Peter Pan (franchise) Peter Pan (franchise) Peter Pan is a Disney media franchise based on J. M. Barrie's original play and novel, which officially commenced with the 1953 theatrical film "Peter Pan". The spin-off film series "Tinker Bell" has continued this franchise into the 21st century. The franchise is about Peter Pan, a boy who lives in Neverland 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 Captain Hook. The character Tinker Bell is also part of the Disney
Peter Pan pipes suggest the mythological character Pan. Barrie mentions in "Peter and Wendy" that Peter Pan still had all his "first teeth". He describes him as a beautiful boy with a beautiful smile, "clad in skeleton leaves and the juices that flow from trees". Traditionally, the character has been played on stage by a petite adult woman. In the original productions in the UK, Peter Pan's costume was a reddish tunic and dark green tights, such as that worn by Nina Boucicault in 1904. This costume is exhibited in Barrie's Birthplace. The similar costume worn by Pauline Chase (who played the