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A fairy's work is much more than at first it might appear. Suppose your broken clock ticks, though it hasn't in a year. Perchance you find a toy you lost, or jingling bells you hear. It all means that one very special fairy might be near.
—Narrator, Tinker Bell (2008)
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Tinker Bell is the iconic tritagonist of Disney's Peter Pan franchise and the main protagonist of her own Disney Fairies series and movies. She was one of the first official Disney Princesses and was the first official Honorary Disney Princess. She also serves as a secondary mascot for The Walt Disney Company.
Background[]
Appearance[]
Tinker Bell is described as an ordinary fairy who is small, thin, hand-sized, and fair-skinned. She is feisty and hot-tempered (with her body turning fiery red when angered), but also very beautiful. She has blue eyes, blonde hair tied in a bob, and pointed ears. Her wings are translucent and she wears a pair of green flats with white pom-pons.
Personality[]
Tinker Bell although she sometimes has a jealous side and can be ill-behaved and vindictive, at other times she is useful to Peter, for whom she apparently has romantic feelings. Despite the fact that Tinker Bell means a lot to Peter Pan, the fairy's feelings for him are not reciprocated. The extremes in her personality are explained by the fact that a fairy's size prevents her from having more than one feeling at a time.
As a fairy, Tinker Bell can fly and produces pixie dust, which allows others to fly. She is described as being a tinkerer, meaning that she fixes pots and kettles, and is shown to be very talented at it.
History[]
Early Life[]
Tinker Bell (2008)[]
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Hello?
—Tinker Bell's first word upon her birth arrival in Pixie Hollow
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A long time ago, before she met Peter Pan, Tinker Bell was born from a baby's first laugh and a white dandelion seed. She arrives in Pixie Hollow, located in Neverland. Upon her arrival, her magical talent is found by showing her a number of objects related to each fairy talent which will react to her if that is her innate magical talent. Ironically, the only object she passes over when looking for her talent is the Tinker hammer, but her inner talent is so skillfully gifted and strong that the hammer goes to her.
After hearing stories of the mainland, Tinker Bell becomes excited at the prospect of visiting in the springtime. She soon learns that only nature-talented fairies visit the mainland, and becomes determined to find a talent which would let her go. However, Tinker Bell's attempts at learning nature talents fail miserably. She alienates the other Tinkers in the workshop by saying she does not want to be a stupid tinker. However, after her friends see Tinker Bell successfully repair a music box, they tell her that going to the mainland shouldn't matter if tinkering is what she is good at. This does not make Tinker Bell feel better as they leave after she calls them out for breaking their promise and decides to go to Vidia for help. Vidia, who had been unintentionally humiliated by Tinker Bell earlier, tells Tink that capturing sprinting thistles would allow her to go to the mainland. In attempting to capture them, Tinker Bell ruins the preparations for spring after Vidia secretly interferes. After speaking with Terence, she realizes the importance of a tinker's job.
Tinker Bell is able to redeem herself by inventing machines that speed up the spring preparations, allowing the other fairies to get back on schedule, and causes Vidia to oust herself as the one who released the thistles to ruin the preparations in the first place. As a reward, Queen Clarion allows Tinker Bell to go to the mainland with the nature fairies to return the music box Tinker Bell had fixed earlier. The person Tink returned the music box she had fixed earlier was Wendy Darling at a pretty young age. She took it in to show it to her mom, Mary Darling.
The Lost Treasure[]
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So long, Pixie Hollow. I'll be back soon.
—Tinker Bell beginning her quest beyond Pixie Hollow.
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The nature-talent fairies are bringing to the mainland the season of leaves, hibernation, chilly breezes, and pumpkins: autumn. Meanwhile, Tinker Bell and dust-talent fairies like Terence are staying in Pixie Hollow. Tinker Bell is trying to make a "Pixie Express". But it fails just as she is called to meet Queen Clarion, Fairy Mary, and The Minister of Autumn.
They show her a magical moonstone and explain to her its powers. Every eight years, there is a blue harvest moon in Pixie Hollow. When the light of this moon passes through the moonstone, it creates blue pixie dust to rejuvenate the pixie dust tree. The Autumn Revelry is the associated event during which the fairies gather to collect the dust.
A new scepter is to be made to raise the moonstone, and Tinker Bell has been recommended. Although Tinker Bell has made mistakes in the past, Fairy Mary explains that tinker fairies learn from them, most of the time. Tinker Bell accepts the task, as well as help from Terence. But as the work on the scepter progresses, Tinker Bell begins to have trouble with Terence, who is trying too hard to be helpful. An accident occurs, causing the scepter and the stone to break. That night, she attends a show at the Fairy Tale Theater about a magic mirror called the Mirror of Incanta which, according to legend, granted two of three magic wishes before becoming lost. She sets out in a balloon she created to find the Mirror of Incanta. Tinker Bell intends to use the last wish to repair the moonstone.
