Waking Tinkerbell getting out of hand?

[Laurajean1014]

It is certain that the teenager acted inappropriately, especially that she was given a chance to participate. I do not have a teenager yet, and now I am starting to feel the pressure build.....

 

[Disneyglobegirl]

The fact is I can see her being totally overwhelm by the castle and us missing it because of that. I don't want to rush that moment when she REALIZES that she's at DISNEY WORLD! This is just an extra piece of magic I can try to add to her once in a lifetime WISH trip. She could have wished for anything. She could have wished to go to another country. She could have wished to go to Washington DC and meet the president, she could have wished to have a shopping spree. She could have wished to meet someone famous. She wished to MEET Tinkerbelle. I don't think she realizes that we can't make that wish come true. There's not someone in the parks dressed up that she can go hug. /tangent. Anyways what I'm saying is I'd like to make it so that DD has this oppertunity.

Reyasmom - I think you should definately try to go for it! Also as others have suggested try calling or once you get there ask the CM's about it , as I have read that they will allow more than one waking for those that have WISH trips. Also make sure that she looks through the Keyhole in the Chest of drawers in the shop - she will see Tink through the key hole - just make sure the lights are twinkling through the shop and you will see them on the mirror to the chest - if you do not see Tink in the drawer ask a CM when the best time to see her is . I hope that you have a wonderful trip with lots of magic!

 

[Laurajean1014]

Reyasmom - I think you should definately try to go for it! Also as others have suggested try calling or once you get there ask the CM's about it , as I have read that they will allow more than one waking for those that have WISH trips. Also make sure that she looks through the Keyhole in the Chest of drawers in the shop - she will see Tink through the key hole - just make sure the lights are twinkling through the shop and you will see them on the mirror to the chest - if you do not see Tink in the drawer ask a CM when the best time to see her is . I hope that you have a wonderful trip with lots of magic!

Wonderful suggestion.

Reyasmom - if you are staying on WDW property, talk to the Guest Relations people and have them call or give you a contact at MK Guest Relations. Maybe your KTTW has WISH on it and they can confirm this and grant your daughter's wish. If I was WDW, I would do this.

 

[Reyasmom]

Wonderful suggestion.

Reyasmom - if you are staying on WDW property, talk to the Guest Relations people and have them call or give you a contact at MK Guest Relations. Maybe your KTTW has WISH on it and they can confirm this and grant your daughter's wish. If I was WDW, I would do this.

at Give Kids the World. It's a resort in Kissimmee for WISH kids. I'm not sure what KTTW is.

 

[k_k_100]

unless she is 18 a teenager *is* still a child (as evidenced by her pouting LOL) and if she was there first she shoul get a chance. I didn't see it so I don't know what her behavior was like but like I said she's a child too....

I must agree with flminivanmama, unless she is over 18, she is still a child. If she was there first, she should have been allowed to wake up Tinkerbell!

Can't there be some things that are reserved for young children? There are so many things they cannot do. While the teenager is enjoying splash mountain, soarin, etc. the little kids just have to wait. If Disney chooses to have a young child wake tink that is their call. An older "child" should not behave like a little brat and throw a fit.

At Disney we can all become princesses again - we should just not become spoiled princesses !

 

[jsmla]

Can't there be some things that are reserved for young children? There are so many things they cannot do. While the teenager is enjoying splash mountain, soarin, etc. the little kids just have to wait. If Disney chooses to have a young child wake tink that is their call. An older "child" should not behave like a little brat and throw a fit.

At Disney we can all become princesses again - we should just not become spoiled princesses !

Very well said! DD went to WDW many times before she was able to enjoy the more spectacular things Disney has to offer. Now that she's 17 she wouldn't dream of depriving a young child of waking Tink. I do think that the boys should be given an equal chance though. DD certainly got her chance at the Sword in the Stone ceremony.

Jennifer

 

[BostonRob]

Anybody here that suggest than an activity like this should be reserved for the first person there, regardless of age, needs a reality slap. We're talking about playing 'make believe' - this is appropriate for young children only.

I don't blame the teenage who flipped out because teenagers are prone to that sort of thing - perhaps her parents should have set her expectations a bit differently. But any adult here, who would take the opportunity to 'wake Tink' from a young child and do it themselves, needs to take a close look at themself.

