Pixie Hollow Events: 2012 Winter Wonderland Party
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Announcements
Pixie Hollow announced the 2012 Winter Wonderland Party under the "Events" section on the Pixie Hollow site.2012 Winter Wonderland Party (12/21 - 1/2)
Posted by: Sweet Pea
There’s a chill in the air, and pixies know that means winter is near! Pitch in with the season’s snowy preparations by going on Silvermist’s Snowflakes Quest for Members. She’ll reward you with the key to the Minister of Winter’s majestic Ice Palace, which you can use during the Winter Wonderland Party.
The Winter Wonderland Party officially starts on December 21! The party will bring a flurry of frosty festivities to Pixie Hollow including:
- The return of the Ice Palace in Chilly Falls! Just as enchanting as ever with new decorations, presents, and silly snow weasel sightings!
- Visits from the Minister of Winter herself as well as the shimmerific *Snowfairies – check the Calendar for details!
- A critterific gift and way to get your Snowball Blaster badge in the Ballroom!
- The festively decorated kitchen in Fairy Tale Theater!
- NEW Seed Packets at Brook’s Garden Supply Shop!
- NEW Seasonal Dyes at Daisy’s Dyes Shop!
- NEW Seasonal Bunch Gathering Badges!
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It was also mentioned in the Never News on 4 December 2012, 18 December 2012, 20 December 2012 and 26 December 2012, as well as in the Pixie Postings.
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Image:Never News 18 December 2012.png|Never News 18 December 2012
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Image:Never News 20 December 2012.png|Never News 20 December 2012
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Image:Never News 26 December 2012.png|Never News 26 December 2012
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Players who entered the game during the event got the following announcement:
An event To-Do List could be found in Havendish Square:
Pre-Event Quest
A special quest, available to Members, was released on 4 December 2012 in preparation for the event. Players needed to visit Silvermist in Dewdrop Vale to begin the quest.
Players who completed the quest were awarded a 2012 Ice Palace Key badge.
| Name | Type | Image | Description | Notes |
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| 2012 Ice Palace Key | Winter 2012 Challenges Click here for other Pixie Hollow Badges |  Click here for larger image | This special key will let you enter the Ice Palace hidden in Chilly Falls during the Winter Wonderland Party! | Awarded to players for completing the Sil's Snowflakes Quest. Released: 4 December 2012 Retired: 3 January 2013 Member-only badge |
Special Release: The Ice Palace
Once the event started, the Minister of Winter's Ice Palace, located in Chilly Falls, was opened to Member players. To enter the Ice Palace, players were required to complete the quest and earn the badge. There, they could find five decorative event gifts. To receive the Kitten Ice Sculpture, Raccoon Ice Sculpture, Snow Weasel Ice Sculpture, Never Dove Ice Sculpture and Festive Ornament Seeds, players simply needed to click on each of the presents located under the tree.
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| Name | Collection | Item Type | Image | Current Location, Price, and Quality | Description | Notes |
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| Moonlight Gray Kitten Ice Sculpture | Decorations |  Click here for larger image | Free item to Member Fairies from the 2012 Winter Wonderland Party (see To Acquire) Click here for price history | Our favorite playful kitten, sculpted in ice! | Released: 21 December 2012 Retired: 3 January 2013 |
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| Name | Collection | Item Type | Image | Current Location, Price, and Quality | Description | Notes |
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| Diamond Blue Raccoon Ice Sculpture | Decorations |  Click here for larger image | Free item to Member Fairies from the 2012 Winter Wonderland Party (see To Acquire) Click here for price history | Nature's furry little bandit, sculpted in ice! | Released: 21 December 2012 Retired: 3 January 2013 |
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| Name | Collection | Item Type | Image | Current Location, Price, and Quality | Description | Notes |
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| Snow White Snow Weasel Ice Sculpture | Decorations |  Click here for larger image | Free item to Member players from the 2012 Winter Wonderland Party (see To Acquire) and Free item to all players from the Farewell to the Hollow event (see To Acquire) Click here for price history | Our favorite rascally snow weasel, sculpted in ice! | Released: 21 December 2012 Retired: 3 January 2013 Re-released: 20 August 2013 Retired: 19 September 2013 |
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| Name | Collection | Item Type | Image | Current Location, Price, and Quality | Description | Notes |
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| Minty White Never Dove Ice Sculpture | Decorations |  Click here for larger image | Free item to Member Fairies from the 2012 Winter Wonderland Party (see To Acquire) Click here for price history | The lovely Never Dove, sculpted in ice! | Released: 21 December 2012 Retired: 3 January 2013 |
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| Name | Collection | Item Type | Image | Current Location, Price, and Quality | Description | Notes |
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| Festive Ornament Seeds | Winter 2012 Seeds and 3 Day Seeds | Garden Seeds |  Click here for larger image | Free item to Member Fairies from the 2012 Winter Wonderland Party (see To Acquire) Garden Supply | Grow for 3 full days to find out which decoration you've earned! | Moved to the Winter 2012 Seeds collection on 20 August 2013 Released: 21 December 2012 Retired: 20 March 2013 Re-released: 20 August 2013 Retired: 19 September 2013 |
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Players were also able to decorate the Ice Palace. By flying over any part of the Tree, festive lights and decorations would appear with a star adorning the treetop!
