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I think that would be a great idea, Vanellope! At this point, I have not created an event website, however, so I don't want to ask them about advertising the event just yet. Once I create a website for the event and get enough people signed up and committed to attending, I will e-mail KHVids and ask if they would be willing to promote the event in some way.

That's also a good idea. :D I think Disney would be OK with us wearing the wigs; they just don't allow anyone over 8 years old to enter the theme park in costume (other than the Halloween nights, of course). The advantage of going on a Halloween event night is that they allow full costumes. I will definately hold on to your idea as a back-up. Thanks!

And I hope you can come! I understand the difficulties with saving up for college though.

Thank you for the links and images. I was unaware of the Cinderella "Keyblade." O.O I've seen the article about the Keyblade in Disneyland. The person who did that later had to put the Keyblade in a locker, due to security. I suppose it looked too suspicious. If they had brought it during one of the Halloween events, it probably would have been allowed, though.

I wish I could schedule it around a vacation time, but unfortunately, Disney doesn't allow costumes in the park unless it's during the Mickey's Not So Scary halloween event. That's the main reason that we'd have to do it in October 2013.

Xion cosplay, eh? Awesome! ^^ I'd love to see it.

Happy Thanksgiving! :D

Love to have you come, Dr_Wigglz! :) I'll keep you udated. Thanks for your support! It would actually make a pretty big statement if people came all the way from overseas, just to show their love for the series at this event.

I'm not sure exactly what date we'll be having the event yet, as Disney hasn't released a list of the event days at this time. I was originally aiming at the Friday before Halloween (25th), but we'll see what works best for everyone. Hope you get to attend! :) It would be a pretty amazing birthday for you if it were on the 8th, though.

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Btw, do any of you already have a Kingdom Hearts cosplay that you could wear to the event, or would you have to make one? (or, alternatively, wear KH T-shirts, necklaces, etc.) I think we should have a good mixure of both. Cosplay draws attention, and there'd be a lot of repetition (black coats, Keyblades, crown necklaces, etc) that people couldn't help but notice and grow curious about. T-shirts with the characters and the game logo on them would complement the cosplay well, due to the fact that they would help to explain who the characters are and what series they're from.

People were really curious about my costume when I attended Mickey's Not so Scary Halloween. When I went into a restaurant to eat, a couple of the workers asked me who I was, simply because they thought my costume was cool. I was able to explain what Kingdom Hearts was. As I sat eating--coincidentally--another two KH cosplayers walked right into the same line and started talking to the same employees. I couldn't help thinking: what if Disney employees and attendees kept seeing this pattern of cosplay? They'd either grow so curious that they'd have to ask about it, or--if they already knew about KH--they'd likely be super impressed by the fan presence in the Magic Kingdom. Either way, we'd be accomplishing our mission and raising awareness for the series in the Magic Kingdom. I'm sure that if we got the attention of the staff, they would bring it up to other staff. Who knows? Maybe news of our event would travel up to management and beyond.

I say we shoot for "infinity and beyond" with this event. :)

Riku is my favorite all-around character. I just love watching him grow and develop from a villianous rival in KH, to a sacrificial best friend in KHII, to an official Keyblade Master in DDD. He's a dynamic character, and he's held my interest throughout the series.

Of course, I love Sora too. It's really hard not to, with all his optimistic bravado. But Riku has always been my favorite. I doubt that's going to change.

I really liked Sora's lion form. It was just adorable. Plus, it made him extra fast and agile, which was a nice bonus. :)

I have to only pick one? O.o

Hmmm... That's tough. I fell in love with the Fantasia world (Symphony of Sorcery) because I grew up listening to some of those same classic tunes. It was like a nostalgia trip within a Kingdom Hearts nostalgia trip. Beautiful.

I also really liked the Prankster's Paradise world because there was so much to explore and it gave each little room and tunnel its own detail. It felt like a generally large theme park to run around, which was pretty cool.

And of course, all of the other worlds were a blast as well. I loved the new Traverse Town theme music. The Hunchback of Notre Dame was very detailed and true to the film. The only gripe I really had about it was it felt kind of empty. I wish they'd put some random CPU citizens walking around, just to make it feel more like a populated city. It would have also helped to make some of the cutscenes more sense-able (such as when Frollo attempts to burn Esmeralda at the stake in front of... well... basically nobody). :)

I think I'll have to go with Symphony of Sorcery. Nostalgia factor really gave it an extra boost above the rest.

You bring up some very reasonable thoughts. It's true that KH isn't near as popular or well-known as Starwars or the Disney films themselves, but I'd still like to see some kind of Kingdom Hearts presence at the Magic Kingdom, even if just as more merchendise. The purpose of this event day would be to raise general awareness of Kingdom Hearts to those at Disney and just kinda say, "Hey, we really like Kingdom Hearts. It's got a lot of fans. You ought to put more of it in the Magic Kingdom." I'm not saying that this event will automatically cause Kingdom Hearts to have a presence at the Magic Kingdom overnight, but it will be a step in that direction. Who knows? The future could hold just about anything as far as KH and Disney are concerned.

