Chance's Corner: Kingdom Keepers Series

Have you ever wanted to sneak into any of the parks at Walt Disney World after hours and have the whole park to yourself? If you just screamed yes at your computer screen, then I have a series for you! It's called the Kingdom Keepers series by Ridley Pearson, and we have it right here at the Franklin County Library.

The Kingdom Keepers series is about a group of young kids who are chosen to be holographic Disney Host Interactive (DHI) tour guides at the Disney Parks. Sounds great, right? Well, the new DHI program has some unexpected side effects for the kids. At night, in their deep sleep, the kids wake up as their holographic replica inside the Magic Kingdom. Is it a dream? Nope. Is it fun? Yeah! Well, it is for awhile... until a mysterious, old Cast Member (Disney employee) named Wayne tells them of the sinister Overtakers who want to take over the parks for themselves. Who are the Overtakers? Oh, it's just all the Disney villains such as Ursula, Jafar, Cruella de Vil, and the baddest villain of them all... Maleficent.  With Wayne's guidance, it is now the Kingdom Keepers' goal, over the course of seven books, to solve puzzles and riddles, while fending off dangerous and deadly traps, to stop Maleficent and her minions once and for all.

Overall, the Kingdom Keepers series is just a light-hearted Disney romp for Youths, but the young at heart are sure to love it as well. I know I do. The real magic is in the detail that Ridley Pearson puts into the Disney Parks. I've been to Disney World several times, and as each book traverses the Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney Studios, and Animal Kingdom, I actually feel like I'm there again. It's a wonderful feeling to be home away from home.