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'''''The Kingdom Keepers''''' is a series of [[fantasy]] [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] [[novel]]s for young readers, written by [[Ridley Pearson]] and published by [[Disney Publishing Group]]. The first novel, subtitled ''Disney After Dark'' was published in 2005, and the second, ''Disney at Dawn'' was released on [[August 26]], [[2008]].<ref>{{cite web | last = Pearson | first =Ridley | title = Wild Ride:Answers to Questions| date = 2007-03-28| url =http://www.ridleypearson.com/2007/03/answers-to-questions.html| format = html| accessdate = 2007-06-03}}</ref> According to Pearson's blog, The Kingdom Keepers was submitted to [[Walt Disney Pictures]] for a film in August 2006 and was resubmitted again around July 2008. [[Ridley Pearson]] has announced that there will be several Kingdom Keepers books coming out sometime in the future.
'''''The Kingdom Keepers''''' is a series of [[fantasy]] [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] [[novel]]s for young readers, written by [[Ridley Pearson]] and published by [[Disney Publishing Group]]. The first novel, subtitled ''Disney After Dark'' was published in 2005, and the second, ''Disney at Dawn'' was released on [[August 26]], [[2008]].<ref>{{cite web | last = Pearson | first =Ridley | title = Wild Ride:Answers to Questions| date = 2007-03-28| url =http://www.ridleypearson.com/2007/03/answers-to-questions.html| format = html| accessdate = 2007-06-03}}</ref> According to Pearson's blog, The Kingdom Keepers was submitted to [[Walt Disney Pictures]] for a film in August 2006 and was resubmitted again around July 2008. [[Ridley Pearson]] has announced that there will be several Kingdom Keepers books coming out sometime in the future.
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==Disney After Dark==
==Disney After Dark==

{{Plot|date=November 2008}}
Many nights, the kids have been appearing in the park as DHIs, as holograms, while they are asleep. Finn realizes that these are no dreams, and are actually happening. While in the empty park one night, he meets an elderly cast member and original [[Imagineer]], Wayne. Wayne tells Finn that he must find the other kid hosts and they must arrive at the park at the same time the following night. He tells Finn that the park is in danger, of a mysterious group called The Overtakers, who plan to take over the parks... and maybe the world. Finn doesn't believe Wayne, and Wayne sends Finn back to his real body using a black fob with a red button.

Finn thinks the whole ordeal was a mere dream. However, the next night he finds himself back in the empty dark park as his DHI. This time, he sees Charlene and Philby, and to make matters scarier, a group of pirate animatronics from [[Pirates of the Caribbean]] ride around in cars from [[Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin]], and they shoot lasers at Finn. Finn wakes up and sees the laser burns on his real body, and realizes this is really happening.

During the day, Finn and his strange new friend, Amanda, track down the other 4 hosts, as they all attend different Orlando schools. Finn tells them they're not alone in appearing to the park at night, and they must all go to sleep at night at the same time and appear in the park at the same time. Finn and Amanda also decide to do investigating of their own, and head to the Magic Kingdom in the afternoon where security guards see the real Finn and chase after him. After Finn and Amanda reunite at [[The Haunted Mansion]], the two decide something is wrong in the park.

That night, the five DHIs unite at the park and meet up with Wayne. Here they discover that the park comes to life after hours, and Wayne explains to them that something is going wrong in the parks- rides closing, costumes disappearing, animatronics coming to life, [[Maleficent]] winning in the nightly show [[Fantasmic!]], and padlocks stolen. Wayne takes them into the [[Country Bear Jamboree]], where he reveals that the Magic Kingdom and the world outside its walls are endangered by a mysterious group of characters called the Overtakers.

After showing the kids a secret passageway through [[Cinderella's Castle]], called Escher's Keep, to a secret apartment to escape the [[DHI]] world, Wayne explains that the DHI system was created especially for this purpose, as they needed 5 teenagers to unravel an old fable by Walt Disney himself- The Stonecutters Quill. The fable concerns a stonecutter, who wishes to be: the sun, the clouds, the wind, and the mountains. Along with the fable came a quote- "I have plans to put this place in a different perspective." Realizing that all four subjects of the matter are in multiple attractions around the park, and must be what Walt meant, the five kids decide to set out to find clues to stop the Overtakers around the park.

