Pixie Hollow
Tinker Bell's house at Pixie Hollow at Disneyland
Disneyland
AreaFantasyland
StatusOperating
Opening dateOctober 2008
ReplacedAriel's Grotto
Magic Kingdom
NameTinkerbell's Magical Nook
AreaMickey's Toontown Fair (2008-2011)
Adventureland (2011-2014)
StatusRemoved
Opening dateOctober 2008 (original version)
July 28, 2011 (second version)
Closing dateFebruary 2011 (original version)
May 20, 2014 (second version)
Replaced byPete's Silly Sideshow (original version)
Skipper Canteen (second version)
Hong Kong Disneyland
AreaFantasyland
StatusOperating
Soft opening dateDecember 11, 2015 (part of Fairy Tale Forest)
Opening dateJanuary 21, 2011 (original version)
December 17, 2015 (part of Fairy Tale Forest)
Closing dateDecember 14, 2015 (original version)
Ride statistics
Attraction typeMeet & Greet attraction
ThemeDisney Fairies

Pixie Hollow is a character meet and greet attraction at Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland, offering guests the opportunity to meet Tinker Bell and her friends from the Disney Fairies franchise, including Vidia, Terrence, Fawn, Rosetta, Silvermist, Iridessa, and Periwinkle.[1] The attraction is designed to create the illusion of gradually shrinking to Pixie size as the scenic elements in the queue increase in scale as guests approach Tinker Bell's teapot house.

Disneyland

Beneath the Pixie Hollow sign, guests can spot a large block of concrete painted with "Go Away Green" paint, Disney's signature paint color that they use to make objects less noticeable to park guests. This area's cement is the last remaining footprint of the long-gone Monsanto House of the Future attraction, which resided in Disneyland's Tomorrowland from 1957 to 1967. It was too much work to remove the solid cement base, so it was painted with the patented "Go Away Green" color and covered by plants.[2][3]

In 2008, this area replaced Disneyland's Ariel's Grotto section. A fountain used to be located in the pond of King Triton that would spray water from the end of his trident. The fountain's statue was moved and placed on top of the new attraction The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure in Disney California Adventure.[2][4]

Magic Kingdom

The Pixie Hollow area within Mickey's Toontown Fair at Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort closed in February 2011, as part of the New Fantasyland expansion. A larger Pixie Hollow area was included in the original plans for the expansion, but they have since been abandoned.[5] On July 28, 2011, Tinkerbell and her friends returned to the Magic Kingdom at "Tinker Bell's Magical Nook," located in the Adventureland Veranda. The attraction closed on May 20, 2014.[6] There is now a new meet and greet area for Tinker Bell inside the Town Square Theater in the park's Main Street U.S.A. area.[7]

Hong Kong Disneyland

While Pixie Hollow originally premiered in the park in 2011, the 10th anniversary celebration of Hong Kong Disneyland involved the opening of a new version of the area, as part of Fairy Tale Forest (an entrance between The Garden of Cinderella and The Garden of Little Mermaid). This new walk through attraction opened on December 17, 2015.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Disneyland, Duchess of (August 20, 2015). "Pixie Hollow in Disneyland's Fantasyland". Duchess of Disneyland. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Shaffer, Joshua C (July 17, 2017). Discovering the Magic Kingdom: An Unofficial Disneyland Vacation Guide - Second Edition. Synergy Book Publishing. p. 568. ISBN 978-0-9991664-0-6.
  3. ↑ Hopper, Alisa (November 17, 2019). "The Surprising Hidden History of Disneyland's Pixie Hollow". MiceChat. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Daveland Pixie Hollow Photos". davelandweb.com. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  5. ↑ "The Original Version of New Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom". Orlando ParkStop. July 27, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Explore Tinker Bell's Magical Nook at Magic Kingdom Park". Disney Parks Blog. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  7. ↑ Smith, Craig. "Pixie Hollow | Disney World | A Complete Guide". Disney News. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  8. ↑ "HKDL kicks off year-long 10th anniversary".


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