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Clubhouses began on Poptropica Worlds’ Home Island
But by 2019, with barely any updates and some glitches never quite resolved, Poptropica quietly began to retire the game, first by hiding all links to it from their website. However, as long as you visited poptropica.com/worlds or downloaded the mobile app for iOS or Android devices, which would sync with the desktop game, you could still play it. But as of this week in November 2022, it seems, not anymore.
Scene from Crisis Caverns Island
Now, going to the link will redirect you back on the original Poptropica.com homepage. The app has also been removed from the Apple and Google Play stores, which seems to point to the official end for Poptropica Worlds. We’re sad to see it go! While there’s no archive of the game itself available, you can revisit its legacy through our various blog posts under the Poptropica Worlds category. Rest In Pop, Worlds.
Scene from Greek Sea Odyssey Island
Thanks to Muddy Fly and Dizzy Feather for sharing this news.
While we’re missing Pop Worlds, over on this side of Poptropica, we may soon be seeing the return of one of this year’s free costumes! On the Creators’ Blog, you can cast your vote for which player-designed outfit from the Baron’s Cabin of Curiosities you’d like to see make a comeback next month. Guess that means we won’t be seeing the airship this month, but at least it’ll be back in time for the winter holidays!
On the note of design, check out the latest fan art features from Poptropica’s Instagram stories — red’s a hot color this week! 🔥
Hey Poptropicans, this is a guest post by HeartOfEnder. Enjoy!
Wow, can you believe we’re finally at the last part of The Witch’s Heart? I want to thank everyone who tuned in to this crazy journey with me. Catch up on Part 5 here if you haven’t already!
Without further ado, let’s enjoy the finale…
Crystal Caves: Untold riches await, for those who dare.
ALOUETTE is standing on a large field, facing a large group of white dragons who are all awaiting commands from their leader. The WHITE DRAGON is at the very front, looking at the young witch.
ALOUETTE
I think he belongs to you.
ALOUETTE opens her bag and takes out PEARL, who has claimed the bag as his ‘nest’. She hands PEARL to the WHITE DRAGON, before taking a step back.
ALOUETTE
Goodbye Pearl. You have a family to go back to. You’ll be safe with them. Goodbye dragons. Have a safe trip back home.
ALOUETTE turns around to leave, but the WHITE DRAGON stops her.
The WHITE DRAGON glances at PEARL, who seems a little sad. They turn to face the other dragons, before handing PEARL back to ALOUETTE.
ALOUETTE
You’re leaving Pearl with me?
The WHITE DRAGON nods, before roaring at the sky and taking off, the other dragons following closely behind. ALOUETTE and PEARL watch them leave for their home. PEARL waves goodbye to the dragons, until they disappear into the clouds. ALOUETTE then starts heading back home after a long day. Fairytale Island had just been saved again, after all. Hopefully Rumpel wouldn’t come back for a while.
When she arrives home, she is surprised to find her mother talking with someone else. Someone she saw before when Rumpel stole the happy endings. Although she couldn’t remember their name…
SABRINA
Welcome home, dear. Say, have you met Amelia yet?
ALOUETTE
Amelia?
The guest, AMELIA, stands up. In her hand is a letter.
AMELIA
It’s nice to meet you, Alouette. Your mom told me about your previous two adventures on Fairytale Island. You can never trust a man with magic powers. Never.
ALOUETTE
*annoyed* Especially if he escapes twice.
AMELIA looks at ALOUETTE before handing her the letter.
AMELIA
We’ll never know when Rumpel will strike the island again. This letter is my gift to you, to prepare you for when he comes back.
ALOUETTE reads the letter:
To: Alouette Rees (Fearless Dragon)
You have been invited to join Camp Bravery, a summer camp for curious adventurers to sharpen their skills and answer the call of help when needed.
You have answered the call of help from Fairytale island not just once, but twice. Rumpelstiltskin may have escaped you both times, but you already show potential in defeating him once and for all. You helped Red, Snow white, and Cinder find new happy endings, and rescued the white dragons from Rumpel. You showed us that your heart is pure and full of kindness you’re willing to lend to others.
The new camp year will start on July 2, please let us know if you will accept this invite before June 20. We will be awaiting your response.
Amelia Earhart & Red Baroness, Camp Founders
AMELIA
I believe that if you join Camp Bravery, you will be able to perfect your abilities enough to take down Rumpel when he strikes again. I do hope you like the alias I gave you. It was fitting considering what you did to save the dragons. The choice is yours, Alouette.