"It's kind of fun to do the impossible"--Walt Disney. I chose this quotation as the tagline for PROJECT: Magic Kingdom Hearts because I think it's very applicable. Because KH isn't as popular as some other Disney-owned franchises, getting more of it into the parks seems kinda "impossible." But Walt did some pretty "impossible" stuff, himself, and if he can do it, I think we can too.

Thanks for your feedback, Patman! You brought up some really good points here. :)

Disneyland has had some Kingdom Hearts presence as well. During the Wreck-It Ralph meet-and-greet, attendees reported hearing Hikari playing over the loudspeakers. There have been Kingdom Hearts pins reported in the Disneyland Sci-Fi store as well, though they were extremely limited to 500 units.

I would love for Disneyland to get more Kingdom Hearts presence too, but this particular event would be for the Magic Kingdom in Florida. If somebody else living in CA would be interested in hosting a similar event in Disneyland at the same time, that would be awesome! Unfortunately, I couldn't be in both places at once.

Someone invent a cloning machine, quick! O.o[DOUBLEPOST=1353542873][/DOUBLEPOST]

Thanks Cynosure! :) It would be excellent if you could make it. Feel free to "turn up" if you happen to be in the area. I'll be creating a quick website soon with event dates, sign up, etc. Stay in touch :D

Wow! Thank you guys for the feedback. I'm over-whelmed with the response this project is getting! ^^ Looks like I'll be setting up a project website soon.

For those of you who would be unable to attend the event physically, there will be other way to help--such as publicizing the event and maybe even donating towards it (if it gets that big). I'll post more about that on the website. Your optimism is very encouraging.

And this event wouldn't take place until October 2013, so who knows? Maybe some of you would actually be able to fly out for it. ;) You never know.

I'll keep posting general project updates here. Continue to provide feedback as you think necessary. I'll stay in touch.[DOUBLEPOST=1353434370][/DOUBLEPOST]

I found the picture of the action figures at Epcot!



They don't sell them there anymore, but perhaps with the new Dream Drop Distance Play Arts line coming out, they'll carry them for a bit again.

On second glance, I'm suprised that the store was actually selling fakes. These are bootleg figures: the warning label is only in one langauge (not three) and the red tab on the bottom left corner of the box give that away. I'm really suprised! O.o I collect action figures, so I've learned to recognize the warning signs. These are 100% fake from China.

I had no idea either until I started doing this research for the project. They aren't sold there anymore, which is a shame. I found a picture of a shelf of KH figures inside the Japan Epcot store, but I can't seem to find it again. I'll keep searching and if I do come across it, I'll post it here.

They are official, just not in English. As far as I can tell, there are no plans to officially translate and sell them here. They can be imported (as many fans choose to do) but if you can't read Japanese, you'll just be holding onto them as collectors items.

There may be fan trasnlations/scans available online, but I've never searched for them so I'm not sure.

I don't own a PSP or 3DS either, so I used walkthroughs on Youtube. I highly recommend using walkthroughs over just watching the cutscenes, particularly for 358/2 Days (as much of that game depends on text and not spoken cutscenes). Walkthroughs of Birth By Sleep and Dream Drop Distance are also recommended, as you get more of the game's atmosphere. It's probably the next best thing to literally playing them.

Here's a link to the channel I used to watch the walkthroughs of BBS and DDD: http://www.youtube.com/user/HassanAlHajry/videos?flow=grid&view=1

There's no commentary. Just the game itself. And the quality is among the best you'll find on Youtube (it's in HD).

If I recall right, one of the segments for the DDD walkthrough has a random comercial for a crass show at the beginning, so just skip over that and get to the good stuff ;) I have no idea why the uploader decided to tack that on to the walkthrough in the first place.

Here's a picture of some Kingdom Hearts cosplayers at the Magic Kingdom :)

Sorry if the picture's too big.

If you can read Japanese, then you can probably find these on eBay. That would be the first place I'd look.

I cosplayed Riku (Deep Dive version). That's so cool you got to attend Comic Con! I really want to go to that one someday.[DOUBLEPOST=1352842717][/DOUBLEPOST]

Thanks for the tip! I'll have to give that a try.

I agree. One certainly does not simply beat Ansem with the Kingdom Key. O.o Wish I had learned that sooner.

Welcome aboard! You bring a lot of interesting hobbies to the table. Looking forward to seeing you on the forums! :)

Hahaha! :) Thanks, Quorra. I'll try not to get *too* addicted.

I agree, Roxam! In fact, I'm working on a project for that very reason. It's called PROJECT: Magic Kingdom Hearts (or MKH). It basically invovles getting a huge community of KH fans to attend one (or more) of the Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween events in order to advertise KH at the park and push for more KH presence therein.

I do have pictures of the cosplayers, but theyr'e on my PC and I'm not sure how to attach the image file to the forum...