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Disney after Dark (Kingdom Keepers #1)

by Ridley Pearson, David Frankland (Illustrations)

3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 · rating details · 7,938 ratings · 1,158 reviews

In this fantastical novel, Disney's Magic Kingdom suddenly becomes a bit eerie. Finn Whitman and four other teens have been hired as Disney World guides, but with an odd twist: With cutting-edge technology, they have been transformed into hologram projections capable of leading guests around the park. What begins as an exciting theme park job turns into a virtual nightmare...more

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Published August 29th 2005 by Disney Press

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Nov 28, 2012 Jennifer Wardrip rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Five young teens living in Florida get the opportunity of a lifetime--they're each going to be turned into a DHI, or a Disney Host Interactive, to guide visitors throughout the park. The five teens--Finn, Charlene, Willa, Philby, and Maybeck--are a varied assortment of ethnicities, and all attend different schools. As Maybeck states, they're "the Orlando assortment pack." When Philby points out that DHI also stands for Daylight Hologram Imaging, the kids get a...more Reviewed by Me for TeensReadToo.com

Five young teens living in Florida get the opportunity of a lifetime--they're each going to be turned into a DHI, or a Disney Host Interactive, to guide visitors throughout the park. The five teens--Finn, Charlene, Willa, Philby, and Maybeck--are a varied assortment of ethnicities, and all attend different schools. As Maybeck states, they're "the Orlando assortment pack." When Philby points out that DHI also stands for Daylight Hologram Imaging, the kids get a little worried that maybe the people at Disney aren't telling them everything there is to know. And that turns out to be quite an understatement.

One night when Finn falls asleep, he finds himself in the park after closing-- in his DHI, or hologram, body. He meets an old man named Wayne, one of the original Disney Imagineers, who informs Finn that he and his other four DHI friends have been chosen for a mission. A mission to save the park from the Overtakers, a group of once-benign Park characters who have taken on power and are intent on spreading their power outside of the borders of Disney World.

What at first seems like a fantastical dream soon turns to reality, when the attractions at the Park begin coming to life when the DHIs cross over into the Magic Kingdom while sleeping. They're attacked by animatronic pirates from The Pirates of the Caribbean, the dolls from It's a Small World try to capsize their boat, a dinosaur fossil from the Thunder Mountain ride comes to life and starts chasing them. And then there's Maleficent, the witch from Sleeping Beauty, who appears to be all too real--and determined to stop the kids from solving The Stonecutter's Quill, the fable that Walt Disney passed along to save the Park from the Overtakers.

THE KINGDOM KEEPERS is definitely an imaginative read, full of action, adventure, and suspense. For anyone who has ever visited the Magic Kingdom, you'll recognize the settings immediately. Even if you're not a frequent visitor of Disney World, this is one book that will bring the magic--both good and bad--to very realistic life. (less)

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Oct 15, 2007 Karebear rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: peeps

Okay, when I learned about what it was about, I thought that it would be REALLY, REALLY good. I just thought the idea was clever (it's about Disney characters gone bad at night in the park). But then I read it, and I realized I just didn't like the characters, or the way it was written...sorry. But I do think it's a worthwhile read.

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Jan 14, 2011 Hannah rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: school-year-2010-2011, disliked

Where do I begin to describe my disappointment?

Living in Florida, I love Disney with a fierce passion. My best memories have been made there. I've seen this book every time I've gone in a store, and I figured it must be good.

How wrong I was.

Everything was so... bad, but let's break it down into elements.

Negative Elements:
The characters -
They were underdeveloped to say the least. You couldn't connect to anyone because the author simply didn't describe them. You didn't know what they liked, what t...more

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Drew Graham I have read the entire series (except the very most recent one, which hasn't been available at the library yet), and my disappointment grows with ever...more
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Hadessephy Gigi wrote: "I'm sorry, but I totally disagree. This whole series is greatly developed, the characters are extremely lovable, and it sucks you in from...more
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Aug 24, 2012 Izzy99 ~* The Pirate Princess *~ rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: awesomest-books-ever-read, favorites, kingdom-keepers, magic

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This AWESOME book is the first in the Kingdom Keepers series. It takes place where Disneyworld is, Orlando, Florida!(A.k.a, Disney!) Compared to the other books in the series, I think that this one is second best(Fourth one is awesome-er or the one where Finn uses the sword).

