Tomorrow is May 1, so remember today is your last day to adopt the Webkinz Hedgehog as the Pet of the Month!

As a reminder, the upcoming POTMs are May – Wombat, June – Okapi, July – Pucker Fish.

Happy 7th Anniversary Webkinz World!  To celebrate today, you receive a Login Gift & get a chance to Spin the Super Wheel in daily activities.  Also, @Webkinz & @GanzWorld are hosting a Twitter Party with 100 Webkinz Prizes!  Remember to use the hastag #WebkinzDay on your tweets to enter.  See you there at 2 pm ET!

Here are some random items that are SENDABLE …

top row: 2012 Touring Van, Rockerz Red Carpet (which matches the ‘mystery item’ advertised as the Road Trip prize – not sure if it will be give along with the van or how it will work yet), May Birthstone Gem Lamp, and Kinz Air Hand Washing Station. bottom row: Mother’s Day Buttercups Plant, Mother’s Day Potted Tiger Lily, and Mother’s Day Floral Bouquet. Since the other “Kinz Air” items are eStore, the Hand Washing Station may be a prize of some sort.

Next are items that are NON-SENDABLE! These are most likely eStore items. This is the “Cruise Ship” Wallpaper and Flooring…

This makes you think they will be doing a “Cruise Ship” line of items along with the “Kinz Air” line!

top row: Cruise Ship Deck and Chairs, Fresh Cut Fries Stand, Fresh Cut Fries (food), Day Off Breakfast Machine, and Nursery Reading Nook. bottom row: Family Together Topiary, Photographer’s Dark Room, Saxophone Slide, and Tambourine Trampoline. The food item “Fries”, you get from the Fries Stand. They are sendable. The Photographer’s Dark Room is part of the Creative Studio theme in the W-shop.

top row: Blue Paneled Curtains, Mosaic Floor Tile, Travel Agency Plane, Cargo Plane, and Retro Plane. bottom row: Airport Runway Tiles, Air Traffic Controller Headphones, and Air Traffic Controller Jacket. The headphones and jacket will be sold together as an outfit.

While we collect Bloggerhood Blast 2, let’s SWAP items from Bloggerhood Blast 1 – What condo pieces are you still wishing for from the 1st blast?  List your wishes & what you have to swap in a comment under this post so we can help!

These Bloggerhood prizes have been GREAT, so here’s Bloggerhood Blast 2!

Look for the Bloggerhood Blast Click to Win ad (displayed below) between April 26th and May 23rd to win special Bloggerhood Blast prizes!

Here’s yet another chance to show some of the amazing Ganz Parent Club Contributors some love! Stop by the Ganz Bloggerhood and look for the special ad on the top of the pages in the articles. If you find one, click on it and win some great Webkinz prizes!

Potential prizes include: Card Collector Flooring Card Collector Pedestal Card Collector Wallpaper Chimpanzee poster Crafty Kimmy Poster Eagle Poster Card Collector Bed Card Collector Coffee Table Card Collector Counter And many more!

Start clicking at 4:00pm EST on April 26th, 2012 and don’t stop until May 23rd, 2012 at 11:59pm EST! You can win one item per Webkinz World account per day! Some prizes are more rare than others.

*NOTE if you are still having ANY issues with your WW logins – please refer to the previous post for great info from our new friend “Mystic”!

Hello again everyone. I have some optimistic but cautious news about logging in to WW.

The log in issue may have been resolved thanks to the WW members across the globe who took the time to call in and tell it like it is. It’s thanks to their efforts that we may be back in to WW on a more reliable basis.

I just tried what is known as the Customer Service link in IE9 and it works !!

http://66.48.69.102/loader4.php?go=loadReturnUser&aol=0&fs=0

Will all of you who read this please try logging in AS YOU NORMALLY WOULD before Wednesday’s maintenance fiasco and tell me if you are successful. This is the Customer Service link and I THINK it’s been re-activated and there are NO ads on the log in page or down the right-hand side of the screen once you are in WW. I have so far logged into three of my accounts successfully using IE9 !! I am getting reports from WI and WA from dozens of other members who are also able to log in as they normally did before the maintenance. These members are using all of the current, major browsers in both Mac and PC and they are all experiencing success loggin in.  I hope all of you can, as well. Let me know how it goes.

UPDATE • FIREFOX USERS MAY HAVE TO CLEAR THEIR CACHE BEFORE THEY CAN SUCCESSFULLY LOG IN TO WW USING THE CUSTOMER SERVICE LINK.