ALOUETTE turns to face her mother, who smiles and gives a nod of approval. PEARL also nods, chewing ALOUETTE’s hair out of boredom.
ALOUETTE
I’ll accept the invite. I want to be able to protect my home island like my mom did years ago. I want to become powerful enough to defeat Rumpel.
AMELIA smiles, taking a sip of tea.
AMELIA
I am happy to hear that. Also, what kind of tea is this? I like it.
SABRINA
It’s dragon leaf tea.
We skip ahead to June 28. ALOUETTE is standing on the docks of Fairytale Island with PEARL on her shoulder, excited to go on a new adventure. She watches the ferry crew load her luggage onto the boat.
SABRINA approaches her daughter with a leather bag.
SABRINA
Give this to Amelia when you reach the camp, okay? It’s dragon leaf tea, so be careful with it. Okay?
ALOUETTE takes the bag from her mother.
ALOUETTE
Of course I will. Amelia’s going to love your gift so much. I can already see her face of happiness.
The CAPTAIN of the ferry grabs a megaphone to make an announcement.
CAPTAIN
Attention passengers boarding the ferry to Camp Bravery! We will be leaving soon, so please start boarding the boat.
SABRINA takes a look at her daughter one last time.
SABRINA
You have fun, my dear witchlet. Make new friends, learn new spells. Go make me proud, dear. And remember to write, too.
ALOUETTE nods, waving goodbye to her mother before turning away to board the boat. PEARL waves goodbye to SABRINA as they head into their new journey. There would be new friends, new opportunities, and most importantly, new lessons and skills awaiting the young witch.
And in three years’ time, a calamity to answer. But that’s another story…
Cause a Row: Hope may float, but sometimes dreams need to sink.
And with that, The Witch’s Heart is complete. But that does not mean Alouette’s story is over.
If you want to continue following her journey, then check out Storm’s Calamity, my other fanfiction on Tumblr and Quotev, where things are crazier than what Rumpel has managed to cause so far.
And keep an eye out on the PHB as well, since I have plans to write another short fanfiction series exploring the origins of another character from Storm’s Calamity.
Thanks for reading The Witch’s Heart! I will see you later.
The Poptropica Help Blog welcomes interesting Poptropica insights from anyone in the Poptropica community with thoughts to share. Interested in writing for the PHB? We’d love to hear from you!
Hey Poptropicans, this is a guest post by Dizzy Feather. Enjoy!
Total Bunk: Front door’s locked up tight.
Hello everyone, Dizzy Feather here with round six of “What’s Missing?” Here’s how the game works:
I’ll show you screenshots from Poptropica with a detail covered up, and you try to guess what the missing piece is. 🧐 Leave your guesses in the comments of this post, and in about a week I’ll share the answers and shout out those who got any of them correct! A couple of rules:
No cheating! Don’t go in-game to the area shown to find the answers, and don’t copy someone else’s answers (best not to look before sharing yours). Not only would that be cheating others, but you’ll be taking the fun away from yourself!
Have fun! It’s just a game. Don’t pressure yourself to get them all.
Now that we’ve got that down, let’s start this Zomberry Hero edition puzzle! You may need to click on images to view them in full.
1. No other way. O _ _ W _ _ S _ _ _ 2. Carry out the… T _ _ _ _ B _ _3. When things get heated. M _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _4. I hope your foot heals nicely. C _ _ _5. See the world! G _ _ _ _6. Much faster than letters. T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _7. Protect your hair! B. _. _. L _ _ _8. Shield your eyes. S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _9. Food on the go. L _ _ _ _ _ _ _10. Zoom in. M _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ G _ _ _ _
So what’s missing? Share your guesses in the comments, and if you’re right, I’ll mention you when I reveal the answers. Good luck!
Hope you enjoyed this guest post by Dizzy Feather. If you did, you might also enjoy previous rounds of “What’s Missing?”: Round 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
The Poptropica Help Blog welcomes interesting Poptropica insights from anyone in the Poptropica community with thoughts to share. Interested in writing for the PHB? We’d love to hear from you!
Hey Poptropicans! Pop in for a drive around danger, a dose of proper politics, delightful fan art, and dazzling member gifts.
Head to Home Island, and besides enjoying the fall colors, you can now also take a sweet ride for a little spin in the new ad game for the animated series Transformers: EarthSpark! 🤖🌲
Thanks to Dizzy Feather for contributing to this news post!
Your goal is to get to Bumblebee without letting the robot spiders get too close. Like an inverse version of Zomberry Hero, you can’t let your danger meter get too high, or you’ll have to start over.
