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“Why was Monster Carnival taken off the map five years ago?”

This was still the question that boggled our minds… we tried to come up with a possible explanation, but some of them were kinda just silly assumptions. Now, in Captain Crawfish’s new post, he explains everything from the Creators’ point of view:

Longtime Poptropicans know that Monster Carnival was supposed to be one of our earliest Islands. It was announced in 2008, and even added to the travel map with a message that said “Coming Soon.” Then it disappeared without notice.

Why?

There have been a lot of explanations over the years. Some were closer to the mark than others. Frankly, we’d like to let the conspiracy theories go on, because they’re more interesting than the truth. But it’s time we came clean.

Monster Carnival was removed from the Poptropica travel map because it wasn’t finished, and everybody was too busy with other projects to give it the attention it needed. That’s all! We really just announced it too early, got onto other things, and never came back to it.

But as Monster Carnival continued to live on in the imaginations of our players, we couldn’t let it go. What a great name! Every year, when we discussed what new Islands to make, somebody would say “Monster Carnival!” and everyone else would nod. Then we’d pick a bunch of other Islands to do instead.

Maybe we were intimidated. We all know what happens when something becomes anticipated for too long. Better to leave it as an unrealized dream, rather than risk not delivering.

Well, every dog has his day, and the same is true of a great idea for a Poptropica Island. Monster Carnival is very real this time, and we hope it is worth the wait.

…wow…

After reading this, I couldn’t agree more, CC. I know how it feels to promise something good… but then life and other ideas happen and we let the idea collect dust. As a writer, I get that. A lot…. even before I joined the community, I hardly ever finished any story I wrote. And then my mind reminds me of it and I go, “Oh yeah.. I remember that…” That’s a problem for me even now…

Creators, if you feel that we pushed you too hard, I feel the need to say that I’m sorry. I hope that you guys are doing it because you guys want to do the island and not just because we requested it ten million times. Yes, we were curious, and we did enjoy the hints and jokes you gave us all these years gone by. Yet like I said before, I hope that you’re not just doing the island to shut us up. For that reason, I have high hopes for the Monster Carnival… hopefully it’s an island that you guys did put your heart into and not just one to pander to us.

…good luck you guys, and thank you.

~Brave Tomato

Monster Carnival Island

Step right up and see the Monster Carnival Island Page!

January 24, 2014February 5, 2014 Brave Tomato

Weight Lifter Avatar Monster Carnival Island Welcome, my dear Poptropicans! I am Brave Tomato, your postmaster for…. this post… and welcome to the newly released Monster Carnival Island Tour! (and the PHB’s complementary MCI trivia page!)

Now, it’ll be a grand show tonight, shant we agree? Good, because, as your postmaster at the moment, it is my duty to point out the highlights of this show of the page!

Ah, enough talk! Ladies and gentlemen, Poptropicans of all ages, welcome! To the Monster Carnival! Info! Page!

Now of course in center ring is the main story for this highly-anticipated island – but it’s not all fun and games…

In the dead of night, a caravan rumbles into town. The traveling carnival has returned! But this is no day at the park. Behind the lights and the laughter, the carnival harbors a dark secret. Buy a ticket if you dare, but beware — once you enter, you may never be able to escape the Monster Carnival!

A fascinatingly ghastly tale, is it not? There’s a reason why it’s center ring, my dear Poptropicans! And there are scenery images galore! What a performance the center ring is giving us!

Now we divert our attention to the left ring, where our Printable Poster and Desktop Wallpaper reside: a circus poster for the Raven Ringmaster as the printable, and the Desktop Wallpaper featuring one of the many diverse titular monsters, along with the revelation that every decoration goes a bit more twisted at nighttime compared to the day…

Now, we shall divert our attention again to the the right ring, where the members only items reside! Among these is the Bonus Quest:

The town is safe, but now a prominent citizen is missing. Has the monster carnival claimed another victim, or is something else behind his disappearance?

Who is the prominent citizen? Could it be Dr. Price? Alongside the bonus quest are the members-only Gold Cards, as shown:

Now this has brought us to the end of the highlights of the Info Page tour. My fellow Poptropicans, don’t forget that the full experience is coming this February! Come inside, if you dare…

Muahahahaha…..

*ahem* I mean… BT out! *to self* Heheh…

Daily Pop, Labs (Land), Monster Carnival Island

Nightmares of the Carnival & release of Poptropica Labs

January 18, 2014January 19, 2014 HPuterpop

Hi Gs,

The Poptropica Creators have really been piling it on lately — first Mocktropica, then Mythology SUI, then Poptropica Labs, and now Monster Carnival Island!

Just after I posted that gif of Thirsty Whale deleting MCI. Perfect timing. This island is old but new. If you want the whole story of Monster Carnival Island, be sure to check out the PHB article where we explain the happenings. One thing about it; the mystery of Monster Carnival will be solved very soon. In fact, it’s coming out next month!

I realize that this is the first prediction I made that has come true. Which is sorta sad. xD Personally, I am really excited for this. I never would have guessed it (until just about two weeks ago, when the Daily Pops became suspicious.) I have high expectations, and I have faith that this will be awesome!!

What I don’t get is that in the teaser trailer, the ringmaster* is wearing a Mardi Gras mask, that was already proven to be for Night Watch. Will this be about Mardi Gras as well? Or is it not a mask? O.o

*I say that this is a ringmaster because 1) they generally wear a top hat, and 2) the cape is also a general ring master accessory. Just check out the preliminary sketch for MCI’s ringmaster. Pretty similar.

Also, there’s the question of sound or no sound. One thing unique about the teaser trailer is that at the end, where the logo is shown, something is not shown. It has been shown in the newest islands trailers thus far:

They both have the text below them saying “Now with sound”. The MCI trailer does not have that in it. There is a chance that they didn’t put it in because this is just the teaser, and there’s also a chance that the “Now with sound” phrase is obsolete, since everyone has sorta gotten used to it. But what if it wasn’t that? What if they’re releasing Monster Carnival classic?

It would sure be a tribute! Would you enjoy it? Or would it be a nightmare?

Also, a heads up to the Daily Pop on Monday:

Vandals — Just trash the place, why don’t you.

“We’ll eat you up, we love you so!” – Maurice Sendak. That’s how I feel about Poptropica at the moment. But MCI will take us down a different route. Instead of being wild things, we will save them!

In other news that’s not so scary, the card for Poptropica Labs just came out in the Store, and it’s currently for members only.

I want to let you know I am aware of it, and will be posting a review of it soon next week. 😉

-HP

Monster Carnival Island

Monster Carnival confirmed as the next Poptropica Island!

January 18, 2014January 22, 2014 AW

Haha! Finally! You guys were right! It’s the dream of Poptropicans everywhere, the island we’ve all been waiting for – and it will be ready starting February 2014…

After all these (five!) years, it’s finally happened. The great mystery of Monster Carnival Island will be revealing itself. Hallelujah! This is going to be VERY exciting.

Tell us what you think in the comments!

Mocktropica Island

I Declare Mocktropica Free to Play!

January 17, 2014January 19, 2014 HPuterpop

Hi Gs,

It snuck up on all of us, but nonetheless Mocktropica is now free to play! Head over to Poptropica to play now — and tell me what you guys think of this one of a kind quest. If you’re in need of some help, be sure to check out our Mocktropica guide (with pictures 😀 )!