Originally Posted By wonderingalice I love that whole sprinkling of pixie dust thing... Too fun! Sounds like they've set it up like Mickey and Minnie's houses in Toontown. That's okay with me. When the surroundings are neat, I don't mind the wait. And Tink looks very SASSY from the photo! Another question... Once it's "closed" as far as the meet-and-great goes, can you still walk through? I think it would be really beautiful after dark.
Originally Posted By -PLP- Hi wonderingalice.. after the area closes the queue is chained off but I saw plenty of guests still go over the chains and walk thru. I'll walk thru there tonite to see what it looks like after dark. I have a special fondness for the area because a personal friend of mine for several yrs. now did the conceptual models for it and one of them is in the photo link that is in a post in this thread. He was most recently working on the Fantasmic stuff for the re-opening on November 7. I'm really looking forward to having Fantasmic back.
Originally Posted By spacejockey Does anyone know what happed to the King Triton water fountain? Will it be relocated to DCA?
Originally Posted By Elderp We went to DL today and saw from the outside Pixie Hollow. We didn't go because A) we are not really into fairies (we are more of a talking mice family) and B) the line was 60 minutes. Anyhow, my big observation was I couldn't help but notice that interlaced between the many little girls in line were all these young men. I really didn't know that young men were single men were so into fairies.
Originally Posted By dlkozy Looking forward to visiting Pixie Hollow this month. Looks like fun theming.
Originally Posted By NJ AP We have stood in the line about 5 times since its soft opening. My husband got some strange looks for standing in line and knowing wa-a-a-y too much about fairies, but all was understood when our daughter joined him. A pair of teens in front of us somehow thought they were in line for Splash Mountain and left when they realized it was not a ride. It is very photogenic. The queue is much nicer than in Princess Fantasy Faire. My biggest complaint is there is not enough shade in line (it was a very hot week). We happened to really like Tinker Bell's friends more than Tink (sorry Tink and her fans). We've been reading the fairy series books. The fairies really knew their stuff. They are friendly and playful. Having two together makes for great interaction. At night there are lights along the path. I noticed a bunch of people walking up the path to check it out without the fairies, or the long lines. Note for the princess fans ... the princess queue is MUCH shorter now! Take advantage of it. We made it through the fantasy faire line about 5 times in just over 2 hours.
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle >>whenever I agree to meet Ariel, Elastigirl, Maleficent<< ... Maleficent? You can meet Maleficent? Where?!
Originally Posted By believe >>>> My husband got some strange looks for standing in line and knowing wa-a-a-y too much about fairies, but all was understood when our daughter joined him. <<<<< Now wait a minute. If the female guest can ooogle over Captain Jack and Tarzan, why can't the guys appreciate the fairies???!
Originally Posted By NJ AP Believe ... it is a total daddy line. Tink's skirt barely covers her bottom. You can tell whether or not Fawn has a belly button ring. Rosetta's skirt is quite short, too, plus she has that cute Southern Belle accent. Silvermist (as one person said to me looking at our album) is HOT! Iridessa's skirt has a big slit. Total daddy line. Appreciate away. I didn't have the chance to ogle Tarzan, but I heard some women crossed the line between using their eyes and using their hands. Keep the hands off the fairies and you'll be fine.
Originally Posted By Mr Toad of Toad Hall Not to steer this thread away from ogling daddies, but... I am curious if the foundations for the House of the Future were finally removed in this renovation. You used to be able to clearly discern one corner of the foundation in the bushes in the old garden. Anyone know?
