September release Webkinz Dolphin! We've all been very anxious to see this highly-anticipated pet, so we bring you Dolly the Dolphin!

By FIA This week the Webkinz World Newspaper announced that the Clubhouse had officially reopened.  Unfortunately only a small percentage of our members have been able to get in to check it out.  Frustrated with the "Clubhouse Blue Screen", many members have sent e-mails to Ganz asking about th...

By FIA Surprise Saturday is here and two new items have been added to the Webkinz eStore: the Big Pile of KinzCash Bed and the Zingoz Tree. You may remember that we brought you a picture of the KinzCash Bed earlier in the week as it appeared on a Trading Card Series 3 sticker. Also, four more charm codes...

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By Justin We had hundreds of entries into our Webkinz Insider Orioles Art Contest and some of our users came up with some really original and amazing entries! There's still about 100 entries left for the Trivia Contest, so you still have a chance to win one! The thread with details on the trivia conte...

By FIA Thank you to Webkinz Insider member jdb10887 for letting us know that three new clothing items have been added to the KinzStyle Shop.  You can now pick up the Sleeveless Hoody (195KC), the Sleeveless Hoody Set Pants (195 KC), and the Varsity Jacket (300 KC).  Fluffy had to dash out to the stor...

By FIA Hopefully the programmers at Ganz will have everything worked out soon, but until they do, remember, there is still a ton of stuff to do in Webkinz World outside of the Clubhouse.  And, if you are looking to chat with other Webkinz World members, feel free to come on in and post in our forum.  Me...

By Justin Along with the PSIs and information about the September Webkinz releases, Ganz has added a new game to the Arcade in Webkinz World.  It's called "Smoothie Moves" and reminds me of an arcade game called "Zuma" from a few years ago!

By Justin While we usually wait for a legitimate adoption before posting images of the PSI, PSF and gift boxes for pets, Ganz programmers appear to have done the work for us with the most recent downtime early on Wednesday morning. Webkinz Floppy Pig

By FIA Here at Webkinz Insider we have been getting scattered reports of members adopting Lil Kinz St. Bernards and having Large Webkinz St. Bernards show up on their accounts.  For some members, this was an exciting surprise since the Large Webkinz St. Bernard is retired.  For others who really wan...

By FIA Four more Webkinz have been officially retired by Ganz: Floppy Pig (HM184), Fantail Goldfish (HM218), Cocoa Dinosaur (HM338), and Sheep (HM227).  It is worth noting that the Floppy Pig and the Sheep have not yet been seen in Webkinz World as they are not scheduled for release until next mo...

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By FIA Last Saturday WI member Caterpillar predicted that the Magic W, Monkey, Ms. Birdy, and Panda Charms would be available for sale in the Webkinz eStore this weekend.  It turns out she was correct.  Does she have a Crystal Ball?  No, she just realized that the Charms have been appearing in alpha...

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By FIA When it was revealed that the KinzChat PLUS section of the Clubhouse was only going to be open from 9am to 5pm, presumably so Ganz employees could keep an active watch over it, it was expected that the PLUS section would be closed over the weekend.  What was not expected however, was that the e...

By FIA Surprise Saturday has returned to the Webkinz eStore and two brand new items have been introduced to Webkinz World.  They are the Lava Lamp Coumn and the Moving Statue.  Also, four more charm codes are available for sale:  Monkey, Ms. Birdy, Panda, and Magic W.  If you want to pick up one of the...

By FIA Congratulations to HJS05, a member of our forum, on winning third place in the very first PRO Level Cooking Competition in the Webkinz Stadium this evening.  He and his Love Frog "hugs" were awarded 1000 KC and a Bronze Trophy.  Unfortunately, there appears to be a glitch with the awarding o...

By Justin The rumored Emperor Dragon is still up in the air, and may be a November release, but here are the official, confirmed plush images of the Webkinz Clownfish, Webkinz Pink & White Dog, Webkinz Buffalo, Webkinz Porcupine, Lil' Kinz Hummingbird and Lil' Kinz Triggerfish!

By FIA Congratulations to kayembee, a member of our forum, on her purchase of a Webkinz Pink & White Dog.  This Webkinz has not yet been announced by Ganz, and the discovery of the plushie being for sale in a store is a complete surprise.  We all wonder what he'll look like in Webkinz World, but ka...

By FIA We have been getting scattered reports of more and more members being able to access the Clubhouse. Some are able to get into regular KinzChat, others are able to get into KinzChat PLUS, but most get stuck on a blank blue screen. Those who are able to get in are reporting widespread glitches an...

By FIA It should come as no surprise that the new Manatee and Goldfish have some restrictions on the clothing they can wear. Due to their anatomy, they are unable to wear shoes, pants, or belts. WI member Germansheperdwebkinzwolf has discovered that they also cannot wear the Solar Helmet from the...

By FIA The excitement over the release of the Webkinz Trading Card Series 3 Codes has been dampened a bit by what appears to be a programming glitch.  So far, only six different Trading Card prizes seem to have been activated in the system.  One member who entered a full box of cards, 36 packs, receiv...