Along the way, she meets Blaze, a brave and daringly bold firefly. Tinker Bell finally discovers the magic wish-granting mirror of Incanta, but she accidentally wastes the wish foolishly. She is found by her best and closest friend Terence, who followed her after discovering her plans and the fragments of the moonstone in her empty house.
Tinker Bell and Terence start back to Pixie Hollow. Along the way, Tinker Bell fixes the scepter using a white gem from the top of the mirro hud interference New Yorkr, the scepter pieces Terence has wisely brought, and the moonstone pieces, all set at just the right angle. She discovers the magic of friendship, humility, and love. Thanks to inspired teamwork with Terence, she is ready to give the newly constructed Fall scepter to Queen Clarion.
When she unveils the scepter, the assembled fairies are alarmed to see the fragments of the moonstone. However, the broken moonstone shards create an unexpected benefit: they increased the surface area through which the rays of the blue moon could pass, creating the bluest pixie dust ever seen in Pixie Hollow. This blue pixie dust later appears as a main part in the film The Pirate Fairy when it is briefly stolen by Zarina.
The Great Fairy Rescue[]
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Absolutely! It's so beautiful out here! I can't believe we get to stay for the whole season!
—Tinker Bell to Terrance.
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Like many other fairies from Pixie Hollow, Tink attends Fairy Camp on the mainland. When she attempts to go find some lost things, Vidia asks her if she's going to the human house, which isn't too far from camp. The question makes Tinker Bell curious and she eventually sneaks off. Vidia follows behind to watch over her. When Tink reaches the human house, she is amazed by their "horseless carriage". She takes the time to flitter around under the car, while Vidia tries to get her to leave. Eventually, they do, but on their way back to camp, Tink and Vidia stumble upon a fairy-sized house made by Elizabeth Griffiths, a human girl who wishes to meet a real fairy.
Tinker Bell immediately heads in to investigate, despite Vidia's constant warnings to leave. Tink claims it to be perfectly safe, so Vidia uses her wind to slam the door in an attempt to give Tink a little scare, but it unintentionally locks Tink inside. When Lizzy begins to approach the house, Vidia tries to free Tink but it's no use. Lizzy discovers Tink inside the house and takes her to her home. She prepares to show her father, Dr. Griffiths, but upon witnessing all the butterflies he has pinned in display cases for research, she decides to keep Tink a secret. Meanwhile, Vidia rallies Rosetta, Iridessa, Fawn, Silvermist, Clank, and Bobble to rescue Tink.
Back at the human house, Lizzy reveals her fascination with fairies to Tink. Tink is flattered by the child's obsession and since it's raining outside, Tink decides to teach her nearly everything about fairies. She tells her how light fairies make rainbows, how animal fairies paint butterflies and much more. They record their information in a new research book given to Lizzy by her father.
Tink and Lizzy have formed a great friendship, but after a while, the rain dies down and Tink is able to return to the camp. She makes her way out, but before she leaves, she watches Lizzy attempt to show her father the research. Unfortunately, he's too busy fixing the house's leaks, as usual, to pay Lizzy any mind. Tink returns and decides to fix the leaks so Lizzy can spend more time with her father. After she does, she makes the choice to release a captive butterfly Lizzy's father was planning on showing to a group of scientists, which causes Lizzy to get grounded.
To make up for what had happened, Tink shows Lizzy how to fly and when her father finds footprints on the ceiling, she tells him about Tink. He discards the claims and begins to throw her fairy drawings and research book into the trash. This sight angers Tink and the tinker reveals herself, telling the father off while doing so (though he only hears jingles when she talks).
The astonishing sight of a fairy prompts Dr. Griffiths to capture Tink, but Vidia arrives and pushes her out of the way. Vidia is then taken by Dr. Griffiths to London for research, but Lizzy and the fairies are able to convince him to think otherwise, which he does. Vidia is freed and she and Tink form a friendship, while Lizzy and her father are now closer than ever.
Pixie Hollow Games[]
When the traditional Pixie Hollow Games arrive, Tinker Bell and Fairy Mary represent the tinker talent fairies, competing against all the other nature-talents in the world of the fairies. Eventually, Tink and Fairy Mary were eliminated. And when they were, Tink began to support the combined efforts of Rosetta and her teammate, Chloe, as garden fairies have a history of losing every year with no wins whatsoever.
