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Henry blogs as often as possible to keep all his friends “in the know” about all things Pandanda. If you have a topic you’d like Henry to respond to on his blog you can send your questions to him.
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Favorite Location:
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Shady Glen at sunset
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Favorite Color:
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Definitely purple
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Favorite Game:
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Dragon's Revenge
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Favorite Ice Cream:
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I LOVE mint chip
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Happy Holidays!
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December 25th, 2009
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Hey everyone,
The gifts under the big tree in Bear Hollow are now available! So be sure to log in and collect your presents if you haven't done so already!
I wish you all the very best Season's Greetings and Happy Holidays!
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Festive Photo with your Friends Winner!
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December 21st, 2009
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Hi Pandas,
Thank you to everyone who entered our "Festive Photo with your Friends" contest. We had tons and tons of entries and it was really difficult to pick an overall winner.
But in the end our judges had to pick just one and they chose the entry below which was sent in by NintendoDS. Congratulations NintendoDS, you have won a six month membership gift cert for yourself as well as another six month gift certificate to give away to a friend. How perfect for this time of the year!
As promised we have also included some of the other entries for our readers to enjoy here. There were far too many pictures submitted for us to show them all so the gallery includes just a handful of the entries randomly chosen for everyone to enjoy. If your picture was not shown this time, don’t worry, there will be be plenty of addtional opportunities and contests in the future.
Some of the pictures shown were digitally modified, which means they couldn't be winners as per the rules, but we were still happy to include them in the random selection for the gallery as we truly appreciate all of the hard work that our players go to when entering.
Well done to everyone who entered! I have more truly awesome contests lined up and coming your way soon.
I hope you all have a great holiday season and a happy new year!
Henry
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Winter Party Photo Album!
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December 17th, 2009
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Hi Pandas!
I have put together a new winter party album commemorating the wonderful Winter Party and Tree Lighting that took place last Saturday.
Can you find yourself in the album - I sure hope so, because I took a lot of pictures! Hee hee.
We had a lot of fun partying and the tree looked fabulous once it was lit! Thanks to all of you who came and made it such a great event. I can't wait for the next Party!
Finally just a quick reminder that the "Festive Photo with your Friends" contest is still running. Get your entry in by Sunday, December 20th at 11:59pm PST if you haven't already. For additional details see my previous post.
Henry.
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Click the image to view the photos.
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Great Party And New Contest Announced!
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December 14th, 2009
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Hi Pandas,
What a terrific party on Saturday! Lots of Santas and elves dancing to the holiday music and excellent good cheer. The giant tree in Bear Hollow lit up to happy cheers of 'Light The Tree!' I'm putting together a little photo album of pictures from the party so be looking for that on my blog later this week. It looks like some packages were delivered to Bear Hollow along with the giant tree. Did you try to peek? Hee hee. Definitely something to look forward to on December 25th.
New Contest! Woohoo!
On Saturday at the party I announced that I'm having a contest! And here are the details: The contest is to take the best seasonal picture of your panda with your friends (It's ok to include other pandas who are also playing that may not be on your friends list ). The most festive, creative and original picture will win the fabulous prize of a gift certificate for a 6 month Elite Membership plus another 6 month Elite Membership to give to a friend. There is a limit to one entry per email address (the one you used when you created your panda) per day. The winner will be announced on Monday, December 21st in my blog.
Prizes
- A 6 Month Elite Membership gift certificate for you and a second 6 Month Elite Membership gift certificate for your friend.
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To submit your entry (have your parent or guardian help you):
- Read and obey the rules. Entering the competition means that you and your parent/guardian agree to the rules. If you are under 13 years old, please ask your parent or guardian to review them with you, along with our website terms of use specifically with regard to the use of submissions you send to us.
- Ask your parent or guardian to email your entry to contest@pandanda.com from their email address, the one they used when they signed you up for Pandanda.
- Type the words "Picture Contest" in the subject line of the email.
- Type your Panda name in the text of the email for example "Panda Name: Paige."
- Do NOT include your real name, house address or phone number.
- Email your entry to Pandanda to receive it no later than Sunday, December 20th at 11:59pm, Pacific Standard Time (PST). There is a limit of one entry per valid email address per day.
A complete list of contest rules and a few helpful tips can be found here.
There can only be one grand prize winner, but we will take some of the pictures the judges like best and put them into a fun photo album for everyone to enjoy. Have fun and good luck everyone!
Henry
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Winter Party & Tree Lighting This Saturday!
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December 10th, 2009
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Hi Pandas!
Just a quick reminder that this Saturday we are throwing a massive Winter Party that will include a tree lighting ceremony in Bear Hollow at 11:00am Pacific Standard Time. Times around the world are listed below. Everyone who attends will get a free gift for their Panda! There will also be new seasonal items to purchase in the clothes catalog. Woo hoo!
You may have heard that, just in time for the holidays, gift certificates are now available on our site
here
. During the Party I will launch my next big contest where you will have a chance to win one of these new gift certificates for your Panda and even better the winner will also get one to give away to a friend. You could be somebody’s hero - how cool is that? Details will be shared at the party!