Though you get to pick which of the vehicles you use, you’ll get both of them when you win: a Twitch Drone Flier and Thrash Motorcycle Rider.
Over on Twitter, Poptropica dabbled in a bit of politics by calling for people to vote in the US midterm elections last week. 🗳 Not since Poptropica’s accidental endorsement of Joe Biden for US President in 2020 have we seen their Pop-litical side, but considering the population of older players on social media, maybe it does make sense…
Enjoy the latest fan art featured on Poptropica’s Instagram stories this past week! And speaking of art, don’t forget there are just a few days left for the Holly Jolly Holiday Design Contest, which ends this Wed, Nov 16. Your idea could be one of the next member gifts! 🖌🎁
Speaking of member gifts, check out this month’s goodies! Members of November can find a rainbow Baby Unicorn Follower, Unicorn Wings, and Unicorn Headband in their inventories. Smells like Amelia! 🦄
Hey Poptropicans, this is a guest post by HeartOfEnder. Enjoy!
It’s been a while, but we’re almost there! Let’s do a quick recap from where we left off: The members of the royal castle seem to be mind controlled. Together with Alouette the young witch, Pearl, and another dragon, we finally arrive at the throne room and come face to face with Rumpelstiltskin. So where will this go next? Only one way to find out…
The WHITE DRAGON hisses at RUMPEL, clearly not happy to see him. RUMPEL looks down at the trio from his throne.
RUMPEL
I see you’re trying to play hero again.
ALOUETTE
Says the one who decided to abuse dragons.
RUMPEL gets up from his throne, revealing a giant crystal behind him.
RUMPEL
I’ve been using this crystal to bring these beautiful little winged lizards to me so I can harvest their scales and use them to transform everyone on this island into my minions. That Queen won’t have things her way anymore. Once she comes back, I’ll get my revenge on her with my new army!
RUMPEL snaps his fingers, summoning some of the mind-controlled royal guards to his side.
RUMPEL
I said the entire island, didn’t I? Luckily for you, that includes you too… minions! Get her!
The mind-controlled royal guards charge forward to attack, but ALOUETTE quickly dodges their attacks by launching herself in the air, summoning her broom, and riding on it.
ALOUETTE
Ha! Can’t get me when I’m up here! Unless they have crossbows and throwing spears…
ALOUETTE starts attacking the guards from the sky, firing different spells at them. The guards, who only had swords and short-ranged weapons, don’t stand a chance against her.
RUMPEL watches his minions being defeated one by one, not impressed with their performance. He grabs the defeated minions and throws them out of the throne room.
RUMPEL
Guess they were too easy for you. Maybe this will be a challenge, witchlet.
He summons three orbs that chase after ALOUETTE, all of them barely missing her. ALOUETTE starts flying towards the crystal, barely dodging all of the attacks. The WHITE DRAGON and PEARL watch the battle, scared.
ALOUETTE
Rumpel’s crystal is really, really, big. I can’t destroy it with a single spell.
ALOUETTE fires a laser beam from her wand, damaging the crystal and leaving small cracks across it. She circles around the crystal, spreading the cracks further.
RUMPEL fires another purple blast, knocking ALOUETTE off her broom. She lands on the ground, facing RUMPEL.
RUMPEL
Still trying to play hero? You will never defeat me, not this ti—
RUMPEL is cut off by the sound of wings flapping nearby. The WHITE DRAGON flies around the crystal, firing a fireball at it and spreading the cracks further. The crystal shatters, sending smoke and crystal shards flying everywhere. ALOUETTE casts a shield spell around herself for protection.
When the smoke clears, the guards seem to return to their senses, no longer mind-controlled. However, RUMPEL is nowhere to be seen…
Crystal Caves: Untold riches await, for those who dare.
At least Fairytale Island is safe again! Rumpel may still be on the run, but if his last visit on the Baron’s airship is any indicator, maybe he isn’t the villain? Make sure to tune in when the final part of The Witch’s Heart drops on the PHB!
The Witch’s Heart is a short story from the universe of Storm’s Calamity, which is available to read on Tumblr and Quotev. Besides these stories, I’ve also been writing other fanfics on Quotev — Subnautica fans may want to check that out, too.
Also, I’m planning another short fanfic series similar to The Witch’s Heart, diving into the origins of another character from Storm’s Calamity. Who will the lucky character be? That’s for another time…
The Poptropica Help Blog welcomes interesting Poptropica insights from anyone in the Poptropica community with thoughts to share. Interested in writing for the PHB? We’d love to hear from you!
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