Persona & Disney: The Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom

Persona & Disney: The Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom is an upcoming American-Japanese 2022 role-playing video game adaptation of the Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom attraction at Walt Disney World developed by Atlus. It'll be released for the PlayStation 4 and the Nintendo Switch worldwide at 2022. It is a spin-off of the Persona series (itself a spin-off of the Megami Tensei franchise), and a crossover with multiple Disney franchises including The Lion King, 101 Dalmatians, Lilo & Stitch, Sleeping Beauty, Tangled, Fantasia, The Little Mermaid, Big Hero 6, Hercules, The Sword in the Stone, Lady and the Tramp, DuckTales and The Emperor's New Groove.

Setting
Persona & Disney is set in the Persona universe, set during summer in the year 20XX and revolving around a group of elementary school-age children that can harness Personas, physical manifestations of their inner psyche. Unlike past Persona titles, which were set in Japan, Persona & Disney is set in a modern-day recreation of Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, more specifically the Magic Kingdom section of the park, with six lands (Main Street, U.S.A., Froniterland, Tomorrowland, Liberty Square, Fantasyland, Adventureland) that embody the park. Unknown to the workers and guests at the park, an unforeseen event results in the creation of the Disneylands, a magical realm (similar to the Metaverse in Persona 5 and the Midnight Channel in Persona 4) that acts as a vocal point for the Shadows (physical manifestations of the subconscious twisted desires of humans) of guest visiting the park, along with Disney characters that appeared in the real world as people dressed as costumes, pins, and merchandise. In the Disneylands, guests with corrupted enough desires form their own unique "Kingdom", which is modeled after their negative view of the world, along with a Disney Villain acting as a "Ruler" of the Kingdom possessing a "Treasure" symbolic of the guests desires that connects a Shadow version of themselves with the Ruler who commands a personal army of Shadows. Returning from earlier entries is the Velvet Room, a place that exists for the growth of Persona users that shifts appearance depending on the current guest: in this incarnation, it takes the form of a wizard's cottage.

Plot
Hades, ruler of the Underworld and main villain of Hercules, is bored with the nothingness of the Underworld and decides that the Magic Kingdom park would make a great summer home for him. Unfortunately for Hades, the park is protected by the Crystal of the Magic Kingdom (a powerful artifact that keeps evil forces in check at the park), and its caretaker Merlin (deuteragonist of The Sword in the Stone). Deciding to conquer the park and take out Merlin, Hades sends his henchmen Pain and Panic to steal the Crystal and bring it to him, but they accidentally woke up Merlin and in the ensuing shuffle, the crystal is shattered in several pieces and scattered across the park with the magic of the crystal creating the Disneylands and threatening the balance of the Earth. Angered by his henchmen's mistake but seeing an advantage to take over the park, Hades recruits a army of villains and unknowing but corrupted park guests to help retrieve the crystal shards for him in exchange for a section of the Magic Kingdom; these include Yzma, Cruella De Vil, Radcliff, Mother Gothel, Magica De Spell, Ursula, Jafar, Scar, Dr. Facilier, Obake, Maleficent, Hans, Zhan Tiri and Hamsterviel.

Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom
The 9 main characters of the game are elementary school children and one creature from around the world who were handpicked by both Merlin and Philemon to restore the Crystal and save the park and the world from the forces of evil. Each Sorcerer not only shares the ability to summon their Persona, but also has a love of a different Disney franchise and has attire and weapons inspired by those franchises. Each member summon their Persona by ripping off the Sorcerer's Crest from their chest and crushing it. As a added boost to their powers, all the Sorcerers has spirit guides in the forms of Disney animals and sidekicks.


 * The main playable character (who is named James Holland or freely named by the player) is a silent protagonist, a fan to the film Hercules, and an American born student who is drawn into the Disneylands and its dangers by an unseen force. As the leader of the Sorcerers, he holds the "Wild Card" ability, which allows him to hold more that one Persona and fuse together Personas to create new ones. His original Persona is Godheart (Based on Hercules from the Disney franchise of the same name) of the Chariot Arcana and fights with Grecian Xiphos swords and handguns. His spirit guide is Pegasus, Herc's best friend and winged horse.
 * Shinya Oda (a Confidant from Persona 5) is the second member of the Sorcerers and a Japanese born student with a talent for shoot 'em up arcade games and a love for the Big Hero 6 comic book and movie franchise by Man of Action and Marvel. His Persona is Nanohero (inpsired by Hiro Hamada from the movie) of the Tower Arcana and fights with Japanese Kodachi swords and laser guns. His spirit guide is Baymax, Hiro's robotic sidekick and best friend.
 * Liu Yuncheng is the third member of the Sorcerers and a Chinese born rich student who, unlike her successful but busy parents who run a retailing company, pursues her own dreams and follows her heart like her hero Mulan (the Disney Princess from the franchise of the same name). Her Persona is Chang'e (based on the Chinese moon goddess) of the Preistess Arcana and fights with Chinese Miaodao swords and shotguns. Her spirit guide is Mushu, a tiny Chinese dragon and Mulan's guide.