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Magic Kingdom TV Universe in the Works at Disney+ (Exclusive)

'For All Mankind' creator Ron Moore is readying the first of a potential franchise of projects that will explore characters from Disney parks and classic films.
Disney is ready to bring the characters from its theme parks and classic films to life in a new way.

The media giant is teaming with For All Mankind creator Ron Moore to develop a franchise for streamer Disney+ that is set in Disney's beloved Magic Kingdom. The first project in the works as part of the so-called Magic Kingdom Universe is The Society of Explorers and Adventurers, which is set in a world where all the themed lands and characters of the Disney parks and classic films actually exist in another reality.

Noted Disney superfan and For All Mankind creator Ron Moore will write and exec produce SEA for Disney+ and 20th Television. The potential series is currently in the development stage. In success, Moore will build out the Magic Kingdom universe and oversee the entire franchise. More would expand the franchise in a way that's similar to the world he built out of Syfy's Battlestar Galactica and, more recently, what Marvel is creating for Disney+.

Reps for Disney+ and 20th Television declined comment.

For the Magic Kingdom Universe, Moore is working closely with the Disney Imagineering team, the group of research and developers who are responsible for the creation and design of all of Disney's theme parks across the globe. Sources say a mini-writers room is already being put together with a search under way for three senior-level writers.

The idea, per sources, is to explore characters — like sea boat captain from the Jungle Cruise or prospector from Big Thunder Mountain or the climbers of the Matterhorn, for example — as part of the world of The Society of Explorers and Adventurers. (To be clear, none of those characters or storylines are currently on the table at this stage.)

In addition to Disney's Imagineering team (who were featured in their own docuseries on Disney+), Maril Davis and Ben McGinnis — Moore's longtime collaborators at his Tall Ship Productions banner — are also attached to SEA and the larger Magic Kingdom Universe.

The potential franchise — which has a seemingly endless number of characters and stories to explore — is the latest collaboration for Moore at Disney since the For All Mankind and Outlander exec producer moved his overall deal from his longtime home at Sony TV to 20th Television. 20th TV's Carolyn Cassidy spearheaded Moore's deal with the Disney-backed studio last summer during her tenure as president of the Fox-turned-Disney studio. (As part of Disney's December reorganization, Cassidy now serves as exec vp development under new president and former ABC topper Karey Burke.)

Under the multiyear agreement, which sources estimated is worth in the eight-figure range all in, Moore and his Tall Ship Productions banner will create and develop new projects across the Disney portfolio. His first project under the pact is the Disney+ series Swiss Family Robinson, which he's working on alongside Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians).

Moore received multiple lucrative offers from other streamers and studios but opted to leave money on the table to sign with 20th TV. Sony TV, sources say, was among those who pursued a new deal with Moore. The independent studio, for whom Moore has delivered both Starz's Outlander and Apple's For All Mankind, offered a more lucrative deal but Moore ultimately opted to sign with 20th TV and pursue a his longtime passion for Disney. (Moore also was instrumental in bringing Diana Gabaldon's beloved Outlander novels to television, with producers Sony TV currently readying a spinoff.)

"I decided to go there mostly because my childhood was built around a lot of things that were Disney. I am a huge fan and aficionado of the Disneyland park in Anaheim to the point where I would go there by myself periodically and ride the rides," Moore told The Hollywood Reporter podcast TV's Top 5 in an interview this month. "The opportunity for me to get to work on a lot of the classic IP that Disney has and things in their library that meant so much to me as a child growing up and that I have shared with my children ultimately was just something I couldn't pass up." Moore, who previously flirted with a Star Wars live-action TV series with George Lucas for Disney-owned ABC nearly a decade ago, also noted he's eager to revisit the franchise as part of his lucrative new Disney pact.

The Magic Kingdom Universe would mark a massive brand integration for Disney+. The year-old streamer has already unveiled extensive plans to build-out the worlds of Star Wars and Marvel with nearly a dozen live-action scripted series in the works for both franchises. Star Wars offshoot The Mandalorian and Marvel's first Disney+ series WandaVision have become critical and commercial breakouts for the platform. The Magic Kingdom Universe would further expand the worlds of Disney's beloved theme parks and naturally compliment the roster of Disney feature films that stream exclusively on Disney+.

