Newbie here......
Does anyone remember Tinkerbell riding down on a wire from the top of the Matterhorn? It was about 1960 that I remember. I think Tinkerbell was not a person, but a doll, I'm not sure. Anyone remember that -- it would have been at night.
Sunny4ever
"It's a great big beautiful tomorrow..."
Yes I do. And I think it was a real person.
It was a real person--a she still does it. It the 60s (for a time) it was also Mary Poppins. My step-father used to catch her every night on the other side. I love Tinker Bell flying from the matterhorn-- its one of those magical moments for me.
Tinker Bell began her flights over the Disneyland castle in 1961. It's always been a real person up there. The first Tink was a former circus performer in her 70s named Tiny Kline. How many 70-year-olds to you know who would be willing to careen 146 feet in the air on a wire? To make it even more exciting, the only way to stop her at the end was for her to crash into a mattress!
Kline retired in 1964 due to health problems and was replaced by Judy Kaye who was Tinker Bell for another decade. Today, various cast members play Tink.
Welcome to MiceChat!
"Yesterday, a man walked up to me and said, 'Isn't it a shame that Walt Disney couldn't be here to see this?' and I said, "He did see this, that's why it's here."
-Art Linkletter July 17, 2005-
When you wish upon a star your dreams come true.
Thanks everyone for the info. I did not know the Tink rider was a real person. I was young then. If I get the opportunity to go to Disneyland again (instead of DW), which I think now I'm just going to have to do, watching this will be the highlight of the trip!
Sunny4ever
Now the cast member who is Tinkerbell wears this scary looking giant head! I saw a picture of it and it totally freaked me out!
My best score ever!
A giant head? That is just wrong.
Yes, and the whole costume lights up! I've been wondering if they use male cast members as well as females now. I once had a friend who was a CM in costume who usually played Mrs. Incredible, and he said that for masked female characters, they like to use slender guys instead of actual girls, but I can't remember the reason.
It doesnt make sense to me to have a mask for a character who is far from sight anyways.
You can't talk S*** unless your gonna do something about it...
I would like to see Mary Poppins do it. Tinks there every nite there is fire works. And theres got to be some youtube video.
And welcome to Micechat.
Originally Posted by lazyboy97O
You mean this scary image?
Hello. In March or April of this year posted a video of the Remember Dreams Come True fireworks that I shot on July 17th 2005. About 5 minutes in you can see what they have done with Tinkerbell and how she flies.
Here is the link, http://stage6.divx.com/Disneyland/vi...e-July-17-2005
In order to view it properly you need a high speed internet connection, a fairly recent web browser and you must accept the divx web plugin, which will install automatically. If your PC will let you view the video, I think you will be pleasantly surprised.
Mary Poppins was not a real person. Just a dummy. She went up instead of down, before Tinkerbell descended.
Well that explains it all. Tink looks like "she" gained a few pounds as well.
OMG I KNOW!!!! Her eyes were like purple and her mouth was like open it freaked me out too!!!!!!!!!!!!
SkItTlEs
Posting Permissions
LinkBack URL
About LinkBacks
Bookmarks