I liked that this book took place at Disney and that it was with kids twelve years old instead of seventeen. Adventure was good, also,...more

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Dec 05, 2008 Katie rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Anyone Who Likes to Read

Recommended to Katie by: My sister, Friends

I read this book a while back. My sister had read it before me and said she really liked it. So I thought I would give it a whirl. It was a little confusing at first because I didn't know what was going on, but It got a lot better!
I like how they based it at Disney World. It made me remember when I went to Disney World the year before. All the rides, and the cool things that are there in real life and the book. The author really did a great job with it.

I hope to be able to add it to my library s...more

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May 16, 2013 Gigi rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-and-loved, favorites

What can one say about a book like this? I find it hard to describe a book such as The Kingdom Keepers. Is it action? Yes. Is it drama? Yes. Is it romance? Yes. But is it something young adults can read? ABSOLUTELY!!!

This book gripped me from the start. From the first chapter on, I was hooked. For anyone who has been to Disney World this book will remind you of the magic and wonder you experience in the parks. But even for those who haven't been to Disney World, this book is refreshing and makes...more What can one say about a book like this? I find it hard to describe a book such as The Kingdom Keepers. Is it action? Yes. Is it drama? Yes. Is it romance? Yes. But is it something young adults can read? ABSOLUTELY!!!

This book gripped me from the start. From the first chapter on, I was hooked. For anyone who has been to Disney World this book will remind you of the magic and wonder you experience in the parks. But even for those who haven't been to Disney World, this book is refreshing and makes you WANT to go there, and stay for a long time.

I have been to Disney World several times, and these books bring back the amazing memories I've had and how blessed by God I am to have been given the opportunity to go to such a place.The Kingdom Keepers follows five teenagers who work for the Walt Disney company as DHI's (Digital Holographic Imaging). They are basically filmed speaking and acting several different motions and then turned into interactive hologram guides in the parks.

However, there's more to this story. These teens discover that when they fall asleep, their physical bodies stay resting in bed, but their REAL, awake, able-to think-and-function selves are projected into the Disney parks after dark, when the gates have closed, the guests have retired for the night, and the lights on the Cinderella castle are off. But they're not alone. The classic Disney heroes (such as Mickey, Ariel, and Pluto) and the Disney villains (Maleficent, Evil Queen), known as the Overtakers, are absolutely alive and real. The Disney heroes love the Keepers and support their effort to improve the standards of Disney World. However, the Overtakers seek to.. Well.... OVERTAKE the Disney parks, destroy the magic, and envelope all of Disney World in darkness and evil. The Keepers, with some help from an old friend of Walt's, named Wayne, and the good Disney characters have to stop the Overtakers and save the magic.

For anyone who's ever wondered what happens in the Walt Disney World parks after dark, this is a must-read. You might be surprised by what happens when the gates close...(less)

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May 02, 2013 Johnny Mark rated it 1 of 5 stars

Do not get your hopes up die-hard Disney fans. This book centered in the Magic Kingdom is less than magical.

I do not want to give anything away, therefore this will limit my review some. My overall impression of the writer, Pearson, is that he was young, this was his first book and he was trying to make a big break. It was only after I read this book that I viewed his bio; I would have expected more. Honestly, without reading his bio I did expect more.

This story is about five teenages that a...more Do not get your hopes up die-hard Disney fans. This book centered in the Magic Kingdom is less than magical.

I do not want to give anything away, therefore this will limit my review some. My overall impression of the writer, Pearson, is that he was young, this was his first book and he was trying to make a big break. It was only after I read this book that I viewed his bio; I would have expected more. Honestly, without reading his bio I did expect more.

