Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour is a 2000 kart racing video game, developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive. The tracks are based on attractions found around Walt Disney World.
Gameplay
There are 13 playable racers including:
- Amanda Sparkle
- Bruno Biggs
- Otto Plugnut
- Oliver Chickly III
- Polly Roger
- Baron Karlott
- Tiara Damáge
- Moe Whiplash
- Ned Shredbetter †
- X.U.D. 71 †
- Chip (depicted as in Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers) ††
- Dale (depicted as in Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers) ††
- Jiminy Cricket † ††
† Initially unplayable †† Appears outside of game
Racing vehicles vary depending on the track. There are, for example, logs at Splash Mountain, locomotives at Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, "Doom Buggies" at the Haunted Mansion, and Time Rovers at DINOSAUR.
Storyline
Jiminy Cricket greets the player and tells a story that he hopes is "sure to make you smile". One morning, Chip and Dale are out gathering acorns in the Magic Kingdom when they discover a small door in the side of Cinderella Castle. After going through the door, they discover the Walt Disney World Magic Machine, a contraption that shoots firework shows every night. When they get close to it, Dale accidentally drops some of the acorns he collected into it, causing it to stop functioning. They run for cover as it explodes, scattering several pieces across the resort. With the help of several park visitors, they race across the resort to find the pieces and reassemble the machine before the show starts that night.
Racers
Jiminy is a courteous, gentle storyteller who loves to tell jokes and sing songs. He’s also the most knowledgeable when it comes to racing and Walt Disney World. He taught Chip and Dale everything they know about both. But watch out if he ever ends up behind the steering wheel, because he knows the best routes to use, and every track is his specialty.
Chip and Dale often race around Walt Disney World collecting nuts for the winter. Now they must collect the Fireworks Machine pieces before the end of the day! Chip is smart and practical, and he uses his brains whenever he races. So be careful, or Chip will sneak past you faster than you can say “acorn”. Dale enjoys life to the fullest, and doesn’t take anything seriously. And though he is a bit scatterbrained, he somehow manages always to be near first place at the end of a race. Call it blind luck or a charmed life, either way Dale is always a force to be reckoned with on the racetrack.
- Amanda Sparkle
Amanda is the most famous, cutest child actress in the world. It’s no surprise that she absolutely loves being recognized at the Disney Studios. Where else can she continue to work and still have tons of fun on her days off the movie set? She is always sweet and nice and cute...unless she’s behind the wheel! When Amanda is in the driver’s seat, she doesn’t get upstaged! She races to win!
- Tiara Damáge
Here’s one girl who has a hard time acting her age! Normally a 13-year old would relate to the Disney Princesses, but alas, she does not. She feels as though the Disney Villains have been hard done by, and that includes her friend, Baron Karlott. This “Queen” is going to make sure everyone else feels the same way...by beating all the racers to the finish line!
- Moe Whiplash
Root'n Toot'n Sheriff'n is what he wants to do. He’s spent many a day trying to keep Bruno Biggs under control! This kid mostly moseys around at Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, where the West is still Wild. Moe saunters around at a snail’s pace, but there’s nothing slow about the way he drives!
- Otto Plugnut
Otto has spent most of his short life around cars and experiments. It’s a no-brainer to think he would be attracted to Test Track at Epcot. But he’s no crash dummy; he’s one of the smartest kids around. And the rest of the gang love him ‘coz he helps them fix their vehicles! He is the classic educated techie-nerd. Word is he soups up his cars so he can’t lose! Keep an eye on him!
- Bruno Biggs
Bruno is a huge fan of the world’s most famous mouse. The more he’s at Walt Disney World, the closer he can be to Mickey. He’s big, and mean, and tough. Don’t mess with him! Bruno is impatient and doesn’t like people getting in his way...especially on the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, his favorite attraction.
- Polly Roger
Polly dreams of action and adventure. Captaining her own Spanish galleon and searching for buried treasure is all she can think about. But for now Walt Disney World and history books are her escape. That’s why Polly is an expert at navigating the mysterious waterways of the Pirates of the Caribbean.
- Baron Karlott
Baron is a modern day descendant of the famous Karlott bloodline. He continually strives to keep his ancestors happy, otherwise they come and visit...from the grave. That is why he feels right at home in the Haunted Mansion, and also why he drives with such a “grave” purpose.
- Oliver Chickly III
The son of a famous explorer and paleontologist, Oliver is proud to walk in his father’s shoes - even though they are a few sizes too big. He figured out that the perfect place to get started on his quest was Animal Kingdom. Oliver is very soft spoken and drives very carefully. But watch out! He may sneak past you on the back straightaways if you aren’t careful!
- Ned Shredbetter
Ned surfs. Ned skates. Ned snowboards. Ned blades. He basically is an all-round cool dude. Ned also likes showing off his moves for Amanda Sparkle! The only other thing Ned likes just as much as shredding is chilling at Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon. Ned is the classic beach bum, but there’s nothin’ laid back about his driving style...it’s all out!
- X.U.D. 71
This Xperimental Utility Duck was built to test out all the attractions at Walt Disney World. Unfortunately, he’s been bounced around and hit in the head a little too much. He prefers to stay in the world of Space Mountain because that’s where he gets his biggest charge. But when he’s out of his element, watch out for his driving...he’s wild, out of control and all over the place!
Tracks
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
- The Haunted Mansion
- Jungle Cruise
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- Space Mountain
- Splash Mountain
- Tomorrowland Speedway
- Test Track
- Rock 'n' Roller Coaster
- DINOSAUR
- Blizzard Beach
- Typhoon Lagoon
- Disney's Hollywood Studios
Voice Cast
- Eddie Carroll as Jiminy Cricket
- Tress MacNeille as Chip, Otto Plugnut and Polly Roger
- Corey Burton as Dale, Bruno Biggs and Moe Whiplash
- Michelle Horn as Amanda Sparkle and Tiara Damáge
- Shaun Fleming as X.U.D. 71, Ned Shredbetter, Oliver Chickly III, and Baron Karlott
Music
The soundtrack features authentic Disney music from the attractions, with the exception of Space Mountain, which features music from the Disneyland version, and the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, which does not feature Aerosmith as the actual attraction does.
Interestingly, the soundtrack contains at least three holdovers from past Crystal Dynamics games. The music for DINOSAUR is lifted from the Prehistory Channel level of Gex: Enter the Gecko. The music for Blizzard Beach is lifted from Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko, albeit with the portion containing the Gex 3 theme replaced by a section of "Tis the Season to be Jolly". Lastly, the music for the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster is derived from Total Eclipse’s Aqueous Major, the first level in the game. All of these games have been released on the PlayStation (Total Eclipse was released as "Total Eclipse: Turbo"), a console which it is also on.
Trivia
- The player does not need to get 1st place on the Splash Mountain course in order to win the game.
- Jiminy Crickey, Chip and Dale are the only pre-established characters playable in this game. Every other character is completly original.
- The only home console available at the time for which this game wasn't released was the Nintendo 64.
- Interestingly, a few months later, a Disney racing game was released for Nintendo 64, this being Mickey's Speedway USA. It's possible that Mickey's Speedway USA began conceptualy as a Nintendo 64 port of this game but was later changed either because of technical limitations of the Nintendo 64, or because of contractual obrigations with developers and publishers, as the Nintendo 64 game was developed by Rare instead of Crystal Dynamics.
Gallery
Box Art
Screenshots
Console Version
Game Boy Color Version
Artwork
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