When I was ten years old, The Make a Wish Foundation sent me and my family to Disney World because I was going to have a boatload of orthopedic surgeries. One day during this trip while waiting to get on It's a Small World ride, Tinkerbell flew across the sky (without any wires that we could see.) Then, Peter Pan came out of nowhere and asked the crowd (and me,) if we had seen her. When he asked me if I had seen Tinkerbell, he knew my name, took a photo with and gave me his autograph. After that, Tinkerbell came out of hiding and did the same, of course without talking. To this day I don't know how they the cast member fly like that. This is one of the best Disney memories that I have. 🧚🏼♀✨
She’s considered The Green Bird of Disney. That was Before La Nouba, although The Green Bird did freak out and scream for one moment and Tink never says a piece of dialogue until Disney Fairies’ Tinker Bell (2007/8). WHY CAN’T THEY LET THE GREEN BIRD TALK?!? TINK IS ALLOWED TO TALK NOWADAYS BUT DISNEY MAY HAVE GOTTEN RID OF HER MEET AND GREET!!! I’m not saying they did for sure, I know it’s temporarily closed.
I worked with Hungarians at a circus. Tiny Kline fits so well into the people I met: tough, facing fear head-on, and simply incredible. Huge hearts. Thanks for talking so lovingly about her.
Hearing her voice reminded me of my grandma and my step-grandparents! I miss hearing that Hungarian accent. And what a perfect way to describe their spirit. Hungarian women have to be tough. Have you met the men? Every country in the world talks about how stubborn their men are, but Hungarian men are at a whole other level.
I remember my mom making a big deal about seeing Tinkerbell's flight when she took me to Disneyland in the late 70s. I had no idea at how phenomenal this was at the time. My 8-year-old brain was thinking something like "Of course Tinkerbell flew across Disneyland. Why wouldn't she?" but now my 53-year-old brain says "Wow. What a terrifying spectacle it must have been to look down in the blackness of a Southern California night with no good way to gauge exactly how fragile this act was." That was Disney magic.
As someone who had a bad fear of missing my bus in college and being stranded in SF, that ending story of Tiny Kline infuriated me also. Like how hard is it just to pay for her taxi?!?
Or, here me out, *Anaheim could have had a better bus schedule* so that Tiny and anyone else who wanted to take transit could do so after ten pm. I get what everyone is saying, and I don't disagree. Tiny absolutely deserved a private car and driver if she wanted one. And while I can absolutely believe that Disney management would screw her over, I also suspect that many of her coworkers would have been more than happy to drop her off at home when their shifts ended. This is speculation, but Tiny might have wanted the independence of commuting home by herself on the bus.
My first time seeing a flying Tinkerbell was when my family went to Disneyland when I was 6 during the firework show. I had a green and white Tinkerbell lollipop that was the size of my face and was just so enchanted by her flying over my head. It was a magical experience.
Would be such a shame if Tinkerbell was just an animatronic or something. Something so cool about it being a real person waving the wand and doing the poses. Makes me so emotional to see.
Thank you so much for sparking one of my favorite memories!!! Holy cow, I have goosebumps on my goosebumps!!! 52 years ago, I watched Tinkerbell fly at Disneyland. At the jeweler on Main Street, I saw in the window, a necklace of Tink standing delicately on a round cage full of crystals. I "BEGGED" my Mother for that one and only souvenir, promising on my 8 year old life I would keep her forever and never take her off. 2 years later, a classmate and I had a fight where she grabbed my necklace then threw it out into the grass of the playground. I spent hours searching and crying until I finally had to go home. I told my Mom the truth about what happened. Although I was only punished for fighting at school, my head and heart tormented me for what seemed like forever. Now, as a 60 year old woman, not only do I still adore and believe in Disney magic, I hit every jewelry shop at WDW looking for that necklace or something as close as possible. Sorry so windy... but, thanks again. Wishing you and your's an awesome holiday season!!!!!
Dan, thank you for highlighting the cast members who were Tink throughout the years. I applaud them for wearing heavy fairy looks, ziplining over the Magic Kingdom or Disneyland night after night.
A few years back we took my inlaws to Disney World for their first time, while Happily Ever After was showing. When first checking out the castle, they were very curious about what the cable was for. The shock and joy when Tink flew was worth the quick scrambling to change the subject.
I'm disappointed you didn't mention the Pixar-Disney drama from when Buzz Lightyear took over for Tink. Would love to hear you make up rumors for that.
