There have been times when this movie didn't look like it was going to ever make it out of the studio. Reportedly to have two dozen versions of the script and a dozen different directors, when John Lasseter moved in to the role of Chief Creative Officer to Disney he described the film at the time as "virtually unwatchable."

There was talk for a time that Disney would be getting out of the direct-to-video business entirely and Tinkerbell would be shelved. It seems however that the powers-that-be decided to move forward after all.

This film will be the first of a total of four direct-to-video releases about Peter Pan's star fairy. One video to be released each year from 2008 to 2011.

• Official "Tinkerbell" website -- trailer, photo gallery, characters, info
• Wikipedia: Tinkerbell -- Outlines some of the up's and down's of Tinkerbell's production history