Disney Fairies
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The Walt Disney Company
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franchise
Media franchise
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built around the character of Tinker Bell, whom Disney adapted in their 1953 animated film Peter Pan
Peter Pan (1953 film)
Peter Pan is a 1953 American animated film produced by Walt Disney and based on the play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up by J. M. Barrie. It is the fourteenth film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series and was originally released on February 5, 1953 by RKO Pictures...
and subsequently adopted as a mascot
Mascot
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for the company. In addition to the fictional fairy
Fairy
A fairy is a type of mythical being or legendary creature, a form of spirit, often described as metaphysical, supernatural or preternatural.Fairies resemble various beings of other mythologies, though even folklore that uses the term...
character created by J. M. Barrie
J. M. Barrie
Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM was a Scottish author and dramatist, best remembered today as the creator of Peter Pan. The child of a family of small-town weavers, he was educated in Scotland. He moved to London, where he developed a career as a novelist and playwright...
, the franchise introduces many new characters, and expands substantially upon the limited information the author gave about the fairies and their home of Never Land. The characters are referred to within stories as "Never Fairies". The franchise includes children's books and other merchandise, a web site, a Tinker Bell film series
Tinker Bell (film series)
Tinker Bell is a computer animated film series produced by DisneyToon Studios as part of the Disney Fairies franchise. Voices of Mae Whitman, Raven-Symoné, Lucy Liu, America Ferrera and Kristin Chenoweth are featured in the film...
, featuring the character and several of the Disney fairies as supporting characters.
Setting
In Barrie's 1902 novel The Little White BirdThe Little White Bird
The Little White Bird is a novel by J. M. Barrie, published in 1902, ranging in tone from fantasy and whimsy to social comedy with dark aggressive undertones. The book attained prominence and longevity due to several chapters written in a softer tone than the rest of the book, in which it...
, in which he introduced the mythos of Peter Pan and the fairies, he wrote, "When the first baby laughed for the first time, his laugh broke into a million pieces, and they all went skipping about. That was the beginning of fairies." The Disney Fairies are based on a similar idea: every time a newborn baby laughs for the first time, that laugh travels out into the world, and those that make their way to Never Land turn into a Never fairy.
The fairies generally reside in the Home Tree, a towering tree located in the heart of Pixie Hollow in Never Land. Various groups of fairies work and live nearby as well. Most of the fairy characters are young and female, but older and male characters are also included. The males are sometimes referred to as "sparrow men", though the term "fairies" is used to refer to both female and male characters.
Characters
Each fairy has a specific talentSkill
A skill is the learned capacity to carry out pre-determined results often with the minimum outlay of time, energy, or both. Skills can often be divided into domain-general and domain-specific skills...
that they perform and a distinct personality, intended for young girls to each relate to a fairy with a similar personality.
- Tinker Bell: (voiced by Mae WhitmanMae WhitmanMae Margaret Whitman is an American television, movie and voice actress. She is known for her role as Ann Veal in the TV series Arrested Development, her role as Amber on the TV series Parenthood, her role as Roxy Richter in Scott Pilgrim vs...
in the films) Tinker Bell, also known as "Tink", is sassy, brave, and beautiful. Although she is initially resistant to becoming a "tinker" (the fairies who create and fix things, also in the books known as a "pots-and-pans" talent fairy), she embraces the identity when she comes to recognize the value of her talent. She is inexperienced, but a good problem solver. She can be easily impatient and annoyed, yet she is extremely loyal. According to her starring film, she has invented two things; the acorn crusher and the flower sprayer. Her wish is to go beyond Pixie Hollow to find lost things.
- Silvermist: (voiced by Lucy LiuLucy LiuLucy Alexis Liu is an American actress and film producer. She became known for playing the role of the vicious and ill-mannered Ling Woo in the television series Ally McBeal , and has also appeared in several Hollywood films including Charlie's Angels, Chicago, Kill Bill, and Kung Fu Panda.-Early...
in the films) Silvermist is a water-talent fairy of East Asian appearance. She looks on the positive side of life and acts as an influence between Tinker Bell and Iridessa.
