The Dark Night: The Octopus ~ Part 1

This is a short preview of my next story. It's only the introduction, mind since the rest will be made at the Halloween Party. Yup, so just enjoy now and read on... It's meant to be scary, but I don't think it will until later on in the story ;) There's many more parts to this story and each part will come over the next few weeks.
Do you remember that day? I bet you don't. Nobody knows except for me. The night he came was the night that everything changed ;) This is my story ~ it began in April 2008 :) The year China held the Olympics. It wasn't that long ago if you think about it, but most penguins weren't alive then. I created my penguin shortly after the April Fools Party finished. I think it might of been April the 3rd, don't ya think? Yeah, I missed the best April Fools Party in Club Penguin history. Anyway, there I was sitting down fishing with my rod when I notice something strange, ye see? So I look out at the shore and guess what I see?

 I goes up and gets my binoculors and look out as far as I can. It's a dark night, the stars are shining and there's clouds over the coast. I look down a bit then see a floatin' octopus with a wig on! My, I think, I must be seeing things! Wonder if there's any news about this floatin' thing.

 Its April 10, 2008 yes that's the date now that I think about it. Aunt Arctic's just been promoted to Head Writer! If only you know who she really was. Yes, but I don't see no octopus news so it must only be me eyes. I look back, but nothing. Nothing. The sea was blank ~ not an octopus to be seen. Yeah, I thought somebody was playing tricks on me. But no. It had to be me imagination. I'm always doing things like that. So I just think nothing of it until the next year, when the dreadful news arrives...

New Blog and Bloggers!

Most of you should of heard of Polo Field and Businesmoose. If you haven't, then you obviously are very new to Club Penguin and may need to explore the internet to find out more about Club Penguin's history. The Club Penguin Times Office is a great place to start ;)
Greetings Penguins! 

Happy77 here. Remember that sneak peek I posted of the New Blog we've been working on? Guess what? We're planning to launch it next week!

Along with the new blog, I have some other exciting news... We'll have two new official bloggers posting news and updates here on the What's New blog. Some of you may already know them... Polo Field and Businesmoose!

What you probably didn't know is that they've have been helping me since I first started blogging and making videos! They're both very nice guys, so be sure to introduce yourself. :)

Please join me in welcoming Polo Field and Businesmoose to the What's New Blog! 

In other news... we'll be shutting down comments on the blog at 4pm Penguin Standard Time today. We'll enable comments once the new blog has been launched next week!

Waddle On! :)

Penguin Style October 2012 ~ Halloween Styles

Oooh! It's very scary at the Gift Shop. I've just seen a nice penguin turn into a scary werewolf! There's a guy who has got a grave digger! I hope penguins are being careful ;) Halloween has crept upon myself this year as I can remember when, last year, I was posting about the Halloween Party. A whole year has sneaked up on me! Wow, that's like 1000 posts in one year ~ yikes! Anyway, seems like I'm the odd one out. I better get some styles on, would you care to join me?

 First stop ~ the backgrounds for your player card! Ooh, I'll take those new ones but not the old ones. I've already got them and it won't let me buy them twice.

 ...Mmm that costume is delicious! I'll take that and eat it at the movies ;) Not too sure about that bat...

 ...This is more my style! Less Halloween, except for that skull on his t-shirt. Nah, too scary...

 This reminds me of a doll. A scary one that kills at night. Oh and a pirate costume? Now that's just what Rockhopper would love to see in a catalog.

 Didn't that mummy come from the Quest for the Golden Puffle? Oh, that trick or treating thing ~ you get sweets? Wow, that would be cool. But I have a better Jack-O-Lantern...

 Seriously, you wouldn't be able to see where you were going with that costume! Hey, I saw that last year. Oh well, guess we'll have a load of headless penguins wondering arond now. Great ;)

 ...Oh my! That's one scary werewolf. Don't even think about digging up graves ~ I guess that's where the ghosts come from. Just make sure you don't bury anyone alive!

That's alot of items for one catalog. Seems like my photographs look pretty good, hey? Anyway, make sure not too eat too many sweets! They give you bad teeth ;)

Halloween Sneak Peeks ~ SPOILER ALERT!

Wow! There have been tons of sneak peeks of the upcoming Halloween party. Seems like this party is going to be the biggest, the baddest and the best party yet! It has a super cool mansion ~ no third party advertising (hopefully!) and a super big mystery! We'll be turned into ghosts, go back to the past, the sky will change once again (100% chance according to the newspaper) Seems like everything is kicking off this October. Polo Field has posted quite a few sneak peeks ~ him outside the Haunted Mansion and inside some weird place. You will of seen those if you have been looking at Wiki and Twitter ;)

Here's a photo before we begin, sorry that the image is blurry. It was either a blurry picture or a tiny picture that you could barely see. I've brightened the image so you get a good idea of what items are in the room. Seems like this is the fortune teller room ~ also known as the Attic which usually doesn't get decorated for rooms at all...