 

[mom2cinderella]

Anybody here that suggest than an activity like this should be reserved for the first person there, regardless of age, needs a reality slap.

On our vacation last fall, dd (then 4.5 y.o.) got to be Princess of the Day at the PSB, got to do a stick pony race before SADCT parade (and "won" fp to Splash Mtn!) and got to participate in the FOTLK show - no teens or adults were chosen for any of these. There are *plenty* of things geared toward small children. There are childless adults who LOVE Disney - why can't they get a sprinkling of pixie dust? I have young children, and *I* am getting tired of hearing that adults should give their spaces to children getting autographs, adults should give their spaces so children can see the parade, etc etc.

JMHO

Michele

 

[39CINDERELLA]

THE MAGIC IS NOT JUST FOR THE "CHILDREN" WE ALL GO TO WDW FOR THE FANTASY OF MAGIC/FAIRYTALE

MY DD14 WOULD LOVE TO DO THIS

 

[faeflora]

Ok, as a married adult with no children, I love getting the characters autographs or going to a charachter meal. I have a pretty serious life and need time to just get away from it all and go to fantasyland. That said, most if not all of the time I try to make sure that the young children get the autographs first. I am a big tink fan but if it came down to me or the cute little girls who is about to burst at the opportunity to wake tink hands down it would be the little girl or boy that would get the opportunity. Not to mention I get great joy out of seeing the kids in WDW beam with excitement as they see Mickey or Minnie for the first or 200th time. Life is to short to have a negative experience at WDW.

 

[BostonRob]

THE MAGIC IS NOT JUST FOR THE "CHILDREN" WE ALL GO TO WDW FOR THE FANTASY OF MAGIC/FAIRYTALE

MY DD14 WOULD LOVE TO DO THIS

I never the magic is just for the children. There's plenty of magic to go around. I said running around a store with a 'magic' wand shouting 'Wakeup Tink' to a flashlight is for the children.

 

[Karibeth19]

This is really the crux of the issue: Avoiding the negativity. And it is a shame when we have to choose a lesser negativity (abstaining from an attraction) to avoid a greater negativity (inconsiderate guests). I don't want to sound like a yogi here, but shouldn't we all seek ways to eliminate negativity, rather than resigning ourselves to trading off one for another?

I totally agree with that! We had a little bit of a different problem, on our last trip. We went to Toontown for the rope drop at 10 am, and took the "secret" pathway between Space Mountain and Toontown, so we wouldn't have to stand with the crowds at the main entrance by the tea cups. We were the only ones at the rope by the Toontown train station, and we were right across from the Judge's Tent, where all the characters are. Right before time for the ropes to drop, out come Snow White, Cinderella, and Aurora, and my DD is calling to them and waving at them, and they are smiling and waving back. I knew that the princesses took kids by the hand and let them help open the tent, so, when they finally drop the rope, I told my DD to go see if she could find a princess. She starts walking towards them (not running, because we've told her not to run), and is almost there, when the rest of the crowd from the main entrance starts to catch up to us. All of a sudden, about 4 or 5 mothers come RUNNING (full speed!) past my DD to get to the princesses (a couple nearly running her over!). The kicker was, their DD's weren't even with them! They were still a good 10-20 feet behind us, because the mothers had run off so fast! Fortunately, Snow White had her eye on my DD, and walked past a mom (that was yelling at her daughter to hurry up) to grab her hand. We have this all on video and it is amazing to watch! How grown women could push past a 7 year old, who was being a good girl and not running like her parents told her not to, and who was truly the first one there, is just incredible to me. If that had been us, I certainly would not have pushed past a little girl to "save" a princess for my DD!

 

[ksoehrlein]

I haven't read through the whole thread, but on DD's bday, I was guilty of some of the bad behaviors -- and didn't even know it! Here's the story:

We had an 8:05 breakfast at CRT. Afterward, I told DD that I "just wanted to look" in Tinker Bell's Treasures. I knew not to get her hopes up about waking Tink just in case she was already up. The door to the shop was wide open, so we strolled right in. While she browsed, I quietly asked a CM if DD could wake up Tink. Well, the rope hadn't yet dropped, and the CM acted a little as if we had snuck into the shop on purpose. I apologized, saying that we were at breakfast and never went under any rope to get from CRT to the shop; plus the shop door was wide open. She pointed out the other door, where I looked toward the castle and saw about 10 families waiting behind (you guessed it) a rope. Oops!

