Club Penguin actually had a preceding game, Penguin Chat, also known as Experimental Penguins. It was made by Lance Priebe, owner of Rocketsnail Games.
Penguin Chat is what was out before Club Penguin. It started in 2000 and ended in 2005, the year Club Penguin launched. A little known fact is Penguin Chat 3 was used to test Club Penguin’s servers.
In March 2005 Lance Priebe and a few others set out to create a safe virtual world for kids. Beta started in late Summer 2005 and ended in October 2005. They officially launched the game on October 24, 2005. In September 2005 they had a beta party for a few hours.
Club Penguin basically relied on word of mouth. They quickly grew. In 2007 they were bought by Disney.
There are rumors that Disney ruined Club Penguin – this is a false claim. All Disney does it fund the game teenagers and kids have come to love and play often. Did you know they have more than 60 million users?
in 2012 they made a new logo like this