- Rosetta: (voiced by Kristin ChenowethKristin ChenowethKristin Chenoweth is an American singer and actress, with credits in musical theatre, film and television. She is best known on Broadway for her performance as Sally Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown , for which she won a Tony Award, and for originating the role of Glinda in the musical...
in most of the films, and Megan HiltyMegan HiltyMegan Kathleen Hilty is an American stage and television actress.- Early years :Hilty was born in Bellevue, Washington and is the daughter of Jack and Donna Hilty. She attended Sammamish High School in Bellevue and the Washington Academy of Performing Arts Conservatory High School in Redmond,...
in Tinker Bell and the Pixie Hollow GamesTinker Bell and the Pixie Hollow GamesPixie Hollow Games is a half-hour TV special broadcast in 2011, based on the Disney Fairies franchise, produced by DisneyToon Studios. It features the voices of Mae Whitman, Brenda Song, Megan Hilty, and others, as Tinker Bell and the other fairies of Pixie Hollow in Never Land, taking part in an...
) Rosetta is a garden-talent fairy who is red-haired and speaks with a Southern American accent. She loves beauty and good manners and is always giving good beauty tips to her friends and plants.
- Fawn: (voiced by America FerreraAmerica FerreraAmerica Georgina Ferrera is an American actress, best known for playing the lead role in the television comedy series Ugly Betty...
in the first film and Angela Bartys in the second and third films) Fawn is an animal-talent fairy and can therefore speak the languages of all creatures except butterflies, but in a clip she was seen helping a butterfly out of its cocoon, meaning that her inability to communicate with butterflies might be a mistake.
- Iridessa: (voiced by Raven-SymoneRaven-SymonéRaven-Symoné Christina Pearman , known professionally as Raven-Symoné , or simply Raven, is an American actress, singer, songwriter, comedian, dancer, television producer and model. Symoné launched her successful career in 1989 after appearing in The Cosby Show as Olivia...
in the films) Iridessa is a beautiful light-talent fairy of African appearance. She could be described as a perfectionist. She is Tinker Bell's best friend of all but sometimes gets angry at her because she plays around. However, if Tinker Bell needs help, Iridessa will always come to her aid. She is usually very cheerful and practical.
- Vidia: (voiced by Pamela AdlonPamela AdlonPamela Fionna Adlon is a Jewish-American actress, voice actress, and producer. She is sometimes credited as Pamela Segall, Pamela S. Adlon and Pamela Segall Adlon...
in the films) Vidia is the fastest of the fast-flying-talent fairies. She often uses terms such as "dear", "sweetie" and "cupcake" without sincerity, makes cruel remarks, and is impatient when she is kept waiting. She's also independent, crafty and opinionated. She lives alone in a Sour Plum tree. Although she dislikes the other fairies, she has a soft spot for Prilla and later Wisp. She is principally an antihero, but sometimes an antagonistAntagonistAn antagonist is a character, group of characters, or institution, that represents the opposition against which the protagonist must contend...
.
- Terence: (voiced by Jesse McCartneyJesse McCartneyJesse McCartney is an American singer-songwriter, actor and voice actor. McCartney achieved fame in the late 1990s on the daytime drama All My Children as JR Chandler. He later joined boy band Dream Street, and eventually branched out into a solo musical career...
in the films) Terence is a dust-talent sparrowman, who hands out pixie dust to other fairies each day so they may do their magic, and is calm and kind. He has a strong crush on Tinker Bell, which she is unaware of.
- Queen Clarion: (voiced by Anjelica HustonAnjelica HustonAnjelica Huston is an American actress. Huston became the third generation of her family to win an Academy Award, for her performance in 1985's Prizzi's Honor, joining her father, director John Huston, and grandfather, actor Walter Huston. She later was nominated in 1989 and 1990 for her acting in...
in the films) Queen Clarion is the Never Fairies' leader, wise and dignified. Her ultimate concern is the health and well-being of her subjects. Sometimes, she is called Queen Ree or just Ree. She might possess every fairy talent.
Novels
At the opening of the 2005 Bologna International Children's Book FairBologna Children's Book Fair
The Bologna Children's Book Fair or La fiera del libro per ragazzi is the leading professional fair for children's books in the world.Since 1963, it is held yearly for four days in March or April in Bologna, Italy...
, the Walt Disney Company revealed its plan to introduce a children’s illustrated novel for girls 6–10 years of age.
