Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom

Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom is a forthcoming interactive game for the Magic Kingdom set to debut in late February 2012. The game focuses on Merlin taking park guests as new apprentices and sending them out to battle various Disney villains organized by Hades scattered through the parks using special cards.

Development
Word on the game was first leaked in interviews with Jonathan Freeman for the Aladdin musical, mentioning that he was reprising Jafar for a new attraction where guests battle the villains.

Installation of show elements in Adventureland and Liberty Square took place over the course of Summer 2011 and Fall with concept art for the game shows that Kaa, Maleficent, Jafar and Cruella De Vil will be among the game's enemies.

Testing for the game began in November, with characters such as Yzma, Kronk, Scar, Shenzi, Banzai and Ed being revealed as villains in Adventureland. It has been revealed that Doctor Facilier and Lawrence will be featured in Liberty Square. Other villains set to appear are Governor Ratcliffe, Ursula and Chernabog.

Gameplay
When starting the game, guests are given a specialized park map pointing out various locations for the game, One Sorcerer Card that activates the game screens and tracks progress, and a set of Spell Cards. Locations included in the paper maps consist of every land except for Tomorrowland. The main play areas are Magic Portals, which Merlin opens up to allow you to interact with characters and fight the villains. To activate a Magic Portal, tapping or scanning your Sorcerer Card at a keyhole will activate the Magic Portal screen. The spell cards hold various attacks of differing strengths used to fight villains.

As the screens are all functionally similar, a computer algorithm points guests to whichever nearby screen might be open at the moment upon completing a Magic Portal task. This is a means to prevent crowding at the Portals.

Story
Starting off at the Main Street Firehouse, Merlin welcomes guests to his special hideout, teaches guests the basics of the game with portal use and spell cards, and begins telling the story. Hades, bored with the nothingness of the Underworld, is looking for a new summer home with the Magic Kingdom park looking like an ideal spot, though Merlin stands in his way. He sends Pain and Panic to Merlin's home to steal the Crystal of the Magic Kingdom, a powerful artifact that keeps evil forces in check at the park, but end up awakening Merlin in the process. In a brief scuffle, the crystal is shattered and sent to different places throughout the park. Annoyed, Hades decides to call in a team of villains to help retrieve the crystals for him including Yzma, Jafar, Scar, Maleficent, Ursula, Ratcliffe, Dr. Facilier, Chernabog and Cruella deVil.

Main Street U.S.A
Main Street only features Cruella deVil as a villain, though is also home to Sorcerer Training with Merlin at the Fire Station.

Cruella De Vil
Pongo is the guest's guide in this quest. Cruella has made a deal with Hades, disguised as a crime boss named Boss Teal, to have all the dalmatians in her possession in exchange for the legendary crystal of the Magic Kingdom. Cruella sends Jasper and Horace to find it for her but when they fail, she decides to look herself. The park guest, with the help of Pongo and Merlin, defeat Cruella, infuriating Hades once he finds out.

Adventureland
Three villains are located in Adventureland: Yzma, Scar and Jafar

Yzma
Kuzco serves as the guest's guide in this mission. He tells of how Yzma has been recruited into helping Hades, in the guize of a local Underworld God named Lazuli, to retrieve the crystal and conquer Adventureland in exchange for being declared "Empress of Adventureland". Looking to the old transformation potions, she and Kronk plot to turn the people into alpacas and comfortable sweaters using tainted goodies made by Kronk.

They first test the alpaca potions on a guard that battles the guests, who is sent flying back down the stairs into the laboratory. At the next portal, Kronk and his shoulder angel are considering whether or not the potions will mess with his kabob recipes, though Hades comes in at his other shoulder to encourage him to stay the course. Using the Sorcerer's Crest, Kronk's stand is blown up and he retreats to his kitchen. There, guests battle Kronk, knock him out and destroy his contaminated platters. Guests finally go to Yzma's lair to battle her, where she attacks with magic draining potions. Woozy from battle, Yzma is finished off when she is hit with a sweater potion, leaving Hades angry with the result when he stops to check in. Merlin and Kuzco appear in the Tiki Room and congratulate the player before sending them onto another mission.

Jafar
Genie serves as the guest's guide in this mission. Here, Hades, under the name of Prince Azure, has taken Jafar's lamp and used him to capture Merlin and search for the crystal. However, Jafar has Iago helping him once more in an effort to try and break free of Hades' control and trap him in the Cave of Wonders. Iago battles guests with the magic of the Sultan's ring. Defeating him, Jafar takes him out of there and heads to the Cave of Wonders. Hades is frustrated with Jafar's lack of progress in finding Merlin and tells him to take his original form. Jafar spies the guests and sends in a copy of his serpent form to battle them while he goes after Merlin. Genie heads off to deal wtih guards while guests free Merlin from entrapment inside a lamp with the Sorcerer's Crest. But even after breaking out, Merlin and Genie have difficulties with Jafar inside the Cave of Wonders and is placed inside a chest. Iago comes in with Jafar's Lamp during the chaos and Merlin manages to break free to battle Jafar leaving guests to retrieve the lamp from Iago's clutches, allowing Merlin to seal Jafar again. Genie breaks free and leaves with Merlin before Hades arrives. Merlin and Genie congratulate the player and send them on another mission

Scar
Rafiki is the guests' guide here. Hades has revived Scar to retrieve a crystal piece in exchange for immortality. This is enough for Scar to rally the Hyenas under his rule again and they are gifted with dark magic as well. He plots to start a massive elephant stampede to create chaos in the Pride Lands. Guests battle Banzai and manage to discredit Scar in front of the Hyenas using a Sorcerer's Crest. Hades is frustrated with Scar's lack of progress and after battling guests, requests Hades to give him power on par with his brother Mufasa. He transforms into a massive red storm cloud that is ultimately dissapated by the guests, leading Hades to facepalm and question why Scar even wanted to be a giant cloud. Rafiki congratulates you and Merlin sends you on your way.