I love Tinker Bell! Tiny Kline is so iconic but everytime I see Tinkerbell fly across the castle, I get a tiny bit emotional because it makes me remember my childhood
I somehow missed her when we went in ‘90 but I remember going again for the first time on 2005 and seeing Wishes for the first time. We didn’t know what to expect from the show but figured Tinker Bell would be at the beginning like I understood she did in Fantasy in the Sky but when she didn’t and the show went on for a bit my mom turned to my sister to say: “I guess she’s not in the shoe anymore” and just as she did, there she was and there she went! It was a cool moment.
I was aware of the news of Tinkerbell becoming a thing at Disney World. I know I've been there at night and seen fireworks from the Magic Kingdom a couple of times, but I don't remember Tinkerbell. I remember how weird they look when you see the fireworks actually in the park because I was use to being in my front yard about 9 miles away watching them.
Sora really would fit as a Happily Ever After character, the whole show is about "unlocking the magic" with a keyhole and everything and he's a known flyer too. Put Sora up there!!
@@j.j.q1379 We have seen Donald, Goofy and Mickey in their Kingdom Hearts costumes at the parks (with appearances this year too), plus Sora is in Smash Bros. I think anything is possible if Disney allows it... Although I'm not sure if Kingdom Hearts is popular enough to be a central part of a fireworks show.
For me, I was obsessed with the Disney Princesses (still am) and I visited Disney World with my dad around 2007. Even though I got to meet I think Belle and Cinderella at this dinner meet and greet thing.. seeing Tinkerbell fly was the most magical and memorable part for me. I can still picture it in my mind, not the dinner with the princesses lol! I couldn’t believe I saw she was actually there and flying above us. I was amazed and I love that I still have this memory 😊✨💕
I remember unknowingly standing with the family right under Tinkerbell's path. It was such a shock to see her I forgot that I hadn't finished putting the lid of my coffee cup on .....we all started waving and I walked around the rest of the night drenched in coffee! Still one of my favourite memories🤣🥰😃
They're doing stunt-robots for other shows in the park; would make sense from a safety point of view to just make an animatronic. That Lawless design looks incredible. Totally agree with you on Happily Ever After--I cry like a baby every. Single. Time. Absolutely Magic.
Thank you for putting this video together ,it means a lot to me .I was a kid in the 60s. I always looked forward to seeing Tinkerbell fly. Also my maiden last name is kline. My grandpa born in Hungary ! Please bring Tink back to Disneyland! 🧚♂️🪄✨🏔️
Man, I’ve seen aerialist acts where they were suspended by their neck that I always figured was the “real” way they were doing the “hanging by their teeth” routines including in the 90’s when Knott’s had a bunch of circus acts regularly performing throughout the Roaring 20’s area. But man, Tiny Kline is legit!
Iron Jaw acts were very common back in the day. I’ve worked with many Hair Hang acts and that is legit as well. The neck loop is a standard way for hanging by the neck (and typically spinning).
When I first saw happily ever after in person, seeing her fly for the first time was an amazing thing and I loved it! I was always curious on how it works and I know now thanks for the video :D I hope whoever is up there is paid well because that is a scary height to be at
Hi there Dan! Omg my first comment 😭 anyway I love everything you do here with the channel and this has been a highlight video for me. As a quiet soul I can say there are many quiet folk who don’t comment who hear you. There are many shy folks who love your commentary. There are many people out here around the world who are glad to see your videos and watch what characters you are going to cover next! Thank you and this video made me want to fly high! (Btw the foot ball people catching poor tink made me 😂😂😂)
I love seeing the evolution of the characters that you do maybe we could see animatronic Simba on Pride Rock because he's in Festival of The Lion King and parades around the parks
That would actually be cool if they could have drones done up like Tinkerbell to fly and wiz over guests and get super close to them overhead at night. You've seen those drown shows people put on, imagine something like that at Disney with Tinkerbell and her fairy friends. I've only had 3 Disney vacations and my last one was when I was 16 and I'll be damned if every night seeing Tinkerbell and the music didn't make me start bawling like a baby.
My sister took my two nieces to Disney World in 2019 and during the fireworks when Tinker Bell fly’s out she told the girls “look it’s Tinker Bell”. My oldest niece who was 10 at the time was amazed and said to her younger sister “look she’s flying right at us”. Her sister who was about 5 at the time looked up kinda shrugged her shoulders and said in the most deadpan tone I’ve ever heard a five year old use “I can see the wire from here. She’s just a lady in a dress”. 😂😂😂
I've never been to Disneyworld or Disneyland, so I've never seen Tink fly... Great video! I'm going to go cry now. 😭 What hasn't flown at Disney? Magical girls.
@@bloodblues85 Oh man since Disney had the rights to Dic at the time which also meant Sailor Moon and if they actually got to do stuff with it including the so called Disney live action movie something like this could of happened
I believe Julie Andrews who played Mary Poppins “flew” down from the Emporium on Main Street and sang for a televised performance. Thanks for this informative and fun video!