This story is about five teenages that are chose to be Disney Hosts, via Holograms around the Magic Kingdom. Something goes wrong in the park and these kids are expected to solve the mystery. They are pulled in by an Imagineer and expected to do the impossible.

The story lacks plot and substance. These characters, the hologram hosts for WDW, are the focus of the story. However, the story never comes out to tell why they were really chosen. It mentions skills, much of which are never really focused on. It mentions one character's attitude a lot, but never really their story.

There are a lot of holes and gaps. The author bounces all over the place without breaking chapters. One moment we are reading about something they are doing now, the next moment we are jumping to a conversation taking place elsewhere. The story is somewhat empty, lacking detail and a reason for the plot. The writer never really goes into why the issues are taking place and how they knew it could happen. He never goes into the Imagineers story and why he lives in the MK and how all of these kids were really chosen to take part in this mystery.

The characters lack character. The writer does not do a very good job of describing the characters. I could not get a mental picture of any of them other than Dillard, and this was only because he continued to focus on his weight. None of these characters really had a story, a good solid background or anything of the sort.

One other thing that irritated me about the book, though it did not really affect the story, was the amount of errors. There were some minor story errors, such as mentioning five kids when it should have been four or using the word "was" when he should have used "is" or "were".

At the end of the book, there are two characters whose stories were left wide-open. It was like somebody telling you a short story and reading only half of it.

Overall, this could have been a good book if it were about 200 pages longer. It was missing so much. I know this is for young readers and not especially written for adults. My nearly 11-year-old daughter is reading it now and is also telling me that she feels the writer did not do a good job of describing the characters, she feels there are parts of the story missing and it is a little hard to follow the jumping around.

Harry Potter and Chronicles of Narnia are both for young readers and both authors did a fantastic job giving a mental picture. I was unable to do that with this book. Having been to WDW many many times, I could not even make a clear picture using his descriptions of the Magic Kingdom. I really expected more.

This story ended so that a sequel could be written. I hope that if a sequel is written, that he takes the time to tell a good story. Though this story is unrealistic, it could have been great.
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Mar 20, 2013 Alex McCue rated it 2 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. The concept was great. Who wouldn't want to explore theme parks, especially when they are closed?

It was everything else that was wrong with this book.

I used to work for Disney. My wife did as well. We used to live in Kissimmee and on our days off go to the parks and explore all the little secrets. Disney was our life. As well, I had spent countless hours in my past talking to Eddie Sotto, former VP of Disney Imagineering. So anything related to theme parks and Disney in general is right up my...more The concept was great. Who wouldn't want to explore theme parks, especially when they are closed?

It was everything else that was wrong with this book.

I used to work for Disney. My wife did as well. We used to live in Kissimmee and on our days off go to the parks and explore all the little secrets. Disney was our life. As well, I had spent countless hours in my past talking to Eddie Sotto, former VP of Disney Imagineering. So anything related to theme parks and Disney in general is right up my boat. We've even named our daughter after Kairi, the female lead in Disney's Kingdom hearts Video Games.

As someone who typically enjoys young adult books, and with all of the perks of being Disney themed, I was hoping to enjoy this so much more. Instead I've read my first dud of the year.

I feel like it failed on so many levels. For starters, our villains were a few pirates, a dinosaur skeleton, and Malificent. Our setting of the Magic Kingdom was severely lacking because, although they touched upon the major rides, it didn't feel like they really did anything with them. It was more like the kids were hanging out looking for clues while the author just listed to boring effect what occurs during the ride normally. And people who love and have been on these rides will go "Oh! I know that exact part!" We're all supposed to be content with this. I feel like it did nothing for the story. You could have taken Disney entirely out of it and it wouldn't have changed a bit. It was just bland. It lacked the magic it was supposed to contain.

