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Originally Brittany Murphy was up for the role of Tinkerbell but then later lost the role. The movie has experienced delays in connection with personnel changes in Disney management. According to a June 2007 article in Variety, Sharon Morrill, the head of DisneyToons direct-to-DVD division since 1994, was removed from this position due to problems with this film, including a budget that had expanded to almost $50 million, and "close to two dozen versions of the script and a dozen different directors." Pixar Animation executives John Lasseter and Ed Catmull were given leadership of Walt Disney Feature Animation after Disney purchased Pixar in early 2006, and although DisneyToons is not under their management, "they are said to have gotten increasingly involved in the unit's operations." Lasseter reportedly said that the film was at that time "virtually unwatchable" and that it would hurt both Walt Disney Feature Animation as well as the Disney Consumer Products line it was meant to support. Morill was moved to "special projects" and the status of the movie was seriously in doubt. Disney observer Jim Hill reported at the time that the complications surrounding this movie had resulted in a decision that Disney would no longer produce straight-to-DVD sequels to its feature films.

One of this film's working titles was Tinker Bell and the Ring of Belief.

The score to the film was composed by Joel McNeely, who recorded the music with an 88-piece ensemble of the Hollywood Studio Symphony at the Sony Scoring Stage. Composer Joel McNeely was searching for a unifying component for the film's score when he saw violinist Mairead Nesbitt perform on a PBS special and immediately knew her captivating combination of expressive Celtic style and full-bodied classical sound would provide the perfect complement to his rich score and Loreena McKennitt's touching vocals. McNeely composed music specifically to fit Nesbitt's distinctive style, and collaborated with the soloist to further polish the music for Celtic authenticity. The result is an old world, ethereal overtone that resonates with heartfelt emotion and color, and is particularly evident in Nesbitt's inspired, lyrical solo performances throughout Tinker Bell.

The movie's soundtrack was released on October 14, 2008, a week before the DVD release and contains songs from and inspired by the film.

• 1. "To the Fairies They Draw Near" - Lorena McKennitt
• 2. "Fly to Your Heart" - Selena Gomez
• 3. "How to Believe" - Ruby Summer
• 4. "Let Your Heart Sing" - Katharine McPhee
• 5. "Be True" - Jonatha Brooke
• 6. "To the Fairies They Draw Near, Part II" - Lorena McKennitt
• 7. "Shine" - Tiffany Giardina
• 8. "Fly With Me" - Kari Kimmell
• 9. "Wonder of It All" - Scottie Haskell
• 10. "End Credit Score Suite" - Joel McNeely

The digitally animated character of Tinker Bell and other fairies appearing in the film were featured in Disney Channel bumpers in which they would draw the channel's logo with their wands. Rosetta's represents her webisode.

Frank Nissen, the director of Cinderella III: A Twist in Time directed a series of webisodes to promote the film on the "Fairies" channel of the Disney XD web site. Except for a few vocal effects, only one contains dialogue.

• Tink and the Bell: Tinker Bell finds a silver jingle bell and makes funny faces on the surface and then gets stuck in it.
• Tink and the Pepper Shaker: Tinker Bell finds a pepper shaker and plays with it.
• Fawn and the Log: Fawn attempts to wake some sleepy squirrels in a log.
• Fawn and the Butterfly: Fawn attempts to get a caterpillar out of its chrysalis so that it could turn into a butterfly.
• Silvermist and the Fish: Silvermist helps a baby fish get over a waterfall so that it can be with its family.
• Iridessa and the Light Bugs: With the help of Pixie Dust, Iridessa helps make light bugs glow.
• Rosetta and the Flower: Rosetta has some trouble in attempting to get a stubborn flower bud to open up. (This is the only webisode with two versions: one with dialogue and one without.)
• Tink and the Bird: This one was shown once on ABC in their special airing of Walt Disney's Peter Pan.

In April 2008, Disney announced that the film will be released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on October 28, 2008. Contrary to the previous announcement of the suspension of direct-to-video sequels, they also announced three direct-to-DVD sequels to follow this film, also digitally animated:

• Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (fall 2009)
• Tinker Bell: A Midsummer Storm (working title, summer 2010)
• Tinker Bell: A Winter Story (working title, summer 2011)

The film saw an exclusive theatrical release at the El Capitan Theatre between September 19 and October 2nd. It will also premiere on Disney Channel in November as part of "New in November."

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