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By FIA Thank you to Webkinz Insider member pojospages for sharing these pictures from her account with us: Giant Goldfish Poster, Trading Card Collector Flip Flops, Ms. Birdy's Tchotcke Shelf, Dr. Quack Bed. Plush Profilez (1 in 9 packs) Free Webkinz online pet (1 in 36 packs)

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By FIA The brief maintenance in Webkinz World this afternoon brought some additions to the wShop. A brand new Coral Reef Theme is now available. It is important to note that all of the furniture in this theme is "For underwater rooms only." Manatee and Goldfish owners now have some decorating optio...

By FIA In a totally unexpected move, Ganz has brought back the floating Goo-Goo Berries. Clicking on a floating Goo-Goo Berry will get you a Goo-Goo Berry in your dock, which you can then feed to your Webkinz. These Berries, which were originally part of the promotion for the introduction of the Go...

By FIA We can now confirm that a new Webkinz Lamb is coming to Webkinz World. HM201 is a full-size plushie, NOT a Lil Kinz. Although the Lamb is currently listed as an Easter animal, it has a release date at the end of September 2008. We are not yet certain if this is a third Easter Seasonal animal, in addi...

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By FIA First there was "Webkinz Wednesday" and now there is "Surprise Saturday". Today, Saturday, August 2nd, four Charm Codes are available for purchase in the Webkinz eStore. If you're looking for either the Black Lab, Black and White Cat, ...

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By FIA Quote: Originally Posted by Webkinz Bulletinz Kinzchat PLUS is nearing its much-anticipated return to Webkinz World! After a long redevelopment period, we are proud to announce that Kinzchat PLUS will be back, better than ever.

By FIA Ganz has officially announced the retirement of the Webkinz (large size) Black Lab (HM136) and the Webkinz (large size) Chocolate Lab (HM138)!  This means that they are officially out of production. Both should be available for purchase in stores for a short time, but once they are gone,...

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By FIA The Lil Kinz Blue Jay has arrived in Webkinz World. Thank you to cbjhockey, a member of our forum, for sharing these first in-game images with us. Here you can see "Sapphire" with the Blue Jay's special item, the True Blue Birdbath. The Blue Jay's special food is Bright Blue Seed Drop Stew.

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By FIA Congratulations to mitchem0829, a member of our forum, and her Kangaroo "Hopping Cassidy" on winning first place at the new Webkinz Stadium Cooking Competition. We understand that Cassidy is an excellent student at the KinzVille Academy where she concentrates her efforts on creativi...

By FIA As most of you know, the previously unreleased Webkinz Grey Wolf appeared suddenly in the Webkinz eStore last Wednesday, and then disappeared at the end of the day. We now have an official explanation from Ganz as to why. Thank you to christina32078, a member of our forum, for sharing a copy o...

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By FIA Quote: This is all Confirmed: The "Mystery Pet Card" will return in Series 3. (1 per box)A special "Magical Retriever Card" will be introduced. (odds unknown)Each pack will contain a sticker.Feature Card Codes will return but it looks like there will only be one code per card. (1 card per pack...

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By FIA Continuing our early announcements of the pets for the Webkinz Pet of the Month for all previous months with 100% accuracy, WebkinzInsider.Com has confirmed Ganz's selection for October's Pet of the Month. October's Pet of the Month will be the Webkinz Pug (large size only)!

By FIA What we're hearing from retailers is that the Magical Retriever is an on-line only pet (no plushie) that will be available as some sort of prize from the Series Three Trading Cards. With the release of the Series Three Trading Cards just around the corner, hopefully we will be able to report...

By FIA All of the rumors surrounding the release of the Webkinz Grey Wolf can finally be put to rest. Today the Grey Wolf appeared for sale in the Webkinz eStore. This "online only" Webkinz can be purchased with a credit card for $12.50 US Dollars at www.webkinzestore.com.  After you make your payment o...

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By FIA The Webkinz World catalog has been updated with all of the Webkinz scheduled for release in August 2008 including pictures of their special items and the names of their special foods. We can now report that these Webkinz will come with the following items:

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By FIA Three more Webkinz have been officially retired by Ganz: the Beagle, the Collie, and the American Albino. It is worth noting that the American Albino isn't scheduled for release until next month.  Also, the Rhino, which was retired in May, is now officially listed as "Sold Out".

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By Justin Along with the virtual images that we've confirmed, we've gotten our hands on confirmed images of all the new September Webkinz plushes and the plush image for the Cotton Candy Bunny! We're happy that Ganz decided to dial it back a bit on the number of releases for September, compared to Au...

By FIA The new Webkinz to be released in September 2008 are: HM184 Floppy Pig, HM214 Eagle, HM217 Chipmunk, HM20 Bottlenose Dolphin, HM227 Sheep, HS501 Lil Kinz Chickadee, HS023 Lil Kinz Seal. It also appears that Ganz intends to add to the KinzStyle line.

