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The Rise and Fall of Club Penguin

Club Penguin was a massively multiplayer online social virtual world website aimed at children. Club Penguin allowed millions ...
Inverse

Why did Disney and the cops shut down a fan-run ‘Club Penguin’ site?

Over the last five years, Club Penguin Rewritten — a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) founded and run by fans — has been a wholesome home for both children and adults to ...
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Disney’s Beloved Club Penguin Has Shut Down After More Than a Decade. We Documented Its Final Days.

THE COVE, Club Penguin—In a normally secluded corner of Club Penguin, a lavish dance party is underway. The guests are dressed in feathers, by default, but also in elaborate guises of wigs and hats ...
Business Insider

The death of Club Penguin isn't the first time money killed an online community and it won't be the last

Originally launched in 2005, Club Penguin shut down on March 29, 2017, after failing to hold onto its user-base. The last in-game event began exactly two years ago on February 1, 2017, and celebrated ...

RIP, Club Penguin

I'm only 28 and my favorite childhood websites have already disappeared.