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Thankfully the snow is forecast to stay and Pandanda Land will also be decorated for the season!
So much great stuff I’m sure we’ll have a really great time. I can’t wait to see you there.
Henry.
PS: We love our winter party logo so much we turned it into a limited edition shirt for everyone to enjoy!
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Seasonal Furniture Update!
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December 7th, 2009
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Hey gang!
It's that time of year again! Time to deck out your tree house with the lastest holiday decorations. The House & Tree catalog has some new
festive furniture items available now! Many of these items will only be around through the end of the year so get them while you can!
Mr. Elmhurst has also gotten into the spirit of the season and has a new batch of holiday items for sale to help you celebrate!
Stop by West Market Street to see what's in stock.
Lastly, Zing Ballyhoo will be leaving Pandanda Land Sunday night December 13th returning to his family for the holidays.
But don't worry, he promises to return in early January with new exciting prizes!
In the meantime we have a lot of holiday festivities starting this weekend with a Tree Lighting Ceremony on Saturday at 11:00am PST and Mr. Fitch
will be receiving a shipment of special holiday clothes which will appear in the Pandanda Collection catalog soon!
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Player Card Background Giveaway and Party Announced!
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December 3rd, 2009
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Hi Pandas and especially lemonsqueezy,
Who is lemonsqueezy you ask? Well, a few weeks ago we had a contest to design a player card background and lemonsqueezy was our winner! The beautiful, festive scene is perfect for the holiday season and all of the pandas who log in this weekend will receive it as a gift.
I have another big announcement. Mr. Elmhurst is ordering a humongous Spruce tree for me in preparation for our fantastic tree lighting party on December 12th to celebrate the season! PAR-TAY! I'll give you all more details as the date draws closer. I can hardly wait!
Party on Pandas!
Henry
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Lemonsqueezy standing in front of her winning player card background design.
Log in this weekend to receive it as a gift for your panda.
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Snow Across Pandanda!
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December 1st, 2009
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Hey everyone!
Wow, it looks like the Pandanda Weather Forecaster was spot on with the weather prediction! Snow has covered Pandanda Land in
wonderful and festive white frosting. Even the lake down at the Fishing Hole has frozen over! But don't worry, Fishy Joe cut some holes
in the ice so you can still fish.
So put on your scarves and stocking caps and get out to enjoy the snow! Just be sure to cozy by the fire in the Book Nook if your feet get cold!
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Results : "Name Henry's Pet Dragon" Contest!
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November 28th, 2009
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Hi Pandas,
The time has finally arrived to announce the winner of our latest contest.
You probably remember that the contest was to help me name my new pet red dragon. We got literally hundreds and hundreds of entries and spent a lot of time sorting through them all to pick a really great winner.
The Grand Prize is a gift certificate to get your hands on some of our incredibly cool Dragon Gear merchandise (which includes t-shirts, sweatshirts, magnets, stickers and mousepads etc) from our Pandanda Gear partner website .
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And the winning Panda is: Noct who suggested the name "Phoenix" for my dragon. He loves his new name as you can see in the picture above.
Congratulations Noct, your gift certificate will be emailed to you soon. Also well done to everyone who entered - we really do have awesome players who came up with really creative entries.
Don't worry if you didn't win this contest as I'll be announcing another contest really soon!
Henry
PS: Find me in my treehouse tomorrow and meet Phoenix for yourself.
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Thanksgiving Item Giveaway
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November 25th, 2009
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Hey gang, I've got some exciting news!
To celebrate Thanksgiving (a big holiday in the USA) everyone who logs in starting tomorrow and throughout the weekend will get a free item!!!
Woo hoo! Its pretty cool and it is only available for a really short time, so you wont want to miss it .
Also in other news the Pandanda Weather Forecaster is predicting SNOW in the coming week! Cool.
I don't know about you, but I love snow. You better stock up on scarves and stocking caps in the store so you can bundle up and stay warm!
Have a great thanksgiving,
Henry
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PS: Dont forget to get your contest entry in before the end of Friday if you haven't already, and check in on Saturday to see if you won!
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Name Henry's Pet Dragon Contest!
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November 22nd, 2009
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Hi Pandas,
Today I'm super excited to kick off our latest contest.
The contest is to help me think of a really great name, one that is worthy of being given to a fiery red dragon. Once you have thought about it, email your answer to us along with the name of your Panda.
There is a limit to one entry per email address (the one you used when you created your panda) per day. There will be one Grand Prize for the winner and it's really awesome! The winner will be announced on Saturday November 28th in my blog.
Prizes:
There will be one Grand Prize.
You will be one of the first to own the latest and incredibly cool official Dragon Gear merchandise (which includes t-shirts, sweatshirts, magnets, stickers and mousepads etc).
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The winner will receive an email gift certificate for $50.00USD that they
can use to get the gear of their choice, like the items shown below. Click the image to see the items at the store.
