Kinect Disneyland Adventures Message Board

I've been spoiled when it comes to Disneyland. As a Southern California resident I grew up going to "The Happiest Place on Earth" on a regular basis. I'm an annual pass carrying, pin collecting, novelty hat wearing Disneyland nut with an autograph book full of fake signatures from fictional characters. So believe me when I say that Kinect Disneyland Adventures recreates the Magic Kingdom so well that it sometimes surpasses Disneyland itself...

I hope you guys like Tomorrowland, because every ride in Disneyland now takes place in space.

#gutcheck Despite the fact that they released high-profile games like Pure, Split/Second and Epic Mickey, The House of Mouse's console output's dwindled significantly. That makes their partnership with Microsoft an important one, because Xbox 360s sit in millions of living rooms across the world. To make the joint venture work, they've tapped Frontier Developments, who created one of the better Kinect experiences with Kinectimals last year. Can they work their mojo in the Magic Kingdom, too? Get your mouse hats on, kids. Time for a Gut Check. More »

#d23 It seems like everyone has their own convention these days, so it should surprise no one that Disney's insiders club hosted the third "D23 Expo" last weekend in Anaheim, CA. More »

Kinect: Disneyland Adventures promises to bring Walt's whimsical park right into your living room, a quiet place devoid of souvenir shops, crowds and eternally smiling helmets. Disney says the embellished recreation of the park, constructed by Frontier Developments, will be available on November 15. (That'll be almost seven months after you last visited the real Disneyland -- you remember it because an errant, underarm fat-swing knocked the ice cream cone out of your hand.)

When you're not safely navigating the park with Kinect, you become a participant in several minigames that re-imagine famous Disney attractions. In the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, for example, your boat careens through caves while you deflect bombs with an on-screen oar.

Another secret, unlockable minigame has you jumping and swinging your arms wildly as Walt Disney, moments after he's woken up and shown 10 minutes of Chicken Little.

Much like the real theme park, Disneyland Adventures isn't so much a game as it is an attraction. To be sure, the Kinect title has available mini-games, but the real meat of the experience seems to be the recreation of the park itself. Frontier Developments' David Walsh informed me that the park has been painstakingly recreated. Players can navigate the entire park using the Kinect, meeting Disney characters, visiting attractions and even collecting coveted hidden Mickeys (which I admit I'd never heard of before this preview).

The only things missing are the actual rides, which have been replaced with what appears to be a series of nearly identical minigames.

Disneyland is your own personal playground in this Kinect game that lets you tour the park, play minigames, and give your favorite Disney characters a hug!

Enter the world of Disney with this game for Kinect that features mini-games based on the amusement parks rides.

Tour the park as a little girl in this gameplay from E3 2011!

The happiest place on earth now with Kinect support!

The first-ever trailer for Kinect Disneyland Adventures.

First-ever gameplay demonstrated at E3 2011!