Let’s Visit Vacation Island

One of the perks of being a Deluxe Member is the ability to visit Vacation Island. Vacation Island features activities, items and other perks that you can’t find anywhere else in Webkinz World.

Several years ago, Vacation Island was open to all Webkinz players. To visit, you would buy a ticket from Debbie the Dragon in the Travel Agency. Tickets cost 500 kinzcash.

Now, Vacation Island is only available to Deluxe Members and visiting is free. You can come and go from Vacation Island as often as you want, but some of the activities can only be done once per day.

All together, there are 7 places/things to do in Vacation Island

Here’s a guide to the locations on the map:

1. Coral Cove
2. Island Wheel
3. Vacation Island Spa
4. Sheldon’s Souvenir Shack
5. Treasures of the Crystal Sea
6. Don’t Rock the Boat
7. Post Office

We’ll start with #1, Coral Cove. Here’s what Coral Cove looks like on the inside:

Coral Cove is a place you can meet with other Webkinz players to chat and grab a snack at the Buffet:

According to Webkinz Insider, there are random party events that take place in Coral Cove. During the party, there are raffles where you can win prizes. I’ve never been to one of the parties because I don’t go into Coral Cove very often. Have you ever been to a Coral Cove party?

#2 Island Wheel

Sometimes referred to  as the “Vacation Wheel,” the Island Wheel is a prize wheel you can spin once per day.

The prizes on the Island Wheel are not available anywhere else in Webkinz World, including Sheldon’s Souvenir Shack. Current prizes include a hammock, Captain Dogbeard Plush, recipe foods and kinzcash. The prizes on the Island Wheel do change, but not very often.

Here’s a look at the Island Wheel in action:

#3 Vacation Island Spa

If you want to completely rejuvenate all of your pets all at once, you can visit the Spa. Their health, hunger and happiness will be fully restored…but it costs kinzcash, typically quite a bit of kinzcash. You can expect to pay thousands in kinzcash in order to have all of your pets “pampered.”

Important note: Pampering your pets does NOT award you any family score points.

#4 Sheldon’s Souvenir Shack

Sheldon’s Souvenir Shack is where you go if you want to purchase a little something to remember your trip to Vacation Island. It’s also the only place in Webkinz World where you can encounter Sheldon the Turtle, one of the Webkinz World hosts. (Sheldon can be added to your friends list.)

The items available at Sheldon’s Souvenir Shack vary widely – you’ll see everything from bathing suits to tiki lights and flip flops to furniture. The items offered change from day to day, so you may have to check back if there is a certain item you’re hoping to find. Also, you can only buy a total of 3 souvenirs per day. Once you’ve bought 3 souvenirs, Sheldon tucks into his shell and has a “siesta.”

 #5 Treasures of the Crystal Sea

Treasures of the Crystal Sea is a game that can only be accessed by visiting Vacation Island.

The game is quite simple. Your pet rides in a submarine, and you use the up/down arrows to navigate through underwater tunnels. Along the way you try to pick up white balls (called pearls) in order to increase your score:

As you navigate through the tunnels, you will encounter various sea creatures. These are not your friends – touch one of them, and you lose “health.” If you lose too much health, the game is over.

Luckily you can also collect wooden crates throughout the game. These crates contain “weapons” that can either freeze or eliminate the sea creatures, depending on what type of weapon you’ve collected.

There are 6 levels in Treasures of the Crystal Sea. I haven’t made it past Level 3 yet. It’s not really a hard game, but for some reason I’m just not very good at it. If you do manage to pass all 6 levels, you win a trophy:

Here’s a look at the game in action:

#6 Don’t Rock the Boat

Don’t Rock the Boat is a quick and interactive feature of Vacation Island. It’s a bit like rolling dice. You “rock the boat” by clicking the wooden sign inside of the wrecked ship.

You may get a prize, such a Fool’s Gold Chocolate…or a pirate ghost might appear! If the ghost appears, it “scares” your pet and takes away all their happiness.

Another prize you can win playing Don’t Rock the Boat is a map piece. Once you’ve collected all 4 map pieces, you’re awarded the Grand Prize – which consists of these three items:

#7 Post Office

If you want to send a postcard to one of your friends, then you want to visit the island’s Post Office. Here you can send a variety of postcards that aren’t available in the regular Post Office. You can select a message, post card design and stamp design.