Moore is repped by CAA.
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messaggio 24/2/2021, 10:13
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Di progetti sui parchi se ne parla da quasi 20 anni (dal successo di Pirati nel 2003, per la precisione) ma di concreto si è visto molto poco.
Aspetto di vedere il successo della serie sui Robinson prima di crearmi eventuali aspettative (se quella serie o Jungle Cruise vanno male, secondo me cestinano tutto).

La frase "a world where all the themed lands and characters actually exist in another reality" mi fa un po' paura, non vorrei stessero pensando a qualcosa in stile Once Upon a Time, che secondo me sarebbe poco adatto in questo caso.


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Credo che siano film slegati tra loro ma che abbiano una sorta di marchio "Magic Kingdom" che li accomuni, magari ci saranno figure neutre che "viaggeranno" tra i diversi mondi e realtà. Non credo che i personaggi specifici di ogni attrazione si incontreranno tra loro.
Però è dai tempi di Favreau e il suo film cancellato sul Magic Kingdom che ne discutono, e anche con il progetto "Kingdom Keepers" abortito; si capisce che vogliono a tutti i costi tentare questa strada.
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Sulla scorta di quanto indicato in questo articolo pubblicato da The Illuminerdi, (...On the streaming side Battlestar Galactica creator Ron Moore is creating a Magic Kingdom universe for Disney Plus with the first project already announced, The Society of Explorers and Adventurers....) si nota che il primo progetto del franchise dovrebbe essere ispirato alla cosiddetta "The Society of Explorers and Adventurers".

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Everything You Need to Know About Disney’s Society of Explorers and Adventurers




Over the last two decades, the Society of Explorers and Adventurers (or S.E.A.) has become one of the most interesting – and perplexing – elements of the Disney theme park universe. What began as the backstory for a walk-through attraction at Tokyo DisneySea in 2001 has evolved into a web of references and characters that spread through Disney attractions across the globe.

So what is S.E.A., how did it come to be, and where is it going in the future? Let’s find out!

To see how S.E.A. developed into a staple of Disney’s theme parks, we must first go back over a decade before the faux-organization was created. In 1989 Walt Disney Imagineering created an in-depth backstory for Pleasure Island that would use many of the elements that were later incorporated into the society.

Now, we can hear you asking “What could a complex of adult nightclubs have to do with the Society of Explorers and Adventurers?” Well, the answer could found on a series of small, almost hidden plaques that were present when Pleasure Island opened. Said plaques told the story of Merriweather Pleasure, a fictional industrialist known for throwing lavish parties, moved his family to Florida to start sail-making and yacht construction business on the island during the 1920s before being lost at sea.

According to the story, Disney rediscovered the ruins of the Pleasure complex and established a nightclub district to carry on Pleasure’s “merrymaking spirit”, which each club themed to what Pleasure’s “original buildings” were first constructed for.

The most important club, at least from a S.E.A. standpoint, was the legendary Adventurers Club. Themed as a private club where Pleasure gave various explorers a place to call home, the club featured Cast Members playing original characters, animatronics, and thousands of props that reinforced its theme, all of which would become staples of later S.E.A. attractions. The club was massive favorite among guests until it was closed in 2009 (which is another story for another time).

The highly detailed backstory of Pleasure Island wasn’t heavily marketed, with the aforementioned plaques being the only real way to experience it. As the years went on, many guests weren’t aware Pleasure Island had a backstory at all. Plus, as the Island’s clubs changed, many of them moved away from the Merriweather-linked themes. However, the inspiration that came from the the complex’s backstory had such an impact on the development of S.E.A. that Pleasure and the Adventurers Club characters were eventually retconned into members of the organization.