17:39 I think you got the date wrong for Happily Ever After. It started in 2017. I met Tinkerbell in the Tunnels in 2005 after Wishes. It was one of the most magical experiences I had as a cast member
Also can confirm the performer was a woman at that time. Just a petite woman sitting in a golf cart covered in lightbulbs. I got her autograph and she magically had a lime green sharpie. It was before she was doing meet and greats and she had the character’s autograph ready to go 😮
I recall there once being a wooden tower somewhere in or behind Fantasyland, years ago. Was this the Tinkerbell landing tower before the 50th anniversary upgrade? I just found a photo of my father with the tower behind him, so I know it used to exist... somewhere.
I was at the 50th anniversary fireworks show earlier this year in April of 2022 in Magic Kingdom and she still donned the same outfit and flight path, even with the new show. I was sitting at a restaurant just next to the building she lands on and it was so close by! Compared to the normal cerca 2005 show, the 50th show made her moment even more spectacular
You’re videos have always put a smile on my face. Whenever I’m feeling down your jokes, your laugh, your warm personality makes me feel so happy and joyful and reminds me that better days are coming 💕 thank you for these videos and all you do
Tinkerbell in the parks is just iconic, and learning the history of the tradition was fascinating. I’ll never forget a family trip where my mom managed to get us a perfect spot in Tomorrowland for the fireworks. Tinkerbell flew right above us and we were all in awe. My last trip to the parks was September 2021, and I cried seeing her fly during Happily Ever After.
Got to see her fly in July for my first trip to magic kingdom. It was the only part of enchantment I saw because I had better things to do than watch enchantment
A great video as always Dan! You know, if I had to make a bit of an assumption, Its entirely possible the animatronic Tinkerbell was scrapped because, in the event of radio interference, or if the battery died, Tink could end up crashing to the ground and hurting someone.
I'm on Team RoboTink. Thirty miles an hour down a zipline away from the castle Magic Kingdom meant that I almost always missed seeing her. A drone puppet that could fly toward the castle and maybe do a few loops would be fun to watch and less likely to be missed.
Disney has always been a cheapskate company and doesn't treat their employees well. But, that said, I loved this video and just ordered my Tinkerbell costume so i can do a zipline flight on my 60th bday in memory of Tiny Kline.
happily ever after is the best version truly. I grew up seeing that one and I got to see the new one recently and it was good, but underwhelming in comparison. It's still amazing, as expected, but it doesn't have the same magic that it used to.
The best flying thing was that dragon the flew for the opening of MK Fantasyland expansion! That thing was awesome! And the DL flipping Spider-Man animatronic is awesome too!
Well now with the Spider Man animatronic, and how super realistic it's movements are, I can see them making a Tinker Bell animatronic. Just had to wait for better tech.
The August 1963 National Geographic from where you pulled two color photos of of Tiny Kline gives the answer to why no one would give her a ride home. She said, "I'm afraid to ride in a car on the freeway. They're not safe." So she wouldn't accept a ride if one was given, unless it was in a larger vehicle. No word on what she thought of parking trams.
I have always wanted to be a flying Tinkerbell! I am 4'10" & weigh 100#! I watch as many live streams of the fireworks as I can to see her fly. Makes me cry every time! I have worked for the Circus & done a lot of Vaulting on Horseback. But alas, I am 65 now so they probably wouldn't hire me. It's my Dream to go to WDW when I retire though (we live in Oregon) I am working an extra year to pay for the trip ;) Thanks sooooo much for this video.
It's so cool to see the history of all this but yeah, major agree that they couldn't get her a ride home at the end of the night instead of letting her run to get the bus?
If you haven’t already you should send this video to all the other flying Tinker Bell’s from Disneyland and Disney World and others that are associated with it that if you can. An example would be Mara Mari Christiani who was one of the first flying Tinker Bells at Disney World in 1985
@@rebeccabranom6258 I don’t know any of the others. I am Gina‘s manager, so it was easy for me to send it to her. Lol. From what I have read, all of the Tinks before her have already passed away. She trained three girls when she retired in 2005, but doesn’t know who they are.
@@disneyfactsguy Oh okay. I was thinking if you can get in contact with the other flying Tinker Bells and the soon to be discovered Tinker Bells and other people associated. I understand if that is not possible and I am sorry if I have made a mistake. I know there are some that have passed away and Mara has not been active on TH-cam in like 2 years so far (Hopefully she’s alright). I did write a comment to someone who knew a lady who’s niece was flying Tinker Bell in the early 2000’s at Disneyland so hopefully that’s go well. Also I did not know you were her manager and that is amazing
I’m so glad you mentioned the Tinkerbell in Paint the Night! The funniest part about that float is that the arm isn’t even robotic. There’s a team member dressed in all black manually moving her around, because the rod sits essentially on a fulcrum, so if he moves up, she moves down. Definitely don’t need to go to the gym anymore when you had that job 😂
It's seriously one of my worst fears that Tinkerbell just gets straight up murdered by a firework. Also, did they seriously go from "Tinkerbell won't be smashing into a crash pad anymore" to "just kidding, we need the crash pad?"
