Holly: If you don't have a a Halloween themed Paradise Bay it means you haven't done the update yet. Go to the Apple Store or Android Store and check for updates. It's a big one and worth doing. Be over wifi if possible. If you have the Halloween theme then you should be earning Pumpkins whenever you tap on ghost pets or grow crops. If none of that works go to the World Market everyone is selling them. Don't see them?...then you need to update Paradise Bay. Hope that helps.

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I agree there are way too many pumpkins clogging up mills. I am not sure what King was thinking here but it might be why they gave us so many days to get thru it so we could do it slowly. My only hope is that there aren't a lot of levels on the Grand Pumpkin before you get the grand prize. TIP: I use the grill quite a bit to make grilled pumpkin which only takes 10 minutes each. That way I am not committed for long. I am constantly grilling these pumpkins. Also, I make a lot of Pumpkin Soup and Pumpkin Bouquets because I find I don't get a lot of flower and soup orders so I don't mind these particular mills getting clogged up. Just be sure you stock up on a few things before stacking up your pumpkin orders thru the mills.
On a separate note, I have to wonder if someone's in big trouble over at King because they have to realize the problem they've created. Have you seen the World Market?! You can't give these pumpkins away! Wesley's going to be very busy buying all these up. Ha! Looking at it from 10,000 feet it appears that while very clever and cute it wasn't well executed.

I am on level 60 and have a total of 10 islands if you include the Giving Tree. The only way you can unlock islands is to collect map pieces from Carl when he arrives to your docks, (brown boat looks like a fishing troller). Takes a long time but when I knew I had islands left to unlock I always prioritized him to the top of the list so I could get as many map pieces as possible. Some of these are sold in the Market Place. If you see them snatch them up quickly. I sell them regularly. Then go to Carl's Cabin and if you have enough you can unlock another island but visit him often so you can get rid of small map pieces to trade for bigger ones. This has the advantage of taking up less space in your storage. Tip: 'Friend' folks in World Market that are at level 50 or higher. You can tell what level they're at by visiting their islands. This has a couple of advantages. First, since you are friends with them, you will often see them regularly in the World Market where you otherwise might not. Folks who are at this level have more mills and resources so the items they trade are VERY valuable to you. Also, since they've already unlocked all the islands they have map pieces to sell as well. Hope that helps.