i've seen a lot of discussions and questions asking what the Phantom Emporium is and what it does, so i thought i'd share a bit of insight and a couple of interesting facts as someone who helped compile most of the current information for the wikis!
this is a little longer than my other usual posts, so bear with me...
What is the Phantom Emporium?
⮞ the Phantom Emporium is a party that was released on October 3, 2025! It appears on the party list once every few days, for a maximum of thirty minutes, however people can stay in the room up until the daily reset.
⮞ during those thirty minutes, one item will be available at the Phantom Emporium Shop, which is located at the window of the phantom NPC's cart.
INTERESTING FACT; to stop players from time travelling (changing the date and time on their computers) to see the next item(s), the Phantom Emporium was split into three different party rooms! while they are all entirely seperate rooms, each of them share the exact same layout and purpose.
Why was the Phantom Emporium added?
⮞ the Phantom Emporium was added as a way for players to purchase items that had previously been unavailable for an extended amount of time.
⮞ items such as the Antique Chair and Duck Footprints hadn't been available in stores for 8-10 years! any players who hadn't purchased these items prior to their departure would sadly have to trade for or buy them from other players, which could cost anywhere from a few RIMs to 500+ diamonds.
What items will be released in the Phantom Emporium?
⮞ while it's hard to predict the exact items that will return to the Phantom Emporium, i think it's safe to say that any non-rare items that haven't been released for over 5-10+ years are fair game. there are, however, some exceptions, such as the Spectacular Spikes!
⮞ I believe party hats, headdresses, contest items, and other rares will NEVER to be added to the Phantom Emporium for very obvious reasons.
What about the Alpha Training Mat?
INTERESTING FACT; the Alpha Training Mat was intended to be released on May 2, 2026 in the Phantom Emporium! after constructive criticism from both Jambassadors and players, this release date was cancelled by April 9, 2026.
⮞ the Alpha Training Mat is an extremely expensive and rare item that could only be obtained by purchasing 120 unique Adopt-A-Pet toys in real life. as such, many players considered its future release in the Phantom Emporium to be unfair, as they had spent real money to obtain it.
⮞ whether or not the Phantom Emporium is a good thing or bad thing, it's definitely here to stay for the foreseeable future!
⮞ because of the Wild Weekends, I believe the normal amount of Phantom Emporium items per month has been reduced from 6 to 3 until August, on account of the Wild Weekends also costing diamonds.
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