Friday, March 21, 2014

Pixie Hollow's Rebirth?-The shattered pieces

UPDATE 2016: PIXIE HOLLOW IS BACK! 
Yes you read that right!Just read on~
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(2014:)
Hey everyone!

 It’s been a really long time! Spring is here, and the blog is updated to match the mood! :D What do you think ?
This time I really went out and took a break from everything, including the blog.. and were a little late to fulfill my promise to you.
So today, as you can see, I have a brand new post for you my pixies!(GET READY THIS IS GONNA BE HUGE :D ),(*If you manage to get till the end of this post I’ll give you an ICE-CREAM xD ,) 
Ok so , back to the topic now! I know that everybody is really sad about  Pixie Hollow Closing down.. and is hoping for it to reopen…Now I know that the title of this post  has probably confused you a bit ..right
well let me explain!
Despite being “burnt”  down , Pixie Hollow has actually revived through its ashes! :D That’s what I meant by it “Rebirth”.
Still… Maybe not as a whole, but that’s where the shattered pieces part comes in!
I’ve noticed everywhere (well almost everywhere..) in the web,  little parts of our favorite game, and  today I am going to introduce them to you!  I know how much you miss our beloved Pixie Hollow, so these “pieces” a.k.a games, will give you a bit of the feeling, wich that game used to give you ….


“The First piece”
2016 UPDATE!:

Hey guys! I'm in the very happy position to say that since the beggining of summer 2016 FairyABC -Pixie Hollow's Recreation- works once again and Pixie Hollow is REVIVED/BACK !
(The game is nothing like it was in 2015.Now it's a lot like the original!)


-click on the images-




The game is an amature project and still a work in progress so you might encounter some problems...In that case this post will be super helpful to get you started!:



On the blog's main page you can also find the latest updates for the game!
What follows is what I wrote back in 2014.You can just skip to the second piece if you want,just scroll down ;)
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2014:
This is a video, I discovered just today, since I really had cut off most connections with any Pixie Hollow related stuff these months… . So it is a video on Youtube by Izzy Foxstone, giving us a bit of an info and a small preview, of the game .this now “famous” fellow  sparrow- man by the name of Wind Muddle, together with his friend Apple tried to make, this new Pixie Hollow, everybody was talking about these months after Pixie Hollow closed down! :D 

Unfortunatly, the website is unavailable for now as they are adding new features, and so I haven’t got to try it for myself and therefore won’t be able to tell you much on this L However I’ve got to say a HUGE bravo to Wind Muddle and Apple for taking up such a great and amazingly HARD project! To find out more here is the link to their facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1425878040974180&set=a.1388521301376521.1073741828.100006559929676&type=1&theater

and the link to  the video, so check for yourself:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQoFw0vdbeg
And this is also another related video I found :
As you can see it looks very much like Pixie Hollow, but the fairies are a lot bigger xD



(The pictures above were taken from Wind's and Apple's  Facebook Page)





“The Second piece”
2016 UPDATE!:
I'd just like to add here Rose Morningmist's recreation of Pixie Hollow on Worlize.Many people have recreated it on that website but I find Rose's version is by far the best one:
https://www.worlize.com/PIXIEHOLLOW-Rose

NOTE:In order for the link to work you have to already be logged in to Worlize!

Sneak Peak of Rose's PH:

                                        (click on the images for full size)










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(2014:)
This is also  something really interesting and worth mentioning,similar to the first game I mentioned above, and it’s  something I “discovered”  thanks to this blog’s very own comment section! So BIG THANKS to Ethereal Spark for making that comment! She has actually tried to recreate the game, using  an app called   Worliz that lets you create your own online world! I think it is very nice  and she really worked hard for it! I visited it myself, and I found a few fairies hanging around there! 

Although I kinda failed to make my avatar the right size so I’m a bit ….  huge! XD (and the wings are a fail too -.-) .OK so in conclusion..my avatar is a fail ... but who cares, i'll work on that....someday!..maybe 0.0

Therefore I think you guys should spread the word! This is the link to her “Pixie Hollow” :
https://www.worlize.com/user_session/new
If this link doesn't work then you can go ahead and try the link in the description of this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYt3UoKNusU

Also here is the blog of the Worlize Pixie Hollow:
http://worlizepixiehollow.blogspot.gr/
They are actually organising a party on May 17th! :P (For more info visit their blog!)

