Waking up Tinker Bell?

[Frognbug]

So I have heard that you can wake Tink up in the morning if you are one of the first people in Tink's Treasure's. My daughter will be almost 3 and is completely obsessed with Tink I know she would absolutely love to do this! Has anyone ever done this?

[TheRustyScupper]

1) Our granddaughters have done this.
2) But, you have to be quick.
3) Kids AND adults run like heck to wake up Tink.
4) I seldom see such pushing and shoving.

[DreamFinder2]

Here's some additional information from Intercot's InfoCentral...


Waking-up Tinkerbell
If you are among the first to enter Tinkerbell’s Treasures shop (to your left as you pass through Cinderella Castle), your kid(s) may be in for a special treat. Ask the Cast Member if you can wake-up Tinkerbell. The kid(s) are given a sword (for boys) or a wand (for girls) and are instructed to tap on a small chest three times and say “wake-up Tinkerbell”. Sure enough Tinkerbell wakes-up and flies around the room in a dazzling display of lights and sounds. The helpers are usually given a certificate that proclaims that they helped wake-up Tinkerbell. If you miss this morning ceremony, Tink typically flies around the shop intermittently through out the day.

[figgie]

It never ceases to amaze me when I learn a new secret about the "World"! What would we do without the Intercot family. Seriously, I never knew about this. Thanks for the new magical info.:tink:

[buzznwoodysmom]

If you are waiting in the area where the rope drop happens you may want to ask a CM if your child can wake Tink. In Nov. we were waiting for the rope drop and I told my boys about waking Tink and they were thrilled to try and do this. There was no one else waiting with us. A few minutes before rope drop a few families showed up. Since there weren't many people I thought it would be very easy to get there first. Well a CM walked up to a cute little girl right beside us and asked her if she'd like to wake Tink. You should have seen the looks on my boys faces. They were very disappointed. We'd been waiting there for quite a while and the little girl had just walked up minutes before. I was happy for the little girl, she probably enjoyed it much more than my boys would have, but they were still disappointed. Instead we decided to try and be the first family on Peter Pan, my youngest's favorite ride in MK. I was so happy we were able to get their first for them. So my point is, maybe ask any CMs standing around if your child can wake Tink. It may not work, but it is better than waiting and being disappointed when the CM asks another child. Good luck!!!!

[valjane]

It never ceases to amaze me when I learn a new secret about the "World"! What would we do without the Intercot family. Seriously, I never knew about this. Thanks for the new magical info.:tink:

I actually see this as a somewhat negative consequence of the popularity of WDW internet forums.

Now that everyone knows about things like this, it's almost impossible to experience it! What used to be a fun, unexpected magical moment has turned into an expectation for many people, and actually making it happen for your kids turns into a take-no-prisoners logistical nightmare.

Kind of the same thing that happened to riding in the front of the monorail, too!

[FlaTinkRAMESAM]

I actually see this as a somewhat negative consequence of the popularity of WDW internet forums.

Now that everyone knows about things like this, it's almost impossible to experience it! What used to be a fun, unexpected magical moment has turned into an expectation for many people, and actually making it happen for your kids turns into a take-no-prisoners logistical nightmare.

Kind of the same thing that happened to riding in the front of the monorail, too!

In all fairness, we knew about waking up Tink long before I joined this board. And we have been riding in the front of the monorail since I was in high school... I hardly call getting information about Disney a negative consequence... if you don't want to know, don't participate. :thumbsup:

[valjane]

In all fairness, we knew about waking up Tink long before I joined this board. And we have been riding in the front of the monorail since I was in high school... I hardly call getting information about Disney a negative consequence... if you don't want to know, don't participate. :thumbsup:

Yes, but the process of waking up Tink was not as "violent" until people found out about it on message boards.

I've been riding in front of monorails since I was a toddler. It's changed.

Another example is towel animals. Once a nice surprise, now it seems that people expect them because they've read about them on message boards.

Edited to add: I'm not saying internet message boards are bad things. I enjoy them! Reading the Tink post, though, made me start thinking that maybe they do create false expectations which can sometimes have unintended negative consequences.

[figgie]

I really don't think that knowing about something spoils the magic, I think it helps to spread the magic around because we all get to share in the magic! Not everyone gets to sleep in Cinderella's Castle Suite but we all enjoy reading about the people who do. I would rather know about it and dream about it than miss out on the joy children experience when they get to do this. No parent should actually promise their child that they alone will get a chance to "Wake up Tink" but they should help them to experience the magic when someone, anyone, gets the chance to have a Magical Moment.:tink:

[FlaTinkRAMESAM]

I really don't think that knowing about something spoils the magic, I think it helps to spread the magic around because we all get to share in the magic! Not everyone gets to sleep in Cinderella's Castle Suite but we all enjoy reading about the people who do. I would rather know about it and dream about it than miss out on the joy children experience when they get to do this. No parent should actually promise their child that they alone will get a chance to "Wake up Tink" but they should help them to experience the magic when someone, anyone, gets the chance to have a Magical Moment.:tink:

exactly... it simply makes it that more exciting when you are able to do those things. Not everyone is able to do everything. But it is nice to know it is possible or at least that someone is having a magical day having done it.

