ClubPenguin.com

Template:DomainInfobox:*For Club Penguin Island's URL, see ClubPenguinIsland.com.*
**ClubPenguin.com** was *Club Penguin*'s official URL. It had information about *Club Penguin* listed there and also allowed you to play the game, *Club Penguin*.

Shortly after Club Penguin was discontinued on March 30, 2017, the website was changed to redirect to ClubPenguinIsland.com. Following Island's discontinuation on December 20, 2018, both sites now redirect to the official Disney website. As of June 13, 2020, the *"play.clubpenguin.com"* website shows a page with the "Waddle On" image that was shown on April 1, 2017, before the redirection. The normal domain redirects to *"clubpenguinisland.com",* which is inaccessible.

## Homepage

The **Homepage** (URL: clubpenguin.com) was the domain's main page. It featured information about upcoming parties, games, promotions, and navigation to other pages of the website.

## Fun Stuff

The **Fun Stuff** (URL: clubpenguin.com/fun-stuff) section contained:

* Fan Art
* Penguins Around the World (Fan Photos)
* Featured Igloos
* Cooking Recipes
* Outdoor Activities
* Coloring Pages
* Wallpapers
* Comics
* Banners
* PSA Missions
* Mobile

### PSA Missions

Main article: PSA Secret Missions
The **PSA Missions** section (URL: clubpenguin.com/fun-stuff/psa-missions) was a special section where you could play the old PSA Missions. The missions were moved here on December 6, 2012, because the VR Room became inaccessible when the Tube Transport was badly damaged by Herbert P. Bear during Operation: Blackout. The PSA Missions were later moved back into the game on June 11, 2015.

### Apps

The **Apps** (previously named **Mobile**; changed in 2015) section (URL: clubpenguin.com/apps) was a section where you could see *Club Penguin*'s apps. The shown applications were the Club Penguin App, Sled Racer and SoundStudio App.

From February 2017 to March 31, 2017, the mobile section led the player to ClubPenguinIsland.com.

## What's New Blog

Main article: What's New Blog
The **What's New Blog** (URL: clubpenguin.com/blog) was a blog where you could see "what's new" in Club Penguin - and players would usually post comments showing their appreciation, or ask a question. The main editors of the blog were: Spike Hike, Polo Field, Ninja, Megg, Daffodaily5 (She posted the Featured Fashions and Penguin of the Week) and Federflink1 (A German blogger) now retired.

## Membership

Main article: Membership
The **Membership** section (URL: clubpenguin.com/membership) was where you could make your penguin a member by buying a membership. It also included FAQ's about membership and reasons to become a member.

On January 31, 2017, membership could not be purchased anymore, due to the discontinuation of the game.

## Parents

The **Parents** section (URL: clubpenguin.com/parents) was where parents of kids who have made accounts could review the child's account, like how many times the player has been banned, how many times has the player logged on, how many coins does they have, change the chat mode, turn on the Parental Timer, change passwords, and manage memberships.

## Products

The **Products** (previously named **Toys**; changed in February 2013) section (URL: clubpenguin.com/products) first opened on the *Club Penguin* website on August 31, 2006. It was originally called the *Club Penguin Online Shop*, and it only sold Plush Puffles. Since October 2008, the store started to sell newer toys, such as Trading Cards, plushes, Mix & Match sets, books, etc. Later on, other products such as shirts and phone cases could be found in the page.

It was removed on October 2016 and was replaced by the Apps section.

## Past Versions

There were five versions of the website's main page, including the current one. The first one was from October 24, 2005 to March 2006, the second from 2006 to 2008, the third one from 2008 to 2011, the fourth one from 2011 to December 2012 and the fifth and last one from December 2012 to March 2017.

## Downtimes

### June 2011 downtime

Main article: June 2011 downtime
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On June 20, 2011, *Club Penguin* forgot to renew their DNS (Domain Name System), so the site went down for an entire day, sparking concerns from players.

Happy77 posted this onto the What's New Blog regarding the situation:

> Hello Penguins!
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> **UPDATE**: Club Penguin is available for most players again. But we have heard that some of you can't see it yet. Thanks for letting us know. The team is still working on fixing any issues with the site. Thanks for your continued patience with this.
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> As some of you heard, Club Penguin's domain name (clubpenguin.com) had a technical glitch this weekend. The technical glitch has been fixed, but it will take some time for the site to appear as it should around the world.
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> Remember-- when in doubt, talk to a parent or guardian if something looks suspicious for you.
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> Club Penguin Team

### July 2013 downtime

On July 15, 2013, at around 1:39 PM PST, Polo Field made a tweet reporting that *Club Penguin* was down. Unlike other downtimes, which usually lasted for minutes, this one lasted for around 12 hours. Some reports indicate that the cause for this downtime was a Denial-of-service attack executed by unknown users.