The plot unfolds as the group searches through the park's attractions for clues as to what can stop the Overtakers. The kids look up information about Walt Disney, the parks, and research DHI technology. In the day time, the kids keep in touch through the online game [[VMK]], and at night they meet up in the park as their DHIs and search. Unfortunately, as they search, they hit some road blocks; they can't find anything in the attractions, no matter how hard they look. Another problem is the Overtakers getting in the way- the kids ride in [[its a small world]], and the animatronic dolls come to life and attack and bite at the kids. The ride ends up broken at the end of the night and closed. Another problem is the suspiciousness around Finn's friend Amanda. She follows Finn around, begging to know whats going on, and appears out of nowhere. Finn notes that when she runs, she seems to float. Another problem following the kids is one of the Overtakers, the evil fairy [[Maleficent]] from ''[[Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)|Sleeping Beauty]]''. Maleficent seems to have powers over cold- she can blast ice, freeze people, and create ice wherever she goes and whatever she touches. The kids seem to get colder than normal when she appears.

The kids also (coincidentally) play separate sports at the [[Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex]]. At the sports games, Finn meets a girl named Jez. She seems to take a liking to Finn and follows him around, and she and Amanda seem not to like each other. Meanwhile, Finn deciphers the quote from Walt Disney in the 50s, and realizes by "different perspective", he meant things being in 3D, as they were wildly popular in the 50s. Supposing that Walt planned this whole thing out, Finn gets 3D glasses, and the teens go around the attractions across various nights, looking for clues and letters:

-Finn and Philby float through the water of [[Splash Mountain]], only to have Maleficent activate the ride. They go over the final drop and almost get killed, but manage to climb into an upcoming log and, using the 3D glasses, find letters on the walls in the cloud reference at the end of the ride.

-Charlene and Willa visit the park during the day and ride [[The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh]] for the wind reference. Maleficent gets their honey pot car alone in a scene, locks the doors, and sets off the water system, almost drowning and suffocating the girls to the ceiling. The two break the door foundation, and escape, but getting the clues on the ride along the way.

-At night, the girls and Maybeck recheck It's a Small World for the sun reference and find the letters.

-Finally, Finn and Philby, looking for the mountain reference, climb the tracks of [[Big Thunder Mountain Railroad]]. However, Maleficent brings the attraction to life, bringing to life a giant skeleton of a [[Tyrannosaurus Rex]]. While gaining the clues, the two boys outrun the dinosaur on the track and the skeleton breaks apart over the attraction.

Another problem in their journey occurs when Maybeck's DHI never returns one night. In real life, Maybeck is trapped asleep, as his DHI is still in the Magic Kingdom. Finn and Philby (as DHIs) realize that the Overtakers must've put Maybeck in a dark place where his screams cannot be heard- [[Space Mountain]]. Finn and Philby use a rope from Wayne's apartment over the Main Street Firestation to climb the building and scale the catwalks and tracks until they find him tied up in a closet. Using their DHI powers, Finn becomes light and rescues Maybeck. Maybeck reveals that it was Maleficent and Jez- he had agreed to meet Jez on a date, but she was really Maleficent's evil slave. This scare seems to make the kids stop coming back at night for very long, and the five resume their normal lives.

While riding bikes with Amanda days later, Finn catches a glimpse of Maleficent on a motorcycle, going after them. Riding through a skatepark to escape, Amanda seems to create some sort of magic to help Finn escape, and leaves him speechless.

Eventually, the five kids return to the park at night again to get the rest of the letters on the attractions, which seem to spell out "MY FIRST PEN". They soon learn that the secret weapon they need is [[Walt Disney]]'s first pen, which is kept at the One Man's Dream exhibit at [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]]. Finn infiltrates the exhibit after closing to get the pen. However, he grabs a whole handful of pens and pencils and tries to escape, when he hears security coming, and realizes he's been ratted out. Finn escapes and discovers that it was Amanda. Finn thinks Amanda is an Overtaker and has been setting him up. Finn leaves her in anger.

