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Disney Fairies

Periwinkle To Begin Meet and Greets

Periwinkle, the newest of the Disney Fairies, is scheduled to start meet and greets this month!

Periwinkle’s appearance in the parks comes just weeks before the upcoming October 23 release of Disney’s newest fairy movie, “Secret of the Wings,” to Blu-ray and DVD. In the movie, Tinkerbell meets Periwinkle in Winter Woods and discovers that they are actually sisters!

Periwinkle will meet with guests inside Tinker Bell’s Magical Nook atย Magic Kingdomยฎ Park and Pixie Hollow atย Disneylandยฎ Park. While the exact date of Periwinkle’s arrival has not been announced, Tinker Bell is expecting her sister to arrive towards the middle of the month!

 

New Fairy joins Tinker Bell

Thereโ€™s a new fairy inย Pixie Hollow at theย Walt Disney Worldยฎย Resort and her name isย Vidia. Sheโ€™s known as the fastest-flying fairy there is and now youโ€™ll be able to meet Vidia at the Magic Kingdomยฎย Park along with Tinker Bell and her other friends including Terrance, Silvermist, Rosetta, and Fawn.Vidia meet and greet

Vidia is one of the stars of the upcoming movieย โ€œTinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescueโ€ set to be released on Blu-ray, DVD and via movie download on September 21.

Fantasyland Expansion

From Magic Makerยฎ Julie PaolinoFantasyland Expansion

If youโ€™ve ever been to the Walt Disney Worldยฎ Resort, you know that the Magic Kingdomยฎ Park is divided into themed lands. ย Fantasylandยฎ is the place to go to feel nostalgic about some of Walt Disneyโ€™s most beloved movies of all time.ย  It is home to rides where you taking flight with Peter Pan, bounce around with Tigger and Pooh, or soar with Dumbo. In Fantasylandยฎ you will also find other attractions such as the classic ride, “it’s a small world” and the more recent addition, Mickeyโ€™s PhilharMagic.ย  Very little has changed in Fantasylandยฎ in the 38 years since the Walt Disney Worldยฎ Resort first opened its doors. ย But hold on to your Mickey ears, because Fantasylandยฎ is getting significant makeover!

The Fantasylandยฎ makeover will focus strongly on the princess theme. ย One of the biggest additions is a new attraction based on Disneyโ€™s The Little Mermaid, called Under the Sea: Journey of The Little Mermaid. New storybook interactive areas will feature three of Disneyโ€™s best known princesses in an area called the Fantasyland Forest. Here Guests will visit Cinderellaโ€™s Chateau and help her prepare for the ball, visit Sleeping Beauty in Briar Roseโ€™s Cottage just in time for her 16th birthday party, and have a storytelling session with Belle in the Beastโ€™s library. If you are feeling hungry, you will be able to stop by the Be Our Guest Restaurant for a bite to eat.

In addition to the princesses, little ones will also take pleasure in another area based on the Disney Fairies. ย This new Pixie Hollow character meeting area will allow Guests to get the feeling of being fairy sized and truly immersed in the Fairy world.ย  Here a visit with Tinker Bell will certainly be the main attraction!

Beyond princesses and fairies, the classic Dumbo the Flying Elephant attraction is being relocated. It will soon reside in new โ€œcircus groundsโ€ where Guests will participate in interactive experiences, under an air conditioned big top tent, all while waiting to board one of the flying elephants. Parents take note, there will be two Dumbo spinners under one big top which will cut the usual wait time in half!ย  Also being incorporated into the new โ€œcircus groundsโ€ is Goofyโ€™s Barnstormer, the kid sized roller coaster, which will take on a clown theme.

You may wonder where all this is going to fit. Sad to say, but Mickeyโ€™s Toontownยฎ Fair will be removed to make room for the Fantasylandยฎ expansion. But donโ€™t worry; Mickey and Minnie are rumored to be getting new houses near the front of the park.

The first phase of the Fantasyland expansion, which will include Under the Sea: Journey of The Little Mermaid attraction, the Fantasyland Forest, and Dumboโ€™s Circus is set to debut in the fall of 2012. Pixie Hollow will follow in 2013.ย  Now, with such exciting changes on the horizon, let Off to Neverland Travelยฎ help you plan your next magical getaway!

*Images Walt Disney Imagineering Concept Art, actual construction may vary

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