For the following hours several tweets were posted by Spike Hike, Polo Field and Club Penguin regarding the situation, and later moving on to discuss other topics to dissipate the fear on the players.

At around 1:45 AM, Club Penguin posted a tweet on their Twitter saying that the servers were back online and that the team were squashing final bugs.

### Minor downtime of November 26, 2014

From the afternoon of November 26, 2014 until December 2, 2014, the What's New Blog temporarily shut down due to it "updating stuff behind the scenes". It is currently unknown to what the downtime was for, though it is believed it was for bug fixes.

## Trivia

* In the original version of the homepage, pressing the "N" in the word Club Penguin made a ninja appear beside the logo.

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* Club Penguin's old favicon used to be a picture of a Blue penguin wearing a Sombrero and a Green Snorkel.
* In the homepage version from 2008 to 2012, the main screen changed for events happening on Club Penguin. This also happened when Rockhopper arrived with the Migrator.
* Club Penguin's shortcut domain was 'puffl.es', named after "puffles".

## Gallery

### Homepage Designs

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Cphomepage.jpgThe former version of the Club Penguin home page. It was replaced in August 2011OLCPNIJ.pngThe first version of the main page. When you click on the "N," a Ninja would appearOldwebsite2006.pngThe website before February 2006123K1 old.pngThe website with a sleeping penguin in its headerClub penguin website.PNGAn old version of the website, used from February 2006 to 2008. Like the first, the "N" will make the penguin wear a Ninja MaskJune2011Downtime.pngThe website in June 20, 2011, when Club Penguin forgot to renew their DNSClub Penguin Site August 2011.jpgThe August 2011 version of the siteHomepageJan7.jpgThe homepage after the Holiday Party 2011 and Coins for Change took placeParty-1.jpgBefore the Underwater Expedition (2012)Club Penguin March Homepage!.pngBefore the Rockhopper's QuestPufflePartyHomepage.pngBefore the Puffle Party 2012CPwikiPTCPHS.PNGThe homepage when Puffle Trouble was releasedSuperheroparty2012homescreen.pngHomepage for the Marvel Super Hero Takeover 2012CPHomepageBeforeUltimateJam.pngHomepage before Make Your Mark: Ultimate JamNew look.pngAfter Make Your Mark: Ultimate JamHomepage 2012.pngHomepage for Operation: BlackoutHomepagedec2012.pngThe Holiday Party 2012 homepage designPreh Party HPage.pngThe Prehistoric Party 2013 homepage designScreen Shot 2013-03-07 at 9.22.16 PM.pngHomepage for Puffle Party 2013Homepage 3.pngHomepage during the release of Club Penguin AppClubPenguinHomePage2013Background.pngThe homepage background after the release of the Club Penguin appHomepage.pngThe new normal homepagePuffle party.pngThe homepage before the Puffle Party 2014Cphomepage22.pngAlternate Homepage, as of February/April 2014ClubPenguin.com-PenguinCupHomepage.pngThe Penguin Cup homepage designClubPenguin.com-PreAwarenessMusicJamHomepage.pngThe homepage design prior to the Music Jam 2014FROZEN LOGIN.pngThe homepage before the Frozen PartyHalloween2014HomePageCP.PNGThe homepage before the Halloween Party 2014Web now.PNGThe homepage before the Pirate Party 2014Club Penguin homepage for Merry Walrus party.pngThe homepage before the Merry Walrus Party
### Other

CP-BRB.pngA message that appeared when pages on ClubPenguin.com were being updatedBrb.jpgAn updated version of the message with a changed accent mark under the French section and changed text under the Russian sectionWaddle On Message.pngThe discontinuation message that appeared on the site after the game was shut down, as of April 1, 2017

## External links

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* Homepage
* Play
* Archive of the website
	+ 2005-2006
	+ 2006-2008
	+ 2008-2012
		- Affiliate Menu
		- Main Navigation
* Load Screen .swf

### Error Page Images

* error-1.jpg
* error-2.jpg
* error-3.jpg
* error-4.jpg
* error-5.jpg

### Old Homepage Scenes (2008-2012)

* Default
* New Default
* Fall Fair
* Halloween
* Anniversary
* St. Patrick's Day '09

1. ↑ http://www.clubpenguininsiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/renewal-deletion.png
2. ↑ http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/06/club-penguin-downtime-is-only-disneys-latest-internet-misstep/240752/
3. ↑ http://www.geek.com/games/disney-lets-the-club-penguin-domain-name-expire-1393157/
4. ↑ http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/disneys-big-oops-club-penguin-domain-name-lapses/51031
5. ↑ https://twitter.com/polofield/status/356875603049316354
6. ↑ https://twitter.com/clubpenguin/status/357058520492933120