Disney Fairies debuted September 2005, when Disney Publishing Worldwide
Disney Publishing Worldwide
Disney Publishing Worldwide is the publishing group controlled by The Walt Disney Company. Its imprints include Disney Editions, Hyperion Books for Children and Disney Press. Through this group, Disney gets the royalties for any kind of licensed publication. The current President is R...
unveiled the novel Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg, written by Newbery Honor-winning author Gail Carson Levine
Gail Carson Levine
Gail Carson Levine is an American author of young adult books. Her first novel, Ella Enchanted, received a Newbery Honor in 1998.-Early life:...
. The book's illustrations were inspired by the tradition and craft of early twentieth century European children's book illustration. It was released in 45 countries and 32 languages with a US$1 million marketing and publicity campaign. It became a New York Times bestseller and has already sold over 1 million copies worldwide
The story begins in Fairy Haven/Pixie Hollow, located in the heart of Never Land. Prilla, who is a brand-new fairy, born of a baby's laugh, arrives in Never Land and discovers that she has no talent for any of the fairy avocations. Tinker Bell takes Prilla to see Mother Dove, but before the wise bird can advise Prilla, Never Land is shaken by a terrible hurricane. Mother Dove is thrown off her nest, and her precious egg, which holds all the secrets of Neverland, is shattered. Immediately, all those who live in Never Land begin to age. The island's only hope is for some brave fairies to take the egg pieces to Kyto the dragon
Dragon
A dragon is a legendary creature, typically with serpentine or reptilian traits, that feature in the myths of many cultures. There are two distinct cultural traditions of dragons: the European dragon, derived from European folk traditions and ultimately related to Greek and Middle Eastern...
and ask him to restore it with his fiery breath.
The book was followed in 2007 by a sequel, entitled Fairy Haven and the Quest for the Wand. Another sequel, "Fairies and the Quest for Never Land", was released in 2010.
In the Year of a Million Dreams celebration, book stores released a form submitting a fairy character. The winner is said to be put in his/her own fairy's book.
Chapter books
Random HouseRandom House
Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
has published a series of chapter book
Chapter book
A chapter book is a story book intended for intermediate readers, generally age 7-10. Unlike picture books for younger readers, a chapter book tells the story primarily through prose, rather than pictures. Unlike books for older readers, chapter books contain plentiful illustrations...
s under the banner "Tales of Pixie Hollow".
- The Trouble with Tink ~ by Kiki Thorpe
- Vidia and the Fairy Crown ~ by Laura Driscoll
- Beck and the Great Berry Battle ~ by Laura Driscoll
- Fairy Haven and the Quest for the Wand ~ by Gail Carson Levine
- Lily's Pesky Plant ~ by Kirsten Larsen
- Rani in the Mermaid Lagoon ~ by Lisa Papademetriou
- Fairies and the Quest for Never Land ~ by Gail Carson Levine
- Fira and the Full Moon ~ by Gail Herman
- A Masterpiece for Bess ~ by Lara Bergen
- Prilla and the Butterfly Lie ~ by Kitty Richards
- Tink, North of Never Land ~ by Kiki Thorpe
- Beck Beyond the Sea ~ by Kimberly Morris
- Dulcie's Taste of Magic ~ by Gail Herman
- Silvermist and the Ladybug Curse ~ by Gail Herman
- Fawn and the Mysterious Trickster ~ by Laura Driscoll
- Rosetta's Daring Day ~ by Lisa Papademetriou
- Iridessa, Lost at Sea ~ by Lisa Papademetriou
- Queen Clarion's Secret ~ by Kimberly Morris
- Myka Finds Her Way ~ by Gail Herman
- Tinker Bell Takes Charge ~ by Eleanor Fremont (included in Tinker Bell: Two Pirate Tales, published separately by HarperCollinsHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
) - Lily in Full Bloom ~ by Laura Driscoll
- Rani and the Three Treasures ~ by Kimberly Morris (included in Rani: Two Friendship Tales, published separately by HarperCollinsHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
) - Vidia Meets Her Match ~ by Kiki Thorpe
- Art Lessons for Bess ~ by Amy Vincent (included in Bess: Two Colorful Tales)
- Four Clues for Rani ~ by Catherine Daly
- Trill Changes Her Tune ~ by Gail Herman
- Tink in a Fairy Fix ~ by Kiki Thorpe
- Rosetta's Dress Mess ~ by Laura Driscoll
- Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg ~ by Gail Carson Levine
Step Into Reading books
- The Great Fairy Race (Step 3)
- A Fairy Tale (Step 3)
- A Game of Hide-and-Seek (Step 3)
- Tink's Treasure Hunt (Step 3)
- Beck's Bunny Secret (Step 3)
- Vidia Takes Charge (Step 3)
- The Fairy Berry Bake-Off (Step 4)
- Pixie Hollow Paint Day (Step 4)
- A Dozen Fairy Dresses (Step 4)
- A Fairy Frost (Step 4)
Other books
- In the Realm of the Never Fairies: The Secret World of Pixie Hollow ~ by Monique Peterson. (Contains information about Pixie Hollow.)