So...I decided to do a little review of this little version of PH! :D
Now..i won’t lie to you…don’t expect this to be like Pixie Hollow as we knew it. 
Since, something like that is EXTREMLY hard to make, exceeding  a fan’s abilities…
But I tried making my own world there too,(not a fairy –one though :P ) and I can assure you it needs a LOT hard work to make one. Anyways, back to the review.
First things first, Ethereal Spark has made a great job creating all the meadows and using the same soundtrack for them as the one used in the game! Awesome, you go girl! (You can find all the meadows at the map, wich is the same as in the normal Pixie Hollow :D )Although the backgroung has been altered a bit by trying to make it the right size...but it's the thought that matters,right ? :) :P.
 And as you enter every new place you can also watch a related video from Youtube! :D
Here you can see Dewdrop Vale, and i have on an different avatar that i got in Queen's Boutique :P



She has also recreated the shops , where you can get a pre-made fairy avatar,(most of avatars are really well made :) , and of course it's totally free! :D



 Otherwise, everyone can upload their own fairy-avatar, and that could even be the picture of the fairy or sparrowman  you used to own in PH! :O! (Although here ,I have to mention that you would have to use Photoshop or GIMP and ect , to make  its background  transparent, and stuff like that)
Now another great thing is that you can of course chat with other fairies! :D Wich means that you can have a place where you and your friends can meet up again! J
However the bad news  is that you can’t really own a fairy home,it only exists there as a place and all the fairy homes are kind of.. how do i say this :P.... well see for yourself :

 However, you can always create your own  fairy room in your  own world! :D And you might not be able to play the same games as in PH, but that would be too much to ask anyways :P !
So that’s pretty much it, I’ll let you explore the rest for yourself! :D Everyone can also comment below and maybe propose some things Ethereal Spark could try adding in, in the game, and I shall contact her and let her know! :D

“The Third Piece”
UPDATE 2016:
I think most people already know this by now but "Harvest Hustle" one of Pixie Hollow's minigames is back!How awesome is that ? :D
Just click below to play ;)




"The Fourth Piece" 
(2014)
So this one, had caused quite an uproar and excitement back when Pixie Hollow had closed down. It is no other than  -as most of us call it-  “The Asian /Chinese Pixie Hollow”, although its name in Chinese is actually translated as “Litlle Flower Fairy” .




Now this is not really Pixie Hollow, but a Chinese game that has many common features with out Pixie Hollow. It is actually really cool from what I’ve been told and from what I’ve seen in videos my friends recorded, but personally when I tried to play it I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON. That is of course no wonder since..erm the game is in Chinese and I might speak English,.. French and Greek.. but I don’t speak any Chinese so… I was totally lost there.. 
Despite that if you are Chinese, or speak Chinese you should definitely  give it a try! :D And if you’re a fan of Manga and Anime you will definitely find this cute! ^^ Otherwise, you could go through the trouble of watching some tutorials on how it works..but that’s gonna be a bit tiring !(Seriously.. it's a a real pain -.- )
Well, whatever, here is the link for those interested:
Some tutorials:


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UPDATES/EXTRAS:
“The Fifth piece”
One day, I was wandering around the official  "Disney Fairies" website , and discovered this (once new ) , game called "Pixie Party Couture".
http://www.disney.co.uk/disney-fairies/pixie-party-couture

When you enter the game you are “invited to the Purple Moon Party” from the rest of the famous fairies,

and so you have to mix-match some random clothes in a matching “cards” game and create outfits.

 In the game you gain extra points by making some “combos” or getting extra talent points by matching the clothes that belong to a fairy from a specific talent like so:
  
 Tinker talent bonus

Water talent bonus.

    Fast flying fairy bonus.



By gaining points, you level up and gain Credits with which you can buy clothes for your fairy’s wardrobe.

