The Kingdom keepers and their friends discover that Maleficent and the Overtakers are plotting a catastrophic event that could have repercussions far beyond the world of Disney unless they solve a puzzle that is revealed during the Disney Cruise Line's inaugural passage through the Panama Canal.

The Kingdom Keepers have their hands full when, during the inaugural cruise of the Disney ship, Fantasy, to exotic locations, they discover that the Overtakers have infiltrated the cast, stolen a journal that belonged to Walt Disney himself, and plan to unleash a powerful evil, the Chernabog.

For the five teens who modeled as Disney Hologram Imaging hosts, life is settling down when an intriguing video arrives. The Overtakers are 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. An attack by new Overtakers at Downtown Disney startles the group. A dark cloud in the Kingdom Keeper era is unfolding, and with dissension in the ranks, it's...

"The stakes are high--both for the past and the future. The finale of The Return series leaves the Kingdom Keepers with unimaginable choices to make"--

"With the adventures set forth in the first books now behind them, Kingdom Keepers 3: Disney In Shadow follows the five teenaged hologram guides, Finn, Philby, Willa, Charlene, and Maybeck, as they search to find Wayne, their mentor and head Imagineer who has mysteriously gone missing. Concerned Wayne has been abducted by the Overtakers, Disney villains, who along with other Disney characters, take over the parks when the turnstiles stop spinning,...