One an evening school field trip to [[Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party]], where everyone is in a costume, Finn (who brought the pens and pencils from the One Man's Dream display) meets up with the other four DHIs. While meeting up at the party, Amanda and Charlene suddenly faint at the same time. Finn spies Maleficent spy Maleficent and Jez descending into Pirates of the Caribbean. Finn, Maybeck, and Philby follow the two into the corridors and underground passageways of the attraction and discover large jail cells, with brand new padlocks, reported to have been stolen only recently. The three realize that the witches must be planning to lock all the Cast Members in the cells below the ride. The three continue, only to be cornered by Maleficent and Jez, who purposely led the three down below. Using Walt's pen, Finn realizes it has some sort of powers, and stuns the witch and electrifies her with it. Maleficent faints and the three girls at the party revive. However, before the three escape Maleficent and Jez, Maleficent has stolen Walt's original plans and designs for the parks.

Now knowing Maleficents plans and what must be done, the kids and Wayne realize they must catch her and retrive the stolen plans. However, when the kids and Wayne meet the next morning at the [[Transportation and Ticket Center]], Wayne has brought along Amanda. Wayne has the five kids dress up as costumed cast members found around the park, and sends them into the [[utilidors]] for cast members beneath the park. While the two girls (and Amanda) man the park overhead, the three guys head for the coldest room of all in the utilidors- the computer room, seeing how Maleficent is all about cold. Luring her out of the computer room by pretending to give her the pen, Finn electrifies the witch again, grabs the plans, and the 3 boys rush off into the park with the plans and the pen, and Maleficent after them. Philby and Maybeck meet up with Charlene and Willa and ecape back to Wayne.

In a battle outside [[Tomorrowland]] (which is believed to be a show by park guests), Finn becomes his DHI and knocks over the witch and spins around Jez really fast, slowly transforming her to a brighter girl, a girl identical to Amanda. Finn realizes the two are twins, twin witches, and Jez had been under a spell by Maleficent. The two joyfully reunite and thank Finn, who escapes down a garbage chute with the plans and the pens, and Maleficent giving chase. Finn ends up in a large bin of trash and escapes, while Maleficent lands in a giant net, closed and captured by the Disney [[Imagineers]]. Finally, the witch has been caught and peace restores.

Hours later, Maleficent is locked up in her own jail cell beneath Pirates of the Caribbean, and the kids rejoice in Wayne's apartment that Amanda and Jess have reunited, the riddle has been solved, Walt's first pen has been found, and everything has restored to normal around Walt Disney World. Finn touches Walt's first magical pen to the recovered plans of the park, causing the Magic Kingdom to illuminate, and the park becomes more magical as the rides magically become fixed, everything returns to tip-top shape, and fireworks go off in the night sky. The five kids watch the park and the plans illuminate as they celebrate a happy end.


==Disney at Dawn==
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The story begins with DHI day at the Magic Kingdom. Finn and the other DHIs are riding on a float when Philby (a DHI) notices a gray balloon on the castle. Due to the growing
thunderstorm, however, it disappears in the crowd. The kids also notice that Chernabog, a character supposed to be on one of the floats, has gone missing. As the parade continues, Finn sees his old friend Amanda, and her sister Jez.
Amanda is trying to warn Finn about something when Charlene notices a pair of monkey-like creatures in the crowd. Jez slows, and Amanda (still trying to warn Finn) puts a leaf to her cheek. Realizing what she means, Finn knows that Maleficent is in the castle.

Together with Philby, the boys go to Escher's Keep and make it to the apartment Wayne (an old Imagineer) had shown them months before. A Dapper Dan, who Finn immediately guesses as Security) follows the boys up the stairs, Finn trying to trick him by crossing over to his DHI state.
Meanwhile the boys are trying to find out what's going on in the castle, Maybeck, Charlene, and Willa go to meet up with Amanda. Amanda realizes that Jez is a matter of fact a DHI, and doesn't know where her real sister went.

Philby and Finn find Maleficent in the castle, who was moved there from the jail-cell from under Pirates of the Caribbean. Maleficent conjures her powers and breaks the bars on the window using the lightning storm, and she flies down the Tinkerbell rope from "Wishes" and flies off to the Animal Kingdom. Finn and Philby rescue the Tinkerbell actress and fly down the rope to Tomorrowland.

