Disney Castle

Disney Castle

Disney Castle is a world introduced in Kingdom Hearts. It is surrounded by Disney Town, and contains a portal to its past form, Timeless River. It is the home of King Mickey, Queen Minnie, Daisy Duck, Donald Duck, Goofy, Pluto, Pete, Chip & Dale, Scrooge McDuck, and the other classic animated characters created by Walt Disney. As such, Disney Castle is considered to represent Disney's short films and cartoons, although that role would later be shared with Timeless River. Disney Castle's design is derived from the real-world Magic Kingdom, which is in turn based upon "Cinderella Castle".

In Kingdom Hearts, Disney Castle first appeared during the opening and closing scenes. It was unplayable, although visible throughout the game on the Gummi Map screen to the left of Traverse Town. In Kingdom Hearts II, Disney Castle took on a more active role when the barrier protecting Disney Castle, the Cornerstone of Light, was corrupted by Maleficent and the world was invaded by the Heartless. This brought Disney Castle's attention to Sora and his friends, who rescued the castle with the help of Queen Minnie and the inhabitants of Timeless River. In Kingdom Hearts coded, Disney Castle appears in cutscenes. In coded, Mickey and Jiminy discover a message in Jiminy's Journal that says "We must free them from their torment" and create a data version of Sora. In Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance and Kingdom Hearts III, Disney Castle also appears in cutscenes.

Role in the series

Disney Castle reprises it's role in the video games, but it's located in the Fantasia sector of the Disney Universe, as well as the capital, and the capital for the Disney Originos.