Another part of the problem is that there are five DHI kids and another girl. Unlike how Rick Riordan will typically take a group and focus on three people per book, this one kind of limits us to group interactions through Finn's perspective and makes everybody feel like just filler background noise. Even Wayne, our spiritual leader through this event, seems only included to hurry us along to the next point repeating obvious actions that the kids have already stated. At no point during this book did I decide "Hey, I might enjoy this!"

Instead, it was start to finish a poorly executed attempt at a brilliant idea. Too bad they didn't seek out anyone aside from Pearson to write it. (less)

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Feb 20, 2013 Glenn Whelan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Don't let it fool you... The simplicity of this book should not eclipse its creative elements. For among that simple story structure is a quite clever premise easily discounted as childish.

Written for young adults, it unashamedly panders to fans of Disney Parks, most specifically THE MAGIC KINGDOM. If that Disney fan has expanded their horizons into backstage stories and the nuts and bolts of running the theme park, this book will be a great guilty pleasure, even for adults.

Author RIDLEY PEARSON...more

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Jan 19, 2013 Angela rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2007-2010

Finn Whitman is one of five teenage actors selected to be a DHI, which stands for both “Daylight Hologram Imaging” and “Disney Host Interactive.” He and the other actors are models for computer projected hosts that will lead tourists through Disney World, offering information on the history and attractions of the park. But one night, after falling asleep, Finn awakens inside the park. He is not himself; he is his DHI. He meets Wayne, who tells him about a plot by the Overtakers to seize control...more

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Dec 13, 2012 Nickthestick rated it 5 of 5 stars

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This book does a great job starting off the Kingdom Keepers series. Set in Orlando, this book is about a group of teens who audition to be the next big thing for Disney World Parks, digital hologram tour guides that walk around the parks talking to and helping out visitors. At what first seems like a dream come true, turns into an insane number of crazy nights. Let me explain, all the teens in the book start to wake up in the middle of the night as their...more

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Dec 03, 2012 Debbie Lee rated it 5 of 5 stars

This was a fun book to read. Young teens and preteens will enjoy it. It is often difficult to find good, interesting books for young boys, but this is one. I imagine boys would get caught up in the characters of these boys (3 of the DHIs are boys) and project themselves into the book. Doing battle with pirates from Pirates of the Caribbean would be exciting. People who don’t care for It’s a Small World will like the battle that takes place after hours there. The fact that Kingdom Keepers is set...more

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Nov 09, 2012 Taryn Wagner rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 13-25

After volunteering to become a DHI, a Disney Host Interactive or Daylight Hologram Imaging, Finn Whitman and four other teens find themselves in Disney World after they fall asleep, not hologram/human hybrids. Together, they must stop the Overtakers, a group of evil Disney characters that want to overthrow the magic Kingdom.
This book has an a great idea, but when its penned down, its not very interesting. I am a big fan of Disney, and the idea of having to defend Disneyland from a bunch of evil...more

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Sep 29, 2012 Carol rated it 3 of 5 stars

After living in Orlando for two years, I am now fully immersed in the Disney culture that seems to permeate every aspect of life here. When we had our annual passes (now expired *sniff*), my husband and I visited the parks literally hundreds of times. They are special places for me that hold a ton of wonderful memories of our first year here.

Because of that, when I heard about these books last night at the Not-So-Scary event (fun!) I was really excited to read them. I was a little nervous think...more

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Aug 28, 2012 Jonathan Siregar rated it 3 of 5 stars

I am an adult, and this book is a children's book with hints of whimsy mixed in with a rushed tale about the Happiest Place on Earth. Finn, our hero, experiences an adventure as a chosen of five, made into specialized holograms to be interactive hosts at Disney World. However, the plot reveals that there was a purpose to the technology, the magic, and that what you believe can be made real.