[Tinksalot]

My granddaughters finally got to do this last September! But, beware like previous posts have said, teens and adults are also running for the opportunity to "wake Tink". We saw this first hand one time. We were the first at the rope. After waiting patiently with 2 very excited 3 and 5 year olds, the rope dropped. Before we could take one step, 2 teens came running up charging through the crowd, knocking down a little girl in the process. We continued into the store to over hear the mom of the girls boasting how the girls ran all the way here!! Needless to say, my granddaughters were heartbroken! And we were angry! :mad: I actually wrote a letter to Disney explaining what had happened hoping they were get a better handle on the whole "waking Tink" experience. If you go, be sure to pick your child up and hold her or she could get run over in the process. Good luck waking Tink! I hope you have a good experience.

[Hayden's Dad]

You don't necessarily have to be the very first one in the shop to do this.
In November we tried and as stated above lots of women and their daughters took off as soon as the rope dropped. I was going to skip it once I saw the madness, but DW the wonderful person that she is said lets go see what it is. So we went in and watched the little girls. Afterwards one of the CMs came up to us and asked if Hayden wanted to wake up tinkerbell too. "She can be very lazy and sometimes we have to wake her up a couple of times through the day" she said. She just told us to wait until the first party had left. Once they saw they had left Hayden and I got to wake up TInkerbell again and watch her fly through the room.
So don't break your neck trying to do this if you can't be first then try again a little later. Remember to have fun and enjoy the magic.:thumbsup:
I would recommend doing this if you can it really is something magical.

[Gooftroop5]

I actually see this as a somewhat negative consequence of the popularity of WDW internet forums.

Now that everyone knows about things like this, it's almost impossible to experience it! What used to be a fun, unexpected magical moment has turned into an expectation for many people, and actually making it happen for your kids turns into a take-no-prisoners logistical nightmare.

I have to agree with you. Certain hidden things are great like the talking drinking fountain, the rope that yells etc. However these little magical things that not everyone can experience or the bending of the rules. One person asks about it and yes it is allowed & never had a problem well now its been out here we will see how big of a problem they get to be.

We've never had a problem with the front of the monorail but we usual do it after Chef Mickey breakfast which we are getting on at the contemporary & we usually have some of the earliest ressies so we are done before the park opens. We ask when we get up there if we can ride in the front.

[nursetinkerbell04]

My daughter will be 10 in less than a week and she, according to her has outgrown all the princess stuff, but she loves tinkerbell!! Does anyone know of any other tinkerbell related things in the "world"?

[MaxPower]

Can someone explain what you actually see when someone "wakes up Tinkerbell?" A previous post said there are lights flashing. Is that it? Is there an animated Tinkerbell being projected? Is there music? Please give us some details.

[ledudes]

Another option if you can't wake her is to look at her in the bureau at the opposite end of the store. If you peek through the key hole you will see her flash by. Perhaps people could tell their kids that they can tap on the bureau to wake Tink, that way lots of people could experience it....I bet they'd never know the difference.

[Lizzie]

I have to say I was really annoyed by a parent last time we were there. We were first in line at the rope drope. First people in the store we didn't run. Than a dad runs in right in front of us as we were about to ask the cast member and cuts in front of us. His kids were not even with him. Did he not see us? I would never cut in front of someone no matter how much I would want my kids to experience something. I told my girls we would try again sometime. But every other day there was always a family first and were weren't going to cut in front of them.

[Brainiak5]

You don't necessarily have to be the very first one in the shop to do this.
In November we tried and as stated above lots of women and their daughters took off as soon as the rope dropped. I was going to skip it once I saw the madness, but DW the wonderful person that she is said lets go see what it is. So we went in and watched the little girls. Afterwards one of the CMs came up to us and asked if Hayden wanted to wake up tinkerbell too. "She can be very lazy and sometimes we have to wake her up a couple of times through the day" she said. She just told us to wait until the first party had left. Once they saw they had left Hayden and I got to wake up TInkerbell again and watch her fly through the room.
So don't break your neck trying to do this if you can't be first then try again a little later. Remember to have fun and enjoy the magic.:thumbsup:
I would recommend doing this if you can it really is something magical.

this a great example of a cm doing a magical thing. i saw them do the same with a little girl in a wheelchair who was practically stepped over by some over zealous teens. good thing tink can be such a "lazy bones". the smile on the little girls face was a mile wide and i doubt the teens even remembered doing it 10 minutes after it happened. im sure if a parent approached a cm about this discreetly, they can make it happen since tink probably naps all day long. :mickey:

[doodleboy]

I have to say I was really annoyed by a parent last time we were there. We were first in line at the rope drope. First people in the store we didn't run. Than a dad runs in right in front of us as we were about to ask the cast member and cuts in front of us. His kids were not even with him. Did he not see us? I would never cut in front of someone no matter how much I would want my kids to experience something. I told my girls we would try again sometime. But every other day there was always a family first and were weren't going to cut in front of them.

