Club Penguin was the safe, moderated virtual world where children waddled around as penguins, played mini-games and decorated igloos. Disney had bought it in 2007, and in 2010 it was one of the largest kids' sites on the web.
- Domain in 2010
- clubpenguin.com
- Launched
- 24 October 2005
- Founders
- Lance Priebe, Lane Merrifield, Dave Krysko
- Owner in 2010
- Disney
- Status today
- Shut down
What people used it for
- Chatting and playing mini-games as a penguin
- Collecting puffles and decorating igloos
Interface characteristics
- Flash game in a fixed frame
- Safe chat with pre-set phrases
- Blue snowy island map
Notable features
- Paid membership for clothing and igloo items
- Card-Jitsu
What happened later
Disney closed Club Penguin in 2017; fan-made servers keep it alive unofficially.
Archived on the Wayback Machine
Archived pages open on web.archive.org (Internet Archive). They are historical captures, not part of this exhibit.
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