The Pirate Fairy[]
Tinker Bell and her five best friends - Fawn, Rosetta, Iridessa, Silvermist, and Vidia - go after a misguided and rogue fairy dust-keeper fairy named Zarina to return the vital blue fairy dust she had stolen to its rightful place in Pixie Hollow. After confronting Zarina, Tinker Bell has her innate tinkering abilities swapped and becomes a water fairy. She is uncertain of her recently acquired water-controlling abilities and accidentally creates huge waves, puddles, downpours, and whirlpools with just a touch or snap of her fingers.
Tinker Bell desperately tries to convince Zarina to return home with them but is taken to a place on the ship under a metal box. When she later discovers that Zarina has been double-crossed by James Hook, Tink willingly returns the blue fairy dust in exchange for Zarina's safety and well-being. She uses her unusually strong hydrokinetic abilities to push the waters back so that the others could save Zarina from sinking to her destruction. She later used a sword to fight and distract the pirates while Zarina attempted to reclaim the blue fairy dust from James. When they succeeded in making the ship go off course, Tinker Bell and the others were caught in a sack from one of the ship's sails. When released, Tink used her water-controlling abilities to create a tidal wave over the pirates (as well as wash the pixie dust off of James, removing his flight). Using the pirate ship to return home, she convinces Queen Clarion and Fairy Gary that Zarina had practically mastered her unique and strong fairy dust-controlling abilities and that they all should see her in action. She soon thanks to the reformed and redeemed Zarina for fully restoring her exceptionally strong tinkering-talent abilities with light green-colored fairy dust.
Legend of the Neverbeast[]
One night in Neverland, Tink was building a wagon for a nursery pulling, when a Green star, or a comet, the fourth from the right, flew by. When she and Fawn arrived at the place to pick up a baby, Hannah, Tink realized Fawn has a Hawk, which she's scared of. While carrying her, The other fairies came about the comet that flew by last night. But the other animals ran for shelter because they were scared of predators, and adult Hawks were attacking. But the Evil Scout fairies caught them, even Hannah. Meanwhile, Tink and her friends helped Fawn protect the mythical, legendary NeverBeast, named Gruff from harm.
Meeting Peter Pan[]
At that point during the end of her series, Peter Pan met Tinker Bell while trying to steal the tooth of a shark. He had planned to do this by rowing out on a small boat and knocking the shark out cold with his oar - but the shark was bigger than he anticipated and it bit his boat in half. Peter had not yet learned to fly, and so Tinker Bell taught him then and there to save him from the shark.
During the first duel with James, Peter cut James' left hand off. His hand was eaten by the Crocodile who liked the taste and has stalked the pirate captain ever since.
Peter was close friends with her until he brought Wendy Darling to Never Land. Peter's fascination with Wendy broke Tink's heart, and she went back to Pixie Hollow after Peter brought Wendy and her brothers home again.
Peter Pan (1953)[]
One night in London, Tinker Bell and Peter Pan visit the home of the Darling family as he accidentally left his living shadow there during one of his previous visits. Using her light, Tinker Bell scopes through the house. While searching, Tinker Bell finds and lands on a hand mirror and looks at herself, they eventually find the shadow, but accidentally trap Tink inside, and wake Wendy Darling, the oldest Darling child, in the process. Wendy helps put Peter's Shadow back on by sewing it. Tinker Bell, however, tries to get out of the drawer by climbing through a keyhole, and getting stuck in the process, but gets unstuck when Wendy gets the sewing kit to help Peter free her.
Wendy is heavily infatuated with the stories of Peter Pan and the Lost Boys and appears to have a crush on the boy as well. This angers Tinker Bell, making her red with jealously and even calling Wendy a "big ugly girl". Soon enough, Wendy explains that she may never see Peter again as her father is forcing her to "grow up" and leave the Pan stories in the past.
Because Peter enjoys Wendy's stories of his adventures, he offers her a chance to stay in Neverland, where she will never have to grow up. Tinker Bell is disgusted by the very idea and refuses to bestow her fairy dust upon Wendy and her younger brothers, John and Michael. However, Peter simply spanks the fairy dust out of Tink and unto the Darlings, giving them the ability to fly to Neverland. Once they've arrived, the group is attacked by Pan's nemesis Captain Hook. Peter orders Tink to take the Darlings to the island for safety, but Tink leaves them in her dust. She heads to Hangman's Tree where she, Peter, and the Lost Boys reside. She tells the boys that Pan has ordered them to shoot down the "Wendy Bird", and while they do as intended, Peter saves Wendy, and an infuriated Tink takes off so red with rage that she literally burns through a leaf as she does.
