Mine Shack

The Mine Shack was an area located on the outskirts of Club Penguin Island. Originally an abandoned mining shack, it had since been repaired and then served as a hub for various other locations, including the Forest and Skatepark. The underground of Club Penguin also lies below the shack.
The shack had a variety of plants growing around it, in the form of a garden, as well as a large tree that has been growing since 2010. The Mine Shack also served as the outdoor area for the nearby School.
==History==
The Mine Shack opened on May 29, 2006, after the Underground Opening Party ended. It was originally going to be released as a surprise alongside Cart Surfer, but since the game was delayed, the room was released early to make up for the delay.Sorry for the Delay of Game The game released a week later.
According to Aunt Arctic in issue 71 of The Penguin Times, shortly after the underground rooms were opened at the aforementioned opening party, some curious explorers took a ride on a mine cart, wanting to see where the track led. Eventually they surfaced from a pile of snow at an unknown location near mountains. The explorers noticed the pile of snow had what looked like a doorframe, and decided to dig it out, and eventually finished, discovering the long-abandoned shack.
On April 17, 2010, construction began in the Mine Shack to make it look nicer. By the time the Earth Day 2010 party started, the nearby Recycling Plant was built, plants and a small tree were grown around the shack, and a watering system was installed. A path to the Forest was also opened. On June 15, 2010, the wheelbarrow with flowers in it was replaced by the Herbert Statue. This statue was used to plug up a geyser in the video game Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force: Herbert's Revenge, first released a few weeks earlier.
Over the next several months of 2010, the small tree in the garden, known as the Community Tree, periodically grew, until it eventually fully grew at the end of September and remained that way since. Additionally, for one week at the end of July/beginning of August, some grass started growing around the tree, but after that week it was removed. 
On July 11, 2013, the Mine Shack was redone from the ground up, along with a new room: the Club Penguin University, which replaced the Recycling Plant. A path to the Dojo Courtyard was also added.
On November 14, 2013, the mine track leading into the shack was replaced by a staircase. On September 18, 2014, a path to the new Skatepark was added.
==Renovation==
The Mine Shack was renovated for the first time in April 2010. While the shack itself did not change, its surroundings did. A pit of dirt was added between the shack and newly built Recycling Plant, where a tree was planted. Initially no larger than a penguin, it has since grown larger than the shack itself. A garden, known as the "community garden" was started near the shack. Here, plants could be grown with the repaired water system on the shack. By throwing snowballs into the bucket, water would be produced and sprayed on the garden, causing plants to grow. Fully grown plants were placed within the nearby food shed.
The Mine Shack was renovated again in June 2013, and received a complete overhaul. The only elements that remained are the shack itself, the community garden (which could no longer be watered), and the community tree, which was moved to the other side of the new School. Now, there is a small path resembling a parking lot of sorts, at the end of which there is a gate with Fluffy the Fish statues and a "CPU" sign. There is also now a picnic table, a small mat with a coffee cup, guitar case, and book, as well as a volleyball net with a volleyball. After the School & Skate Party started, the picnic table was removed in favor of the path extending, leading to the Skatepark.
==Pins==
Image 	Pin
center	Horse Shoe pin
center	Tent pin
center	Crayon Pin
center	Gold Feather Pin
 	Yellow Puffle Pin
 	Superhero Pin
 	Lion Statue Pin
 	Cream Pie Pin
 	Spring Flower Pin
 	Crystal Puffle Pin
Total 	10
==Parties==
===2006===
*During the Halloween Party 2006, the inside of the shack was illuminated. There was also a jack-o-lantern outside.
===2007===
*During the Festival of Snow 2007, various snow sculptures were located here. The trough by the water system was replaced with trays of ice cubes.
*During the April Fools' Party 2007, the Mine Shack had several cardboard boxes scattered around.
*During the Water Party 2007, there was a large bucket with water being poured into it by pipes. Water was also being held in the mine carts and trough.
*During the Halloween Party 2007, the shack was decorated like a haunted house. There were also Spooky Trees nearby.
===2008===
*During the April Fools' Party 2008, the shack was turned into a connect the dots puzzle. After completing it, players were rewarded with the Crayon Pin, and the shack was turned back to normal.
*During the Medieval Party 2008, the shack became a cave entrance. There was a pile of gold, and signs that read "PRINCESSES WELCOME!", "NO KNIGHTS", and "BEWARE OF DRAGON".
*During the Water Party 2008, the Mine Shack was decorated the same as the previous year.
