Howdy, Toons! It’s the host-est with the most-est, the blue-haired hare, the guy dat’s had this day marked on his calendar since last September… Riggy Marole! At least, I think it’s the right day. Let me check my massive pocket watch. Hmmm…

Holy SHMOKES!! We’ve been at dis Cartoonival charade for ten whole years! Dat’s almost a century! That must be some kinda special record we broke – y’know, partyin’ for so long. This calls for something special. Nay. Something astronomical!

I’d like to thank my maw and paw, dey told me I could party for ten years, and I didn’t believe ‘em. Look at me now. Of course, it wasn’t just me who made it all possible (but who could blame ya for thinking so). It was all you Toons who kept the loony spirit alive all this time! What with all your cannon firin’ and your pie tossin’, we could go for another ten years! Fifty! Three-thousand! Can you just feel the excitement, folks? Only two-thousand nine-hundred ninety years to go!

Meet Your Host

I know ya know me already, but I introduce myself every year and I’m a rabbit of habit. The name’s Riggy Marole, and I’m somethin’ of a party mastermind. Nobody in Toontown’s got the games I got – fishin’ games, cannon games, dunk tank games, trampoline games, game games. You names it, I gots it set up at the festival grounds. So step on up, grab a friend, and get to playing! The more the merrier! If you’re new, come on up to me, I’ll give youse the grand tour!

Win Prizes!

What good’s a party without party favors? Trick question – it’s NOT a party without favors. And the most favorable centerpiece of dem all, the Cartoonival Tower, has all the favors you can shake a one-legged seltzer bottle at! Yes siree, she’s a ting o’ beauty. Raised her myself, ever since she was just a little plank of wood.

There’s lotsa Token Takers in the Tower and around the Cartoonival Grounds just waiting for Toons to redeem some prime, bee-yoo-tiful prizes with tokens dey earn from playin’ games. These include -- making their curtain calls for the first time, based off your Melodyland favorites -- the new Symphonic Outfit & Tie! Just try not to burst into song when ya redeem this stuff (seriously, I might just upstage ya).

Some of those aforementioned Token Takers told me Cog Promotion Experience Multipliers couldn't be done anymore. However, you can still nab some Gag Experience Multipliers! And now (coming to you LIVE with some other Gag-related news), debuting this Cartoonival, you can use Tokens to purchase some fancy Level 7 gags (provided you have the experience to use 'em). So, what are ya waitin’ for?!

PHEW! Alright, enough about me (as if there is such a ting). I’m gonna get back to hosting dis party now. I’m gonna let these other folks here take the spotlight, but only for a wee bit.

A Lookback

Aaaaaand… that’s a wrap on ten Toontastic years of Toontown Rewritten! Thank you for the spiel, Riggy. And thank you all so much for making this as wacky, zany, and bombastically funny a year as ever during the Toontown RewritTEN celebration!

On September 19, 2013, Toontown’s days were to be over, but this community had other plans and now over 10 years later, we continue to celebrate this day not as one of loss, but one of triumphant rebirth. Without all of you, none of it would be possible. So, sincerely, thank you all. You’ve proven you ARE Toon Enough.

Throughout this year, we’ve also been busy working to keep that joyous spirit thriving as well! But what kinda stuff, you may ask?

• We saw the first ever Cartoonival Cavalcade, where the one and only Riggy Marole took to the Toontown streets to lead a parade that everyone can join!
• Following the declaration of a Toontown fashion emergency, all clothing and eye styles were unlocked for all Toons!
• Under New Management, a major expansion featuring new Cog Supervisors, revised Cog Facilities, and Gag balancing was unleashed!
• We hosted ToonFest: The Great Fanfair at GalaxyCon Oklahoma City!
• And on June 2, 2024, we celebrated Toontown’s 21^st Birthday!

Looking Forward (…and RIGHT NOW!)

Wait a minute, there’s more stuff? Yes! We’ve also spent the year making tremendous progress behind the scenes on some exciting projects, including one that is being released today!

• ToonFest is coming to GalaxyCon at Columbus, Ohio later this year, AND to GalaxyCon Animate! at Orlando, Florida in 2025!
• We’ll slowly be peeling back the cloud to discover Clear Coasts, the one-stop sandy, sunshiny, beach-tacular getaway spot for Toons to take it easy.
• Toontown Remastered, a reinvigoration of Toontown’s visuals, audio, and backend is on its way. In fact, it’s so on its way, our upgrades to Donald’s Dreamland and Cashbot HQ are now available in-game! No, really! You can see for yourself!

Thanks again for the marvelous 10th-anniversary celebration, Toons! You make all this possible every day, and it’s a rare privilege and feat we have as a community that we’ve kept Toontown alive and thriving all this time! Toons of the World, Unite!