The boys explain what happened and when Peter finds out, he is furious. Lost Boy Cubby reveals that it was Tink that gave them the order and Peter banishes the fairy for a week as punishment after Wendy convinces him not to make it eternal as he originally intended before she intervened. Later that night, Captain Hook's first mate, Mr. Smee, kidnaps Tink and takes her to Hook's ship where the captain attempts to toy with Tink's emotions to get her to reveal Peter's hideout. He tells her the pirates are planning on shanghaiing Wendy, and the plot makes Tink more than happy as, with Wendy out of the way, she and Peter can be together again. She points the way to the hideout on the map, but before she completes this, she forces Hook to promise not to lay one single finger or a hook on Peter Pan. Hook agrees, trapping her in a lantern once she reveals the location.
The next morning, Wendy, her brothers, and the Lost Boys are captured and given the choice of becoming pirates or walking the plank. Wendy convinces the boys to refuse the offer, in high hopes that Pan will save them. Meanwhile, Hook reveals his plot to plant a bomb in Peter's hideout, disguised as a gift from Wendy. When Tink hears this, she breaks free of her trap and heads for Hangman's Tree. There, she tries to warn Peter, but he brushes her claims off as nonsense. The bomb begins to ring rapidly, ready to explode, causing Peter to realize she wasn't lying, but Tink takes it away from Peter and sacrifices herself.
In the rubble of Hangman's Tree, Peter is safe, but Tink is fatally injured. Peter restores her life by telling her just how much she means to him. With Tink saved, Peter heads to the Jolly Roger to rescue his friends. A battle occurs, ending with Hook fleeing for his life from the crocodile who ate his left hand and now wants the rest of the captain. With Hook defeated, Peter decides to escort Wendy home, having Tink sprinkle fairy dust all over Hook's ship so it turns gold and flies, enabling it to return the Darling children to London
Return to Neverland (2002)[]
Tink and Peter are having a normal day in Neverland when they stop by the Jolly Roger to visit and annoy Captain Hook. When they arrive, Hook claims to have his dearest Wendy held captive. Peter battles the evil pirate, but Hook throws "Wendy" overboard to be eaten by an octopus. Peter rushes down to save her and Tink follows close behind. When Pan seems to have finally met his end, he emerges from the water and Tink uses her pixie dust to lift the octopus and land him on Hook's ship. Peter and Tink then leave the scene to free the prisoner. Instead of Wendy, however, they find her daughter Jane. Tink takes an immediate disliking toward her, similar to her disliking of Wendy in the first film.
Pan decides to introduce her to the Lost Boys, but Jane quickly grows tired of their savage like behavior. She attempts to build a raft to return home, but Pan knows that the only way to leave Never Land is to fly. Tink reluctantly bestows pixie dust upon Jane, but the flight lessons end in failure. Jane loses her temper again when Pan and the boys begin to play rugby with her notepad. She tells Pan and the boys off and ever abolishes her belief of fairies. Jane's disbelief causes Tink to grow ill. After Slightly gives her a check-up, Pan and the gang learns that Tinker Bell will die unless they get Jane to believe in fairies. Pan and the others then set out to find Jane and make her the very first Lost Girl.
Unfortunately, Jane makes a deal with Hook. If she helps him locate his treasure, he'll give her a ride home on his ship that now has the ability to fly after Tinker Bell sprinkled her pixie dust all over it. Jane tricks the boys into playing treasure hunt, but after bonding with them, she changes her minds and discards the whistle she was meant to use to summon Hook once she found the treasure. Tootles the Lost Boy finds the whistle and innocently blows it, summoning Hook and his crew. Peter and the others are captured and Jane rushes back to Hangman's Tree to find Tinker Bell. It's too late, however, and Tinker Bell's bright light of life has expired.
Jane mourns the death of the tinker fairy and her belief in fairies' begins to arise. Tink is revived and the duo heads to the Jolly Roger to face Hook.
They arrive and find Peter locked on to an anchor about to be thrown overboard. Tink distracts Hook and Smee while Jane frees the Lost Boys and battle the pirates. Tink manages to become unconscious so Jane can try to retrieve the key. Hook awakens and attempts to kill Jane. Tink sprinkles pixie dust on her and she is able to escape through flight. Not only that, but she is also able to free Peter. Hook is defeated and Peter escorts Jane home. While there, Peter and Tink - who, after so many years, has finally put her jealousy and resentment of Wendy aside - have a brief but heartwarming reunion with the full-grown Wendy, whom Tink uses her fairy dust to allow Wendy to magically levitate one last time with Peter's permission. Afterward, they head back home to Neverland.