Finn and 4 other hosts become part of a fellowship to solve a riddle left by Walt Disney himself to protec...more

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Feb 27, 2012 Steve Clark rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

All right--it's a book published by Disney's Hyperion Books about a group of kids who've been used to develop "Daylight Hologram Images"/"Disney Host Interactives" who find they're transported in their dreams into their holographic selves to Disney World, where they are tasked with fighting Maleficent and forces of evil to prevent them taking over the Kingdom, so it's not surprising the book is loaded to the gills with shimmering, glaring examples of product placement that will give you somethi...more

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Jan 06, 2012 Kathy Davie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: children, fantasy

First in the Kingdom Keepers fantasy adventure series set in Disney World for children. This first book is also known as Kingdom Keepers.

Pet Peeve: The series is the Kingdom Keepers and yet Disney is listing every book as having the title "Kingdom Keepers". Gimme a break. It makes it very confusing for the casual browser to figure out where a book falls in this series.

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Is Pearson getting a kickback from Disney? First Bridge to Never Land from Peter and the Starcatchers series and then th...more

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Jul 29, 2011 Mrs. Knott rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-recommended-for-middle-school

Have you been to Disney World? Do you love the Magic Kingdom? As a huge Disney fan, this book was so fun to read! You meet Finn and 4 other Orlando teenagers who have been chosen to become DHI's, which are holographic images that are trained to be Magic Kingdom park guides. However, Finn and his friends start waking up in the middle of the night as their DHI's, in the Magic Kingdom park. They find out from Wayne, an old Imagineer (what Disney calls their engineers and inventors), that the park i...more

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Mar 26, 2011 Vicki rated it 4 of 5 stars

Talk about the classic case of the Battle of Good and Evil! And who knew there was evil in the Magic Kingdom? Oh, wait...Walt Disney did and he left a plan to battle the evil forces when they would arise.
Walt has shared an ancient fable with his original team of Imagineers. They are sure it holds the key to quelling the evil powers that they know are rising after dark in DisneyWorld but they don't know how to unravel the clues. In fact they aren't sure where to start looking for clues. But they...more Talk about the classic case of the Battle of Good and Evil! And who knew there was evil in the Magic Kingdom? Oh, wait...Walt Disney did and he left a plan to battle the evil forces when they would arise.
Walt has shared an ancient fable with his original team of Imagineers. They are sure it holds the key to quelling the evil powers that they know are rising after dark in DisneyWorld but they don't know how to unravel the clues. In fact they aren't sure where to start looking for clues. But they do know their technology, so they hire some kids as park guides with the intention of creating holograms of the kids which can return to the park after hours and see what is going on.

Finn Whitman is one of these five young teenagers. They have been selected for specific skill sets, which when used together create an innovative group of young detectives. Finn was selected for leadership strengths. He becomes aware of the Disney organization's plan to use them as something beyond Park guides when he starts having recurring dreams of the park every night. In one dream he meets the old Imagineer Wayne, who convinces him first, that this is not a dream, and second that he must return the next night with the other teens so that Wayne can explain the mission just once, to all of them.

They don't all attend the same school and were not acquainted before they went to work at the Park so getting them together is not as simple as it might have been. Finn gets some unexpected help from a nice girl named Amanda, so he is able to arrange a time for the teens to go to sleep at the same time so that they will "cross over" at the same time. If their parents check on them, they are still in bed asleep at home, but their holographic image is in the park. They gradually become aware of some powers they have as holographs. One they realize quickly is that they can see the bad guys moving through the park, whereas Wayne cannot.

After dark, the audio animatronic figures that entertain Disney guests during the day may well be up to no good at night. The teens discover this quickly when they have a battle with the Pirates of the Caribbean, but they have scary run ins all over the park as they slowly gather and decipher clues. The evil forces also want the answers which the kids are seeking, so they dare to venture out of the park to strengthen their odds at overpowering the kids and gaining more control of the Park.

