Yes!! Poptropica Help Blog has reached 500,000 hits – that’s half of a million! šÆ
Special First Posts!:
Scary Tomato’s first post (joined July 26, 2008.)
Smockers’s first post (joined October 6, 2008.)
Codien’s first post (joined October 20, 2008.)
The PHB was created on July 26, 2008. Today is February 17, 2009. That means it took only around 6 months, 3 weeks, and a day! That was quick! š
To celebrate with a bit of confetti, check out this funny website:
http://producten.hema.nl/
The language written there is Dutch, but don’t worry, you don’t need to know Dutch to watch the cool video there! Oh, and turn on the volume for extra effects, too! š
Or…
- opens the cookie jar*
- munches*
Let’s add some milk to that, too! Cheers! 
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Many of you might know Jeff Kinney. In case you don’t, he’s the author of the bestselling series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid! If you want to read Diary of a Wimpy Kid, you can see it online for free on Funbrain: http://www.funbrain.com/journal/Journal.html?ThisJournalDay=1&ThisPage=1.
Anyway, Grey Flame recently discovered on Jeff’s website that Jeff Kinney himself is one of Poptropica’s Creators! Thanks for sharing, Grey Flame!
For proof, visit Mr. Kinney’s website at: http://wimpykid.com/
Click on “Author Interview” at the left side. Under the second Q-and-A that shows up, click on “Next”. On the next page find where it says “Q: Are you a full time writer?” “A:“, the answer, says: “No. I work full-time as a virtual world designer, and I created Poptropica.com. I’m also a full-time dad, so things are very busy for me right now!”
The big news is, there’s now another known way to contact the Poptropica Creators! On Mr. Kinney’s website, click on “Contact” at the left. At the top, it says:
Jeff Kinney
[email protected]Please note: Because of the amount of E-mail Jeff receives, it’s not possible for him to respond quickly. It might take a few months for Jeff to get your E-mail.
We might be able to ask Jeff Kinney about Poptropica questions by sending E-mails to him! However, as the note says on his website, it might take quite a while before he replies (if he even does at all!).
If any of you send him an E-mail, and he replies, tell us about it! You can forward it to us at [email protected]. If it’s really interesting we can share it with everyone else on Poptropica Help Blog, and give you credit, of course!
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Anyone here like pink? Then this next Astro-Knights sneak peek is for you!
Thanks Zany Moon for the alert. Adorned all over this image we see are a many shiny pink crystals. Here’s the picture and information:
Blog Post Title: Far Far Far Away
Description: I’ve found some really unique places within the vast world of Poptropica. This place was really special with its many glistening and glowing pink crystals. I couldn’t help but pick one up and examine its beauty.
Image URL: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q9BePaDQLzI/SZmP51ndHoI/AAAAAAAAAC0/Gx0istNg42c/s1600-h/crystals.jpg
Image Name: crystals.jpg
Maybe we’ll get to hold these crystals on Astro-Knights, since that’s what Comic Kid is doing in the picture! š
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Maybe in poptropica astro knights island there crystals which you can use to activate your space craft.
Scary Tomato: That’s a pretty cool guess. š
I’ve also heard of a man named “Nate Greenwall”, whom they are talking about on other blogs, But I’ll look into it.
Scary Tomato: Another Creator? Cool – let us know more if you can! š
His website is http://www.nategreenwall.com/ and on his resumĆ© that he’s worked with Pearson Education Inc. and he joined the Poptropica team in ’07. He is the one who even designed the Poptropica logo!
Scary Tomato: Awesome, Grumpy Wolf – that is really cool! š
yeah!i heard somone talking about lola stone saying shes a creator can u look into it? yeah somone aed on wiki answers how old is lola stone the creator on poptropica
Scary Tomato: Usually (not all the time, but usually), Wiki Answers isn’t very helpful when it comes to Poptropica. As far as I’m concerned, that Lola Stone thing was made up. There isn’t even any proof for it – unlike the Jeff Kinney/Nate Greenwall ones! š
It looks cool!
OMIGOSH!!!!!! That’s sooo cool!! omg omg omg! Now we can tell him about not doing that really stupid membership! YES! š
OK! I just emailed Jeff Kinney to see when AstroKnights island comes out. If he replies, and knows the answer to when it does, I will post here and tell you all.
