Club Penguin was once a great online game that was played by millions of people. You had a customizable penguin character in a virtual work that have many different games and activities you could play. I remember as a child playing Club Penguin on my big boxy Apple computer that I won in the Book Fair raffle. The sad end for the game will always be remembered by the people that loved to play Club Penguin.
Club Penguin Online, one of the largest unofficial fan servers of the beloved Disney-owned game. It was taken down after The Walt Disney Company filed a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown notice, according to BBC. This unlicensed version of the popular children’s social network had attracted over 8 million users. The game original Club Penguin was shut down in 2017 from the drop in users and they tried to rebrand it. In the end the game permanently shut down. The server officially ceased operations in May 2020 as reported by Verge.
The server’s admin shared a message about being unable to reviving the game. They explained that any future attempts would face significant legal walls from Disney’s control over the server. They also noted that it wouldn’t be worth the effort given the legal risks involved.
The shutdown of Club Penguin Online was a pivotal moment in the world of fan-driven gaming.