That night, as they await to meet up online, Finn receives an IM from Wayne. Wayne tells him to meet him on a website, DGamer, a private place where [[VMK]] is still open (being that VMK closed in the book and in real life.) Wayne talks to Finn on a webcam, and Finn tells him about the nights events. Wayne tells Finn that the Overtakers have managed to clone one of the original, messed-up DHI servers from the first book and hide it somewhere in the Animal Kingdom. The Overtakers are using it to make DHIs out of animals as their army, and if any of the Kingdom Keepers (or Wayne) fall asleep, they will become their DHIs, controlled by the Overtakers' server, and can be put into permanent comas, similar to what happened to Maybeck in the first book. Wayne tells Finn that he and the other Kingdom Keepers must find Jez and destroy the second server in the Animal Kingdom, before they fall asleep and are at the Overtakers control, and must get to the Animal Kingdom at dawn, before opening, to get into the park. Finn warns the others, and they decide to use their [[Nintendo DS]]s to chat using DGamer and meet up at the Animal Kingdom at dawn.

Finn sneaks out of his house at 1 AM, and using his bike goes to Amanda's house. He discovers that they live alone in an abandoned church. She tells him that she and Jez, who are not really sisters, are Fairlies, which means they are 'fairly human'. They have special powers, but Jez's powers are much more powerful, even more so than Maleficent's, which is why the Overtakers kidnapped her. Finn believes her, promises not to tell, and Amanda also shares that she and Jez grew up in the same orphanage, and both ran away, being that both of their parents died or disappeared. She also tells Finn that Jez had dreams before, about the future. She drew dreams in the diary, on a page filled with monkeys, a castle being struck by lightning, a sticker, a mountain, other drawings, and the words "CHANGE ROB" written over and over. Finn takes the page, being that it will help them, since the castle being struck by lightning happened the night before. While in the church, Finn and Amanda spy a large bat, suspiciously watching them.

Later, at 4 in the morning, Finn sneaks back into his house and tells his mother he's going to the skate park and it is six in the morning. She believes him, and 'winning the rest of the day' tells her he will probably go to Blizzard Beach later with his friends.
He and the DHIs, along with Amanda, meet up at the Animal Kingdom an hour later. They go into a type of warehouse, and discover that the Dapper Dan who chased Finn and Philby in Escher's Keep is in fact with Wayne. They change into cast members' clothing, Charlene notably dressing up as DeVine, a costumed vine character on stilts. Charlene and Willa discover a bat in the girls' room the size of a bowling pin, the same bat who was at Amanda's apartment. Maybeck catches it, and puts it in a pillowcase. The DHIs set out into the empty park, each as a different person. With Cast Member ID badges, they are free to go anywhere backstage as long as they aren't found out.

In Animal Kingdom, Willa sets out into the jungle, attempting to go to a feeding place disguised as a stump on the savanna. She is chased and nearly eaten by a dragon-type creature, but is safe once she enters the stump and zebras scare the dragon away. Willa notices that Jez is gone, and 'Change Rob' is written on the wall, just as in Jez's diary. Once the coast is clear, she goes back to the actual park to find Finn.

Maybeck has orders from Finn to put the bat-hostage in the bat enclosure. However, he is attacked by thousands of birds who were stalking him all over. He isn't hurt by them, but the bat is taken away by a monkey. He desperately chases the monkey, following it into the monkey enclosure. However, Maleficent is in the enclosure and stops him and Maybeck is sent running for his life back to Finn.

Philby, at the Convervation Station, has talked to Wayne on DGamer on his DS and found out how to rig the cameras there and give him security camera access to all the cameras around the park. Charlene, who is posing as the DeVine character, is unseen by everyone, therefore giving her an advantage. She offers to watch the bat enclosure, because Amanda (who is at the Conservation Station) is watching all the cameras she can.

Finn listens to Willa and Maybeck's stories, but all are equally puzzled. At this point, the park has opened to guests, and suddenly, the song "Under the Sea" (covered by Raven Symone) begins playing on the radios around the park. Amanda is in shock- this is Jez's favorite song, its on her iPod, and this song has never played anywhere in the Animal Kingdom--it's all out of area. Finn and Amanda deduce that Jez must be playing this song from her iPod, and that this must be a clue about something. Willa and Finn each decide to check out this mystery by following the song's clue to other parks.

Finn goes to [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]] and heads to the [[Voyage of the Little Mermaid]] theater show. While walking in the park, he notices a broomstick character from [[Fantasia]] is following him. Finn manages to hide in the show and watch, only to notice the broomstick character stop and study the show. Finn is confused. Meanwhile, Willa has gone to the [[Magic Kingdom]] to Ariel's Grotto, a picture station themed to [[The Little Mermaid]]. While there, she seems to cause a fuss by asking to open a fake treasure chest in the area, thinking it might contain something. It is revealed to be empty, and Willa is pushed away by a cast member, who remarks that a Captain Hook costumed character had also tried to do the same thing earlier.