A lady I know has a niece who was tinker bell at Disneyland in the early 2000's. She is 5 ft and did it for I believe 2 summers. I need to ask to meet her cause that is impressive.
I went to Disney for the first time back in 2020 and I had no clue that tink flew across the sky. When I tell you my jaw hit the floor 😮😮😮lol no one could pay me enough money to fly on a wire
I think that making an animatronic, with the technologic of a drone would be so great ! In Disneyland Paris, we never saw Tinkerbell flying in the parc, but we actually have a drone show, so... The limits is so thin! They just have to built it, and it could be se cute to see a "real" flying Tinkerbell illuminating the castle in the Beginning of the night show And then they could have over characters, like the 3 fairies in Sleeping Beauty (our castle is Aurore's one so that would fit perfectly) Well, I can dream i suppose 🥲
Watching this video all i remember is the bloody redrum of children and young teens behind the scenes and how NO ONE knew how much forgotten people were suffering a the hands of walt and the other fr8ks who roam free today!
The idea of some dude yeeting a grandma off the Matterhorn is such a funny way to imagine the original Tinker Bell. Tiny Kline was a legend.
Yeeting grandma off the Matterhorn only to have her crash face-first into a mattress 🤣.
A legend indeed.
Did he get a photo of tinkerbell
Ok, but Tiny Kline saying that she finally crossed Time’s Square safely is actually pretty funny.
I remember seeing that in a Ripley's Museum on a reel with other human wonder acts! So cool.
I chuckled too lol 🤷🏻♀️🤣🤣🤣
When I was ten years old, The Make a Wish Foundation sent me and my family to Disney World because I was going to have a boatload of orthopedic surgeries. One day during this trip while waiting to get on It's a Small World ride, Tinkerbell flew across the sky (without any wires that we could see.) Then, Peter Pan came out of nowhere and asked the crowd (and me,) if we had seen her. When he asked me if I had seen Tinkerbell, he knew my name, took a photo with and gave me his autograph. After that, Tinkerbell came out of hiding and did the same, of course without talking. To this day I don't know how they the cast member fly like that. This is one of the best Disney memories that I have. 🧚🏼♀✨
She’s considered The Green Bird of Disney. That was Before La Nouba, although The Green Bird did freak out and scream for one moment and Tink never says a piece of dialogue until Disney Fairies’ Tinker Bell (2007/8). WHY CAN’T THEY LET THE GREEN BIRD TALK?!? TINK IS ALLOWED TO TALK NOWADAYS BUT DISNEY MAY HAVE GOTTEN RID OF HER MEET AND GREET!!! I’m not saying they did for sure, I know it’s temporarily closed.
I worked with Hungarians at a circus. Tiny Kline fits so well into the people I met: tough, facing fear head-on, and simply incredible. Huge hearts. Thanks for talking so lovingly about her.
Hearing her voice reminded me of my grandma and my step-grandparents! I miss hearing that Hungarian accent. And what a perfect way to describe their spirit. Hungarian women have to be tough. Have you met the men? Every country in the world talks about how stubborn their men are, but Hungarian men are at a whole other level.
I remember my mom making a big deal about seeing Tinkerbell's flight when she took me to Disneyland in the late 70s. I had no idea at how phenomenal this was at the time. My 8-year-old brain was thinking something like "Of course Tinkerbell flew across Disneyland. Why wouldn't she?" but now my 53-year-old brain says "Wow. What a terrifying spectacle it must have been to look down in the blackness of a Southern California night with no good way to gauge exactly how fragile this act was." That was Disney magic.
She really knew how to fly, didn’t she? In Disneyland no pixie dust was needed! All she needed was a cable system and some wires!
#BabyNewYearFlies
As someone who had a bad fear of missing my bus in college and being stranded in SF, that ending story of Tiny Kline infuriated me also. Like how hard is it just to pay for her taxi?!?
Or, here me out, *Anaheim could have had a better bus schedule* so that Tiny and anyone else who wanted to take transit could do so after ten pm.
I get what everyone is saying, and I don't disagree. Tiny absolutely deserved a private car and driver if she wanted one. And while I can absolutely believe that Disney management would screw her over, I also suspect that many of her coworkers would have been more than happy to drop her off at home when their shifts ended. This is speculation, but Tiny might have wanted the independence of commuting home by herself on the bus.
