THE STAGE TO BECOME A CINEMA?

It's fair to say that the Stage is loosing popularity dramatically. Even Polo Field confirmed this after announcing that no new plays would be released. I remember looking forward to new plays being released so I could venture into a new story and bring it to life. I loved the Secrets Of The Bamboo Forest when it was first released because you had to find a pin that was hidden on the island to unlock the secrets. Another favourite play of mine was Norman Swarm Has Been Transformed because there was a whole secret room that you could discover!

Anyway, Club Penguin has decided that for a large amount of parties this year that they would use the Stage as a party room which was shown in the Muppets World Tour when it became a theatre, the Puffle Party where it became the Puffle Gala, CPSN during the Penguin Cup and later the Puffle Berry Mall.


 

So, why is the Stage becoming less popular?

- I think a large reason is that no new plays are produced which makes the Stage feel repetitive, not only that, some of the most popular plays like the two I said above, are rarely shown (both plays last appeared in 2011). Another feature which I loved about the Stage was the Penguin Play Awards but that doesn't happen anymore.

So, how could Club Penguin improve the Stage?

- Perhaps the party rooms for the Stage were actually tests, to see which room would be best to replace it. This could be true as the mall made 2 appearances after it was popular during the School And Skate party. But, I think CP should stay true to the theme of Stage and modernise it. The plays are becoming repetitive and boring so why not reinvent the Stage as the Cinema? 

The Cinema would allow players to sit back and watch a short film, similar to how the Night Of The Living Sled is produced. Perhaps the new We Wish You A Merry Walrus special could be released as well. Each time a new film is released to the Cinema, a red carpet event will take place in the plaza which would make the experience more exciting! The Cinema could be simply 1 room for 1 film at a time or there could be 2 rooms, the other being a refreshments room where there would be a confectionery counter, seating arrangements, film posters and more!

What do you think of this idea? Let me know in the comments.

SHOULD THE PET SHOP HAVE A SECOND FLOOR?

This year has been the year of puffles. We had dino puffles, ghost puffles, olaf puffles, crystal puffles, cat puffles, dog puffle and wild puffles. But with puffles becoming a bigger feature to Club Penguin than ever before, would it make sense to expand the pet shop because we can't fit everything in one little room...

 

If you take a look at the currently pet shop above, it seems VERY overcrowded. We have 3 doors, 2 games, 2 puffle activities etc. Something which I don't like about the current pet shop is the massive Puffle Hotel Door, it looks out of place and is unnecessary. But the main thing I don't like about the Pet Shop is that it is no longer a Pet Shop like the name suggests but a Puffle Shop.

If you look at the old Pet Shop, it feels more like a Pet Shop because there are areas for birds, fish. The newer Pet Shop design has none of that. I think Puffles have run their course now and it's time that we bring a new Pet for Club Penguin! This would help bring back what the Pet Shop is all about and the discovery of the new pet would be very interesting for players, just like the introductions for Sasquatch

In order for this happen, the Pet Shop would need a second floor because the first floor is so overrun with puffles and it's very overcrowded. So what would go on each floor?

• 1st floor : Puffle Adoption section, entrance to the Puffle Park, displays of other pets besides puffles like fish etc.
• 2nd floor : Puffle related games (Puffle Launch, Pufflescape) and more!

The second floor would allow could allow more attention for an additional pet as well as the additional puffle species which are unknown to newer players like Dino Puffles. The removal of the Puffle Hotel door would make the lower floor feel less crowded as well as the removal of all the puffle games on the lower floor.

In conclusion, the Pet Shop needs to redesigned to bring back what it's all about -- being a Pet Shop rather than a Puffle Shop because we already have the Puffle Hotel which seems like enough. The Pet Shop could be renovated to have 2 floors which would allow the rooms to feel less crowded and additional space for the future if new adoptable pets are introduced or to display unknown puffle species to newer players.