*During the Halloween Party 2008, the Mine Shack was decorated the same as in 2006.
*During the Christmas Party 2008, the shack was transformed into a gingerbread house, being made entirely out of gingerbread and candy, including the mine cart tracks and mine carts themselves.
===2009===
*During the April Fools' Party 2009, the Mine Shack had various cardboard boxes, and red and white banners.
*During the Medieval Party 2009, the Mine Shack was decorated the same as the previous year.
*During Sensei's Fire Scavenger Hunt, the shack was illuminated.
*During the Halloween Party 2009, the shack was replaced with the Haunted House. The entrance the Mine was moved to a cellar door on the ground nearby. There were also spooky trees and a long fence adjoining the Haunted House.
*During the Holiday Party 2009, the Mine Shack was decorated the same as the previous year, except that various presents and toys were scattered around.
===2010===
*During the April Fools' Party 2010, the entire Mine Shack was replaced with a "spinning arrow room", being a parody of loading screens in Club Penguin. The room was entirely blue, with a spinning arrow and a loading bar with text in the center. If walked on, the arrow would bring players to the Mine. The fake loading bar would always reset after finishing, and the text would change every few seconds.
*During Earth Day 2010, the Mine Shack was redesigned to what it would be for the next three years. Also during the party there was a wheelbarrow with free Straw Gardening Hats.
*During the Celebration of Water, puddles formed here due to the rain. The watering system was also permanently on as a result of the rain.
===2011===
*During the Medieval Party 2011, the Mine Shack was decorated similar to 2008 and 2009, with more additions. The exterior of the Recycling Plant was decorated to look like a smithy, and the garden became a small marsh with many plants growing out of it. The food shack was also turned into a small hut.
*During the Halloween Party 2011, there was a Pile O' Candy near the community tree with a Candy Ghost floating over it.
*During the Holiday Party 2011, a few lights were hung up outside the shack and Recycling Plant.
===2012===
*During the Puffle Party 2012, to make up for the lack of St. Patrick's Day Parties, the Mine Shack was decorated for Saint Patrick's Day. The garden was blanketed in clovers, with free Gigantic St. Patrick's Hats on a stump. Green balloons and banners were hung up, and a horseshoe was placed on the front of the shack. Two rainbows were visible in the sky.
*During the Medieval Party 2012, the Mine Shack was decorated the same as the previous year.
*During the Make Your Mark: Ultimate Jam, the Mine Shack became a recording area. The entrance to the Mine was moved to a wall on the right. It was one of the three special stages at the party.
*During Operation: Blackout, snow covered the shack, community tree, and food shed. As the operation went on, more and more snow piled up.
*During the Holiday Party 2012, the room was decorated the same as the previous year, with the addition of a snowman and giant ornament.
===2013===
*During the Medieval Party 2013, the Mine Shack, along with the School, was transformed into a wizard academy, designed like a medieval castle with a blue slime moat. There was a short stone wall around the perimeter, with blue banners perched on top, and a lookout point near the entrance to the Mine. The shack itself was turned into a windmill.
*During the Halloween Party 2013, like the Medieval Party, the School and shack were decorated like a vampire academy. Lockers that resembled coffins were outside the school, as well as a small slime pool with a lifeguard chair. The entire area appeared to be on a cliff over murky water.
*During Operation: Puffle, some puffle missing posters were put up here.
*During the Holiday Party 2013, the exterior of the School was decorated like "Santa's workshop" with the Mine Shack being a lounging area of sorts, with many places to sit and drink hot chocolate, with a stand selling said beverage. There was also a small ice skating rink where the volleyball net normally is.
===2014===
*During the Penguin Prom, there was a limo parked outside, with purple carpet leading into the School. Purple and gray balloons were also hung on the School, along with a large sign that read "PROM".
*During the School & Skate Party, blue and white banners and balloons themed after Team Sharks were hung up here. There was also a podium resembling a large book with a microphone.
*During the Halloween Party 2014, the Mine Shack was decorated the same as the previous year.
*During the Merry Walrus Party, the Mine Shack was decorated the same as the previous year, but the decorations were mostly blue and white. The "Santa's workshop" sign was changed to "toy workshop" to be ambiguous, to fit with the Holiday-neutral tone of the party.
===2015===
*During the Pi Day event, the entire room was themed after pie. There were tables were different types of pies, and many pies were splatted against various objects. There were also many orange banners, including a large one with a picture of pie, as well as a chalkboard outside the shack showing the mathematical equation of pi.
