Why Pixie Dust Was Added to Peter Pan
“[Walt] saw fairies as tall. The Blue Fairy in Pinocchio was tall. He always saw them as tall, regal, dignified mother figures. He never saw fairies as little cute dancing Tinker Bell things. We had a hard time selling him the little Tinker Bell.” - Disney animator Frank Thomas, from an interview with Bob Thomas in 1973 🧚
“After the first production, I had to add something to the play at the request of parents… about no one being able to fly until the ferry dust had been blown on him – so many children having gone home and tried it from their beds and needed surgical attention.” - James Matthew Barrie
In case you’re curious… the beginning order of the clips of Peter Pan’s Flight in Disneyland Paris, then Disneyland, then Walt Disney World. This order is reversed at the end. 😊
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