Finn and Willa reunite at the Animal Kingdom, and realize that the Overtakers must have heard the song and been trying to follow the clues too, perhaps to find Jez.

Jez is eventually found inside the Animal Kingdom's tiger enclosure, and the DHIs must hurry to Expedition Everest to stop Maleficent from releasing Chernabog, using the final clue in Jez's diary. By the time they get to the attraction, the park has closed to guests, and the kids scale into the empty climactic end of the attraction. However, they are too late as Maleficent releases Chernabog from his trapped form as the animatronic ride Yeti. Chernabog tries to kill Finn, when Amanda saves him and the kids escape in an oncoming ride car. In the end, the Kingdom Keepers have failed to stop the Overtakers, who have reportedly hid away in Disney's Hollywood Studios in the back of an ice truck. The kids decide they must quickly find the stonecutter's quill if they want to regain leverage against the Overtakers, who have most likely been the cause of Wayne's sudden and mysterious disappearance.


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*'''Jez''', a mysterious, dark-haired girl who first appears in Disney After Dark. Not much is initially known about her until it is revealed she is somewhat of an apprentice to Maleficent, possessing magic of her own. Towards the end of Disney after Dark she is revealed to be Amanda's sister, cursed by Maleficent to prevent her from using her powers. Although at the end of the first book her name is revealed to actually be Jess, she is always referred to as 'Jez', or Jezebel when the author is referring to her in thought throughout Disney At Dawn.
*'''Jez''', a mysterious, dark-haired girl who first appears in Disney After Dark. Not much is initially known about her until it is revealed she is somewhat of an apprentice to Maleficent, possessing magic of her own. Towards the end of Disney after Dark she is revealed to be Amanda's sister, cursed by Maleficent to prevent her from using her powers. Although at the end of the first book her name is revealed to actually be Jess, she is always referred to as 'Jez', or Jezebel when the author is referring to her in thought throughout Disney At Dawn.
*'''Dillard Cole''', Finn's best friend, although Finn begins pushing him aside as he gets drawn further into his adventures as a DHI. Physically he is somewhat overweight, he always questions Finn's adventures, offering the logical explanation of a dream. He isn't referred to whatsoever in Disney At Dawn.
*'''Dillard Cole''', Finn's best friend, although Finn begins pushing him aside as he gets drawn further into his adventures as a DHI. Physically he is somewhat overweight, he always questions Finn's adventures, offering the logical explanation of a dream. He isn't referred to whatsoever in Disney At Dawn.
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The Kingdom Keepers is a series of fantasy thriller novels for young readers, written by Ridley Pearson and published by Disney Publishing Group. The first novel, subtitled Disney After Dark was published in 2005, and the second, Disney at Dawn was released on August 26, 2008.[1] According to Pearson's blog, The Kingdom Keepers was submitted to Walt Disney Pictures for a film in August 2006 and was resubmitted again around July 2008. Ridley Pearson has announced that there will be several Kingdom Keepers books coming out sometime in the future.

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== The current kingdom keeper books++

The Kingdom Keepers
File:Kingdomkeepers.jpg
AuthorRidley Pearson
LanguageEnglish
SeriesKingdom Keepers
GenreThriller Fantasy novel
PublisherDisney Editions
Publication date
2005
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages332
ISBNISBN 0-7868-5444-8 (first edition, book) Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character
OCLC61356453
Followed byThe Kingdom Keepers: Disney at Dawn (2008) 

Disney After Dark

Disney at Dawn

{{Infobox Book | name = Kingdom Keepers 2: Disney at Dawn | image = File:Disney at Dawn.jpg | image caption = | author = Ridley Pearson |country = United States |language = English |series = Kingdom Keepers |genre = Thriller Fantasy novel science fiction |publisher = Disney Editions |pub_date = 26 of august 2008 |media_type = Print Hardback |pages = 377

