ATP Art Contest Ends Today!!!

Just a quick notification for those of you that may have forgot: The ATP’s Art Contest ends today!

Have no idea what I’m talking about? Read the announcement post for more info.

If you haven’t submitted your entry yet, there is still time! We will be accepting work until midnight tonight (1/18/16). Of course that time is lenient since time zones may vary.

Still, enter quickly! Spread the word! And good luck to all participants! 🙂

~SD

P.S. This is my 500th post on the ATP… we have come so far thanks to you guys!

Halloween Theme

Just a heads up: the site will have a spooky, Halloween theme throughout October!

Yes, that includes a new header, background, and even theme!

Hope you like it guys! >:)

~SD

UPDATES: CDO 10, Pages, & More

Hey guys! We have a lot of updates (some big, some small) to share with you today.

I know most of you have probably forgotten about the Count Down of 10 (CDO 10), but Part 2 has been stuck to the front of the ATP for a very long time.

For those of you that don’t know, it was a series of 10 cool updates coming to the ATP. Of course, since I’m a master of procrastination, a lot of those updates never came to be.

So, I’ve come to the conclusion that we should just end it. I’m going to be 100% honest when I say that I don’t know when I will get around to presenting those updates.

Before you get super disappointed, know that I have made at least some progress in the updates that were hinted at, so they will all eventually come around. On that note, this will also allow us to make updates that weren’t a part of the count down.

So, the CDO 10 post will be taken off the front page and the entire count down will stop.

2014: Review of the Best

Hey guys! It’s been a great year, but I don’t want to get too sappy. Still, thank you to all of my viewers and authors that make the ATP possible. 🙂

It’s now 2015, but let’s take a moment to look back on all the major events.

January 2014

• Mocktropica Island was released for everyone on Poptropica
• Poptropica Labs came out for members
• I (SD) introduced my “Proud to Be…” art series (even though I didn’t have a sufficient tablet)
• Adventure Time was nominated for many of Cartoon Network’s Hall of Game Awards

February 2014

• The long awaited Monster Carnival Island was released
• Adventure Time released an actual Card Wars game
• The AT episode “Betty” was released, in which *spoiler* Betty comes to the present timeline and stays
• Adventure Time Season 3 DVD was released

March 2014

• The Poptropica App was released
• Survival Island on Poptropica was released, along with the introduction of episodic islands
• My comic series, SD & HB was left at a cliff hanger

April 2014

• Arabian Nights Island, submitted by Sarah S., won Poptropica’s Create Your Own Dream Island Contest
• Mission Atlantis Island was released on Poptropica
• Mythology Island became an SUI on Poptropica
• We found out that *spoiler* Finn’s father is still alive on Adventure Time and Finn’s arm got torn off

May 2014

• Uh, nothing much in May…

June 2014

• The Poptropica Creators started spreading through social media
• The ATP’s Count Down of 10 Part 2 started

July 2014

• The ATP’s Chronicles of Sleepy Feather started up again
• Adventure Time went to ComicCon

August 2014

• Poptropica Land was introduced
• The ATP had a 50,000 hits party
• Poptropica’s Forgotten Islands video game was introduced
• PoptropiCon Island was released on Poptropica

September 2014

• It was Poptropica’s 7th Birthday
• Arabian Nights was scheduled for release on Poptropica

October 2014

• The ATP introduced their ATPT Magazine
• The ATP planned their Halloween party

November 2014

• Shrink Ray Island was made into an SUI on Poptropica
• Adventure Time had a Thanksgiving marathon
• The ATP introduced a new story: Beyond the Forest

December 2014

• Galactic Hot Dogs Island was introduced on Poptropica
• Poptropica Realms was introduced and Poptropica Comics was booming
• The ATP had a 2nd Birthday Party/Christmas Party/New Years Party

Of course this little recap is missing a ton of cool events! Poptropica had a release of many books, AT introduced many games, etc. But it is now 2015 and hopefully we have a bright future ahead of us!

January 2015

• COMING SOON!

