| Pixie Hollow | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Disney Interactive Studios, Schell Games,[1] SilverTree Media[2] |
| Publisher(s) | Disney Interactive Studios |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Massive multiplayer online role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Pixie Hollow Online was an MMORPG from Disney Online (PixieHollow.com). Players could create a Fairy or Sparrow Man character and play as him or her and participate in events, complete quests, shop, dress up, collect ingredients, play mini-games, earn talent points, choose an animal friend, chat, host a party, earn badges, and more. Prior to November 10, 2011 you could create up to three. Tags: Disney, Fairy ABC, Izzy Foxstone, Pixie Hollow, Pixie Hollow Reopening, Wind Muddle. Search for: Sapphire Rainymist. The Pixie Authors!! = Blog Stats = 28,281 pixies fluttered by here! Subscribe to this blog! Enter your email address to receive immediate emails of new posts on this blog. By clicking, you will also follow this blog. Fairyabc is a free-to-play revival of Disney fairies online game Pixie Hollow. Create your own Fairy and fly into the online world of Pixie Hollow! Meet Tinker Bell and her friends.
Pixie Hollow was a massive multiplayer online role-playing game addition to the Disney Fairies franchise that ran from 2008 to 2013. It was produced by DisneyToon Studios and developed by Schell Games. The game was released to coincide with the 2008 film, Tinker Bell and revolved around Tinker Bell, a fairy character created by J. M. Barrie in his play Peter Pan and incorporating her fairy friends from the Disney Fairies animated works by the Walt Disney Company.
Critical reception[edit]
GameZone gave the game 6/10.[3] The game received the Parents' Choice Award, Silver Honor.[4] The game also received the Parents' Choice Approved award.[5]
A 2008 article from the magazine Variety about the site voiced concerns from parents that introducing children to online games at a young age may could 'one day make them a “World of Warcraft” addict.'[6] A New York Times article from 2007 voiced much of the same in its discussion about young children on the Internet,[7] and gave a short description of Pixie Hollow: 'The site will ultimately allow users to play games (“help create the seasons”) and interact with other “fairies.” When avatars move across the screen, they leave a sparkling trail of pixie dust, a carefully designed part of the experience.'
Closing[edit]
Pixie Hollow closed on September 19, 2013.[8] Its closure was poorly received by users, especially bloggers in the community, many of whom created petitions to 'save Pixie Hollow'.[9] Such efforts seem to have been in vain; the game closed as planned and has not reopened.
Rewrite and Revival[edit]
Fans remained active on blog sites such as WordPress, and have been able to form communities dedicated to memorializing the game. One such fan community, FairyABC, has created a 'rewrite' of the game, as of 2016. Users there can join a virtual world similar to Pixie Hollow, but without many features of the original games.
References[edit]
- ^'Games Developed by Schell Games'. Schell Games. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^'SilverTree Media Products'. SilverTree Media. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^Gibson, Shayna (December 4, 2010). 'Pixie Hollow Review'. GameZone. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
- ^Oldenburg, Don. 'Disney Fairies Pixie Hollow'. Parents' Choice. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^Oldenburg, Don. 'Disney Fairies Pixie Hollow'. Parents' Choice. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^Alexander, Leigh; Alexander, Leigh (2008-11-04). 'Disney Fairies: Pixie Hollow'. Variety. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
- ^Barnes, Brooks (2007-12-31). 'Web Playgrounds of the Very Young'. The New York Times. ISSN0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
- ^'Disney Fairies Pixie Hollow'. D23. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
- ^'Fight to Save Pixie Hollow!'. Marigold's Musings. 2013-08-30. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
Okay, okay…First of all, I’m REALLY sorry for not posting. I’m in the 6th Grade now, and the Grade right before high school wasn’t as easy as I thought. Oh well.
Now that I’m back, here’s a video that might be quite interesting. Credits to Izzy Foxstone and Wind Muddle for the video. It’s about The Remaking of Pixie Hollow.
I’m seriously getting my hopes up now. And I learned from fellow readers that the link toFairy ABC no longer is forbidden, so I’ll try to check it out after I do my massive load of homework.
Meanwhile, how have you guys been doing while I was gone? Did I miss out on anything? 😉
~ Sapphire ❤
UPDATES:
Pixie Hollow Uk
~ Fairy ABC does work now! But there only is a login and no registration.
Pixie Hollow Online Game
~ (Credits to Nora for this one.) Fortunately, there is a demo account for Fairy ABC. The username is less and the password is ifairy
Is Pixie Hollow Reopening
~ However, an error screen showed up for me after I pressed login, because according to Nora, they are working on the demo account. If the screen shows you anything else aside from the error notification, please inform me, seeing as they’ve probably finished it already.