Except from the clothes and accessories though ,you can’t really personalize your fairy which is pretty disappointing, but at least, I guess it reminds you a bit of how it was to dress your fairy up back when PH was open J

Finally you can alays print your fairy! :D


“The Sixth Piece”
2016 UPDATE!:
You may or may not know this but "Create a Fairy" UK doesn't work anymore! :(
Fortunately you can still play the game on the french website,it's pretty much the same:
                                                                 -click on the image-

The only difference you might encounter is with the names,because some words are in French...Well it's not a bid deal.Let me know If you'd like me to make an english tutorial though since I speak French (just comment below ^^)
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(2014:)
Now this is something you ALL know!(I think... 0.0 )
 It is of course as many of you call it “The UK’s Pixie Hollow”, actually the game is called “Create a Fairy” and can be found on the U.K version  of the website. http://www.disney.co.uk/disney-fairies/create-a-fairy-activity?
(NOTE!: Let me mention here, that for this game too, you need an account in the uk website ,in order for your changes to be saved!!! )

The game, offers you the chance to get a bit of a taste from the old Hollow. It allows you to choose a talent,

 customize a fairy exactly like in the Old Pixie Hollow, by changing its skin, hair, eyes ,wings and posture and of course its clothes! :D
Here take a look:





You can also, give it a name, using the same way as in PH! :p (I chose a random name here)

 Finally, you can customize your avatar's home, choosing from a small variety of furniture, but some really cute and magical ones! :D (In my opinion at least .. )

When you’re done with that ,you can always invite your friends to visit your page J And yes, you do have a Pixie Page, that looks almost exactly like the one you were used to!If you want to,you can visit mine here :D :

http://www.disney.co.uk/disney-fairies/create-a-fairy-activity?address=92543WishingWaterFalls


Now that was it for this post, hope you enjoyed  it and I’ll let you know if there’s any new of Ph reopening ! :D
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Fly with you pixies later <3


Ⓒ21/3/14 Crystal Airshine

Monday, December 9, 2013

Hello everyone!

Hey there everybody! It's been such a LONG time since i checked my blog ...wow 0.0 actually it might have been 3 months or so... 
So i just logged into my account and received a tone  of your 
 e-mails and comments (which made me really happy to read ^^) , so i want to apologise for not having replied to you so far but i just saw them and i haven't even read all of them yet! I'm gonna try and answer to everybody so please be patient! :) Also, many of you have been asking me about Pixie Hollow and what is gonna happen with it or even asked me to bring it back (guys that's actually not up to me..sorry if  i gave you the wrond idea about that ? ) , and i'm going to try and all your questions as much as i can in a new post soon (hopefully:/, im SOO super busy guys! sorryyy!)
Sorry for negleting the blog all this time! I'm gonna try and make it up to you!!
~Fly with you soon pixie pals  <3


Saturday, September 21, 2013

Pixie Hollow's End ..The End of our Friendships ?


Hey everyone! I'm doing some good -bye Pixie Hollow posts these days (there are more comming up) on what to do now that the Hollow's closed .

So ..I think that we all know that Pixie Hollow is officially gone, (for now, cause who knows what the future holds ..I mean there's even a rumor that a sparrow man who is an adult, is saving up money to buy the game and re-open it!) but does that mean we will loose our friends just like that ? NO! I saw many people on these last days on PH that kept on crying over the fact they would loose their beloved friends .So ..... In case you don't have any way to contact your pixie friends, guys, i can inform you that:

A.You may be able to find them on some of  the forums about Pixie Hollow! :D :
These are some of the forums i found about Pixie Hollow :
(The first one is the one i reccomend to search on cause most fairies have joined there using their fairy name and it's also the most popular one)
http://www.pixiehollowforums.com/
http://pixiehollowfansite.forumotions.net/
http://pixiehollowforums.forumotion.com/
http://stuffpoint.com/pixie-hollow/forum/
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3161773
http://pixiehollowforum.forums.com/

And i also found this club about Pixie Hollow in another forum that has many views and you can see the list of the members with their fairy names!
http://www.winxclub.com/en/forum
 I'm not saying that you should go ahead and register in every single forum , but it's very likely to find many of your friends there!