~SD

CDO 10 Part 2 – Prize 4

Yes, the next announcement is finally upon us! DUN DUN DAHHHH! You have waited… I have kept on forgetting waited… but number 4 is here! Can you guess what it will be??? Okay, no more stalling…

CDO 10 Part 2 – Prize 3

*Dramatic music* You saw the first prize… you saw the second… and now… it is here… THE THIRD PRIZE!!!

We are going to get a Poptropica Pamphlet Page! And by that, I mean a page that basically gives you a little tour of what Poptropica is all about. Be sure to comment your opinion and any suggestions!

Click here to see the page. We hope you like it! 😀

BTW, congrats if you guessed this announcement correctly. Sorry it took a while to be posted.

~SD

50,000 Hits Party: Recap

Hey guys! I’m sorry to say that the 50,000 hits party has come to an end. We hope you had fun!

The party was kind of small because many authors/viewers had to cancel at the last minute. I think it was still pretty fun anyway. 😉

We played Pictionary, referenced the Nickelodeon show “Fairy Odd Parents” a lot, had ice cream, went to McDonald’s, and more! Plus, Super Dragon and Hamburger Boy made an appearance in the common room. Sadly, Plug.Dj was down at the time of the event, so we didn’t get to listen to music. We battled in our Multiverse for a while and talked until around 11:30 pm EST (that means over 2 hours of Pictionary XD ) . At that time I had to leave and I think things died down soon afterwards.

I want to thank everyone that helped us reach such an amazing amount of hits. I apologize if you couldn’t make it to the party, but there will always be more.

Again, we hoped those of you who came had fun! 🙂

~SD

New Looks & ALS Challenge!

Hello everyone! You have probably noticed by now that things look a little different on this blog. We have decided to switch themes to change things up a bit, along with a new background and clever header made by Spotted Dragon. 🙂

A couple things that are different:

The sidebar where we show recent comments, sponsors, and other things, is now on the right side of the blog.

To the left of posts, you will see two circles, the bigger one shows what type of post it is. Sticky posts, like the info for the upcoming 50,000 hits party, show a thumbtack. Regular posts show a piece of paper. Clicking on the little circle with the heart will allow easy access to that post’s comments. (The number in the heart shows how many comments there are) Click to enlarge the images below.

The header, sidebar, and a sticky post

A regular post

On to other news…..

Have you heard about the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge? Plenty of people around the world are spreading awareness about the ALS disease by dumping a bucket of ice water on their head!

Many celebrities on TV have done it, and now, some famous poptropicans have, too!

Oliver and Jorge, from the popular Poptropica Comics,

and Zeus from Mythology Island joined in, too!

…he doesn’t look to happy about it, though. XD

At least Dr. Hare, from 24 Carrot Island looks happy!

Black Widow, from Counterfiet Island just looks really cold. 😛

Hopefully, more Poptropicans will help spread awareness!

(One idea that I have, is that the Creators release a free item that lets you hold a water bucket, and then press spacebar (or some other key) to pour it on your head, and then it takes a picture, and you could print it out!)

What do you think of the new looks around the ATP? Which poptropican do you think will accept the challenge next?

-Fruitbat7777

CDO 10 Part 2 – Prize 2

*Dramatic music* You saw the first prize… you’ve waited for the second… and now… it is here…

If you guessed correctly on this one, congrats! This prize is… a Rapid Records page! 😀

This page is basically a collection of records. Records made by you guys! Still a little confused? Well, hopefully you’ve memorized how to beat all the Poptropica islands, because completing them is the type of record you want to set!

For more information, visit the Rapids Records page, located under the Sweet Stuff Page.

~SD

CDO 10 Part 2 – Prize 1

*Dramatic music* You have waited… and now… the 1st prize of the CDO 10 Part 2… is here…

If you guessed correctly on this one, congrats! The prize is… a Wonderful Websites page! 😀

This page is basically going to be a directory of awesome sites that would appeal to all you adventuring Poptropicans.

Click here to visit the page, learn more about it, and tell us what you think! It is also located under the Sweet Stuff page.

~SD