 Welcome, foolish mortals … or should that be, foolish penguins?

The folks over at Disney’s Club Penguin are planning a Halloween Party that will begin at the social-media site on Oct. 18. But you can get a sneak peek of all the frightening festivities by entering a special code found over on the Disney Parks Blog.

If you hop into your Doom Buggy and head over to the Club Penguin site for an advance look at some of the holiday fun, you’ll find a special haunted mansion that has been inspired by the iconic dark ride found at Disney parks. Disney says it’s the first time that its theme-park content has been incorporated into Club Penguin.

At the party, Club Penguin denizens can explore the nine-room mansion and find a frightful fill of familiar sights seen inside the Haunted Mansion here and at other Disney parks.

Also as part of the festivities, Club Penguin participants can check out the mansion’s ballroom, complete with feasting table and floating instruments. There they can interact with a fortune teller (see photo above) who also can be seen on the Haunted Mansion ride. Plus they can see another familiar sight of fright: a horseless hearse.

In addition, Club Penguin participants can dress up their penguins in maid and butler costumes familiar to anyone who dares enter the haunted houses in Disneyland, here or in other parks.

According to Disney, more than 6 million people took part in last year’s Club Penguin Halloween Party, making it one of the biggest online events for kids.

The party will run from Oct. 18 to Nov. 1, during which time a lot more surprises will be revealed.

Seems like there's even more surprise to come! Now we can confirm that the anniversary hat this year, as in the picture of the Yearbook Game Cards only available in the UK ~ Blue and Gold. I always like the hat to be a surprise ~ I've never had any clue of what the hat would be like before, but blue and gold are way better than last year's hat ~ it was dark and horrible and pointy. Yuck! I prefer the 3rd Anniversary. Anyway, all that will happen on the 24th while the Halloween Party goes on. Gary will be around on the island and Aunt Arctic should be reporting on the news at the Coffee Shop like she always does.
If you’re a Haunted Mansion fan, you’ll want to drop in on this year’s Club Penguin Halloween Party with a special code just for Disney Parks Blog readers.

Our friends at Club Penguin gave us a sneak peek inside their online haunted mansion before the party begins on October 18 and no “foolish mortal” can miss the nods to the real thing. You’ll instantly recognize a familiar pipe organ in the ballroom and a few other items.

• Fortune Teller: The fortune teller station in the Attic of Clubpenguin.com’s haunted mansion was inspired by the Disneyland Haunted Mansion ride.
• Horseless Hearse: In the Club Penguin Forest, there’s a Horseless Hearse similar to the one at Disneyland park.
• Maid and Butler Costumes: The Club Penguin team tried to replicate cast members with some of their Halloween Party costumes, giving the maid and butler costumes dark eye shadows.

Of course there’s more, but you’ll need to discover those items for yourself on October 18. To hold you over, we’re offering a free Ghost Sheet Costume for Disney Parks Blog readers. Visit http://play.clubpenguin.com/#/redeem/ and enter code CHILLING beginning today.

The Field-Op

Finally, I've been able to access the Field-Op :) Time to find out what Gary wants. He has been acting very strangely lately ~ Something about his history isn't it? Yeah, well lets get going! First of all, you will need to teleport to the Command Room. If you aren't an EPF Agent yet, then you'll need to figure out how to become one ;) Only skilled penguins are in this force (That's like 90% of the population, and the other 10% don't play Club Penguin anymore) Gary, don't interfer with mysterious. You'll end up getting a time machine, right? All bcause of your lost grandad. Well, seems like an adventure to me....

 ...Look! There's something in here ~ but it's locked. We have to find a way in...

 ...Aha! Cracking locks ~ it's an educational way of doing a field-op but it's teaching children to go near things and break into things that shouldn't be opened. Who knows, this could release a ghost! Oh well...

 ...Yup! We found it, didn't we? Ok lemme get this straight ~ your uncle was searching for ghosts and then he went into the haunted mansion and became a ghost. Now, you build a time machine and turn up on October the 18th and everything will be normal. Decorate the island, make sure penguins are all ready for halloween and oh my ~ HALLOWEEN ALREADY?

Looks like Gary has a lot of work to do. Check this...

It's top secret! Gary's lab ~ he's got a treasure chest, a candle, a hidden something (is that the time machine?) Hmm, looks like we better keep an eye on Gary, he is going to get us all twisted up in ghost stories and then Herbert will pounce! Yeah, I saw him outside the haunted mansion the other day, with a top secret plan. Lemme look into that...