Ridley Pearson to Premiere ‘Kingdom Keepers IV’ Early at Walt Disney World

Noted young adult author Ridley Pearson will be making a signing appearance at the Walt Disney World Resort on April 4 and April 5, 2011 to promote his latest entry into the popular Kingdom Keepers series, Kingdom Keepers IV: Power Play. Available nationwide on April 5, 2011, Walt Disney World guests will have the exclusive opportunity to purchase it the day before at Once Upon A Toy, located in the Downtown Disney Marketplace.

For the five teens who modeled as Disney Hologram Imaging hosts,  life is beginning to settle down when an intriguing video arrives to  Philby’s computer at school. It’s a call for action: the Overtakers, a  group of Disney villains, seem to be plotting to attempt a rescue of two  of their leaders, both of whom the Disney Imagineers have hidden away  somewhere following a violent encounter in Epcot. A staged attack by new  Overtakers at Downtown Disney, startles the group.

One of their  own, Charlene, is acting strange of late. Has she tired of her role as a  Kingdom Keeper or is there something more sinister at play? When caught  sneaking into Epcot as her DHI, acting strictly against the group’s  rules, Finn and Philby take action.

Has the ‘impossible’ occurred? Have the Overtakers created their own holograms? Have they  found a way to ‘jump’ from the Virtual Maintenance Network onto the  Internet, and if so, what does that mean for the safety of the parks,  and the spread and reach of the Overtakers? Are they recruiting an army  from outside the parks?

A dark cloud in the  Kingdom Keeper era is unfolding, and with dissention in their own ranks,  it’s unclear if there’s any chance of escape.

Pearson will be making his appearances at Once Upon A Toy on April 4, from 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm and at the Writer’s Stop in Disney’s Hollywood Studios on April 5, from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm.