Tinker Bell Secret of the Wings (2012)

Tinker Bell and the Secret of the Wings (formerly known as Tinker Bell and the Mysterious Winter Woods) is a 2012 computer-animated comedy film, based on the Disney Fairies franchise, produced by DisneyToon Studios. It revolves around Tinker Bell, a fairy character created by J. M. Barrie in his play, Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, and featured in subsequent adaptations, especially in animated works by the Walt Disney Company. Secret of the Wings is the fourth film in this series of direct-to-DVD films and was released on October 23, 2012. In the film, Tinker Bell ventures into the forbidden world and discovers a frost fairy named Periwinkle. Starring the voices of Mae Whitman, Lucy Liu, Megan Hilty, Raven-Symoné and Angela Bartys, it also features new cast members who include Matt Lanter, Timothy Dalton, Lucy Hale and Debby Ryan.

Plot

Tinkers' Nook is bustling with activity, for the tinker fairies are making snowflake baskets for the fairies of winter. A flock of snowy owls soon arrive for the baskets, bringing a final shipment order for Fairy Mary (Jane Horrocks) with them. Tinker Bell (Mae Whitman) watches as the birds headed off toward the Winter Woods in awe and curiosity.

Later that day, Tinker Bell volunteers to help Fawn (Angela Bartys) take animals to the Winter Woods to hibernate, but Fawn warns Tinker Bell that they could only bring animals to the border, and they aren't allowed to go into the Winter Woods. With Fawn distracted by a sleeping marmot, Tinker Bell jumps across the border into the Winter Woods. Tink gazes in wonder at the beautiful wintry landscape, enchanted by the delicate snowflakes falling around her, and the strange colors her wings create. The moment ends when Fawn yanks Tinker Bell back into the Autumn Woods. Touching Tink's wings, Fawn gasps at their cold temperature and rushes her off to the fairy hospital. A healing-talent fairy (Jodi Benson) examines Tink's wings and warms them to normal temperature. Tink remains curious about the sparkles and colors her wings made in the Winter Woods.

Tink flies off to the Book Nook, where she finds a wing-shaped book, but unfortunately, it's pages are all chewed through. A fairy (Thomas Lennon) tells Tink that the author of the book, the Keeper, might be able to help her, but he lives in the Winter Woods. Preparing herself for the Winter Woods, Tink sneaks into the tinkers' workshop and climbs inside one of the snowflake baskets, and flies her way into the Winter Woods. Suddenly, the owl accidentally drops the basket, and Tink crashes into the snow. Realizing her book had been flung from her bag after the landing, she tries to get it back before another fairy finds it. However, Lord Milori (Timothy Dalton), the Lord of Winter, takes the book from Sled (Matt Lanter). Lord Milori asks Sled to return the book to the Keeper. Tinker Bell follows Sled to the Hall of Winter, upon arriving spotting the Keeper, Dewey (Jeff Bennett). Then another winter fairy rushes into the room and proclaims that her wings are sparkling. Simultaneously, Tinker Bell's wings begin to sparkle, too. A force pulls her toward the winter fairy, who's name is Periwinkle (Lucy Hale). The girls ask Dewey to explain what was happening to their wings. Bringing Tink and Periwinkle to the giant snowflake, and positioning their wings, the whole chamber becomes filled with images of a baby's first laugh, that split in half: one to the Pixie Dust Tree, and the other to the Winter Woods. Tink and Periwinkle realize that they are fraternal twins.

Suddenly, Lord Milori arrives, concerned over Tinker Bell's book, warning Dewey to send any 'warm' fairy back to the Autumn Woods. Dewey tells the girls they can have a little time to visit before Tink has to return home. The two go to Periwinkle's house, where she shows Tink her various items she had collected. Next, they go to the Frost Forest, to introduce Tink to Periwinkle's friends Gliss (Grey DeLisle) and Spike (Debby Ryan). They continue to spend time together the entire day. That night outside Periwinkle's house, as Tinker Bell builds a fire to stay warm, she realizes that if she can make it warm in the Winter Woods, she can make it cooler at her home. Suddenly, the snow floor melts beneath them, weakened by the fire. After the incident, Dewey tells the girls that Tink has to go home. The girls realize that they might never see each other again, but Tinker Bell comes up with a plan. When the three fairies reach the border, Tinker Bell begins to fake crying while whispering to Periwinkle to meet her at the border tomorrow. When Tinker Bell arrives home, she asks her friends Clank (Jeff Bennett) and Bobble (Rob Paulsen) for help. Hard at work, some of Tink's other friends stop by and learn of Tinker Bell's sister, excited at the prospect of meeting her.

The next day, Tinker Bell arrives at the border with Bobble and Clank, pulling along a snow-maker. Now able to keep Periwinkle cold enough, Peri's crosses the border to the 'warm' side of Pixie Hollow. She meets Tinker Bell's friends, Fawn, Iridessa (Raven-Symone), Rosetta (Megan Hilty), Silvermist (Lucy Liu), and Vidia (Pamela Adlon) and continues her tour of the warm side of Pixie Hollow, until Tink noticed Periwinkle's wings wilting. The snow-maker was running out of ice, and there wasn't enough snow to keep Peri cold, so Tink and Periwinkle return to the border. Lord Milori appears and instructs Periwinkle how to fix her wings. Queen Clarion (Anjelica Huston), arrives too, and explains to the girls that they can never see each other again. As the girls go their separate ways, the snow-maker gets knocked into the stream, and creates a snowstorm.

Later that day, Queen Clarion tried to make Tinker Bell understand why the rule about not crossing the border was so important, as so did Lord Milori with Periwinkle. They tell the story of two fairies who fell deply in love, but were from the different worlds, which is the story about themselves. One of the fairies crossed the border and broke a wing; an injury for which there was no cure. Just as the Queen finishes her side of the tale, it begins to snow, causing a commotion. Queen Clarion, Tink, and a group of fairies arrive at the stream to find Clank and Bobble attempting to free the snow-maker. Finally, they succeeded in pushing the machine into the water, but it continues to snow. The seasons become thrown out of balance, and the life of the Pixie Dust Tree comes into question; if it becomes too cold, it will freeze and stop producing pixie dust. Tink then notices that a flower that Periwinkle had planted is still blooming, despite its warm surroundings.

Tinker Bell flies straight to the Winter Woods, and asks Gliss and Periwinkle why the flower was still alive. Gliss explains that frost tucks warm air inside,and Periwinkle suggests that they could frost the Pixie Dust Tree before the cold comes. Tinker Bell and the frost fairies fly to the Pixie Dust Tree. They get right to work, but realize that the job would be too big for them to finish in time. Then Tinker Bell spotted Dewey, Lord Milori, and the rest of the frost fairies flying toward them, helping them frost the tree. Afraid the freeze had come too late, the fairies gather anxiously around the Pixie Dust Well, and rejoice when pixie dust then begins to flow again. Tinker Bell realizes that she had broken a wing when she had flown to the Winter Woods, and warns Periwinkle to go back to the Winter Woods before her wing wilt. As the sisters hold hands and say good-bye, an explosion of pure sparkly light bursts from their wings, healing Tink's broken wing.

From that day on, warm fairies can cross over the border into the Winter Woods anytime they like. A coat of frost keeps the warm fairie's wings safe while in the cold. Strong and close friendships between warm fairies and winter fairies blossom, just as warm and beautiful as Periwinkle's flower and in the end of the film,Rosetta and Sled admit their romantic feelings to each other.

Voice cast and characters

The voice actors are largely the same as in the previous movies.

Mae Whitman as Tinker Bell (Tink for short), a tinker fairy

Lucy Hale as Periwinkle (Peri for short), a frost fairy and Tinker Bell's twin sibling

Timothy Dalton as Lord Milori, the ruler of Winter Woods and Queen Clarion's love interest

Jeff Bennett as Dewey, the Keeper of all fairy knowledge / Clank, a large tinker fairy with a booming voice

Lucy Liu as Silvermist, a water fairy

Raven-Symoné as Iridessa, a light fairy

Megan Hilty as Rosetta, a garden fairy

Pamela Adlon as Vidia, a fast-flying fairy

Angela Bartys as Fawn, an animal fairy

Matt Lanter as Sled, a frost animal fairy

Debby Ryan as Spike, a frost fairy

Grey DeLisle as Gliss, a frost fairy

Rob Paulsen as Bobble, a wispy tinker fairy with large glasses

Jane Horrocks as Fairy Mary, the overseer of the tinker fairies

Jodi Benson as the Healing-Talent Fairy

Kari Wahlgren as Receptionist

Thomas Lennon as Reading Fairy

Ben Diskin as Slush, a glacier fairy

Jesse McCartney as Terence, the pixie-dust keeper

Kathy Najimy as the Minister of Summer

John DiMaggio as the Minister of Autumn

Gail Borges as the Minister of Winter

Steve Valentine as the Minister of Spring

Dee Bradley Baker as Additional Voices

Anjelica Huston as Queen Clarion, the queen of all Pixie Hollow / Narrator

Directed by

Peggy Holmes

Bobs Gannaway

Produced by

Michael Wigert

John Lasseter

Screenplay by

Bobs Gannaway

Peggy Holmes

Ryan Rowe

Tom Rogers

Narrated by

Anjelica Huston

Starring

Mae Whitman

Lucy Hale

Lucy Liu

Angela Bartys

Raven-Symoné

Megan Hilty

Music by

Joel McNeely

Studio

DisneyToon Studios

Distributed by

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment

Release date(s)

October 23, 2012

Running time

77 minutes

Country

United States

France

United Kingdom

Language

English

Verhaal

Diep in Pixie Hollow verscholen ligt het mysterieuze winterwoud. Tegen beter weten in neemt Tinker Bell (Mae Whitman) haar vrienden mee op ontdekkingsreis naar het nog onbekende winterlandschap. Hier ontmoeten ze onder meer het mysterieuze ijs-elfje Periwinkle. Maar deze onverwachte ontmoeting is niet het enige wat de avontuurlijke elfjes te wachten staat.