Ursula
Sebastian serves as the guest's guide in this mission. He tells of how Ursula has made a comeback when Hades pulls her from the River Styx to help out on his conquest. But she plots to use the crystal for her own plans and with Flotsam and Jetsam, intends to break down a sea wall to flood Fantasyland and Cinderella Castle. The guests, along with Sebastian and Ariel manage to follow her to a shipwreck only to run into Flotsam and Jetsam. After defeating them and moving to the next portal, Ursula sends Glut after the guests. After defeating the shark, the dark magic left behind allows guests to track the sea witch, only to find Ariel trapped in the castle. Merlin arrives to help, only for him and Sebastian to realize she's an imposter, calling on the guest to use the Sorcerer's Crest to expose the facade. Ursula is revealed and heads out and while Merlin tries to handle the floods, guests are left to defeat Ursula. While searching for spells and ignoring Hades' calls in a crystal ball to drain the castle, Ursula battles the guests, dissappearing upon her defeat and leaving Merlin and Ariel to congratulate the guests from the castle moat before Merlin sends the player onto another mission.

Maleficent
Merryweather serves as the guest's guide in this land. Maleficent has returned and kidnapped Flora and Fauna and plots to take over Fantasyland with the crystal piece she's found instead of giving it to Hades. Merryweather and the guests' travel into Maleficent's castle to free them. Beating one of Maleficent's Goons and breaking through a door with the Sorcerer's Crest, the other fairies are freed. Continuing onward, Maleficent sends the crystal with a goon to power a special device and battles guests before retreating to continue her plans. Hades is summoned, having suspicions of Maleficent's treachery which she manages to diffuse and upon leaving, Maleficent promptly casts her spell and engulfs a village in thorns. The Three Fairies manage to break up the thorns by combining their magic with the Sorcerer's Crest. Finding Maleficent in her lair plotting another trap, she transforms into her dragon form to battle the guests. Upon her defeat, Hades comes in to find the trap and Maleficent's remains, dissapointed he left her to her own devices. Merlin and the fairies celebrate at the Mad Tea Party while Merlin gives you another assignment.

Governor Ratcliffe
Pocahontas serves as the guest's guide in Frontierland. Ratcliffe is freed from prison by Hades, in the guise of Lord Indigo of the East India Trading Company, and makes a deal to have control over Pocahontas' land in exchange for a mystic crystal. Ratcliffe agrees but soon enough, Ratcliffe begins to panic as the crystal in nowhere in sight but being that Pocahontas knows the land, he kidnaps Meeko to force Pocahontas into help him find it. Fortunately, the guest defeats Ratcliffe by blasting him with magic having him fall overboard.

Dr. Facilier
Mama Odie is the guest's aide in this mission. Facilier has been revived from the dead by Hades and is recruited to find the legendary crystal of the Magic Kingdom. Facilier also decides to extract revenge on Tiana for his demise and take over New Orleans. He assigns his shadows to find the crystal and frees Lawrence from prison to poison the food at Tiana's Palace having the citizens of New Orleans under his control. Meanwhile, he kidnaps Tiana but while he has a conversation with Hades, Tiana is freed by the park guest. Facilier retrieves the crystal and plans on getting Tiana after he becomes ruler of the city. Facilier battles the park guest after Lawrence and his shadows were defeated. Facilier himself is turned into a frog and taken back to the Underworld as a result of his failure.

Endgame
Once all the villains are defeated, Merlin congratulates the guests for their efforts in keeping the Crystal of the Magic Kingdom safe from harm. However, Pain and Panic, in their cute woodland critter forms, trick Merlin into giving them the crystal and they deliver it to Hades, who summons Chernabog to fight the guests. Thankfully, Merlin is able to help them defeat the demon and eventually seal away all the villains, including Hades, within the crystal, then gives the guests a medal of honor to reward them for helping him save the park.

Cards
Spell cards in the game are divided into nine different spell classes including Hero, Princess, Warrior, Animal, Toy, Mystic, Fairy, Machine and Monster. A card's rarity is indicated by corner icons with stars being rare, moons being uncommon, and planets being common.

Voice Cast

 * Jeff Bennet: Merlin
 * James Woods: Hades
 * Bobcat Goldthwait: Pain
 * Matt Frewer: Panic
 * Susan Blakeslee: Maleficent, Flora, and Cruella de Vil
 * Russi Taylor: Fauna
 * Tress MacNeille: Merryweather
 * Jodi Benson: Ariel
 * Pat Carroll: Ursula
 * Corey Burton: Flotsam and Jetsam
 * Kevin Michael Richardson: Rafiki and Sebastian
 * Cheech Marin: Banzai
 * Irene Bedard: Pocahontas
 * John Kassir: Meeko
 * David Ogden Stiers: Governor Ratcliffe
 * Robin Williams - Genie
 * Jonathan Freeman: Jafar
 * Gilbert Gottfried: Iago
 * Patrick Warburton: Kronk
 * Anika Noni Rose: Tiana
 * Keith David: Dr. Facilier
 * Michael-Leon Wooley: Louis
 * Jenifer Lewis: Mama Odie, Shenzi
 * Peter Bartlett: Lawrence
 * Tom Kane: Scar

External link
Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom Wiki