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Characters

The Kingdom Keepers/DHIs

  • Finn Whitman-- Lawrence Finnegan "Finn" Whitman is the leader of the DHIs/Kingdom Keepers. He's not sure why he is the chosen leader, and sees himself as an equal to the other Kingdom Keepers. As the series progresses, Finn realizes it's his responsibility to lead the group. He seemingly has a crush on Amanda, and is protective of her. He is very brave and confident. Everyone looks to him for direction, and no one tries to take lead.
  • Dell Philby-- Philby is a British teen who is excellent in computers. During one point of the book, he and Willa seem to have a special connection, which Maybeck might be slightly jealous of. He is mildly seen as second-in-command. His first name has never been told in either book, but has been confirmed by the author.
  • Isabel Angelo (Willa)--, Willa is an Asian-Native American teen girl who is very book-smart. She is stated as an animal lover, and comes to Animal Kingdom often. She seems to have gotten over her small crush on Finn that was slightly displayed in the first book, and seems to have moved on to Philby. She says she 'likes everybody' at the beginning of the book, much to Charlene's dismay. She was initially chosen to be a DHI for her personality and creativity.
  • Charlene Turner-- Charlene (Charlie) is described as very beautiful, with sandy blond hair and blue eyes. She's more hesitant than the other Kingdom Keepers, and is more reluctant to trust people. She is much more open about her crush on Finn than Willa used to be, but otherwise she is not very outspoken, except on occasion. She was initially chosen for the DHI program due to her physical and athletic abilities.
  • Terry Maybeck-- Maybeck is an African-American boy who lives with his Aunt Jelly. He thinks every girl is in love with him, and is a great actor. He is skeptical about almost everything that is in Jez's diary, and is the first to disagree with Finn (though he follows through with his orders anyway). Willa calls him "Terry" in desperation when the two are in the Dinosaur ride under Philby's orders. He also seems to have a slight crush on Willa.

Overtakers

The Overtakers are known only to be the Main antagonists of the series. Not much is known about the Overtakers, other than their intentions of ruling the park and the world outside. The one thing that seems to have the potential to defeat them is Walt Disney's first pen, "The Stonecutter's Quill", for a reason not yet revealed.

  • Maleficent, the dark fairy from Sleeping Beauty who acts as the antagonist in the story. She gives off a large chill wherever she goes and possesses abilities of a high caliber. While the park is still open, she is derived from the Fantasmic! show. Despite her power and reputation, there are other Overtakers more powerful than her.
  • Blackbeard, A minor overtaker, he and his crew of pirates serve Maleficent in their goal to rule the world. They were first seen by Finn, salvaging carts from the Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin ride to help with their cause. They came from the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction. He only appears in disney after dark.
  • Chernabog, He is the true leader of the Overtakers, and according to Philby, "The most baddest of Demons Walt Disney ever created." At the beginning of the book, he was supposed to be on the Disney Villains float at the DHI-Day Celebration, but he disappears. He is also the demon from the Disney Classic, Fantasia.

Additional characters

  • Wayne Kresky, an elderly Imagineer who acts as the group's mentor and guide. He speaks in mystical clichés. He helped come up with the idea of DHI's to save the Magic Kingdom. He is in fact a real cast member at Walt Disney World, and was put into the novel after he showed the author Ridley Pearson around the Magic Kingdom[citation needed].
  • Amanda Lockhart a girl of the same age who helps Finn locate the other four DHIs in their real life aspects; seems to have a few secrets of her own. She is very good with people and seems to be interested in Finn. She is described as having "Exotic eyes, a deep, natural, tan, and freckles on her cheeks." She is about an inch taller than Finn. CAs she is interested in Finn, Finn seems to have a slight romantic interest in Amanda as well, though the topic isn't discussed much in either book in the series.
  • Jez, a mysterious, dark-haired girl who first appears in Disney After Dark. Not much is initially known about her until it is revealed she is somewhat of an apprentice to Maleficent, possessing magic of her own. Towards the end of Disney after Dark she is revealed to be Amanda's sister, cursed by Maleficent to prevent her from using her powers. Although at the end of the first book her name is revealed to actually be Jess, she is always referred to as 'Jez', or Jezebel when the author is referring to her in thought throughout Disney At Dawn.
  • Dillard Cole, Finn's best friend, although Finn begins pushing him aside as he gets drawn further into his adventures as a DHI. Physically he is somewhat overweight, he always questions Finn's adventures, offering the logical explanation of a dream. He isn't referred to whatsoever in Disney At Dawn.
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References

  1. ^ Pearson, Ridley (2007-03-28). "Wild Ride:Answers to Questions" (html). Retrieved 2007-06-03.