Mr. Pearson has created a fast paced adventure with clever capable young teens as protagonists and he certainly knows the Park and it's inner workings inside and out. Pearson and Dave Barry co-wrote the Peter and the Star Catchers series which was a great adventure series, and I expect to enjoy this series just as well. And I enjoyed reading it on my Nook, btw!(less)

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Mar 09, 2011 Sydney rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: tweens-and-teens

Okay, this has to be one of my favorite books ever! I'm not to big into creepy things. Like dolls coming to life. And pirate robots. And witches. And all that good stuff. But this book was to good to put down! *Spoiler: This book is about five young teens (Finn, Maybeck, Philby, Willa, and Charlene) trapped as guides for the Walt Disney World. They are DHI's, which stands for both 'Disney Host Interactive' and 'Daylight Hologram Imaging'. When they fall asleep at night, they cross over to Walt D...more

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Nov 23, 2010 Deighton rated it 4 of 5 stars

The first time i ever herd of this book was from a teacher in sixth grade who read it to us. This book was so cool i decided to re-read it. This was so Amzing, with the magic wonders of Disney, adn the amzing descriptions. This book may not be for you it may be for you, I find it helpfull whe reading this book if you have had a pass excperience, or have been to Diney.(you should at least know disney characters.) This book gave exciting thrills all the way to the end. The kingdome keepers or D.H....more

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May 16, 2009 Giancarlo library rated it 5 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. i started reading this book at 5/15 and im almost done but i am decieding to do the write up now. ok hear it goes.

THIS BOOK IS AWSOME!!!!! One of the most amazing books i read, this book has so amy things that make want to read more, the is the reason im almost done. This book is a trill kind and makes you want to flip the page!!

Have u ever wondered as a kid what happenes after the disney park closes. You might think that the disney characters turn evil and they walk around the park until they...more i started reading this book at 5/15 and im almost done but i am decieding to do the write up now. ok hear it goes.

THIS BOOK IS AWSOME!!!!! One of the most amazing books i read, this book has so amy things that make want to read more, the is the reason im almost done. This book is a trill kind and makes you want to flip the page!!