The Society of Explorers and Adventurers was officially introduced as part of the Fortress Explorations walk-through, which was an opening day attraction in the Mediterranean Harbor section of Tokyo DisneySea. The large structure, which was presented as the headquarters of S.E.A., features various interactive exhibits including a Focault Pendulum, the Illusion Room, Explorers’ Hall, the Navigation Center, an Alchemy Lab, the Chamber of Planets, and the sailing ship Renaissance. The fortress also includes three restaurants – Magellan’s, Magellan’s Lounge, and Refrescos – each of which are also themed to S.E.A..

The fictional backstory of S.E.A., as first established in Fortress Explorations and later built out in various other forms of media and attractions, established that the Society of Explorers and Adventurers is a fraternal group of scientists, explorers, researchers, artists, travelers and adventurers from around the globe.

According to S.E.A.’s fictional history, the order was founded August 12, 1538, in Porto Paradiso, Italy. This storytelling flexibility has allowed Imagineers to craft a full timeline for S.E.A., intersecting both fictional characters and real historical figures through the organization’s history.

The S.E.A. mission statement, as displayed on several attractions, reads as follows:

The mission of the Society of Explorers and Adventurers is to collect, conserve, and curate valuable cultural and artistic artifacts from around the world and make them available to the public in an artistically pleasing and sensitive manner. It is furthermore the mission of the organization to equip and mount socio-cultural expeditions to discover, explore, chronicle and protect the artistic achievements of human society, past and present, exalted and forgotten.

S.E.A. immediately became a popular topic amongst hardcore Disney fans, with many taking a liking to the intricate backstory and park-original concept. With that popularity, it’s easy to see why S.E.A.’s next high-profile appearance also came at DisneySea.

Five years after Tokyo’s second gate opened, the park premiered its own version of the Tower of Terror. However, instead of being themed to The Twilight Zone, the Japanese version of the attraction focused on Harrison Hightower (whose image is based on Imagineer Joe Rohde), a corrupt member of S.E.A. whose theft of numerous artifacts is the impetus for a curse on his Hotel Hightower, which forms the basis of the ride’s plot.

While other S.E.A. small Easter eggs were included various places over the next few years, the next major use of the concept came with the 2013 opening of Mystic Manor at Hong Kong Disneyland. Not only was the Manor’s owner, Lord Henry Mystic, a member of S.E.A., but the attraction’s queue greatly expanded on the organization’s mythology. This included a portrait of several S.E.A. members including Mystic, Hightower, and several other members whose physical appearances were based upon other Disney Imagineers.

Disney used Mystic Manor as springboard to spread S.E.A. characters around the the world. Examples include the character Barnabas T. Bullion (who resembles Tony Baxter) been added to the queues of Big Thunder Mountain at both Walt Disney World and Disneyland and Mary Oceaner debuting as part of the Oceaneer’s Lab kids club sections of the Disney Cruise line before starring in the Typhoon Lagoon attraction Miss Adventure Falls.

In 2019, the latest S.E.A. attraction, Soaring: Fantastic Flight, opened back at DisneySea. This version of Soarin’ was themed around S.E.A. member Camellia Falco and her Museum of Fantastic Flight.

In addition to these attractions, S.E.A. references and characters are scattered throughout numerous restaurants scattered around Disney’s properties around the world, including Skipper Canteen (Magic Kingdom), Tropical Hideaway and Bengal BBQ (Disneyland), Colonel Hathi’s Pizza Outpost and Cafe Hyperion (Disneyland Paris), Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar (Disney Springs) and AbracadaBar (Disney’s BoardWalk inn).

There have long been rumors that Disney was planning to expand the S.E.A. IP from beyond the theme parks into live action entertainment. These whispers were seemingly confirmed in February of 2021, when reports surfaced saying legendary science fiction writer Ronald D. Moore (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Battlestar Galactica) was working on a Disney+ series about S.E.A. set in a so-called Magic Kingdom Universe of shared properties.

Which is your favorite attraction based on the Society of Explorers and Adventurers so far? Would you like to see S.E.A. integrated even further into Disney’s theme park universe, as part of the upcoming Jungle Cruise refurbishment perhaps? Are you interested in the potential upcoming series from Ronald D. Moore? Let us know in the comments below.
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