Quotes[]
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Hi, I'm Tinker Bell. It's very nice to meet you.
—Tinker Bell introducing herself, Disney Infinity series.
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It's a Wing-Washer. Think of it: No more having to scrub each other's wings. Watch!
—Tinker Bell introducing the Wing Washer to her friends.
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Sorry.
—Tinker Bell
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Tinker Bell: I WIN!
Silvermist, Rosetta, Fawn, and Iridessa: AAAAAHHHH!!! Tinker Bell: So, what's for dinner? —Tinker Bell's victory because of Rosetta, Iridessa, Fawn, and Silvermist giving up on finding her too easy.
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Fawn. There you are! You missed the cake. [swallows] Good thing I grabbed one for ya.
—Tinker Bell to Fawn in "Just Deserts"
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Uh-oh!
—Tinker Bell
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Oh, well, right, you can stay... (...) for now. Just do me a favor, if you could stay... right... here. (...) If my berries are accurate, we should see land soon. Uh, I'm Tinker Bell. What's your name? (...) Okay, uh... Blinky? Flicker? Flash? Beam? Uh... Flare? (...) Well how in the blazing bellows am I supposed to guess your name if you keep-- (...) Your name's bellows? (...) Ohh, Blaze! Kind of a tough guy name. Are you a tough guy? (laughs) Okay, okay, don't hurt yourself.
—Tinker Bell meeting Blaze.
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HANG ON, BLAZE!
—Tinker Bell struggling through a vortex (deleted scene only)
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[sighs] I don't know Blaze, I think we're lost. Maybe we should pull over and ask for directions. (...) Fine, scardey cat. I'll do it!
—Tinker bell lost in a forest.
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Uh, good evening, ma'am. We're lost, and we're wondering if you could tell us how to get out of this forest? (...) Oh, great! I-I see, we go straight thru these trees, make left at the rock, and THEN an immediate right at the stream. Okay, yes, that makes sense. Come on, Blaze, let's go. Thanks again, Miss. Spider. (...) Yes, yes, Blaze you're right. We should've just checked the web in the first place.
—Tinker Bell finally managing to find directions with the help of a spider.
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Hey, guys! Play nice now!
—Tinker Bell waving at the troll brothers, as she and terrance fly overhead.
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My turn!
—Tinker Bell.
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Tinker Bell: Vidia, do you really need to practice for the pixie hollow games right HERE?
Vidia: Oh, come on, Tink. I'm in it to win it. —Tinker Bell catching vidia from blowing down the banner for the games.
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Periwinkle: You're wings... They're sparkling.
Tinker Bell: Like yours. —Tinker Bell meeting Periwinkle.
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Tinker Bell: Two fairies born of the same laugh. So... that means...
Periwinkle: You're my... Tinker Bell & Periwinkle: So we're... sisters! —Tinker Bell discovering that she has a sister.
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Tinker Bell: Um, I'm... Tinker Bell.
Periwinkle: I'm Periwinkle. Tinker Bell: So, you must've been at the boarder. Periwinkle: Yeah. I was hoping to see the animals cross. Tinker Bell: I guess I didn't see you. Periwinkle: (laughs) Me neither! [noticed white cotten balls in Tink's shoes and gasps] Tinker Bell: What? Periwinkle: [pulls out some white cotten balls of her own] I usually just wear them at home. —Tinker Bell to Periwinkle about the first time their wings sparkled.
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Tinker Bell: Hey, guys, I can't see! [Suddenly, her wings start sparkling again] Ah! It's Periwinkle!
Silvermist: Beautiful. Rosetta: Oh, look at that. Tinker Bell: [Sneaks past Silvermist and Fawn] Hi, Peri! [Periwinkle waves back at Tink] Tinker Bell: (giggles) That's my sister. —Tinker Bell seeing Periwinkle during the four seasons festival.
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AAAAAARGH!!!
—Tinker Bell's pirate acting.
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I know that look, I invented that look.
—Tinker Bell to Fawn.
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Mickey: Psst, Tink! Tinker Bell, ya there?
Tinker Bell: Coming right up! Mickey: Is that it? Are they all gone? Tinker Bell: They certainly are! Mickey: OH BOY! —Tinker Bell signaling Mickey and Minnie, Once Upon a Studio.
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Trivia[]
- She appears in Peter Pan, Return to Neverland, Her own movie, The Lost Treasure, The Pixie Hollow Games, Secret of the Wings, The Pirate Fairy, Legend of the Neverbeast, Ralph Breaks the Internet, and Once Upon a Studio.