Have u ever wondered as a kid what happenes after the disney park closes. You might think that the disney characters turn evil and they walk around the park until they open again. Well you are correct, but where do you find Proof? Well Finn and four others have been luckily chosen in Orlando Florida to be used on new technology that creates a hologram of that human that was scanned and that hologram stays in Disney world as a new disney character or a DHI. The people who were scanned for DHI were named, Finn, Mybeck(last name), Milla, Philby(last name) and Charlene. The names were not shared to eachother, so basically they were total strangers to eachother. The holograms were made and now each of them were famous! Now they were part of the disney theme park and disney itself. This got a little out of hand. The people really only did this for more people to come in disney world but really when those hologrmas were made, Those teens were really "Part of disney".
There is an old man named Wayne. He is what the people call an "imagineer". Wayne was a deep friend with Walt disney when he was little and when Walt disney was old. Wayne was told many stories about Walts life and even a riddle he calls "The stonecutters Quill". This story was only told to Wayne and no one eles. Walts dreams of a theme park was passed down and soon it happened. The park was filled with Walts creations and magic, but when theres good magic there is also black magic. The theme parks disney character come to life and walk around the park through the eyes of other disney characters. Since the five people were hologramed and stayed in the theme park the whole time, the holograms AND the teens who were scanned were now a part of the theme park. These holograms, as i said before, were also called DHIs.
One day, finn had to go to sleep like every other person, but his dream was unusaual. It was like he was their in the them park. He stood in his PJs in the theme park, Disney World, in amin street which is in the park. He was confuesed and thought it was just a dream an odd one.
There he saw an old man named at the end of the park. Finn was about to go there but then wondered why isnt there anyone eles but just me and him. He wondered but then he just said it was a dream. He headed toward the old man. After a small back and fourth conversation, Finn found out that his name was Wayne. Wayne knew Finns name already, but how does this man know, finn wondered. This is all strange he said to himself. Wayne was talking about the "the big test" and finn is the leader and all of that. Finn was confused about everything. The last thing Wayne said was to bring all of "them" to me and to look out the window tonight and see how the moon is the same i=as in here. Wayne was convinceing Finn that this isnt a dream. Wayne pushed a button on this remote and that sent back to his bedroom in his bed.
Finn wondered what Wayne has meant by "them" and then it hit him... The other DHIs, the other teens. Finn had no idea what there names were so he planed to go in the theme park ilegaly by prtending to be his DHI hologram. they looked the same so whats the deal! He went his DHI without problem at first. He went to the theme park take photos with his fathers camara of the other DHIs. With theses pictures, he could show them to Brad, One of the people wo did the scanning for DHIs, and tell them where they were. Of cousre the Disney fans found out that the real finn was not a hologram but the real deal when the two Finns crossed paths. The real finn ran away quick with all of his photos. Finn explained that he needed to know where the teens were to Brad but Brad had not given Finn any inforamtion. But soon, after a few days, a leeter came to Finn naming four high schools, the letter was not signed but Finn knew it was Brad.
Finn wanted to find these people to drag them where Wayne wanted them and to find out if they had similar "DREAMS". The first time Finn tried to find a few people, he only found two and both had the same "DREAM" That night, Finn slept and eneded up in the same place still wondering whats happening. This time one other people was with him. Charlene. Charlene was freaked out too butnhad no control. Wayne said that hell explain whats happenin when Finn has everyone here, as in the DHIs.
Finn has soon has everyone and Wayne explains. The reason when they go to sleep and end up in the theme park is because somehow, With good magic, the DHIs "cross over" and become their hologrmas that stay in the theme park. Whenever the DHIs fall asleep, they become their holograms. These teens were chosen by the imagineers like Wayne and thats why This only happen to the people who were scanned and became DHIs. usually, The teens would fall asleep as soon as the park cloeses, at 8 o clock, from there they would follow Wayne and his explainations slowy make sense. The main problem in this book and the reasons why DHIs were chosen is because there is a group of bad creations like malficent and ursulla and many other bad disney creations that come to life at night and haunt the place down so when the park openes agian the disaters happen to the real people. DHIs were cosen because, the park needed someone half human and half hologram so that the human form an stop things in the real world and the holograms can fix things in the theme park. The grup of bad creations are called "the overtakers", only a few humans know of black magic and the real reson of DHIs.
The mission for the teens were to find the answer of the riddle that walt disney has made about the staory of "the stonecutters quill" and try to find the missing letters of Walt disneys important words of the theme park. The overtakers try to stop them by putting spells on them that affect them in real world and they try to stop them with pirates and haunted dolls in Disney world after the park closes. Finn deals with Disney park going through adventures that leave marks on his body form the affects of spells and the hurting Finn goes through. But because Finn is also human, he deals with his mother making excuses from these marks and why he goes to sleep early at 8 o clock. A big pain for Finn and the others.
ONE of the biggest problem was when one of the DHIs, Maybeck, was lost in the disney park at night and was captured. To go back to human world they had to use the remote WaYne used to go back, but one day the four were in trouble and used the remote and left Maybeck behind.Maybeck was left still sleeping in the real world and people thought it was a new sickness. The night came and Finn and the others came to recue him.

THATS ALL I CAN TEEL U. SOUNDS GOOD
READ IT YOURSELF KINGDOM KEEPERS DINEY AFTER DARK
BEST BOOK EVER THERE IS MORE ACTION IN THE BOOK BUT I WROTE TO MUCH READ IT YOURSELF OR ILL LEND IT TO U ONLY IF U READ THE INTIRE WRITE UP!! OKIS THIS BOOK IS RECOMENED TO EVERYONE WHO HAS A TASTE FOR MYSTERY AND A SENSE FOR FANTASY AND A GOOD MIND WITH DISNEY CHARACTERS!!! (less)

