The Kingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark

Thirteen-year-old Finn Whitman wakes to find himself standing in his pajamas at night in the Town Square on Main Street at the Magic Kingdom. Nearby sits an elderly man who says, “Tell me what you see” (2). Finn describes the scene and notes that it’s empty of any other people. The old man—his name tag says “Wayne”—seems disappointed.

He walks toward Cinderella’s Castle; Finn follows. They stop at Central Plaza in front of its statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse. Finn checks his wristwatch and notices he can see through his arm, which glows along with the rest of him. Perplexed, he asks what’s happening; Wayne says, “Figure it out” (4). Finn pulls from his pocket a fob with a red button; Wayne says the fob will send him back to sleep, but that he’s not dreaming.

Finn sees two human-sized chipmunks leave the Castle and head toward New Fantasyland. He also sees Goofy running past. Wayne shouts at Finn that he “saw something.” Finn says he saw Chip and Dale as well as Goofy. Wayne seems delighted. He says Finn has the ability to visit the park at night. When he returns to his bed, he’ll see the crescent moon in the same position as it is now in the sky.