We walked back, only to see the rope drop when we were 3 feet away from it. I glanced at the group, but no one was headed in the direction of Tinker Bell's Treasures, so we walked right back in. The CM still acted a little as if we had cheated somehow, and I can't really blame her -- I'm sure other families have purposely barged in like we did accidentally. And I'm sure it's more fun for the CM's to ask a child instead of having a mom ask them, but in the end DD did get to wake Tink after all. (Of course, I was so busy taking pictures that I never did see that little pixie!) Even after the light show was over, there were still no other families in or near the shop, and I felt much better about my accidental cheating to be first in line.

 

[jswalker1981]

I totally agree. I would love to wake up Tink just because it is a neat thing to do, but I am 24, and I know how much that means to kids. I would much rather find a paintbrush, but I do know that there are some kids that would appreciate it more than I would.

 

[RachelTori]

What GREAT pictures! That, to me, is what WDW and the *Disney Magic* is all about!

 

[C.Ann]

Hmmmm...not sure what the solution is here, but I did want to address the behavior of the teenager involved..

Pouting and throwing a fit - huh? Hmmmm.. Could it possibly be a "learned" behavior? How many adults have come on these boards - "pouting and throwing a fit" - because their luggage didn't arrive in their room on time; there were no EMH's the dates they were there; they didn't get any towel animals in their room; they didn't get a post card with a pin number attached; someone accidentally bumped into them with a stroller; someone stepped in front of them at the parade; the bus stop for their resort was among the last and they had to wait for the next bus; someone got off the tram and didn't move out of their way before unfolding their stroller; a smoker had the audacity to be smoking in the designated area; someone didn't gulp down their food and chug their beverage so they could free up a table for dining; someone left their towel on an unattended chair at the pool; AP codes came out but general codes didn't; Florida residents felt slighted when they didn't receive a perk that someone else did; someone kept their child out too late and the child was tired;...

And the list goes on and on.. Everyone has their little annoyances while in Disney World (including me), but when adults start behaving like children - getting absolutely furious over things that simply aren't all that important in the grand scheme of things - kids and teenagers alike are going to mimic that behavior..

Personally, I would have liked to be a "fly on the wall" to see how her parents would have reacted to this situation.. Something tells me you would have seen more than one fit going on......

 

[kupperman]

Ok, as a married adult with no children, I love getting the characters autographs or going to a charachter meal. I have a pretty serious life and need time to just get away from it all and go to fantasyland. That said, most if not all of the time I try to make sure that the young children get the autographs first. I am a big tink fan but if it came down to me or the cute little girls who is about to burst at the opportunity to wake tink hands down it would be the little girl or boy that would get the opportunity. Not to mention I get great joy out of seeing the kids in WDW beam with excitement as they see Mickey or Minnie for the first or 200th time. Life is to short to have a negative experience at WDW.

Very well said!

 

[Karibeth19]

What GREAT pictures! That, to me, is what WDW and the *Disney Magic* is all about!

Thanks! I totally agree!

 

[SuperGurl]

Not necessarily though. There are a lot of teenagers that are still bratty and will pitch a fit if they don't get their way.

My step daughter is 14 and she's definately bratty! I just don't understand teens today. I was never bratty.

 

[bigcrit]

Disneyglobegirl - Was this on May 22nd? If so the 2 young girls were my daughters. My fast twin made it through the door to Tinklerbells Treasures first. The two 13 - 15 year olds ran in after her. The CM was in the back so while my daughter ran to the counter where you wake Tink the 2 teens ran to the clerk in the back. When the CM came out she had no idea who was first. The 2 teens claimed tro be first . I turned to the teens parents and said "you know she was first" they agreed and told their daughters to calm down. They were very nice about it but the 2 teens were less than gracious.

Your right though it is out of hand. Our first time trying to wake Tink we met a family who had been at the gate since 7AM to wake Tink Their 5 year old was so cute waking tink and waving that little wand. You should have seen her eyes when the pixie dust sparkled .That's why it's for little kids!