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Nov 27, 2012 Kris rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Cute idea, but man that was pretty bad. Maybe I shouldn't have expected much from a book obviously conceived of by committee, but even then one would hope that the book would at least be technically proficient. Characters go from standing to seated without actually sitting down, they're described as waiting for a train but it's never actually clear that they got on the train. As to that last point - why were they waiting for the monorail when they were heading to Disney-MGM Studios? If the autho...more

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Jun 09, 2012 Maren Alessandri rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I read this book years ago when it came out and recently decided to pick it up again as my in park read on my most recent visit to the Happiest Place on Earth. I found that the story compelled me much more than it did the first time and I was hooked into the characters. Because of my love of all things Disney and Disney theme park I feel as though I do carry a certain bias and would be hard pressed to dislike this book. My one complaint, as well as the reason I wouldn't be able to give this book...more

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Dec 20, 2011 Migdalia rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya-ir-fantasy

Even though I gave it 2 stars, this by no means indicates that it was a bad book. The story is fun, and the author is a very good writer. It's a nice book on a rainy day. However, if you compare it in quality to the Percy Jackson series, Nick McIver Time Adventures or the Keys to the Kingdom series, it's not going to stack up as well (no pun intended). So, the moral here is, "Don't compare them." Honestly, you shouldn't, except that the star judgment needs to be fair.

OK. So, the story involves f...more

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Nov 13, 2011 Michelle S rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Disney after Dark is about four young teens that audition to be hologramed tour guides.But what they didn't know was that caused them to be in the Magic Kingdom during or after closing hours when they went to bed.Finn and his friends were told that this happened because they were the chosen ones.What that meant was that they were to defeat the overtakers.The overtakers were the evil disney characters.Such as the pirates in the Pirates of The Carabbean attraction or maybe Magnificent from Sleepi...more

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Apr 28, 2010 Lydia Presley rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010, fantasy, fiction, young-adult

I probably liked this book more than I would have if I was not the Disney fan that I am.

Having worked at Disneyworld and enjoyed numerous visits both to Florida and California Disney Theme Parks, I loved getting reacquainted with the parks and the employee only areas described in the book. I loved all the references made to the Disney characters and think Pearson did a fantastic job of capturing what it feels like to be in the park and part of the park.

The book was full of action and it's easy t...more

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Jun 27, 2011 Elizabeth Lehto rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, adventure

Five young teens find themselves pitted against Disney villains and witches who threaten both the future Disney World and the stability of the world outside its walls. Will they save the day?

As someone who grew up on Disney, I was super excited to read this book. It combines the awesomeness that is Disney World, with night time adventures, and some exploration into new technology, which is pretty cool even though it is the cause of the conflict in the novel.

It's been some time since I read a you...more

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Feb 13, 2011 Elisha Condie rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: childrens

Part of me wants to really like this guy for writing a cool story and the other part of me wants to punch him in the kidneys for writing a book that I want to write. I'm dying to walk into Disneyland and say "Hi! I'm writing a book and need access to all the secret tunnels" and they say "Right this way, madam" - just like Jeeves and I'm in.

Now I'm finished and man, this book was bad. Bad! It's such a shame -the idea of the characters in Disneyland coming alive after dark is something that spe...more

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Aug 05, 2010 Kimberly rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010

The premise of the book sounded exciting enough. I mean, what doesn't sound fun about a book that takes place in the Magic Kingdom?

However, this book had many confusing scenes (and starts off with one of the most confusing) and a ton of things that are never explained. Plus, the author seemed to like to throw in references to attractions or locations in the park (perhaps just to geek people out).

Next, some very very weird stuff happens. It's easy enough to accept evil characters as being evil, b...more

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Ridley Pearson is the author of more than twenty novels, including the New York Times bestseller KILLER WEEKEND; the Lou Boldt crime series; and many books for young readers, including the award-winning children's novels PETER AND THE STARCATCHERS, PETER AND THE SHADOW THIEVES, and PETER AND THE SECRET OF RUNDOON, which he cowrote with Dave Barry. Pearson lives with his wife and two daughters, div...more

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