- Mysterious Messages ~ by Tennant Redbank
- Prilla's Prize ~ by Lisa Papademetriou
- Secret Fairy Homes
- A Poem for Tink - Terence writes a secret poem about Tinker Bell and in the end she receives it.
- The Disappearing Sun
- The Shell Gift
- Fairies in Flight ~ by Posner
Disney Fairies Magazine
In June 2006, EgmontEgmont Publishing
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Magazines launched a new monthly magazine for girls for 5–9 years old, produced by The Walt Disney Company Italia, S.p.A. and published in Italy a couple of months prior to the Egmont translations. The magazine, entitled Fairies, began with an initial print of 110,000 copies and a cover price of £1.99. The magazine's content is centered around Tinker Bell, and her fairy friends from the Pixie Hollow. Each issue features a collectable pull-out story, games, puzzles, posters and colouring pages. Fairies Magazine has been launched in Italy
Italy
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, Malaysia, Singapore
Singapore
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, Poland
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, Russia
Russia
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, Spain
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, the Nordic countries
Nordic countries
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, Portugal
Portugal
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, Germany
Germany
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, and Benelux
Benelux
The Benelux is an economic union in Western Europe comprising three neighbouring countries, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. These countries are located in northwestern Europe between France and Germany...
.
Merchandising
In addition to the Published work, The Walt Disney Company provides support for the Disney Fairies across all business units. The campaign includes The Disney Fairies Website, where visitors can explore and discover information about the Disney Fairies. The website allows users to learn about the fairies, create a fairy, visit the Pixie Hollow, and explore related merchandise.Disney Consumer Products have also produced a line of dolls and role play assortments. The first Disney Fairies Products were a series of 10-inch dolls, which were a Disney store exclusive in January 2006. Since then, Playmates Toys Inc teamed up with Disney in October 2005 to design and produce a line of toys for the Disney Fairies, which will include 3.5" small dolls, 8" fashion dolls, playsets & activity sets with DVDs and collectible story cards. Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg was the inspiration for the line of toys. Disney Consumer Products launched a wide variety of Disney Fairies branded items, consisting of everything from apparel to stationery.
Film series
A computer-animatedComputer animation
Computer animation is the process used for generating animated images by using computer graphics. The more general term computer generated imagery encompasses both static scenes and dynamic images, while computer animation only refers to moving images....
feature film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
, Tinker Bell
Tinker Bell (film)
Tinker Bell is a 2008 computer animated film based on the Disney Fairies franchise produced by DisneyToon Studios. It revolves around Tinker Bell, a fairy character created by J. M. Barrie in his play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, and featured in the 1953 Disney animated film, Peter...
was developed by DisneyToon Studios
DisneyToon Studios
DisneyToon Studios is an American animation studio owned by The Walt Disney Company, responsible for producing direct-to-video and occasional theatrical films for Walt Disney Studios....
, and released on DVD
DVD
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and Blu-ray
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by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on October 28, 2008. They also announced four other direct-to-DVD sequels to follow this film, also digitally animated:
- Tinker Bell and the Lost TreasureTinker Bell and the Lost TreasureTinker Bell and the Lost Treasure is a 2009 computer animated film based on the Disney Fairies franchise, produced by DisneyToon Studios, and a Chapter Book, "Tink, North of Neverland". It is a sequel to the 2008 film, Tinker Bell, and revolves around Tinker Bell, a fairy character created by J. M...