I love this video, Dan! Tinker Bell is sassy, fabulous, beautiful, magical and absolutely enchanting! BTW my mom is obsessed with Tinker Bell!
My first time seeing a flying Tinkerbell was when my family went to Disneyland when I was 6 during the firework show. I had a green and white Tinkerbell lollipop that was the size of my face and was just so enchanted by her flying over my head. It was a magical experience.
Would be such a shame if Tinkerbell was just an animatronic or something. Something so cool about it being a real person waving the wand and doing the poses. Makes me so emotional to see.
Thank you so much for sparking one of my favorite memories!!! Holy cow, I have goosebumps on my goosebumps!!! 52 years ago, I watched Tinkerbell fly at Disneyland. At the jeweler on Main Street, I saw in the window, a necklace of Tink standing delicately on a round cage full of crystals. I "BEGGED" my Mother for that one and only souvenir, promising on my 8 year old life I would keep her forever and never take her off. 2 years later, a classmate and I had a fight where she grabbed my necklace then threw it out into the grass of the playground. I spent hours searching and crying until I finally had to go home. I told my Mom the truth about what happened. Although I was only punished for fighting at school, my head and heart tormented me for what seemed like forever. Now, as a 60 year old woman, not only do I still adore and believe in Disney magic, I hit every jewelry shop at WDW looking for that necklace or something as close as possible. Sorry so windy... but, thanks again. Wishing you and your's an awesome holiday season!!!!!
oh I would love to see this vintage tinkerbell necklace omg
Dan, thank you for highlighting the cast members who were Tink throughout the years. I applaud them for wearing heavy fairy looks, ziplining over the Magic Kingdom or Disneyland night after night.
I ADORE Tinkerbell. Seeing her fly is so magical! Every single time I see her I tear up. It never gets old 💚
Loved this video, Dan. The whole story of Tiny Kline is just astonishing, especially that last part.
It always boggles my mind that Tiny was 70
@Disney_Dan Is that legit or a bot? My anxiety ridden brain is too unsure.
A few years back we took my inlaws to Disney World for their first time, while Happily Ever After was showing. When first checking out the castle, they were very curious about what the cable was for. The shock and joy when Tink flew was worth the quick scrambling to change the subject.
I'm disappointed you didn't mention the Pixar-Disney drama from when Buzz Lightyear took over for Tink. Would love to hear you make up rumors for that.
Yes, I'm sometimes into Tinker Bell, Dan, as she's one of the spoke characters for Disney! 😀👍🏽
I was literally about to ask for more flying character content and then you hit us with the hashtag hahaha YES! PLEASE! 😂
I love Tinker Bell! Tiny Kline is so iconic but everytime I see Tinkerbell fly across the castle, I get a tiny bit emotional because it makes me remember my childhood
I somehow missed her when we went in ‘90 but I remember going again for the first time on 2005 and seeing Wishes for the first time. We didn’t know what to expect from the show but figured Tinker Bell would be at the beginning like I understood she did in Fantasy in the Sky but when she didn’t and the show went on for a bit my mom turned to my sister to say: “I guess she’s not in the shoe anymore” and just as she did, there she was and there she went! It was a cool moment.
I was aware of the news of Tinkerbell becoming a thing at Disney World. I know I've been there at night and seen fireworks from the Magic Kingdom a couple of times, but I don't remember Tinkerbell. I remember how weird they look when you see the fireworks actually in the park because I was use to being in my front yard about 9 miles away watching them.
Sora really would fit as a Happily Ever After character, the whole show is about "unlocking the magic" with a keyhole and everything and he's a known flyer too. Put Sora up there!!
Sadly it can’t happen due to it belongs to the people who made the video game, Disney just loan the characters to them.
@@j.j.q1379 We have seen Donald, Goofy and Mickey in their Kingdom Hearts costumes at the parks (with appearances this year too), plus Sora is in Smash Bros. I think anything is possible if Disney allows it... Although I'm not sure if Kingdom Hearts is popular enough to be a central part of a fireworks show.
Ugh....
@@j.j.q1379 Plus, it’s called “Glide” and “Superglide”. Does that count as flying?
@@Big_Dai Most relatable comment
For me, I was obsessed with the Disney Princesses (still am) and I visited Disney World with my dad around 2007. Even though I got to meet I think Belle and Cinderella at this dinner meet and greet thing.. seeing Tinkerbell fly was the most magical and memorable part for me. I can still picture it in my mind, not the dinner with the princesses lol! I couldn’t believe I saw she was actually there and flying above us. I was amazed and I love that I still have this memory 😊✨💕
I remember unknowingly standing with the family right under Tinkerbell's path. It was such a shock to see her I forgot that I hadn't finished putting the lid of my coffee cup on .....we all started waving and I walked around the rest of the night drenched in coffee! Still one of my favourite memories🤣🥰😃
Love this! You should do an entire pixie hollow faries history (like tink and friends)
I remember when I first Tinkerbell flew across the fireworks it was so magical and a really special moment for me as kid 💖
They're doing stunt-robots for other shows in the park; would make sense from a safety point of view to just make an animatronic. That Lawless design looks incredible.
