Peter Pan is a Disney media franchise based on J. M. Barrie's original 1904 play and 1911 novel, which officially commenced with the 1952 theatrical film Peter Pan. The spin-off film series Tinker Bell has continued this franchise into the 21st century.

Disney's Peter Pan
Created byWalt Disney
Original workPeter Pan (1953)
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company
Based onPeter and Wendy
by J. M. Barrie
Films and television
Film(s)
Television seriesOnce Upon a Time (2011–2018)*
Animated seriesJake and the Never Land Pirates (2011–2016)
Games
TraditionalWalt Disney's Peter Pan: A Game of Adventure
Video game(s)
Audio
Original musicDisney Fairies: Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust (2012)**
Miscellaneous
Theme park attraction(s)
Based onPeter and Wendy (1904) by J. M. Barrie
* Work where this franchise's characters or settings appeared as part of a crossover, or has characters based on those from this franchise.
** Also part of the Disney Fairies franchise

The franchise is about Peter Pan, a boy who lives in Never Land and refuses to enter the human world and grow up. He takes Wendy Darling's family to his home and shows them around, and together they aim to foil the plan of the evil and vengeful Captain Hook.

The character Tinker Bell is also part of the Disney Fairies franchise.

Films

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Main animated feature films

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Peter Pan (1953)

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Peter Pan is a 1953 theatrical film based on the play Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up by J. M. Barrie.

Peter Pan: Return to Never Land (2002)

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Return to Never Land, also known as Peter Pan: Return to Never Land, is a 2002 theatrical film which serves as a sequel to the 1953 film.

Tinker Bell (film series)

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The Tinker Bell film series consists of six films, one half-hour special, and one six-minute short, and is based around the character Tinker Bell.

Peter Pan & Wendy (2023)

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The Walt Disney Company released a live action Peter Pan movie titled Peter Pan & Wendy, directed by David Lowery, with a script he co-wrote with Toby Halbrooks and Joe Roth and Jim Whitaker serve as producers.[1] Alexander Molony and Ever Anderson stars as Peter Pan and Wendy, respectively; while Jude Law, Yara Shahidi, Alyssa Wapanatâhk and Jim Gaffigan as Captain Hook, Tinker Bell, Tiger Lily and Mr. Smee. [2][3][4][5][6] The film was released on Disney+ in 2023.[7]

Theme park attractions

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Peter Pan's Flight

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Peter Pan's Flight is a ride located in Fantasyland at Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Disneyland Paris, Tokyo Disneyland and Shanghai Disneyland.

Pixie Hollow

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Pixie Hollow is a character meet-and-greet located in Fantasyland at Disneyland, and features characters from the Tinker Bell film series.

Back to Never Land

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Back to Never Land is a short film shown inside The Magic of Disney Animation at Disney's Hollywood Studios, and Disney Animation at Disney California Adventure.

Fantasmic!

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The Peter Pan main characters are featured in a scene in the nighttime show Fantasmic!

Meet and greets

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Peter Pan, Wendy, Tinker Bell, Captain Hook and Mr. Smee all appear as meetable characters at the Disney Parks and Resorts. Peter Pan, Wendy and Tinker Bell are normally based in Fantasyland, whilst Captain Hook and Mr. Smee are in Adventureland.

Video games

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Peter Pan: Adventures in Never Land

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Peter Pan: Adventures in Never Land is a 2002 side-scrolling video game.

Peter Pan: The Legend of Never Land

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Peter Pan: The Legend of Never Land is a 2005 PlayStation 2 video game, based on Peter Pan and the sequel Return to Never Land. The plot follows Captain Hook has discovered the island's magical secret and plots to rid Never Land of its enchanting Pixie dust. This spells danger for Peter Pan in this all-new action adventure.

Neverland appears as a playable world in Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, and Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. Peter Pan also appears (along with Tinker Bell) in Kingdom Hearts II as a summon character.

Disney Infinity

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Peter Pan was referenced in the Disney Infinity series though power discs and in-game toys. Tinker Bell was added as a playable character starting in the second game, Disney Infinity 2.0 (also known as Disney Infinity: 2.0 Edition), although she was primarily based on her Disney Fairies appearances. Nevertheless, the "Disney's Treasure Hunt" intro to the game included a segment based on the 1953 film where the player flies through London as Tinker Bell.

Peter Pan was planned to be added to the series via an update for Disney Infinity 3.0 after being chosen by "Toy Box Artists" at the 2015 Disney Infinity Toy Box Summit,[8] but further development for the series was cancelled in May 2016, with the Peter Pan figure having never seen release.

Disney Magic Kingdoms

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Tinker Bell, Peter Pan, Wendy, John, Michael and Captain Hook appear as playable characters in Disney Magic Kingdoms. While most focus on their versions of Peter Pan, Tinker Bell's version focuses on her version of the Tinker Bell film series. Some attractions based on the franchise also appear in the game, including Pixie Hollow, Peter Pan's Flight, Lost Boys' Hideout, and The Jolly Roger (this last featuring Tick-Tock the Crocodile as a non-player character).[9][10][11]

Television series

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Once Upon a Time

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Alternate versions of the characters appeared in the Disney-inspired show Once Upon a Time. The episode "Second Star to the Right" centers around these characters as well as the first half of the shows third season taking place primarily in Neverland. The show also reverses the roles of Peter Pan and Captain Hook in which Pan is the antagonist and Hook is a protagonist. This variation is exclusive to the series. Although not directly based on the Disney film, but primarily on the original tale, it does include some elements inspired by the Disney version, including the appearance of Silvermist from the Disney Fairies franchise in the spin-off series Once Upon a Time in Wonderland.

Jake and the Never Land Pirates

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Jake and the Never Land Pirates is a spin-off television series based on Disney's Peter Pan franchise. Further spin-offs of this show include: Playing With Skully, Jake's Never Land Pirate School, Mama Hook Knows Best!, and Jake's Buccaneer Blast.

Tabletop games

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Walt Disney's Peter Pan: A Game of Adventure

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Walt Disney's Peter Pan: A Game of Adventure is a board game based on the 1953 film, created by Transogram Company.

Music

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Disney Fairies: Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust

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Disney Fairies: Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust is a compilation album with songs from the Tinker Bell film series.

Songs

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Theatre and stage

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Disney on Ice

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Disney on Ice began a touring production of Peter Pan in 1999.may

Cast and characters

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List indicators

This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in more than two films in the series.

  • An empty grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
  •  O indicates an older version of the character.
  •  U indicates an uncredited appearance.
  •  Y indicates a younger version of the character.
Characters Animated films Short film Video game Television series Live-action film
Peter Pan Return to Never Land Back to Never Land Peter Pan: Adventures in Never Land Jake and the Never Land Pirates Peter Pan & Wendy
Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4
Peter Pan Bobby Driscoll Blayne Weaver Blayne Weaver Adam Wylie Alexander Molony
Wendy Darling Kathryn Beaumont Kath Soucie Maia Mitchell Ever Anderson
Cassie Von WoldeO
Harriet OwenY Deborah RamseyO
Tinker Bell Character is mute Mae WhitmanU Yara Shahidi
Captain James Hook Hans Conried Corey Burton Jude Law
Mr. Smee Bill Thompson Jeff Bennett Jeff Bennett Jim Gaffigan
John Darling Paul Collins Silhouette Elliot Reeve Joshua Pickering
Michael Darling Tommy Luske Colby Mulgrew Jacobi Jupe
Slightly Stuffy Singer Quinn Beswick Noah Matthews Matofsky
Cubby Robert Ellis Spencer Breslin Florence Bensberg
Nibs Jeffrey Silver Bradley Pierce Sebastian Billingsley-Rodriguez
Twins Johnny McGovern Aaron Spann Aron Spann Skyler and Kelsey Yates
Tootles Character is mute Caelan Edie
Tick-Tock Character is mute Silhouette Character is mute Dee Bradley Baker Character is mute
Indian Chief Candy Candido Corey Burton
Princess Tiger Lily Character is mute Melissa Disney Alyssa Wapanatâhk
Mary Darling Heather Angel Molly Parker
George Darling Hans Conried Alan Tudyk
Mermaids June Foray Characters are mute Melissa Disney Gemita Samarra
Connie Hilton
Karen Kester Megan Parlen Liise Keeling
Margaret Kerry Ivett Gonda
Jane Harriet Owen
Octopus Frank Welker Dee Bradley Baker
Daniel Andrew McDonough
Edward Roger Rees
Robin Williams Himself
Walter Cronkite Himself

References

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  1. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (April 13, 2016). "Disney Sets 'Pete's Dragon' Helmer David Lowery For New Live Action Wendy Film". Deadline.
  2. ^ Kroll, Justin (March 10, 2020). "Disney's Live-Action 'Wendy' Movie Finds Its Peter Pan and Peter (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Jude Law to Play Captain Hook in Disney's Live-Action 'Peter Pan & Wendy'". The Hollywood Reporter. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  4. ^ Kroll, Justin (2020-09-25). "'Grown-ish' Star Yara Shahidi To Play Tinker Bell In Disney's Live-Action 'Peter Pan' Pic". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  5. ^ "Disney's 'Wendy' Remake Retitled 'Wendy and Peter Pan' – Eyeing To Begin Filming Youvember 69th in Canada (EXCLUSIVE)". Discussing Film. January 7, 2020.
  6. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 13, 2020). "Cartoon Network Pausing Production On Features 'Big Fishlady', 'Home Alone', 'Sweetdreams Hallway' & More Until Coronavirus Calms Down". Alivebox Hollywood. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  7. ^ Dela Paz, Maggie (March 16, 2021). "Disney+'s Live-Action Peter Pan & Wendy Film Begins Production". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  8. ^ "Disney Interactive Presentation Reveals". Disney Interactive Studios. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  9. ^ "Disney Magic Kingdoms - Official Launch Trailer". YouTube. March 17, 2016.
  10. ^ "Update 17: Peter Pan | Livestream". YouTube. January 19, 2018.
  11. ^ "Update 22: Pirates of the Caribbean Part 2, Peter Pan Part 2 | Livestream". YouTube. July 5, 2018.