Originally Posted By Elderp Good question, I think I am going to have to wait until the line goes down a bit (I am not waiting 60min to find out if the foundation is still there), my guess is the foundation is still there.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice I would personally like to thank NJ AP for naming the other fairies. I keep seeing them in reference to the video, etc., but had NO idea what their names are. I still don't know how they relate to Tink. Just girlies hanging out in the same neighborhood or what?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros In this photo of the plans for the site you can see that they are keeping the foundation in place. It's marked by the white lines in the green area between the queue area next to the pond and the the area where they added the tall grass. As you can see, they have some trees (or some sort of large vegitation) there that would also have to be removed to take the foundation out. I assume they just realized that it's easier to keep it there and work around it than it would be to take it out and replant the entire area, as it covers most of the central area where there are currently plants. It looks like part of the foundation might even be under the flat area where you used to wait for Ariel and now meet the faries. <a href="http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/gallery/6367059_cLh3X#402521975_8oQyb-A-LB" target="_blank">http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/ga...Qyb-A-LB</a>
Originally Posted By Mr Toad of Toad Hall Thanks FerretAfros! Yes the foundation, or at least the substantial retaining wall, did extend under the former Ariel queue area and from that plan it does appear its still in place.
Originally Posted By NJ AP A quick fairy lesson .... Each of the fairies has a talent. This actually dates back to the original Peter Pan book written by J.M. Barrie in the 1920s or 1930s. They live together in the Home Tree in Pixie Hollow. There are some male fairies. They are referred to as Sparrow Men. They also have a talent. Fairies are created when a baby laughs for the first time. This is why you hear giggles when you are about to enter the photo area at DisneyLand. I like the series of books. The fairies all work together without any cattiness or backstabbing (except from Vidia, who was not invited to hang out at DisneyLand). There is a multi-cultural aspect sorely missing from much of Disney. Also the women all stand up for themselves and do not really need the Sparrow Men for anything. They are independent young women not wasting time pining away for their prince to come and save them from their drudgery. Silvermist ... a water talent fairy. She wears blue. Fawn ... an animal talent fairy (she can translate animal language for the other fairies). She wears brown, sort of like a chipmunk color. Rosetta ... a flower talent fairy. She wears a rose colored outfit. Iridessa ... a light talent fairy. She wears yellow, like the sun. Tinker Bell ... a tinker fairy, as in she can fix and make anything. She wears green (yes, I know you all recognize Tink). The light talent fairies work with the water talent fairies to create rainbows. No one talent is more important than any others. Hope that helps.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros "...without any cattiness or backstabbing (except from Vidia, who was not invited to hang out at DisneyLand)" Not agreeing with somebody and therefor not inviting them certainly doesn't seem catty to me. : ) I'm glad to hear that the stories are actually rooted in the same material as the original Peter Pan movie. I really hope that they are able to maintain the character of Tink (hot-tempered and sassy), instead of watering her down as they've been doing recently. She was a very bold character in PP, and I don't want to lose any of that.
Originally Posted By NJ AP In the books and movie, Vidia comes across as the closest thing they have to a villian. The meet and greet version of Tink is supposed to take place just as she was created, long before she ever meets Peter Pan, and before Gail Carson Levine wrote "Fairy Haven and the Quest for the Egg," which is the inspiration for the current series written by Disney, which was then turned into the direct to video film that was launched last week. Long way of saying, she is just a newborn fairy and hasn't had time to become the "hot-tempered and sassy" fairy we all grew up knowing, and is just a watered down version. The Disney created books are much better than the movie that just came out. The way Pixie Hollow is set up now, Peter Pan cannot swing through because it takes place prior to his ever meeting Tink. Too bad since it could be neat to see Captain Hook, Wendy and Peter Pan interact with the fairies. I hope Disney reconsiders what they've done with Pixie Hollow and realizes most people knew about Tink long before this DVD was released. The novelty of meeting Tink will wear off soon if she isn't allowed to be the Tink we all expect.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains <<,Believe ... it is a total daddy line. Tink's skirt barely covers her bottom. You can tell whether or not Fawn has a belly button ring. Rosetta's skirt is quite short, too, plus she has that cute Southern Belle accent. Silvermist (as one person said to me looking at our album) is HOT! Iridessa's skirt has a big slit. Total daddy line. Appreciate away.>>> Umm Okay - So if this is a line for grown men to oogle young ladies in short skirts - I guress I am glad I didn't stand in line for 90 min with my 10 year old daughter! If we want that experience we can head on over to hooters.
