According to the Webkinz Newspaper, this week's Online-Only Pet is the Violet Wing Butterfly:

The Easter Bunny just contacted me with the winners of his hunt so that I could send out the prizes. 7 out of the 10 Eggs were claimed. If you successfully claimed an egg a PM has been sent to you with details on how to claim you prize. Here is a list of all the Eggs that were hidden.

Egg 1: http://www.kinzisland.com/general-webkinz-chat-discussion-f9/deluxe-package-t336.htm Claimed by Princess1472020

Egg 2:

BOK, BOK, BOK

Hello KinzIslanders, I am stopping by before heading off the hide eggs all over the world so I decided to hide some Eggs here on your wonderful little site. I was talking with an excellent friend of mine Curls and he asked me to drop by. We have organized a little Egg Hunt for you all. We are hiding 10 Eggs throughout the site. Curls decided it would only be fair to hide them in the first 10 posts of a thread. So that is where they will be hidden. The eggs look like this Egg:

I can now bring you a picture of the Signature Golden Retriever which will be available for June 2009. Here is the picture of the latest addition to the line:

I would like to inform all our members that thanks to the generous donations from our sponsors KI is now kinzisland.com. I would also like to thank KImember for helping launch our new theme today. As you can see KI looks a lot different. We would like to hear some feedback on the new theme. Let us know what is good about it and what needs improving. Also watch out for a contest coming soon. If you have a prize you would like to donate please drop me a PM. Enjoy our new name, kinzisland.com

Kinz Klips have arrived!!! These Klips contain
special codes that allow the owner to enter Zumwhere through the
Magical Forest. Once inside, you can search for Zums using your special
camera. Each Zum collected gets you closer to special prizes. For more information, visit the Magical Forest thread in the Forum area to read the Guide to Zumwhere.

A few months ago I was approached by another member of the KI Team. They asked if there could be any way in which members could donate to KI. This member specifically was interested in having kinzisland.forumotion.com become kinzisland.com. I thought this was a spectacular idea so I immediately added a Donation System to the site. I would like to thank all the members who have already donated but I have decided to improve the donation system a bit. Here is what I have added.
When you donate to KI you get the following bonuses as a thank-you for contributing to the site:

• A...

Here we are, another Wednesday in the eStore, and the pet this week is, of course, the Celebraton Bunny! Pets can be purchased for 12,500 points.

Reports have been coming in about adoptions of Caring Valley pets. A recent ad shows the trees for April, May and perhaps June. When you receive your tree, you may choose from three base options, three trunk options, and three top options for a total of 27 different combinations. Some members have found the pets for sale at Hallmark. If anyone adopts a pet, please post and let us know.

A new game has appeared in the Arcade. It's called Webkinz Rally.



Your levels at the Kinzville Academy contribute to your pet's ability to jump, race faster, and have better handling. In addition, the higher level in style that you have achieved at the Academy, the more choices of vehicles that you have.



Update: This...

Again below are pictures of some unreleased images. If you prefer not to look at them do not click the spoiler.

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In my article I said I would post pics as soon as I could - here they are! I have CoCoa modeling both the Membership Hat and the Racing Helmet along with pics of my Welcome Letter, what my dock looks like now, etc. It seems that the "EXCLUSIVE Super Deluxe item!" I was to receive with my particular Membership was the Roller Coaster. Pet CAN ride on the roller coaster and I show Cocoa doing just that in one of my tree top rooms.

Ganz has introduced a new level of membership - the Deluxe Membership. By upgrading your membership one can expect the following every month:

• A gift box with an exclusive piece of clothing only available to DMs
  
• Special access to a Deluxe activity page in the Today's Activities section
  
• Access to the DMs only Gold channel on the Webkinz phone
  
• 3,000 eStore Points to spend at the eStore
  

When you sign up you also get a special hat that let's everyone know you are a DM. There are two plans available - a single...

I was finally able to get into the eStore around 11 pm PST. Items can only be purchased with eStore Points now. An adult can go to the eStore and buy points that will be held in the account until one wants to make a purchase. Gift Accounts may also be created. I see this being used as a rewards system for kids. Do well in school, do chores without complaining, etc., and points can be purchased that the child can spend anytime without having to worry about an adult being present at a certain day/time. The cost for the eStore Points are as follows in specific increments:

10,000 points...

Finally here is the rest of the spoiler news. Sorry for being so all over the place I have been busy this evening and didn't really plan it all out before posting. As always this post contains pictures of items that have not yet been released. Only click the spoiler if you want to see the items.

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I would like to congratulate WI Member Cocoabean on solving the YummyTummy Tumbler Secret Recipe. This recipe has been unsolved since August 2007. Here is a quote of her post when she announced solving it. I will let her tell you the ingredients. Remember this recipe is made on the blender.

Cocoabean wrote:

GUESS WHAT I MADE!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Below are images of items not yet released in WW but they were added during maintenance. If you are curious to see what they are click the spoiler if you prefer to wait until they show up in WW don't click the spoiler.

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Below is a spoiler about the Easter 2009 Gift. If you would prefer to keep it a surprise do not click on the spoiler. If not click on the Spoiler and Enjoy.

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This announcement was posted on the Kinzville news site.

You might have noticed that the User Points Bar disappeared a few weeks ago. I removed this to work on a complete overhaul of the Reputation and User Points System.

The KI Points System was implemented a few weeks ago to replace the User Points system. This is an automated system that determines a number based on many aspects of how you contribute to KI. You will see your User Points total right below your post count in all your posts and in your profile as well.

Well up until now the actual Staff Reputation, or reputation points that Moderators and Administrators have given...