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By FIA My Page" is similar to the Profile Pages we have here on Webkinz Insider. You can customice your page with information about your Webkinz family, your favorite things in Webkinz World, your Arcade scores and more. Just like with regular KinzChat, all of the options are preprogrammed, so th...

By FIA Three new Lil Kinz have been added to the wCares program: Lil Kinz Horse, Lil Kinz St. Bernard, and Lil Kinz Persian Cat. Thank you to sweetheart422, a member of our forum, for sharing this picture of the latest additions to her Webkinz family with us.

By wendy FireBranda - Webkinz Love Frog sequoio - Lil Kinz Unicorn

By FIA In addition, the Webkinz Striped Snake, which was announced to be retired in June site is now listed as "Sold Out" from Ganz. What this means is that many of your retailers will get an additional shipment of Striped Snakes in September if they decided to order extras when the retirement was a...

By FIA Ganz is now expanding the Webkinz Cares program to include it's first full-sized Webkinz, the Webkinz Seal. Seals with the red wCares tags should start showing up at retailers in September. Until now, the wCares animals have been an exclusive of Walgreens which, as many of you know, does no...

By FIA For the first time ever, Ganz is selling online-only versions of select Webkinz at the Webkinz eStore. The sale of these animals is limited to people living outside of the United States and Canada. Customers purchasing these Webkinz will receive a code to enter into the adoption center, bu...

By FIA Since the debut of Alyssa's Star Challenge last week, several Webkinz Insider members have been hard at work collecting data to "map the sky".  Their goal is to come up with a system of predicting which constellations might contain certain stars.  You may remember that it was WI members BER...

By FIA A new "game" called Alyssa's Star Challenge has arrived in Webkinz World.  You can access this game by selecting the "Charm Forest" option on the "Things to Do" menu.  Unlike the Charm Forest, you do not have to purchase any special items in to play the game.  It is available on all active Webki...

By FIA This article ran only on Asian accounts, only on Saturday, July 5th, leading many members to speculate that this feature hasn't been fully programmed and is not ready to be viewed by the public. Could this mean that Ganz is working on a feature similar to the Public Profiles we have here on We...

By Justin For those that haven't visited Webkinz.Com, it looks like Ganz is going all out for the third anniversary of Webkinz World! In years past, it's been a celebration with a few free gifts, but retailers haven't really been officially involved.

By FIA The Chocolate Eggs also made an appearance in the 2006 and 2007 Gift Boxes and are the prize being awarded during the current Spring Fest celebration. The Spring Celebration Shoes are a brand new item that has never been seen in Webkinz World before! Here is a pic of Uppies' Polar Bear, Nick,...

By wendy During last night's updating, Ganz also released some new, never-before-seen food recipes in Webkinz World.  An Administrator on our forum, COWS4YOU, received the new Monstrosoupy recipe from a Series 2 Trading Card code late last evening.  Another forum user, AgentLucy, just receiv...

By Justin As you all may remember, in our interview with the Webkinz Creative Director, he gave us a hint about a flying Webkinz.... The seasonal Webkinz for Halloween 2008 is going to be a Webkinz Bat!! With a strange departure from all Webkinz being animals, the Christmas 2008 seasonal Webkinz is goin...

By Justin Members in our forum have been reporting that Wacky Zingoz have been floating through Webkinz World for most of the day.  Clicking on one of the large Zingoz awards you a chocolate bat, as a promotion for the new Wacky Zingoz plush toy that we reported on a few days ago. 

By Justin A brand-new member to our Webkinz Forum, Breezmom, stumbled upon some very interesting search results on Barnes & Noble's website, when searching for Webkinz.  She reports that her first search turned up the regular Webkinz that we know are current or upcoming.  She changed some of t...

By Justin The 4 new pets are the Webkinz Chicken, the Webkinz American Cocker Spaniel, the Webkinz Leopard Lizard and the Lil' Kinz White Mouse! First up is the Webkinz Chicken! Third, we have the Webkinz Leopard Lizard Finally, we have the Lil' Kinz White Mouse!

By pandasRpeople2 This story is not true and is simply for good Webkinz humor.) The South American League of Animal Dudes, or SALAD, has filed a formal complaint against GANZ, alleging that the company has unfairly discriminated against them by denying them representation in Webkinz World.

By Justin Along with the new Christmas items that were introduced to the W Shop, it appears that Ganz has added 5 more recipes to Webkinz World.  Users that have been activating Chihuahuas (this month's Webkinz Pet of the Month) have reported receiving these new recipes in the "loot bags".  That brin...

By Justin This time, it's the Webkinz Penguin, which has, to this point, been one of the hardest new Webkinz to find information about!  The first WebkinzInsider member to report finding one is Joanne951, in Ontario, Canada, so everyone congratulate her on her new Webkinz Penguin.

By PandasRPeople2 Okay, so we know that Webkinz can cook up some pretty outrageous foodstuffs with some pretty outrageous ingredients. I guess I'm okay with it, since it's all just virtual food (although I still feel disclaimers would be helpful; something to the effect of, "No actual cheesecake was harme...