AWESOME! I can’t believe it! Jeff Kinney is one of the creator’s! (screams) Wow. No one’s greeted you guys for having half of a million hits! Let me be the first to congratulate you. š
Wow I can’t believe that Jeff Kinny is a poptropica creator! I screamed and ran round the room screaming “POPTROPICA RULES!”
(A bit like Cheerful Claw said) I have the book diary of a wimpy kid and its so funny and cool! When I got it (and a few other books too) it was the first book I read! Then I read it again and I must have read it about….50 times its that good!
Cool!
congrats on the 500,000 hits too!
What did you type in to find who are the poptropica creators Grumpy Wolf?Did you type it in google yahoo or any other search engine?
New costumes on the creators blog! they look awesome!
YEAH the PCB is great!
awesome! codien’s prodition came true! there is a new yogo advertisment building!
Good job guys on the half a million! Your blog is awesome, I’m not surprised you got this far so quickly!
I also can’t believe Jeff Kinney is one of the Poptropica creators! I love “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”!
there’s a new yogos arcade in Poptropica! I guess Codiens thingy came true!
I guess I wasn’t looking close enough. Sorry, Funny Penguin. Anyway, the islands this new arcade is on are: Early Pop, Nabooti, Time Tangled, and Shark Tooth island.
Oumer26, I learned about through a different Poptropica blog and I typed in “Nate Greenwall” on Google (my best friend :-P)
Have fun in life, GW! GO EAT SOME COOKIES!
I think the crystals were a deleted planet from Astro Knights (they must go through alot of edits and deletions!)
theres this new post on the PCB that involves some awesome costumes! They r a lion holding a mouse, a knight with a sword, and 2 weird costumes. Theyre like a Chinese woman i think with the white guitar sort of thing and this London looking queen with this HUGE white wig.
congrats on the half-million hits. *clap clap clap*
how did you guys know about the yogos advertisments?
No offense, shaggy tornado, but I already said that. Again, im not trying to be mean, Im jist saying.
Great job, PHB! Yeah, I saw that post! I wonder if it’s just an ad or what. I don’t think it’s for Astro-Knights Island- the costumes don’t have anything to do with mechanical or medeival things.
I luv diary of a Wimpy Kid. I cant believe hes was a creator. i have all three books.
The post shaggy tornado described is called
New Outfits.
Here are a few examples of some “super-special” outfits we are working on.
Actually Grey Flame,
I disagree with you. Some of it look quite medieval. It looks like a something, a Geisha, a warrior and a lion. Ohhh… I love that lion head. Just wait till I get my hands on it… XD
0.5 of a million!!!!! Yay!!! š
Grumpy Wolf what other Poptropica Blog do you mean.
OK! Just sent Jeff the e-mail to not do membership. Hope he reads it, for i dont want there to be a differance of poptropicans, ones who have membership and ones who dont. š
Serious Spider,
True, true, but where’s the Mechanical part? All of the Astro-Knights people have half-cyborg faces. If it was around Halloween, I’d say that the costumes were just for Halloween or something.
It’s me, but I’m Spitsy Spider now.
Ok, you have a point, but it’s not Halloween. So we’ll find out when the Island is out! But the princess and Queen don’t have cyborg faces, sooo… š
Oumer26, that is a secret. š
poptropica rocks
Not the PCB, a different blog that is like this one.
Thnx, Grumpy Wolf. š
I cant believe that he’s a creator! i wonder which one he is… comic boy? (it kinda makes sense since he make comic-like books :lol:) :geek:
My best friend Holly is with me and I have shown her the book diary of a wimpy kid. I have also shown her this website and am just about to show her poptropica. How cool is that Scary Tomato?! š
Scary Tomato: Cool!
Astro-Knights Island is out to the public
and i dont remember that part of Ak island
Astro-Knights is cool, no doubts. But it’s quite difficult. Yes. That’s true, it’s a really great island. I hope Steamworks Island is going to be better than the rest, because I’m hoping for some good games by Mr. Kinney.
How’s this? Astro-knights makes me feel like an astronaut myself. Eleven syllables. Okay, now, bye!
Thank you for your great article. I also must say that your layout is a pleasure to view. Keep up the good work.
Hey, Poptropicans! I’m Madhura, and I’m a BIG fan of Poptropica. My favorite islands include Counterfeit Island, Skullduggery and Shark Tooth Island and… I think… Mythology Island! I love you, Jeff Kinney, for creating Poptropica!
Loving you,
Your loving friend,
Madhura