Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom - Full Fantasyland Maleficent quest at Walt Disney World

To learn more about the Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom interactive game, visit: http://www.insidethemagic.net/2012/01/sorcerers-of-the-magic-kingdom-unveiled...

On Jan. 8, 2012, Disney began play testing the new Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom interactive role-playing game throughout the Magic Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World. Players are given 5 spell cards, a key card, and a map and are asked by Merlin to help defeat Villains eager to take over the park. Magic Portals are activated by key cards and spells are cast via cards in battles along the way to victory.

This video shows the experience during a test and not all gameplay features are activated yet. It is being played on easy mode.

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• Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom
• Disney
• Walt Disney World
• Magic Kingdom
• Fantasyland
• Magic Portal
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• game
• video game
• interactive
• experience
• RPG
• role-playing
• Maleficent
• Sleeping Beauty
• Fairies
• Hades

[potterfandf]

On that third one, was it easier to see with your own eyes, or is it pretty much the same?

[InsideTheMagic]

@potterfandf That one was equally difficult to see in person as it was in this video, if not more so. But given that this was during guest testing, I imagine they'll fix the sun glare issue before it officially debuts.

[salvationarmyfan13]

The only problem I see with this game is that the spell casting system sucks cause of the cameras, other than that it seems like a great idea, great job imagineers.

[InsideTheMagic]

@salvationarmyfan13 This video was shot during the first day of guest testing. It hasn't officially debuted yet, so Disney will likely try to tweak/improve how easily and quickly the cameras recognize the cards.

[aceladude2251]

is it free?

[InsideTheMagic]

@aceladude2251 Yes, the game is free to play with admission to the Magic Kingdom. The cards don't cost anything.

[phantomsaurora16]

I think Disney has been planning this for quite some time as a part of NextGen. It's almost the same concept as Kim Possible, but even better, which is why I don't believe they just decided to do this because of Harry Potter. Not to mention, Potter opened about a year and a half ago. Something of this scale would not be done in such a short amount of time. Not everything new Disney does is about HP. Come on guys, let's give Imagineers the credit they deserve.

[artuno1207]

OMG, Why am I reminded so much of Kingdom Hearts... DISNEY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING FOR KINGDOM HEARTS!!!!

[spikespiegel28]

@artuno1207 Fantasmic did it before, and im pretty sure stories like this where done before Fantasmic. Roger Rabbit also did it, sans the villians story of course.

This little and neat game also has a simpler yet MUCH better story than any of the bloated and convulted Kingdom Hearts story, with the emo villians that dont add anaything to the Disney universe.

[jakevader93]

Am I the only one who thinks of Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories while watching this? Disney, battling, CARDS......

[rct3imagineer1]

Why couldn't this be Kingdom Keepers themed. *huff*

[rkyoho]

@rafagoto They can do something with Zurg and Gantu.

[disneyphilip]

@FitmanT Sorry, but I completely disagree. I think they actually have a winner on their hands with this game.

This IS a great, needed addition to the park. The character placements ARE appropriate. And there WILL be variation (such as the fact that there will be easy, medium and hard modes for the game when it officially debuts later this month--it's still just in testing).

[pinnball79]

@GAvillain I could see this working with the Kinect for Xbox. They already have the Disneyland game.

[MrDanielfrecklefoot]

@40514073 you mean in house of mouse?

[rafagoto]

Is Disney planning to create quests for Tommorowland, it would be awesome to see this game there.I´m scared of tommorrowland turning into yesterland!



[TheAmusedGamer]

Because of the cards being free, can't you just go back every hour or so to get new cards?

[40514073]

Remeber how than Hades falls in love with Maleficent before this "game" ?