To submit your entry (have your parent or guardian help you):
- Read and obey the rules. Entering the competition means that you and your parent/guardian agree to the rules. If you are under 13 years old, please ask your parent or guardian to review them with you, along with our website terms of use specifically with regard to the use of submissions you send to us.
- Ask your parent or guardian to email your entry to contest@pandanda.com from their email address, the one they used when they signed you up for Pandanda.
- Type the words "Dragon Naming Contest" in the subject line of the email.
- Type your Panda name in the text of the email for example "Panda Name: Paige."
- Do NOT include your real name, house address or phone number.
- Email your entry to Pandanda to receive it no later than Friday, November 27th at 11:59pm, Pacific Standard Time (PST). There is a limit of one entry per valid email address per day.
A complete list of contest rules can be found here.
I can't wait to name my pet Dragon!
Henry
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Zing has Returned!
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November 16th, 2009
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Hey everyone! Zing Ballyhoo has returned with new prizes!
Zing has placed tickets all over Pandanda for you to collect and exchange for his prizes. You can find tickets on the ground in every location,
except your tree house. Whether you're wandering around or just hanging out with your friends, you'll eventually see a ticket appear on the ground.
Just be sure to grab it before it disappears!
You don't have to collect all your tickets all at once, if you log out your tickets will still be there the next time you log in.
Once you've collected 10 tickets, go visit Zing in the Treehouse Lobby to trade them for his weekly prize or a bag of coins!
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Zing Ballyhoo Returning to Pandanda Land!
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November 11th, 2009
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Hey gang, I've got some exciting news!
Zing Ballyhoo is headed back to Pandanda! Zing has been away collecting new rare items from far away lands.
His tent is already set up in the Treehouse Lobby and Zing should be arriving early next week with lots of new prizes to give away!
Zing will be placing golden tickets all over Pandanda for you to collect and exchange for his prizes. Once he arrives, you will find tickets scattered
throughout Pandanda Land.
I can't wait to see what cool prizes he has brought back with him this time!
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Follow me on Twitter!
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November 11th, 2009
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Hey everyone! Want to know another cool way to get Pandanda updates? Follow me on Twitter!
My official Henry's Twitter can be found at
www.twitter.com/PandandaHenry.
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Pandanda Background Contest Winner!
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November 10th, 2009
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Hey everyone!
The time has finally come to announce the winner of our Player Card Background Contest!
I have to say that Pandanda really has the best players anywhere because we got so many great entries from so many people that the Pandanda offices have been covered in pictures for days now!
This was very difficult to judge and you should all feel really proud because you all did a really fantastic job. At the end of the day we had to pick a winner, and the judges spent hours deliberating.
And so.. drum roll please.. the winner is:
LemonSqueezy with a drawing of a scene during the upcoming Holidays!!!
Our artists will work to prepare a vector based version that will go in the game and the great news is that it will given to everyone who logs in during a selected weekend.
I know that you will all be good sports and wish the winning Panda congratulations. If you didn't win don't worry because we have many more contests coming up that will allow you to have a big impact on Pandanda Land.
Also there were so many great entries you may see variations of other ideas sent in during the contest appear in the game over time (and we'll give credit to those Pandas at that time).
All this is coupled with the fact that the Pandanda team is currently working on some awesomely cool things to release into the game. I can't wait!
Again, thank you, thank you, thank you so much to everyone who entered and the tons of effort you put into your pictures. They will decorate the walls of our offices here at Pandanda - a constant reminder of just how great our players are.
Henry
PS: I have another contest coming up soon so stay tuned!
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Player Card Background Contest
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November 6th, 2009
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Hey all, just a quick reminder that today is the last day to submit your playercard background designs before the deadline at 11:59pm, Pacific Standard Time (PST) tonight.
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Click here for information about the contest.
The winner will be announced on Tuesday, November 10th right here in my blog.
Best of luck to everyone!
Henry
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Launch Party Photo Album!
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November 5th, 2009
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Hey everyone!
The launch party was so epic I wanted to take the time to make a special photo album to properly honor the historic event.
I had such a great time at both the Launch Party and Halloween Party! Thanks everyone for making the Pandanda launch so fantastic!
Click on the image to the right or click here to view the launch photo album!
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Halloween Party Raffle Winners!
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November 2nd, 2009
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Hi Pandas,
What a fantastic Halloween Party on Saturday! Great music, fun friends and a super cool pumpkin stage on East Market Street to dance on. It didn't take long for many pandas to find the secret Halloween item - a pumpkin head and everyone who logged in this weekend received bat sunglasses. I also raffled off not one, but THREE 12 month Elite Memberships to three lucky Pandas who were logged in during the party.
These are the winning Pandas:
- Lolita163
- Panda753951
- pakoleon
Congratulations!
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I'm busily working on putting together a launch week photo album to include pictures from both the Launch Party and the Halloween Party so be sure to check my blog for that this week!
Party On Pandas!
Henry
P.S. Don't forget you have until this Friday, November 6th at 11:59pm, Pacific Standard Time (PST) to submit your designs for the Player Card Contest.
Click here for information on the contest. I've received so many great designs already so the competition is definitely ON. I can't wait so see more!
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