No offense to Tink lovers...in fact
I am a Tink lover, but I have to say I hope Disney NEVER does this.
Tinkerbell is a
fairy she is very small and flies around the parks spreading pixie dust, she is part of the magic and has her own mystery and should not be added to the Meet & Greet brigade IMHO. And I LOVE meeting characters, I just don't think Tink should be one of them.
Not to mention the fact, the few times I have seen "Giant Tink" (
Disneyland Christmas Parade and Pirates & Princess Party parade) she looked nothing like Tinkerbell and was wearing the absolute worst wig I have ever seen on a Disney character. That aside though, I just don't think there is a way to do her justice in a "big" version.
I do think though, a Tinkerbell meet would be cool if they don't Super Size her, maybe you would go into a Neverland-ish room where they could have her flying around somehow, landing on people's shoulders or in their hands for pictures. They could have her sprinkle pixie dust, maybe tug someone's hair, that kind of thing, it could be a very cool and very magical experience...as meeting Tinkerbell should be. Of course, not being an Imagineer I don't have any idea how to make any of that happen, but in seeing some of the cool stuff Disney has come up with lately (Turtle Talk, the new HM, ect..) I think this would be the far better way to go over sticking a person in a Tinkerbell costume and bad wig.
I know all this may sound silly and I know if they ever do a Tink meet, I don't have to go to it (and believe me I won't) but forget about me and think of the kids. Tink is magical and she is a very small fairy. When my 5 year old nephew saw Tink in the P&P parade he immediately said to me "Why is Tinkerbell so big?" and later when I asked him if he liked the parade he said, "Yeah, but not the big Tinkerbell." So I really think they should leave Tinkerbell alone, and let her stay a fairy, flying around the parks spreading magic and pixie dust.