Originally Posted By jbkuchon I have heard rumors of a possible Tinkerbell dark ride coming to Disneyland, has anyone heard anything concrete about this?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros There have been rumors about building one in the old Motor Boat area since before they built the Tink meet and greet in the spot that was once occupied by Ariel. Since the movies and merchandise haven't been selling as much as they would have liked (they're still doing healthy business, it's just not the next Princess/Cars/Pirates franchise like they were hoping), I don't think we'll see them building it. If you really want to see Tinkerbell in a darkride, she can be found daily on Peter Pan (though you won't find Silvermist, Rosetta, Fawn, and Iradessa).
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Tink's friends from the movies. Their diverse backgrounds seem to make great merchandise opportunities. What a strange coindidence...
Originally Posted By jbkuchon Ferret I go on Peter Pan everytime I go to the park at least a few times(which is about once a year or less) and I'm trying to remember where she appears in the ride but I can't remember, she must be small, huh?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros She's on the left side of the boats, just after you pass Captain Hook and Peter dueling on the ship. She has her wand in her hand and you see the boat begin to turn into gold, like at the end of the film. If you're sitting in the right side, it would probably be pretty difficult to see her. I'm not sure if she appears anywhere else in the attraction, but I think that's the only place.
Originally Posted By jbkuchon Oh well that explains it, I always sit on the right side because my kids are suppose to go in the car first.
Originally Posted By mousermerf Boo, hiss, no Tinkerbell ride! The sad fact is that Disney's research arm will see this thread and go "Oo, interest in a Tinkerbell ride!" and ignore the dozens of other times we've all said that Tinkerbell's friends seem like a blatant marketing ploy we're not particularly interested in seeing developed in the parks as a whole.
Originally Posted By ni_teach The dark ride may not happen. The reason is that the Tinkerbell movie and toys are not making the money that Disney wanted. I'm sure that they will go ahead and finish the movies in the pipeline, but my feeling is that they may hold off on big ticket items such as dark rides for now.
Originally Posted By jbkuchon I'm surprised they brought a Tinkerbell story line of movies straight to DVD. They should have made them better and brought them to the theater. When it's straight to video that tells you it's not as good as a theater movie and a lot of people may not have bothered with it because of that.
Originally Posted By oc_dean Per Al Lutz: "But again, the push for expansion is not just bringing back rides that used to exist, but opening up new areas of the park with big E Tickets that soak up growing crowds. The plan to add a Tinker Bell-themed dark ride in the old Motorboat Cruise area is officially still in the mix, but no one in TDA is really counting on that one dark ride since the Pixie franchise hasn't taken off as strongly as once hoped,....." Unless someone else in the internet community has any insider info .. sounds like the Tinkerbell plan may have lost some steam .. but is still a consideration.
Originally Posted By jbkuchon I think having multiple big E ticket rides brought in new to the park would be great. Just what it needs to help control the crowds a bit. I'm sorry, no matter how much I enjoy riding Splash Mountain, I will never wait an hour to ride it.
Originally Posted By ni_teach jbkuchon said: I'm surprised they brought a Tinkerbell story line of movies straight to DVD. They should have made them better and brought them to the theater. They were going for the younger audience and theater or home does not seem to matter to them. So it is cheaper to make it for DVD.
Originally Posted By tashajilek " think having multiple big E ticket rides brought in new to the park would be great. Just what it needs to help control the crowds " I think it could actually make the park more crowded. People who havent been to the parks in a long while will travel again to see new shows and attractions. As far as the crowds go i think we are forever doomed.
Originally Posted By jbkuchon Well maybe initially it would make the crowds worse, but after the newness wore off then at least it would give more area for the crowds to spread out it. I know the crowds are an inevitable part of Disneyland, I just hate when all the good rides are an hour wait, I mean who wants to wait an hour with kids whining the whole way that they are hot and tired?
Originally Posted By leemac <<the Pixie franchise hasn't taken off as strongly as once hoped,.....">> I love comments like that - lets review the facts: Over $850m of worldwide sales of Disney Fairies product since '05 Over 575 books globally selling over 18m units Disney Fairies magazine have sold 7.5m units 17m unique avatars at DisneyFairies.com Tinker Bell was the #1 DTV release in '08 (something like 3.5m units in North America alone) That is zero to $850m in four years. It may not be the same as Disney Princesses which has done $4bn of business since its official launch in '00 but it is a business that never existed before. I'm not sure by whose measure that the Disney Fairies franchise hasn't been successful.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo >>>Over $850m of worldwide sales of Disney Fairies product since '05<<< shame when we bought the treehouse and dolls last Christmas, they were broken before New Year. >>>Tinker Bell was the #1 DTV release in '08 (something like 3.5m units in North America alone)<<< Santa put his order in as a pre-release, then the Disney Channel put it on TV before Santa could deliver the present. Though the 2 movies are cute and quite enjoyable, we will not be stung again.
Originally Posted By jbkuchon I still think they should have released them in the theater and made them better. I think it would have increased sales.
Originally Posted By mousermerf I smell sour grapes... I think it's fairly easy to look at a franchise attempt that has a small fraction of sales in 4 years compared to a behemoth that has had billions in 10 years and says "Gee, growth is not exponential and will not meet that same level in 6 more years, and thus this Fairy crap we're trying to push is just that: crap." Even the raving FanMom is saying they should have "made them better."