*During the Festival of Snow 2015, various snow sculptures were hosted here. There was also a blue carpet on the ground and blue banners hung up.
*During the Descendants Party, the Mine Shack was decorated like the schoolgrounds of "Auradon Prep". There was a statue outside the School, with hedges in a circular pattern around it, and the ground was covered in grass. The School itself was decorated like a Medieval castle, and the shack was replaced by a small cellar door. There was also a golden path leading to the Iceberg.
*During the 10th Anniversary Party, the Mine Shack was decorated the same way as it was during Pi Day, with the addition of the Gary MascBot, which replaced a table with pies on it.
*During the Halloween Party 2015, the Mine Shack was decorated the same as the previous year, with the addition of the Gary MascBot.
*During the Holiday Party 2015, the Mine Shack was decorated the same as it was at the Merry Walrus Party, but with blue colored decorations changed to red or green.
==Trivia==
*In Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force, there was a Mine Shed on the left side of the shack.
*Up until 2010, it was only accessible through the map or reaching the end of Cart Surfer.
==Gallery==
===Graphical designs===
Mine Shack 2006.png|May 29, 2006 – September 22, 2006
Mine Shack 2006 2.png|September 22, 2006 - April 25, 2008
Mine Shack 2008.png|April 25, 2008 – April 17, 2010
Mine Shack 2010.png|April 27, 2010 – May 27, 2010
Mine Shack 2010 2.png|May 27, 2010 – June 15, 2010 (Herbert statue not yet implemented)
Mine Shack 2010 3.png|June 15, 2010 - June 24, 2010 (tree same as previous version)
Mine Shack 2010 4.png|June 24, 2010 – July 29, 2010; August 5–26, 2010
Mine Shack 2010 5.png|July 29, 2010 – August 5, 2010
Mine Shack 2010 6.png|August 26, 2010 – September 30, 2010
Mine Shack 2010 8.png|September 30, 2010 – December 8, 2011
Mine Shack 2010 7.png|December 8, 2011 – July 11, 2013
Mine Shack 2013.png|July 11, 2013 – November 14, 2013
Mine Shack 2013 2.png|November 14, 2013 – September 18, 2014
Mine Shack 2014.png|September 18, 2014 – March 30, 2017
===Parties===
====2006====
Summer Party Mine Shack.png|Summer Party
Mine Shack Halloween Party 2006.png|Halloween Party 2006
====2007====
Festival of Snow Mine Shack.PNG|Festival of Snow 2007
April Fools' Party 2007 Mine Shack.png|April Fools' Party 2007
Easter2007mineshack.PNG|Easter Egg Hunt 2007
Water Party 2007 Mine Shack.jpg|Water Party 2007 (July 13-18)
Water Party 2007 Mine Shack 2.jpg|Water Party 2007 (July 18-23)
Mine Shack Avalanche.png|After the Avalanche
Halloween Party 2007 Mine Shack.png|Halloween Party 2007
====2008====
April Fools' Party 2008 Mine Shack.png|April Fools' Party 2008
Medieval Party 2008 Mine Shack.png|Medieval Party 2008
Water Party 2008 Mine Shack.png|Water Party 2008
Paper Boat Hunt Mine Shack.png|Paper Boat Scavenger Hunt
Halloween Party 2008 Mine Shack.png|Halloween Party 2008
Christmas Party 2008 Mine Shack.png|Christmas Party 2008
====2009====
April Fools' Party 2009 Mine Shack.png|April Fools' Party 2009
Medieval Party 2009 Mine Shack.png|Medieval Party 2009
Sensei's Fire Scavenger Hunt Mine Shack.png|Sensei's Fire Scavenger Hunt
Great Storm of 2009 Mine Shack.png|The Great Storm of 2009
Halloween Party 2009 Mine Shack.png|Halloween Party 2009
Holiday Party 2009 Mine Shack.png|Holiday Party 2009
====2010====
April Fools' Party 2010 Mine Shack.png|April Fools' Party 2010
Earth Day 2010 construction Mine Shack.png|Earth Day 2010 construction
Earth Day 2010 Mine Shack.png|Earth Day 2010
Halloween Party 2010 Mine Shack.png|Halloween Party 2010
Great Storm of 2010 Mine Shack.png|The Great Storm of 2010