Totally agree with you on Happily Ever After--I cry like a baby every. Single. Time. Absolutely Magic.
It's crazy. Just the other day I was wondering how Tinkerbell flew at all those Magic Kingdom shows and then I find your video!
I can only imagine how The Tinkerbell Brake System Guys explain what they do to their family. "I, unmmmm..... Help Tink land safely?"
The thought of a guy in a tinker bell outfit flying across the sky scares me!
Thank you for putting this video together ,it means a lot to me .I was a kid in the 60s. I always looked forward to seeing Tinkerbell fly. Also my maiden last name is kline. My grandpa born in Hungary ! Please bring Tink back to Disneyland! 🧚♂️🪄✨🏔️
Man, I’ve seen aerialist acts where they were suspended by their neck that I always figured was the “real” way they were doing the “hanging by their teeth” routines including in the 90’s when Knott’s had a bunch of circus acts regularly performing throughout the Roaring 20’s area. But man, Tiny Kline is legit!
Iron Jaw acts were very common back in the day. I’ve worked with many Hair Hang acts and that is legit as well. The neck loop is a standard way for hanging by the neck (and typically spinning).
When I first saw happily ever after in person, seeing her fly for the first time was an amazing thing and I loved it! I was always curious on how it works and I know now thanks for the video :D I hope whoever is up there is paid well because that is a scary height to be at
Hi there Dan! Omg my first comment 😭 anyway I love everything you do here with the channel and this has been a highlight video for me. As a quiet soul I can say there are many quiet folk who don’t comment who hear you. There are many shy folks who love your commentary. There are many people out here around the world who are glad to see your videos and watch what characters you are going to cover next! Thank you and this video made me want to fly high! (Btw the foot ball people catching poor tink made me 😂😂😂)
I worked on Big Thunder Mountain from 1980-1984. My favorite moment of the night was when Tinkerbell crashed into that mattress!
Fun Fact: Flying tinkerbell is different from Regular Tink in the parks and any ethnicity can play her. Trust me. I know. 😉
I love seeing the evolution of the characters that you do maybe we could see animatronic Simba on Pride Rock because he's in Festival of The Lion King and parades around the parks
That’s another great DIStory episode, Dan! Well done!
That would actually be cool if they could have drones done up like Tinkerbell to fly and wiz over guests and get super close to them overhead at night. You've seen those drown shows people put on, imagine something like that at Disney with Tinkerbell and her fairy friends. I've only had 3 Disney vacations and my last one was when I was 16 and I'll be damned if every night seeing Tinkerbell and the music didn't make me start bawling like a baby.
I always get misty-eyed watching Tinkerbell fly from the castle
My sister took my two nieces to Disney World in 2019 and during the fireworks when Tinker Bell fly’s out she told the girls “look it’s Tinker Bell”. My oldest niece who was 10 at the time was amazed and said to her younger sister “look she’s flying right at us”. Her sister who was about 5 at the time looked up kinda shrugged her shoulders and said in the most deadpan tone I’ve ever heard a five year old use “I can see the wire from here. She’s just a lady in a dress”. 😂😂😂
I first saw Tink fly in 2017 when I went to WDW for the first time in 20 years. I’m 99% sure I started crying.
Dan What a WONDRFUL story. Love the history. Thank You for sharing.
I've never been to Disneyworld or Disneyland, so I've never seen Tink fly... Great video! I'm going to go cry now. 😭
What hasn't flown at Disney? Magical girls.
@@bloodblues85 Oh man since Disney had the rights to Dic at the time which also meant Sailor Moon and if they actually got to do stuff with it including the so called Disney live action movie something like this could of happened
@@rebeccabranom6258 Only in my dreams.
I believe Julie Andrews who played Mary Poppins “flew” down from the Emporium on Main Street and sang for a televised performance. Thanks for this informative and fun video!
17:39 I think you got the date wrong for Happily Ever After. It started in 2017. I met Tinkerbell in the Tunnels in 2005 after Wishes. It was one of the most magical experiences I had as a cast member
Also can confirm the performer was a woman at that time. Just a petite woman sitting in a golf cart covered in lightbulbs. I got her autograph and she magically had a lime green sharpie. It was before she was doing meet and greats and she had the character’s autograph ready to go 😮
I have two Tinkerbell tattoos and my puppy is also named Tinkerbell.
