Wire from the Castle

[biz410]

The CM on my Keys tour said they call the building she's supposed to land on "Never-Ever Land" because she usually stops 20 feet short and has to scoot the rest of the way.

 

[JPS439]

We just got back. I'm not sure how long the wire has been there but does anyone know why there is a wire coming from the top of the castle down to the front of the park? I asked a couple of CM's, one said it so Cinderalla can get cable in her room the other didn't know.

Thanks

That is SO where Cinderella hangs her clothes out to dry!

 

[jewjubean]

Yep, its Prince Charmings ESPN cable.

 

[cbg1027]

The CM on my Keys tour said they call the building she's supposed to land on "Never-Ever Land" because she usually stops 20 feet short and has to scoot the rest of the way.

My friend told me that last time she watched Wishes, Tink got stuck around the halfway point and was just dangling in mid-air trying to scoot all the way down!

 

[Amber Leigh]

Tink needs to know which way to go, doesn't she? Thank goodness for the flight plan! I know we all would hate to see her fly into the fireworks instead of away from them o.o

However, there was this kid the last time I was at Wishes that was a little confused. See, he was was under the impression that Tink was using it for more then just a guide. I don't know why he thought that But he started screaming "It's a wire!!" at the top of his lungs.

And then his mom kicked him Look like she did it pretty hard too

 

[aubriee]

Out of earshot of my daughter though, I will say that I also got the scoop from the CM on the Keys to the Kingdom tour about the "Tinkerbells" and how they are basically pushed out a window and land on a mattress at the end of their flight! They supposedly get a full day's pay for their flight because it's so dangerous!

We were told the same thing on our KTTK tour along with the fact that she is actually a tiny delicate blonde 80lb Romanian gymnast. Then I came back here to find someone had posted a picture of Tinker Bill.

 

[floridianer]

Really like those plans too

Just for me it would be a GREEN area on the bridge from the Hub to fantasyland. Only the first few feet (until the "flight path") but for me it´s GREEN

 

[duffy]

May I ask WHEN Tinkerbell flies? We've always missed it.

Does she fly at the beginning of Wishes? The end? In the middle?

 

[floridianer]

Right at the beginning

 

[duffy]

Thank you.

 

[wdwpirates]

During MNSSHP, we overheard a mother telling her older children that the wire was for Cinderella to fly down during the fireworks. Correct story, wrong flyer!

LMAO!!! Now THAT I would pay to see!!!!!

 

[puffkin]

Her flying motion is designed to help get her down the entire cable because it gets pretty flat towards the end. Sometimes she does get stuck and then has to turn her lights off and pull herself down. Other times she may come in too fast and they stop her with a "mattress like device"

Apparently there is a VERY small weight window that she needs to fall in to do the flight, and it is always a woman (contrary to a popular internet photo). Wind conditions have to be just right as well. Very interesting!

 

[Robo]

Right at the beginning

Sorry, that's not quite the case.

In the previous MK shows (prior to Wishes,) Tink would fly before the fireworks began.

But, in Wishes, she has a specific place to fly DURING the show.

It's toward the front of the show, but many fireworks have gone off and we are into the show before she is given her "cue" in the soundtrack to fly.

BTW, she does not ALWAYS fly.
Due to poor weather conditions or other situations unknown to guests, Tink may not appear in the show.

The "cue" in the soundtrack is not specific enough that (if you don't know where it comes) you'd not know that the Tink performance was missing.

Here is a complete video recording of Wishes that I made with 6 camera
locations.

Tink's flight is featured just past the 2:30 mark in part 1.


Wishes (in 2 parts)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mdrj_yqyPjI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8g_G_5pfFQ

 

[mesaboy2]

Here is a complete video recording of Wishes that I made with 6 camera locations.

Only 6 locations? What, did you think you were on vacation or something?

 

[Jennasis]

On our KTTK tour we were told that Tink is a DUDE. The place where she takes off from is accessible only by climbing a wall and typically the guys have an easier time getting to it. So Tink...is a tiny man.

 

[Robo]

Only 6 locations? What, did you think you were on vacation or something?

Sorry for the slacking.

It was a short trip.

 

[Toad_Passenger]

Seriously? 3 pages of a tinkerbell flight thread, with no mention of TinkerBob? Boy the disers are starting to slack.

 

[mesaboy2]

On our KTTK tour we were told that Tink is a DUDE. The place where she takes off from is accessible only by climbing a wall and typically the guys have an easier time getting to it. So Tink...is a tiny man.

Yeah, I swear "she" is too whenever I get a good look at "her". My first post a few short weeks ago was on this very point. Robo might remember.... It doesn't matter, it's very cool either way.

 

[Robo]

On our KTTK tour we were told that Tink is a DUDE. The place where she takes off from is accessible only by climbing a wall and typically the guys have an easier time getting to it. So Tink...is a tiny man.

Tiny?

 

[ireland_nicole]

Tiny?

No wonder there's a full days pay involved