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In addition to the event gifts and interactive play available in The Ice Palace, blue gem bunches were re-released.
| Name | Images | Uses | Common Locations | Notes | |||
| In-Game | Collected | Countdown | Reward | ||||
| Blue Gem Bunch |  |  |  |  | These beautiful gems are used by Tinker Talents in all sorts of surprising ways! | Meadows | Released: 29 March 2011 Retired: 12 April 2011 Re-released: 22 December 2011 Retired: 3 January 2012 Re-released: 12 April 2012 Retired: 26 April 2012 Re-released: 21 December 2012 Retired: 3 January 2013 Re-released: 11 April 2013 Retired: 2 May 2013 Re-released: 21 June 2013 Retired: 19 September 2013 Rarity: Unknown Click here for other Pixie Hollow Ingredients |
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Event Gifts
In honor of the 2012 Winter Wonderland Party, The Ballroom was opened to Member Fairies. Players could enter the Ballroom and receive a Snow White Weasel Knit Hat gift. Once the gift was clicked, the gift disappeared. |  |
| Name | Collection | Item Type | Image | Current Location, Price, and Quality | Description | Notes |
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| Snow White Weasel Knit Hat | Headpieces |  Click here for larger image | Free item to Member players from the 2012 Winter Wonderland Party (see To Acquire) Click here for price history | Fun and fluffy! | Released: 21 December 2012 Retired: 3 January 2013 |
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Famous Fairy Visits
The Minister of Winter visited The Ballroom and her Ice Palace on various servers to celebrate the season.
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Image:2012 Winter Wonderland Party Minister Visit 2.png|The Minister of Winter visits The Ballroom
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Players who met the Minister of Winter received a special gift of a Frosty Blue Regal Ice Crown. The Minister placed gift boxes in The Ballroom and players could click the gift box to collect. Once the gift box was clicked, the gift box turned gray then disappeared.
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| Name | Collection | Item Type | Image | Current Location, Price, and Quality | Description | Notes |
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| Frosty Blue Regal Ice Crown | Headpieces |  Click here for larger image | Free item to Member players from the 2012 Winter Wonderland Party (see To Acquire) Click here for price history | An elegant gift from the Minister of Winter! | Released: 21 December 2012 Retired: 23 December 2012 |
Interactive Play
Players could also turn special lanterns on and off in Havendish Square.Event Badges
During the event, Member players were able to earn the following badges.
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| Name | Type | Image | Description | Notes |
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| 2012 Winter Wonderland | Winter 2012 Challenges Click here for other Pixie Hollow Badges |  Click here for larger image | This badge is awarded to Members who find the snow weasel in the Ice Palace! | Released: 21 December 2012 Retired: 3 January 2013 Member-only badge Players were not awarded this badge automatically for attending the event. Instead they had to gather with at least two friends and use the Whistle emote while inside the Ice Palace. (see To Acquire) |
| Snowball Blaster | Winter 2012 Challenges Click here for other Pixie Hollow Badges |  Click here for larger image | This badge is awarded for tossing a snowball in the Ballroom during the Winter Wonderland Party! | Released: 21 December 2012 Retired: 3 January 2013 Member-only badge Players were not awarded this badge automatically for attending the event. Instead they had to click on a pile of snowballs located in The Ballroom. (see To Acquire) |
Decorations
The 2012 Winter Wonderland Party was held in Havendish Square, Chilly Falls, Evergreen Overlook and Snowcap Glade.
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Chilly Falls
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Evergreen Overlook
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Snowcap Glade
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Referenced by 21 pages pages that link to “Pixie Hollow Events: 2012 Winter Wonderland Party” — its place in the wiki
- 2012 Winter Wonderland
- 3 Day Seeds
- Chilly Falls
- Diamond Blue Raccoon Ice Sculpture
- Evergreen Overlook
- Festive Ornament Seeds
- Frosty Blue Regal Ice Crown
- Garden Supply
- Havendish Square
- Minty White Never Dove Ice Sculpture
- Moonlight Gray Kitten Ice Sculpture
- Pixie Hollow: Timeline and Important Updates
- Pixie Hollow Events
- Pixie Hollow Events: Farewell to the Hollow
- Pixie Hollow Events: Special Items
- Snow White Snow Weasel Ice Sculpture
- Snow White Weasel Knit Hat
- Snowball Blaster
- Snowcap Glade
- The Ballroom
- Winter 2012 Seeds