I recall there once being a wooden tower somewhere in or behind Fantasyland, years ago. Was this the Tinkerbell landing tower before the 50th anniversary upgrade? I just found a photo of my father with the tower behind him, so I know it used to exist... somewhere.
Yes, that was the catch platform for the zip line version of the flight.
“I’m light as a feather! I’m the Bake-O-Lite Girl!” - Piella Bakewell, Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death
I was at the 50th anniversary fireworks show earlier this year in April of 2022 in Magic Kingdom and she still donned the same outfit and flight path, even with the new show. I was sitting at a restaurant just next to the building she lands on and it was so close by! Compared to the normal cerca 2005 show, the 50th show made her moment even more spectacular
Talk about your unique Disney’s history. Thank you for this video Dan at one of Disney’s iconic characters of the franchise and the parks.
I heard for Disneylands 10th anniversary Mary Poppins flew down! I wish I could see that!
Yes! I saw footage of this and I can’t remember where I saw it from. She came down from the top of the emporium. I believe it was Julie Andrews.
You’re videos have always put a smile on my face. Whenever I’m feeling down your jokes, your laugh, your warm personality makes me feel so happy and joyful and reminds me that better days are coming 💕 thank you for these videos and all you do
Yes! Well put. Disney Dan always on the case. I especially am hooked on his haunted mansion thunderstorm video.
Thanks for all the wonderful retro pics. Dan is in the house. ;).
If they can have a Spiderman robot whynot a Tinkerbell version
I have spent SO MANY HOURS going down this rabbit hole. AHHHHHH
The Tink in Paint the Night is not on a robotic arm, there is a guy in all black standing at the back of the float moving that arm up and down.
@Disney_Dan 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
Next up: the legend of the mythical flying dragon. Did it really exist?
Tinkerbell in the parks is just iconic, and learning the history of the tradition was fascinating. I’ll never forget a family trip where my mom managed to get us a perfect spot in Tomorrowland for the fireworks. Tinkerbell flew right above us and we were all in awe. My last trip to the parks was September 2021, and I cried seeing her fly during Happily Ever After.
Got to see her fly in July for my first trip to magic kingdom. It was the only part of enchantment I saw because I had better things to do than watch enchantment
We’re getting more characters flying in the new 100th anniversary fireworks show at Disneyland next year 🎉❤
Yes I'm going to send a video to my mom because she loves tinker bell and so do I!!! Thank you so much for the video, Dan! 😁😁😁
A great video as always Dan! You know, if I had to make a bit of an assumption, Its entirely possible the animatronic Tinkerbell was scrapped because, in the event of radio interference, or if the battery died, Tink could end up crashing to the ground and hurting someone.
Thank you!! Fantastic video!! Really needed those laughs after a really really hard afternoon.
Tinkerbell a very attractive brave woman with no fear at all.
Hi Disney Dan I’m your biggest fan you are the best TH-camr and you make smile every day
I'm on Team RoboTink. Thirty miles an hour down a zipline away from the castle Magic Kingdom meant that I almost always missed seeing her.
A drone puppet that could fly toward the castle and maybe do a few loops would be fun to watch and less likely to be missed.
Disney has always been a cheapskate company and doesn't treat their employees well. But, that said, I loved this video and just ordered my Tinkerbell costume so i can do a zipline flight on my 60th bday in memory of Tiny Kline.
So how did it go if you have done it already?
It went really well! Was pretty hilarious.
@@TeaTimewithDave Congratulations and happy belated 60th birthday 🥳
happily ever after is the best version truly. I grew up seeing that one and I got to see the new one recently and it was good, but underwhelming in comparison. It's still amazing, as expected, but it doesn't have the same magic that it used to.
Wow, they should use that aerial camera technology for a Broadway musical, possibly one with a popular Marvel superhero.
Happily Ever After debuted in 2017. I was fortunate enough to be there for the last night of Wishes and the first performance of HEA.
Omg I‘m early! I love your videos, they make me so happy 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻
This was REALLY GOOD!! And I TOTALLY AGREE about poor Tiny and the bus, bless her heart.. Subscribed. :)
The best flying thing was that dragon the flew for the opening of MK Fantasyland expansion! That thing was awesome! And the DL flipping Spider-Man animatronic is awesome too!
Well now with the Spider Man animatronic, and how super realistic it's movements are, I can see them making a Tinker Bell animatronic. Just had to wait for better tech.
The August 1963 National Geographic from where you pulled two color photos of of Tiny Kline gives the answer to why no one would give her a ride home. She said, "I'm afraid to ride in a car on the freeway. They're not safe." So she wouldn't accept a ride if one was given, unless it was in a larger vehicle. No word on what she thought of parking trams.
