Although Disney shut Club Penguin down, there's a bootleg version of the made-in-Kelowna game, iNFOnews

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Last updated 19 abril 2025

Although Disney shut Club Penguin down, there's a bootleg version of the made-in-Kelowna game, iNFOnews

There’s still a way to waddle around the virtual Antarctica that came to life in Kelowna. Die-hard fans of Club Penguin have revived the game with another bootleg version. Disney pulled the plug on the official version in 2017, while other knock-off versions were popping up before getting shut down.The original game launched in 2005 and was purchased by Disney in 2007.READ MORE: Is Kelowna's Club Penguin fairy tale over?“New Club Penguin” is a fan-made revival that is not affiliated with Disney, the site claims. It appears to have been active since 2020.It’s free to play and the game is very similar to the original version. The point of the game is to create a penguin avatar, and then explore a fun frozen world while socializing with other penguins.Messages to New Club Penguin and Disney were to responded to by the time of publication.To contact a reporter for this story, email Dan Walton or call 250-488-3065 or email the editor. You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom and be entered to win a monthly prize draw.We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above.