These are the message you can choose from:

And here’s what a postcard looks like once it’s delivered:

That’s it for our trip around Vacation Island. Have you ever visited Vacation Island? Which activity is your favorite? Let me know in the comments for a Vacation Island prize via kinzpost!

And if you’re not currently a Deluxe member, you can visit the Ganz eStore to learn more about the Deluxe Membership options – buy a year long membership, and you’ll get a free Webkinz pet! Deluxe Memberships are only available through the Ganz eStore. 🙂

Update: Act fast and you can get 25% off a one year Deluxe Membership and get a cute Caracal Kitten for free! The deal only lasts until May 25th!

Cozy Yacht Bed and Other Webkinz Superbeds

Webkinz recently released a new superbed. It’s called the “Cozy Yacht Bed” and features a helicopter landing pad where your pet can sleep.

Here are a couple of different views of the Cozy Yacht Bed in my pet’s room:

Superbeds are one of the most prized items in all of Webkinz World. These special and extremely unique beds can’t be bought in the WShop or even the Ganz eStore. To get your first Superbed, you must adopt 10 pets.

Upon adopting your 10th pet, you’ll see a “Super Exclusive Gift Box” show up in your dock. It looks like this:

Drag the box into your pet’s room, and it will pop open to reveal dozens of Superbeds you can choose from.

Once you’ve adopted 10 pets, you’ll get another Superbed gift box for every 5 more pets you adopt – so 15 pets, 20 pets, etc.

I was lucky that I had a Superbed gift box on hand when the Cozy Yacht Bed was released. I’m currently in the process of designing a room that features this new Superbed:

By combining blue flooring from the WShop and sandy beach tiles from the Vacation Island wheel, I was able to create a room that’s half land, half water. (Vacation Island is only open to players with a Deluxe membership.) As you can see, the Cozy Yacht Bed is out at sea, and I’ve started to decorate the land area with beach blankets and chairs.

Here are some of the other rooms where I’ve used Superbeds as part of my design:

Night Light Flower Bed

Acropolis Bed

Bookworm Bed

Musical Maestro Bed

Jewelry Box Bed

Over the Rainbow Bed

Sewing Superstar Bed

Bed of Roses

Pageant Princess Bed

Which Superbed is your favorite? Let me know in the comments! 🙂

Floating Bake Sale Items: Everywhere!

The Bake Sale has been underway since June 1st, and I’ve discovered a couple of things that might be helpful – but maybe you’ve already discovered them, too!

According to the official Bake Sale directions and description, the best place to find the floating Bake Sale items is in the Clubhouse or the Kinzville Park. Well, I’ve discovered that these floating treats are popping all over the place!

If you’re a deluxe member, keep an eye out when you visit Vacation Island because I found one floating treat on the main page and another while spinning the Vacation Wheel:

Another surprising place I found floating Bake Sale item was at the Wish Factory when I was making my “Wish of the Day.”

You already know that you can spin the Wheel of Yum once a day to win Bake Sale items, but have you seen any Bake Sale items floating by before you spin? I’ve had them floating across the screen there a couple of times – and what’s extra cool is that two items came back-to-back…I clicked on one, and then another one came floating across!

One more place I’ve seen a floating Bake Sale item was when I was in the code shop:

And even though Webkinz has said that the Bake Sale items won’t show up in the Arcade, I’ve had at least one float by while I was at the main screen before I picked a game:

Last but not least, I’ve even seen a floating Bake Sale item when I was hunting for gems in the Curio Shop.

And don’t forget to pay close attention to the Daily Activities. You might just find a free Baked Sale item giveaway scheduled there:

So, you definitely want to be on the lookout for floating Bake Sale items just about anywhere you go on Webkinz – not just the Clubhouse or Kinzville Park.Like this morning, for instance, I’ve already found 4 floating Bake Sale items, and none of them came from the Park or Clubhouse.

For me this is great news because I get a little bored just sitting in the Clubhouse or Park waiting for some food to float by. 🙂

Have you found floating Bake Sale items in any unexpected places?

P.S. Don’t forget to visit Webkinz Newz each day to receive a free Bake Sale item (floaty clicky)!

As always, thanks for stopping by!

TreeHuggerJess