Whenever I feel sad, I always watch the opening night of HEA just to hear the joy of everyone as she flies over the hub! It’s contagious
I am so glad you talked about baby new year. I was hoping you were going to bring it up.
I have always wanted to be a flying Tinkerbell! I am 4'10" & weigh 100#! I watch as many live streams of the fireworks as I can to see her fly. Makes me cry every time! I have worked for the Circus & done a lot of Vaulting on Horseback. But alas, I am 65 now so they probably wouldn't hire me. It's my Dream to go to WDW when I retire though (we live in Oregon) I am working an extra year to pay for the trip ;) Thanks sooooo much for this video.
It's so cool to see the history of all this but yeah, major agree that they couldn't get her a ride home at the end of the night instead of letting her run to get the bus?
I sent this video to Gina Rock and she loved it. She had me add it to her website and Facebook page.
Tell her I love her!
If you haven’t already you should send this video to all the other flying Tinker Bell’s from Disneyland and Disney World and others that are associated with it that if you can. An example would be Mara Mari Christiani who was one of the first flying Tinker Bells at Disney World in 1985
@@rebeccabranom6258 I don’t know any of the others. I am Gina‘s manager, so it was easy for me to send it to her. Lol.
From what I have read, all of the Tinks before her have already passed away. She trained three girls when she retired in 2005, but doesn’t know who they are.
@@disneyfactsguy Oh okay. I was thinking if you can get in contact with the other flying Tinker Bells and the soon to be discovered Tinker Bells and other people associated. I understand if that is not possible and I am sorry if I have made a mistake. I know there are some that have passed away and Mara has not been active on TH-cam in like 2 years so far (Hopefully she’s alright). I did write a comment to someone who knew a lady who’s niece was flying Tinker Bell in the early 2000’s at Disneyland so hopefully that’s go well. Also I did not know you were her manager and that is amazing
Great video! Thanks for talking all about this!
I’m so glad you mentioned the Tinkerbell in Paint the Night! The funniest part about that float is that the arm isn’t even robotic. There’s a team member dressed in all black manually moving her around, because the rod sits essentially on a fulcrum, so if he moves up, she moves down. Definitely don’t need to go to the gym anymore when you had that job 😂
This was an excellent video Dan! And speaking of rabbit holes, could you do a Distory on The White Rabbit? He doesn't get nearly enough love.
Why hasn't Tiny Kline been made a Disney legend?!
It's seriously one of my worst fears that Tinkerbell just gets straight up murdered by a firework. Also, did they seriously go from "Tinkerbell won't be smashing into a crash pad anymore" to "just kidding, we need the crash pad?"
A lady I know has a niece who was tinker bell at Disneyland in the early 2000's. She is 5 ft and did it for I believe 2 summers. I need to ask to meet her cause that is impressive.
Did you finally meet her?
@@rebeccabranom6258I totally forgot to ask! Thanks for reminding me.
@@gothamsangel You are absolutely welcome! Go and make some Disney history for us and then come back to tell us the story if you did😃😁😆
Last time I was at the magic Kingdom watching from the lower point of the zip line and I got a good view of Uncle Tink
I need more of this Tinkerbell robot kite thing
I went to Disney for the first time back in 2020 and I had no clue that tink flew across the sky. When I tell you my jaw hit the floor 😮😮😮lol no one could pay me enough money to fly on a wire
Wait what had to run the bus stop after work?! 😢 Disney could have drove her in a golf cart
I think that making an animatronic, with the technologic of a drone would be so great ! In Disneyland Paris, we never saw Tinkerbell flying in the parc, but we actually have a drone show, so... The limits is so thin! They just have to built it, and it could be se cute to see a "real" flying Tinkerbell illuminating the castle in the Beginning of the night show
And then they could have over characters, like the 3 fairies in Sleeping Beauty (our castle is Aurore's one so that would fit perfectly)
Well, I can dream i suppose 🥲
It's always a treat to see Tinkerbell fly.
Love that Tiny Kline's name sounds like Tiny Klein, so to German speakers it sounds like tiny tiny
You didn't mention the DRAGON!!!! It was soooooo cool!!!!!Wish I had been there for THAT! ;)
Watching this video all i remember is the bloody redrum of children and young teens behind the scenes and how NO ONE knew how much forgotten people were suffering a the hands of walt and the other fr8ks who roam free today!
I’ve wondered how comfortable the bulkier costumes were, especially the “Paint the Night” costume.
DAN. Please do a “Minnie” episode about the Baby New Year Story. I HAVE TO KNOW
props to Master Music Man Kenny. the Tiny Kline historical segment OST. true Ken Burns quality there. #TeamKenny!