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Hello everyone. I am MysticZon, author of the post that appears on the front page of your site. Momskinz invited me over to help shed some light on the IE9 fiasco but, to that extent, I see she has already published my post from WI in its entirety (with my blessing), so there’s not much more to add.

However, I noticed that the links to my screenshots did not make it over in the copy/paste. In that regard, please allow me to reprint the “HOW TO REVERT TO INTERNET EXPLORER 8  WITHOUT UNINSTALLING INTERNET EXPLORER 9” part, hopefully complete with screenshots.

1. From the main page/home page log in screen at www.webkinz.com, click the LOG IN button.

2. Press F12. This will toggle a feature in IE9 known as Developer Tools. The following window pane will pop up on the bottom of your screen.

IE9's Developer Tools Window pane

Note the red arrow and box I have outlined in red.

3. Click the button that says Browser Mode: IE9.

This little drop down menu will appear ~

Internet Explorer's various browser modes

5. Click the “X” in the upper right-hand corner to close the Developer Tools window pane. Pressing F12 again will also make the Developer Tools window pane close.

How to close IE's Developer Toolbar Window Pane

IT IS SUPER IMPORTANT TO NOTE ~ That although you do not have to repeat steps 3-4 every time you want to log into another account, you will need to press F12 just before you log in to another account. I don’t know why this is the way it is, it’s just an extra step I found that is necessary or else the WW screen will revert back to IE9 and you’ll crash when you try to log in to another account.   Note that this does not affect other IE browser tabs or windows you may have open. You can still surf or continue working in IE9, even if you open a completely new browser tab or window

Thank you for allowing me the privilege to post on your site and I sincerely hope those of you who used IE9 will try this “F12 work around.” I  hope it will help you and your children enjoy WW once again, just as you did before Wednesday morning’s maintenance.

We’ve got problems . . .  apparently Webkinz is no longer working on IE9 for anyone.  Many users are disappointed, and this might be the ‘final straw’ to stop people from purchasing any more Webkinz or eStore purchases . . .

I use Mozilla’s Firefox for Webkinz.  What are your thoughts?

 Update:  rollingfur pointed out some great information that MysticZon shared on WI on addressing issues with IE9 & WW, so I added it to a Page here on Gymbo’s for reference.   It’s on the IE9 WW Issues – Technical Info Page <- click there for the link!

Check out June’s Summer Beaver, Cocoa Lab, & Signature Ragdoll.

The Webkinz Puckerfish is the July 2012 Pet of the Month!

Two brand new challenges are coming to Webkinz World tomorrow!

Introducing MEGA Challenges! So, what makes a Challenge ‘MEGA’?
Answer: More challenging tasks and awesome prizes!

The first MEGA challenge to hit Webkinz World is ‘CampKinz Canoe Trip‘!
CampKinz Canoe Trip
MEGA Challenge – Starts after: CampKinz Counselor
So you’ve done a lot of work and now you’re a Campkinz Counselor! You’ve done the work and now it’s time for the reward. A Canoe trip should be just the exciting adventure that you need! But, as you know from all your training, adventures need a little planning too. You’ll have to know where you’re going, get the right gear and, most importantly, stay dry! So show everyone what your made of and get out exploring!

Also coming tomorrow is ‘Plumpy’s Great Advice‘ Challenge. Good Luck!
Plumpy’s Great Advice
Starts after: Smarty Pants

Listen up! Plumpy has some great advice for everyone, but it’s not free! First you’ll have to read her bestselling book. When you’re done, you’ll have a plethora of amazing adventures in store before racing to the airport to jet set to beautiful, tropical islands! Then you’ll be ready to offer some advice of your own!

Thanks to everyone who commented during our Autism Awareness Contest!  The following commenters were the WINNERS!

Gwenda – For your great blue room, you win a Webkinz Blue Whale Pet Code – email momskinz by Noon Saturday to claim!

KraftyMomOf2 – Retriever Treadmill PSI, Unbirthday Party Chair Rare, & King Fish Floppy Plush
gramma – Milk Carton Fridge PSI, Blue Minaret Vase Rare, & King Fish Floppy Plush
kkamll – Yarn Ball Sofa PSI, Golf Cart Rare, & King Fish Floppy Plush

Patsie, dee, & rf – thank you for your help in planning & hosting!