These kind of people are always going to be around. I am annoyed by them on many occasions at the parks. Especially when I am trying to teach my kids how important it is to wait your turn, and someone cuts right in front of us like we didn't exist. I'm sure we all see this while waiting for a parade to start. I do not blame the kids, as they are a product of their upbringing. For some strange reason these people feel as if they are more important than other park goers, not sure why. I would also hope that the people we are speaking of are not fellow INTERCOT contributors, or any other Disney forum for that matter. I think that most of us enjoy sharing our experiences with others that love the magic as much as we do.

On a side note, we had a couple of terrible experiences at DLR last year in regards to character meetings. It seemed that one CM would escort more than one character into the public areas for meet and greets. Not only did they not attempt to form a line, there was no crowd control what so ever. People were actually pushing their children in front of characters for autographs. I approached a CM escorting a couple of characters and she told me that they were short staffed. I later wrote a letter, but never got a response.

[dizknee531]

These kind of people are always going to be around. I am annoyed by them on many occasions at the parks. Especially when I am trying to teach my kids how important it is to wait your turn, and someone cuts right in front of us like we didn't exist. I'm sure we all see this while waiting for a parade to start. I do not blame the kids, as they are a product of their upbringing. For some strange reason these people feel as if they are more important than other park goers, not sure why. I would also hope that the people we are speaking of are not fellow INTERCOT contributors, or any other Disney forum for that matter. I think that most of us enjoy sharing our experiences with others that love the magic as much as we do.

On a side note, we had a couple of terrible experiences at DLR last year in regards to character meetings. It seemed that one CM would escort more than one character into the public areas for meet and greets. Not only did they not attempt to form a line, there was no crowd control what so ever. People were actually pushing their children in front of characters for autographs. I approached a CM escorting a couple of characters and she told me that they were short staffed. I later wrote a letter, but never got a response.
The cms don't seem to care about crowd control. I guess they get disgusted by innapropiate people too!! However, the ladies in the shop are wonderful and it's a fun store. If you wait until the crowd dies down you can really enjoy all the shop has to offer.

[elmjimmlm]

Being able to do this would be like my chances to have a Dream Squader come up and tap me on the shoulder...:(

[Ribeyespud]

On April 2nd I was able to wake up Tinkerbell and for me (A 44 year old lost boy) it was awesome! I have wanted to do this ever since I heard about it. To increase the odds of being able to be the one to wake Tinkerbell, I decided to team up with a couple fathers who had young daughters who wanted to do it too. The plan was that which ever one of us made it through the door to Tinkerbell's Treasures (where you have to go to wake tink) he would yell "WE want to wake Tinkerbell up" instead of "I want to wake up Tinkerbell". I happened to be the first one in the store :trophy: and when it was all said and done there were three happy little children (uh,...that would be two little girls and me) who had built a wonderful memory. There was no pushing or running when we went to the store( I did speed walk however).It was just a fun magical time. We heard Tink drop pixie dust as she flew out of her home (she leaves her treasure chest :chest: with a "flash" and when she landed in a key hole of a desk drawer we saw a flash of light when we looked in the key hole.It doesn't matter how old you get, you're never to old to pretend, play, and believe in faith, trust, and pixie dust...:tink:

[Tink#64]

I love the things I can learn on Intercot! Although we had already visited the World 4 times, and I've read countless guide books & trivia books, I didn't recall ever reading or hearing about this until just recently, finding a thread here just prior to our trip a few weeks ago! We never even tried to be the first there to wake Tink, as we have our MK rituals already! But we did visit the shop later in the day & experienced the magic of Tink's flight around the little shop! It was magical! :tink:

A huge thank you to all of you on Intercot for all the wonderful things I've learned through all Intercotees vast experiences, love of Disney and desire to share with the rest of us! :rocks:

[onjbj]

My twins woke up Tinkerbell during our trip last September. It only took us 2 tries- the first day we got there during EMH and someone got there just before us, but the second day of EMH, we got there at the same time as another little girl whose mom was gracious enought to let my kids join her dtr in waking up Tink. The girls got magic wands and my son got something too (can't remember what). The CM told them to say, "Wake up Tinkerbell" and wave their wands at her box. Then, I don't believe there were any flashing lights, just the sounds of Tinkerbell flying around the store. There wasn't anything to actually "see" unless you looked in the keyhole of the dresser as another poster stated. All 3 kids got certificates saying that they woke up Tinkerbell. A very cute keepsake. When we went there were no crowds, no pushing or shoving. Guess we were lucky!

[Ribeyespud]

When we woke Tink up I was looking right at the chest and there was a very fast flash of light when she began to fly on the day we did it. As a Lost Boy I will remember doing this always...and smile.:tink: