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    Not age appropriate for kids under 4, age appropriate for kids over 6; suggested age 6.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    A safe Neverland of fun and Disney products.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 6 and Up

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    This site is just for fun. The games, dress-up activities, and videos are entertaining and imaginative, but they won't teach most kids many -- if any -- new skills.
  • Messages:

    Currently, prescripted messages can only be sent from players to people they know (via email address), but this may change. According to media reports, later this year kids will be able to participate in a "virtual world," on the site.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Not an issue.
  • Sex:

    Not an issue.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    There's a substantial amount of Disney branding and product placement happening here, including Disney fairy products, must-see Disney fairy movies, and more to buy. While kids can dress and decorate the fairies and their rooms for free, they'll soon be able to earn pixie dust tokens for other rewards like wallpaper (for their own computer, not their fairy's room). The site isn't giving the tokens out until an upcoming upgrade.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About DisneyFairies

Parents need to know that this virtual world based on Tinker Bell sparkles like fairy dust for young fairy fans -- and may glitter like gold for Disney, depending on how much money parents spend there. Currently, prescripted messages can only be sent from players to people they know (via email address). But parents should be on the alert that this may change: According to media reports, later this year kids will be able to participate in a "virtual world" on the site.The main activity is creating your own fairies, dressing them, and decorating their houses a la Webkinz. However, players don't have to earn web money and spend it for fairy products. The site is also creating hype for the fall 2008 release of the direct-to-DVD movie Tinker Bell.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the differences between these fairy characters and other similar cartoon images of girls today, like Bratz. Do they all have similar looks? What is the difference between playing in an imaginary world that is created "for" you on a site, versus creating one on your own in the backyard? Also, for slightly older fairy enthusiasts, discuss why Disney would create a beautiful (and obviously expensive) site like this and not charge anything for it. What is Disney getting out of it?

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Most Recent Reviews

  1. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    I rate this title on for age 17 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Negative message
    • User content isn't age appropriate

    • My highlights are:
    • Educational
    • Positive messages
    • User content is age appropriate

    erandy

    i love it

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    I rate this title on for age 8 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use

    • My highlights are:
    • Educational

  3. Parent Reviewer
    Lives in Georgia
    I rate this title on for age 4 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive consumerism

    • My highlights are:
    • Safety isn't an issue

    Very nice site for girls to live their fairie dreams.

    I absolutely love this site. I log on with my 3 year old, and she gets to fly around picking up flowers and playing all the little hidden games within PixieHollow. She still can't do everything, but i think by next year she will be able to navigate with no help at all. At three little girls can already figure out a lot of the stuff, and still the game would not be boring for older kids. Even i like going there! Disney allows parents to filter through the options that they will allow for their kids. Perhaps the live chat will also be optional. The only thing is the advertising. They advertise to both the kids and parents like crazy!!! They even make you pay fees if you want to really enjoy the full extent of the game. Truthfully, i am not a video game person, but this one is really high quality, so i truly recommend it.

  4. Kid Reviewer Age 9
    I rate this title on for age 6 and give it 4.0

    Cool website

    I think the disney fairies website is pretty cool. I go on it here and there, but its not the BEST.

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in Oregon
    I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 4.0

    guns dont kill people dads with pritty daughters do

    i love disney farieys especialy tink shes MYYYYY favorite.

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