(October 27, 2009) - Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy RescueTinker Bell and the Great Fairy RescueTinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue is an computer animated film based on the Disney Fairies franchise, produced by DisneyToon Studios. It is the sequel to the 2009 film, Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure and revolves around Tinker Bell, a fairy character created by J. M...
(September 21, 2010) - Pixie Hollow Games (November 19, 2011)
- Secret of the Wings (Fall, 2012)
Theme park attractions
In October 2008, two Pixie Hollow locations opened at Disney Parks. One opened at Disneyland near the MatterhornMatterhorn Bobsleds
The Matterhorn Bobsleds or the Matterhorn is an attraction composed of two intertwining steel roller coasters, which opened in 1959 at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. It is modeled after the Matterhorn, a mountain in the Swiss Alps...
in the area where Ariel's Grotto
Ariel's Grotto
Ariel's Grotto is a meet-and-greet area at several Disney parks based on The Little Mermaid, as well as a restaurant in Disney California Adventure Park....
was formerly located, and the other at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom
Magic Kingdom
Magic Kingdom Park is one of four theme parks at the Walt Disney World Resort located near Orlando, Florida. The first park built at the resort, Magic Kingdom opened Oct. 1, 1971. Designed and built by WED Enterprises, the park's layout and attractions are similar to Disneyland in Anaheim, California...
in Mickey's Toontown Fair. Another version opened at Hong Kong Disneyland
Hong Kong Disneyland
Hong Kong Disneyland is located on reclaimed land in Penny's Bay, Lantau Island. It is the first theme park located inside the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and is owned and managed by the Hong Kong International Theme Parks. The park opened to visitors on 12 September 2005...
on January 21, 2011 as one of the festivities to celebrate the park's 5th anniversary. At these Pixie Hollow locations, guests have the opportunity to meet and greet Tinker Bell and other fairies from the franchise, as well as dine with them.
The Magic Kingdom location closed in February 2011 as part of the ongoing Fantasyland expansion. A larger Pixie Hollow area was included in the original plans for the expansion, but they have since been abandoned. On July 28, 2011, Tinkerbell and her fairy friends returned to the Magic Kingdom in "Tinkerbell's Magical Nook", located at the Adventureland Veranda.
Online game
Pixie Hollow is an MMOG created by The Walt Disney CompanyThe Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
and released September 8, 2008. The basic version of the game is free to play online. The website is based partly on the Disney fairy books written by Gail Carson Levine
Gail Carson Levine
Gail Carson Levine is an American author of young adult books. Her first novel, Ella Enchanted, received a Newbery Honor in 1998.-Early life:...
. Players with free accounts can create up to three female fairies or male Sparrow Men avatars
Avatar (computing)
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who each come with a small selection of furnishings to decorate a virtual room. Basic accounts can make friends with other players and have access to both 'speed' chat with pre-selected phrases and full chat where they are able to type their own messages. They can also play various "Talent Games," or fairy themed mini-games, found in the various meadows and forests of Pixie Hollow. While playing, the player can pick up leaves, seeds and flowers which are the currency for buying items in the game. Players also play games and visit places to earn badges that they can see in their "leaf journal," which also serves as a handbook and inventory. Players can purchase Disney Fairy themed toys to receive extras in game,such as a virtual butterfly or clothing, and a monthly, semi-annual or annual membership allows access to additional features, such as the ability to make or buy additional clothes and furniture for the player's avatar and buy furniture to decorate a virtual room. Though the website is geared towards young girls, on April 22, 2010, the game introduced a male character named Slate; he is referred to as a "Sparrow Man" rather than a male fairy.
Postage stamps
A series of ten postage stamps were issued by Japan PostJapan Post
was a government-owned corporation in Japan, that existed from 2003–2007, offering postal and package delivery services, banking services, and life insurance. It had over 400,000 employees and ran 24,700 post offices throughout Japan and was the nation's largest employer. One third of all Japanese...
in 2006. Each stamp has a face value of 80 JPY, and they were distributed in a hardcover case, including some information about the Fairies. The stamps could be ordered at some post offices in Japan, and were delivered by mail to a Japanese postal address.