Disney is hoping to carry its theme parks to life in a model new means with a undertaking reportedly within the works at Disney+. Based on , the person behind 2004’s Battlestar Galactica reboot and For All Mankind, Ron Moore, is creating a Magic Kingdom franchise for the streaming service.
The primary undertaking within the works as a part of the so-called Magic Kingdom Universe is The Society of Explorers and Adventurers, a fictional group developed as a part of the mythology of Disney’s parks all over the world. SEA was first created for Japan’s Tokyo DisneySea to provide a richer backstory to sure points of interest. Nonetheless, nods to the group of characters can now be discovered at a wide range of Disney parks, in addition to on the cruise line.
Per THR, the sequence would discover sure Disney parks characters and be set in a actuality the place the varied themed lands of the parks–and the individuals in them–are actual. Type of like Tomorrowland, however with much less George Clooney and extra of a connection to the precise Tomorrowland.
It is unclear whether or not new characters could be created for the SEA sequence or if figures like Harrison Hightower III, Captain Mary Oceaneer, and the remainder of the SEA group that die-hard Disney followers love will likely be featured. Nonetheless, THR notes {that a} small writers room has been assembled whereas the seek for three senior-level writers to work on the undertaking is ongoing. Disney’s Imagineering staff can be being consulted, which makes sense–they created SEA and no person is aware of the parks higher.
Moore will function a author and govt producer on the undertaking. What’s extra, if the present is profitable, he would have the ability to additional broaden the franchise, overseeing further tasks below the Magic Kingdom universe. Working with him on the undertaking are his longtime collaborators, Maril Davis and Ben McGinnis.
That is not Moore’s solely Disney-related undertaking within the works. It was beforehand introduced he is engaged on an adaptation of Swiss Household Robinson for Disney+ with Jon M. Chu (Loopy Wealthy Asians). No launch dates have been introduced for any of those tasks.