Great Storm of 2010 rain Mine Shack.png|The Great Storm of 2010 (rain)
Holiday Party 2010 Mine Shack.png|Holiday Party 2010
====2011====
Easter Egg Hunt 2011 Mine Shack.png|Easter Egg Hunt 2011
Medieval Party 2011 Mine Shack.png|Medieval Party 2011
Halloween Party 2011 Mine Shack.png|Halloween Party 2011
Holiday Party 2011 Mine Shack.png|Holiday Party 2011
====2012====
Underwater Expedition Mine Shack.png|Underwater Expedition
Puffle Party 2012 Mine Shack.png|Puffle Party 2012
Easter Egg Hunt 2012 Mine Shack.png|Easter Egg Hunt 2012
Medieval Party 2012 Mine Shack.png|Medieval Party 2012
Marvel Super Hero Takeover 2012 Mine Shack.png|Marvel Super Hero Takeover 2012
Make Your Mark Ultimate Jam construction Mine Shack.png|Make Your Mark: Ultimate Jam construction
Make Your Mark Ultimate Jam Mine Shack.png|Make Your Mark: Ultimate Jam
Halloween Party 2012 Mine Shack.png|Halloween Party 2012
Operation Blackout Mine Shack.png|Operation: Blackout
Operation Blackout Mine Shack phase 2.png|Operation: Blackout phase 2
Operation Blackout Mine Shack phase 3.png|Operation: Blackout phase 3
Operation Blackout Mine Shack phase 4.png|Operation: Blackout phase 4
Holiday Party 2012 Mine Shack.png|Holiday Party 2012
====2013====
Hollywood Party Mine Shack.png|Hollywood Party
Medieval Party 2013 construction Mine Shack.png|Medieval Party 2013 construction
Medieval Party 2013 Mine Shack.png|Medieval Party 2013
Halloween Party 2013 Mine Shack.png|Halloween Party 2013
Operation Puffle Mine Shack.png|Operation: Puffle
Holiday Party 2013 Mine Shack.png|Holiday Party 2013
====2014====
The Fair 2014 Mine Shack.png|The Fair 2014
Penguin Prom Mine Shack.png|Penguin Prom
School & Skate Party Mine Shack.png|School & Skate Party
Halloween Party 2014 Mine Shack.png|Halloween Party 2014
Merry Walrus Party Mine Shack.png|Merry Walrus Party
====2015====
Pi Day Mine Shack.png|Pi Day
The Fair 2015 Mine Shack.png|The Fair 2015
Festival of Snow 2015 construction Mine Shack.png|Festival of Snow 2015 construction
Festival of Snow 2015 Mine Shack.png|Festival of Snow 2015
The Fair 2015 Mine Shack.png|Fashion Festival
Descendants Party Mine Shack.png|Descendants Party
10th Anniversary Party Mine Shack.png|10th Anniversary Party
10th Anniversary Party Mine Shack 2.png|10th Anniversary Party (third week)
Halloween Party 2015 Mine Shack.png|Halloween Party 2015
Holiday Party 2015 Mine Shack.png|Holiday Party 2015
====2016====
Halloween Party 2016 Mine Shack.png|Halloween Party 2016
The Fair 2015 Mine Shack.png|Music Jam 2016
Holiday Party 2015 Mine Shack.png|Holiday Party 2016
====2017====
Waddle On Party Mine Shack.png|Waddle On Party
===Map Icons===
MineShackMapIcon2006.png|May 2006 – November 2008 Map
MineShackMapIcon2008.png|November 2008 – June 2011 Map
MineShackIcon.png|June 2011 – July 2013 Map
Holiday Party Map Icon Mine.PNG|Holiday Party 2012
HolidayParty2013MineShackMapIcon.png|Holiday Party 2013
MineShackSchoolAndSkatePartyMapIcon.png|School & Skate Party
MineShackHalloweenParty2014MapIcon.png|Halloween Party 2014
===Missions===
Mission 9 Mine Shack.png|Mission 9
Mission 11 Mine Shack.png|Mission 11
===Other===
Mine Shack 2010 plants.png|The 2010–2013 Mine Shack with water system activated, plants grown, and shed filled
MineShackGoldApp.png|As seen on the Club Penguin app
EPF Mine Shack.png|In the Elite Penguin Force video games
EPFHR Mine Shack puddles.png|In Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force: Herbert's Revenge, during the island flood
EPFHR Mine Shack flood 1.png
EPFHR Mine Shack flood 2.png
==Names in other languages==
==SWF==
*[ Mine Shack]
==Geographic location==
==References==
Category:Places
Category:2006
Category:Renovated Rooms