Disney's Tinkerbell to Invade the World in 2008
Filed under: Animation, Disney, Family Films
Did you know that the Tinker Bell character accounts for 4% of all merchandise sold at Disney parks and resorts? Yep, that's what Variety tells me, and it seems like the folks over at Disney have just started to take notice. Not only will there be a CG-animated direct-to-video Tinker Bell flick in 2008 (with Brittany Murphy providing the lead voice), but you can prepare your daughters for an unending outpouring of "Disney Fairies" merchandise.You know how every little girl in the known universe has a passionate affection for the "Disney Princesses"? (That'd be Belle, Jasmine, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Cinderella and Ariel, I believe, and sometimes Mulan and Pocahontas.) Well, the Disney Global Toy Syndicate has decided to skew their next line a little younger. After tink's flick arrives in '08, it will be followed by four more movies following in successive years, and each new movie will also introduce a new Disney Fairy, which will then adorn every toy store, shopping mall and airport terminal for the next 32 years. One of the selling points seems to be that, unlike the Princesses, the fairies will be able to interact and go on all sorts of crazy adventures together. Start saving your pennies, parents.
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2-11-2007 @ 11:32PM
Dave said...
I got news for you: it ain't just little girls obsessed with Disney princesses. My own 30 year old girlfriend loves them as much as the next 9 year old, Belle being her absolute favorite. Kids aren't the only ones buttering Disney's bread, nor are their parents. Plenty of foundlings spend their money on this stuff. Still, give me a child who wants to be a princess over one who wants to be a Brat any day.
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2-12-2007 @ 1:04AM
kaitlin hess said...
The "forgotten princesses" from wikipedia:
Faline (Bambi) - due to being an animal.
Tiger Lily (Peter Pan) - an extra character, and does not talk or sing.
Maid Marian (Robin Hood) - also being an animal.
Princess Eilonwy (The Black Cauldron) - due to movie failing in box office and unpopularity
Nala (The Lion King) - another animal.
Megara (Hercules) - reason unknown.
Princess Kidagakash (Atlantis: The Lost Empire) - movie also failed in box office
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