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A series of novels written by Ridley Pearson, [[He Also Did|otherwise known for writing horror and suspense novels]] as well as another [[Disney]] series ''[[Peter and the Starcatchers]]'', that take place in and around [[Disney Theme Parks|Walt Disney World]].
Finn Whitman is an [[Ordinary High School Student]] who lives in Orlando near Walt Disney World. He and four other teenagers from the area - [[The Chick|Willa]], a shy girl with a love for animals, [[The Lancer|Maybeck]], a snarky distrusting boy, [[The Big Guy|Charlene]], an athletic girl, and [[The Smart Guy|Philby]], a homework loving boy - are selected to be turned into DHIs, holographic hosts for the Magic Kingdom that would give prerecorded speeches to guests. However, soon after they find themselves being transported into the park at night when they fall asleep. There they learn from an elderly Imagineer named Wayne that they were chosen specifically to stop the plot of the Overtakers, a group of villains apparently led by [[Sleeping Beauty (Disney film)|Maleficent]]. The Overtakers scheme to take over the park and beyond, and since they start out [[Invisible to Normals]], the Imagineers needed someone to stop them. Along the way, they have to deal with two mysterious girls: Amanda, a schoolmate of Finn's who has an interest in him, and Jez, a [[Goth]]
* ''Disney after Dark''
* ''Disney at Dawn''
* ''Disney in Shadow''
* ''Power Play''
* ''Shell Game''
* ''Dark Passage''
* ''The Insider''
It is followed by a sequel series called ''[[The Return (literature)|The Return]]''.
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* [[All Part of the Show]]: The final battle in the first book.
* [[Amazingly Embarrassing Parents]]: Finn's parents.
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* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: There's a handful of inaccuracies in the book's portrayals of Walt Disney World. Not to mention that Virtual Magic Kingdom would never have allowed the Keepers to organize to such an extent.
** Although Pearson mentions having explored the park rather extensively, so it may just be story-related changes.
*** Has to be. If the books were entirely accurate, than the events of The Kingdom Keepers would
** Portrayals of some of the Disney animated characters are also, shall we say...off. (Frollo with a French accent? Did Pearson even ''watch'' [[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney film)|the movie]]?)
* [[Dem Bones]]: The T-Rex skeleton at ''Big Thunder Mountain Railroad''.
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[[Category:Literature]]
[[Category:Children's Literature]]
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