First REAL Free Membership Code! + An Unreleased Den Arrives

Hey Jammers! I hope you're all doing well and taking care of yourselves. The update a couple of days ago was surely surprising– or not, depending on how you look at it. 

I'll go over the Jamaa Journal, but in my opinion the two stars of this update are the 2-week free membership code (the first of its kind, I think) and a brand new Spring-themed nonmember den!

At first I was really surprised by this– but then I realized this is probably a gift from AJHQ during this difficult time when most schools are closed and people are staying inside. Thanks so much, AJHQ!

So you enter the code into the code box, and...

 Voila! You can be a member, for free, for two weeks.

I just realized now that Clark Stacey (AJ CEO) tried to cryptically hint at this 2-week promo about ten days ago:

I periodically check his Twitter for stuff like this, but I guess I missed this one. Dang :P

Additionally, he's said that the new work-from-home policy that is affecting Wildworks (and a lot of other businesses) is not slowing down the production of Fer.al or AJ updates. So that's some good news! 

***Keep in mind that this is the only actual free membership code in existence. AJHQ doesn't have secret free membership codes– if a code exists for free membership, you will hear about it from THEM in the Jamaa Journal– not some random Jammer who promises free membership if you go to their den.

Never give your user/password to anyone, never input it into any website other than the Animal Jam homepage itself. The only reason another site would ever ask for your account info is if they want to hack you, take your items, or even take your real money. 

So be safe, always.

With that in mind, what are your favorite things to do with membership? Personally, the only reason why I'd want a membership is so I can buy from My Shops:

If you have enough diamonds, which are easy to earn if you're patient enough to accumulate them over time, My Shops are the easiest way to get the rare or semi-rare items that would otherwise take a million years to find and trade for (especially if you're like me and don't have many items to trade).

...However, because of my big spending spree to write up that "Ideas for the Terrain Bundle" post, I have a grand total of zero diamonds XD oh well

Before we move on from the topic of membership, I had a thought recently: should certain members only dens (the older ones, like the castle or treehouse) be made nonmember? Most of the newer member's only dens that come out are MASSIVE in comparison, and are usually more popular. I dunno, just thought this would be nice. I love the treehouse and the castle den...

The next star of this update: the Spring Small House! I bet this means we'll eventually get a Summer Small House as well. I wonder what that would look like...

You can tell by the sharp, solid colors that this den design was created more recently than the Autumn and Winter Small Houses, which seem to have been older den designs that AJHQ dug up. As a result, this is probably my least favorite Small House den, mostly because the grass looks too flat and untextured like glass.

However, I'm sure any nonmember who likes the Princess Den will appreciate this nonmember alternative! 

When I first saw this den design, I thought it looked very familiar. Now I know why: it was leaked a while back under the name "yardGarden" and you could find pictures of it on the Animal Jam Wiki. There are also older images of the garden in a castle den:

It's exact! From what I gathered, the garden add-on seems to have been designed at least before 2018.

I don't condone hacking Animal Jam's files, but the Animal Jam Wiki has a great page of unreleased items and dens that are fun to look through. As an example of a gem I found, look at this:

It's a spooky version of the Princess Den! Wow. Would you ever want to decorate this den?

Moving on...

Pet lemurs are back! And isn't that such a lovely image? I love the glowing moon against the dark blue night :)

The Spring Festival has returned! Though I'll still always cross my fingers that one day AJHQ will bring back the Jamaa egg hunt...

The April Fools party is back in town!

And once again, important information for the concerned souls of Jamaa.


That's all for now, Jammers. But before I sign off, I wanted to address the elephant in the room: how are you all dealing with the virus going on? It can feel really bad to not have the structure of school, or to not be able to see friends in person. I've been feeling that struggle myself.

Feel free to speak your mind in the comment section, or if you want to rant to me in a comment you don't want me to publish, let me know. It can feel like a really lonely time, so I want you to know that I'm here for you if you need.

Thank you for reading <3

~DoomyPanda