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The Magic Behind Tinkerbell
Many believe that Tinkerbell – the fairy who appears in the 1953 Disney’ Peter Pan movie – is a creation of The Walt Disney Company. Not so. Tinkerbell is a character that was created almost half a century before the Peter Pan movie was released.
Tinkerbell, whose name is often abbreviated to Tink, is a fictional character that first appeared in a 1904 play by J M Barrie and later in a novel he wrote entitled Peter and Wendy that was published in 1911.
Tinkerbell was described by J M Barrie as a fairy who mended kettles and metal pots and pans just like an actual tinker would. Her dialogue in the play and also later in the novel is made up of the sounds of a tinkling bell, which is understandable only to those familiar with the language of the fairi. Though often ill-tempered and somewhat vindictive (for example she coaxes the Lost Boys to shoot arrows at Wendy), at other times she is helpful and kind to Peter. The extremes in her personality are explained by J M Barrie in the story as being due to the fact that her small fairy size prevents her from holding more than one feeling at a time, so when she is angry she has no counterbalance such as compassion or kindness.
At first Tinkerbell was only a supporting character described by J M Barrie as “a common fairy”, however – following her success in Disney’s Peter Pan when children the world over fell in love with her animated incarnation, Tinkerbell has become a widely recognized as the unofficial mascot of The Walt Disney Company and recently as the centerpiece of its Disney Fairies media franchise including the direct-to-DVD film Tinker Bell.
Tinker Bell was originally part of the Disney Princess franchise but she was removed from this in 2005 to take her place as the central character of the new Disney Fairies franchise. At Disneyland, a Pixie Hollow meet-and-greet area opened in 2008, where guests are able to interact with Tinker Bell and her companions.
Tinkerbell has fans the world over and many websites are dedicated to this delicate yet mischeivous fairy. For example at sites like Fairy Coloring Pages you’ll find the best color in Tinkerbell
Interestingly, the copyright to the Tinkerbell character is owned by the Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, England. A bronze sculpture of Tinkerbell is located in the hospital’s grounds to commemorate the fact that the Scottish born J M Barrie bequeathed the copyright to the character to the children’s hospital upon his death in 1937.
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Childrens Christmas Stocking Holidays Decorations Disney Tinkerbell Fairies Kids $5.75 |
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15 DISNEY FAIRIES PIXIE DUST Stickers #114 – FREE SHIP $2.00 |
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Thermos Funtainer Bottle, Tinkerbell $15.99 Thermos Funtainer Bottle – TinkerbellSince inventing the vacuum bottle more than 100 years ago, Thermos innovations have become an essential part of American life. Whether you’re packing a school lunch, going to practice or a game, on a family outing, or relaxing at home, the Thermos Funtainer bottle is the most dependable way to keep your child’s beverages colder and fresher for longer. BPA free … |
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Nordic Ware Pro Cast Castle Bundt Pan $20.00 This magical castle pan from NordicWare’s Platinum baking series is an imaginative addition to the company’s novelty bundt collection. Featuring a great door with a stone entryway, tall corner towers, and high fortress walls (a clever disguise for the center tube), the pan transforms 10 cups of cake batter into a realistic medieval building. What a fun cake shape for a birthday boy! Bakers will lo… |
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Thermos Funtainer Food Jar, Tinkerbell $14.55 Thermos Funtainer Food Jar – TinkerbellFor fresh and healthy meals on-the-go, you can’t beat a genuine Thermos food jar to keep salads, fruit or other cold foods icy fresh until it’s time to eat. With TherMax vacuum insulation, this food jar will also keep soup piping hot. Made from BPA free materials and easy to clean, it’s a great way to make sure your child’s meals and lunches are as healthy an… |
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Tangled (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo) $17.88 Disney presents a new twist on one of the most hilarious and hair-raising tales ever told. Your whole family will get tangled up in the fun, excitement and adventure of this magical motion picture.When the kingdom’s most wanted – and most charming – bandit Flynn Rider hides in a mysterious tower, the last thing he expects to find is Rapunzel, a spirited teen with an unlikely superpower – 70 feet … |
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Sleeping Beauty (Two-Disc Platinum Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo + BD Live) [Blu-ray] $31.64 Disney’s 1959 animated effort was the studio’s most ambitious to date, a widescreen spectacle boasting a gorgeous waltz-filled score adapting Tchaikovsky. In the 14th century, the malevolent Maleficent (not dissimilar to the wicked Queen in Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs taunts a king that his infant Aurora will fatally prick her finger on a spinning wheel before sundown on her 16th birt… |
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Pinocchio (Two-Disc 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo + BD Live) [Blu-ray] $35.99 This Disney masterpiece from 1940 will hold up forever precisely because it doesn’t restrain or temper the most elementalemotions and themes germane to its story. Based on the Collodi tale about a wooden puppet who wants to become a real boy, Pinocchio is among the most magical, mythical, and frightening films to come from the studio in its long history. A number of scenes make permanent impressio… |
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RoomMates RMK1470SCS Disney Princess Peel & Stick Wall Decals with Gems $9.24 … |
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RoomMates RMK1493SCS Disney Fairies Wall Decals with Glitter Wings $9.35 Number of Wall Decals – 30 Wall Decal Dimensions – 4 sheets of 10″ x 18″ |
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RoomMates RMK1494GM Tinker Bell Giant Wall Decal with Glitter Wings $12.25 Does your room need a little Disney magic? Look no further! This giant wall decal of Tinker Bell is great for little girls who love her playful ways. The decal can be removed or repositioned at any time, and will never leave behind any sticky residue when removed. And since Tinker Bell’s wings are covered in glitter, she’s sure to look magical on any wall! For more magic…. |
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