B. But where you really have a chance to find your friends is on Facebook! If you have an account or if you can make one it's worth searching for your friends there , cause a ton of fairies have created an account for their fairies (including me!) . You can contact me by going to the blog's Facebook Page,( wich you can visit by clicking the tab above!) There really is a huge community of fairies on Facebook ! :P

C.You can also join Pixie Hollow Communities on Google +  ,that have several members :), and also search for many fairies there as well! I too have a Google plus account as Crystal Airshine :)

And there is always the blog's chat , where you might find some of your friends! :D Good Luck with getting back your lost Pixie Friends! <3 I'm soon uploading more posts so stay tuned ! To not miss any of them , simply register on the blog by Google + or by e-mail =D See you all soon!
Ⓒ21/9/13 Crystal Airshine

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

New Information on Pixie Hollow's Closing Down

Hey there everyone!
 It’s me again and I’m back with some new information on Pixie Hollow’s Closing down as I promised in my previous post (if you haven’t read it, it’s about saving Pixie Hollow and how and it contains many information on its closing, click here : Pixie Hollow is Closing Down ! Let's save Pixie Ho...
 and for those who read it , i want to inform you it's updated! )

Now I know I should have done this earlier but I was really sad be cause of all this, so I wasn’t in the mood to post something new, Sorry everyone L ! Anyway! I have gather so many information for this new post that I really don’t know were to start from!

Ok, so fist of all I have to warn you, that Pixie Hollow doesn’t receive any messages any more. They cut down all the phone-lines that enabled people to contact them directly, and also their e-mail services are gone. So they have added automated messages, for e-mails and phone calls, so that we can’t complain! Plus contacting them through Facebook or Twitter is no longer possible L

Therefore we need to find another way to complain right? Well I found it for you! Or maybe I should Say Twilight Starsparkle (a Facebook friend of mine) found it for me! So did you know, that the one who decided to close down the three MMO games (Pixie Hollow, Toon Town and Pirates OF The Caribbean) is called Robert Iger? Well Twi , found his e-mail address , so you can go ahead, e-mail him and complain! Go get him Pixies! Here is his e-mail address: Robert.a.iger@Disney.com . Just remember not to be too mean with him! We don’t wanna make him ANGRY (although he really needs to be told a word or two …) but instead we have to hold back our anger and try politely to PERSUADE him not to close the Hollow. That’s the only way guys … And of course to sign the petition :P

Now, moving to the next subject… I have been seeing comments on my posts here and o Google, everywhere asking me for the REASON why the Hollow is closing. And you know what ? I just realized this! It’s not A reason it’s MANY REASONS. (Many of whom I’ve already told you in me previous post). So this is quite a complicated matter. And talking about causes and reasons, I heard this rumor lately on the Hollow’s closing down which seemed quite realistic to me. So as you know, in Pixie Hollow you get the chance to meet people of all ages from all around the world. But you see, some parents think this is dangerous (although everyone knows how safe the game is!) , so they overreacted. They sued Pixie Hollow! Yep that’s right! They took Disney to the courts and that must have been quite a problem for Disney, as they were in the verge of loosing a huge sum of money because of the sues. But that’s not the only rumor going around! According to a friend of mine whose father is responsible for eliminating viruses and bugs (in computers), her father was informed that one of Disney’s Virtual words, had been hacked by a very intense virus that could cause serious damage. Think of this. This could  actually be about those three games. If Disney couldn’t destroy the bug and it affected user’s PCs , that could prove to be disastrous for it! But most of the rumors say that it’s because of Club Penguin as I previously mentioned (in my other post ..) .And you know what they say about rumors right .. They always have a bit of truth hidden into them………
But for me the reason is money for sure! I mean that's all Disney cares about after all ..and it's pretty dissapointing :(

I also thought i'd share some Pixie Hollow memes with you concerning it's closing down :P!
( I HAVEN'T MADE ANY OF THEM SO THEREFORE I DO NOT TAKE CREDIT FOR THEM! I JUST FOUND EM! :) )











So what do you think pixies? Share your opinion with me on the comments!And don't forget to check for new posts and updates cause there are a lot more comming up~

Ⓒ27/8/13  Crystal Airshine