Waking Tinkerbell getting out of hand?

[Disneyglobegirl]

I dunno...to me it just seems like all that pushing, running, shoving, complaining, etc makes it seem as though people are trying too hard to "make" that Disney magic happen. Pixie dust isn't something you can force. It's just something to be enjoyed and cherished when it does happen all on it's own.

You hit the nail on the head gingermom! These boards are great with all the tips and advice. We've always had wonderful trips because of the advice I have read on the boards - however we have never gone with the expectations of getting to do and see everything that we've read about - I think the best Magical Moments are the ones that happen unexpectedly.

 

[briebee]

someone please tell me where, when, and what this is?

 

[Disneyglobegirl]

someone please tell me where, when, and what this is?

It is at Tinkerbell's Treasure's giftshop in Fantasyland - it is really cute - If you are the first person to the giftshop at opening you can ask to wake up tink. the Cm will give the child a wand and they get to tap a box behind the counter and say Wake up Tinkerbell - Tink will wake up and fly through the shop - you do not actually see Tink , it is just some sparkling lights and bell sounds flying around the store. It is cute and the kids really enjoy it - however it is getting really popular and hard to do as you can see from this thread.

 

[miste76]

I don't think it should matter how old the person is. The first there should get to wake Tink.

I agree 100%... When I visit WDW, I am a kid again!!! A huge part of what makes WDW so magical is the fact that we ALL can be children again. At WDW, we get to forget about the day-to-day stresses and just become a child again, even if it's just for a few days!!!

 

[dgaston]

I would love to wake up Tinkerbell. I have almost an entire wardrobe of Tink shirts, especially ones that comment on her sassy attitude and framed Tink pins on my office wall. But I realize that at 54, I am not likely to be selected for that particular pixie dust (pun intended). Peter Pan was the first movie I saw and I remember loving to watch the old shows from Disneyland to watch Tink fly about and let us know what land the night's show was from.

I can empathize with that teen and I agree she also is a child. Even with a classic Tink attitude, pouting and all.

 

[mommykds]

We are going to try to have my kids wake up Tink when we got this fall BUT the kids know nothing about it. So if it happens, great..if not, they never need to know.

 

[Disney Doll]

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!

Call me crazy, but if my kid was 16 and there was a 7 year old standing there, I wouldn't expect my 16 year old to throw a fit about not being able to wake Tinkerbelle!

My guess is that if waking Tink continues to degenrate into a melee, then no one will be waking her anymore.

 

[bicker]

Was it a matter of throwing a fit about not being able to wake Tinkerbell? or rather a matter of throwing a fit for being first in queue but passed-over?

 

[mrsR123]

Was it a matter of throwing a fit about not being able to wake Tinkerbell? or rather a matter of throwing a fit for being first in queue but passed-over?

I fail to see a difference. I was a huge pixie dust fan at 16, but for pete's sake! I'd have let a little kid go first. Any kid of mine would be expected to do the same. What a spoiled brat, or so it seems. YMMV.

 

[bicker]

I fail to see a difference.

I agree with you that 16 is a bit old to be indignant about not getting to "wake Tink." However, it is not too old to be indignant about ending up on the short-end of overt unfairness. I've seen many adults who have a hard time swallowing their pride and accepting that.

 

[Laugh O. Grams]

Call me crazy, but if my kid was 16 and there was a 7 year old standing there, I wouldn't expect my 16 year old to throw a fit about not being able to wake Tinkerbelle!

Incredibly well said!!! Great...Walt Disney World makes everyone feel like a kid again, but come on!! I would think that most of us who are over the age of 12 would feel a bit foolish "waking Tinkerbell" if a small child wanted to do it, regardless of who was there first! I can't imagine a teenage girl, much less a 36 year old man getting upset 'cause "He was there first!"

 

[Reyasmom]

We're going in July for DD's Make a Wish trip. When Reya was asked what her wish would be she said she wanted to go to where the fairies lived. It took a while to get an actual wish that we could grant come out of her mouth. We had to ask her who her favorite fairy was. Naturally it was Tink. So she wished that she could meet Tinkerbell. Waking her up would be so very special for DD. Of course I won't tell her about it, but hope noone beats us to it! I think I could use some Pixie dust to make it happen!

Amanda

 

[SuperGurl]

Maybe that teenager was *special* and has a mentality of a younger child. That could explain the fit she was having.

 

[mom2cinderella]

Of course I won't tell her about it, but hope noone beats us to it! I think I could use some Pixie dust to make it happen!

I don't anything about Make-a-Wish vacations & WDW, but... is this something you could mention to your MAW coordinator? Even if she wasn't the first one there that day, maybe they could stage a "do-over" for your little fairy fan? Good luck and enjoy your trip!!!!

Michele

 

[epcotfan]

This kind of thing is typical of what happens when someone posts about some "Disney Magic" that happened to them on the internet. Everyone then expects they should get the same treatment or have an identical experience. Whether it be a room upgrade, birthday acknowledgement, etc... People seem to thing they can force these things to happen. It ruins the so called spontaneous "Disney magic."

 

[Sherrilatte]

I think whoever gets there first - child, teen, adult - should get to wake Tink and experience a little pixie dust on their vacation. What I don't like is the arguing/bickering/bad feelings that waking Tink is starting to provoke in people. We saw this last year on our vacation and I imagine it's only going to get worse.

Michele

Ditto!

 

[EsmeraldaX]

I think whoever gets there first - child, teen, adult - should get to wake Tink and experience a little pixie dust on their vacation. What I don't like is the arguing/bickering/bad feelings that waking Tink is starting to provoke in people. We saw this last year on our vacation and I imagine it's only going to get worse.

Michele

I agree.

 

[chop456]

Re. your MAW request, I thought I had read somewhere that they will wake Tink more than once a day... sometimes. I am sure she takes an afternoon nap and will need to be woke up to get ready for her evening flight

 

[MPLsDad]

My DS is a HUGE "Peter Pan and anything having to do with the movie" fan. When we were the first family there last year, they asked a girl that arrived just after us to wake Tink. My DS was a little angry but we want him to be a gentleman so we acquiesced and the little girl woke Tink. They really gear this toward little girls - not teens, not boys, which is a little unfair IMHO. Disney needs some boy oriented things and soon!

 

[Traveliz]

I agree with you that 16 is a bit old to be indignant about not getting to "wake Tink." However, it is not too old to be indignant about ending up on the short-end of overt unfairness. I've seen many adults who have a hard time swallowing their pride and accepting that.

I agree- I have read pages long threads about adults who have scoped out great seats for parades to have families come in and push their younger children ahead of those all ready in place -- same thing in my opinion - if we expect adults/teens not to be indignant about being first in line for something and being passed over then we need to be also willing to give up our good parade seats for those latecomers with children.

On the other hand - I keep all the special stuff to myself and try to time things on occasion to give the kids I travel with the possibility of being in the right place right time. They then think its all magic, luck of the draw and don't come to expect it yet I knew where to be.

And I have never been upset that we haven't been chosen for something ... it doesn't always work that way.


Liz