The game may be suited for kids, but older gamers might get a kick out of it.

User Rating: 7.5 | Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour PS
When you think of Disney, what do you think of? Mickey Mouse? Beauty and the Beast? Robin Hood? Well, when you think of Walt Disney World, what else do you think of? The Haunted Mansion? Blizzard Beach? Disney Studios? These and other mo********ing rides can be found on this game (MadTV reference, everybody), Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour. To save space, the game will be called "Magical Racing Tour" from here-on.

Magical Racing Tour is a kart racing game similar to Naughty Dog's Crash Team Racing and Nintendo's Mario Kart franchise (besides Double Dash, because you got two people in one car), so it's pretty much a clone. Think CTR...but with Disney characters and places slapped all over it, and taking place at an amusement park stationed in Orlando, Florida. I'll admit it, I'm a fan of OLD Disney. Not NEW Disney. Anyways, it's a kart racer that takes place in Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. There is a story to it, if you want to try Adventure Mode, which takes only a couple hours to beat. The story goes that there is a Fireworks machine that launches fireworks every night behind the castle. Chip and Dale accidentally put acorns in the machine and exploded, spreading the parts all over the park. You have to get the parts back by completing every race in 1st place and collect 30 coins in places such as Epcot and the Disney Studios movie lot. You start with two tracks. One being Blizzard Beach, and the other being "Dinosaur!" (which is based on the film). If you complete a track in 1st place, you'll unlock another track. Work your way up and the fireworks machine will be complete.

In addition, there is a quick play mode, where you play all the tracks for the hell of it, such as Splash Mountain, Rock'n Roller Coaster, and my personal favorite, The Haunted Mansion. Then there's the Vs. mode where you compete against a friend, and see who's the better player. The gameplay is similar to other kart racers like CTR and Konami's Woody Woodpecker Racing. There are power ups that you can use, such as throwing acorns, turning everyone into frogs, and leaving large teacups behind. There are also coins spread out on the track. Collect 10 of them and your speed will increase. Collect 5 green sparkles and your traps will be more potent. What's so similar about this? Well, Crash Team Racing did the same thing (besides the green sparkles), so I guess I was right. It's a clone. Not a bad clone, mind you. It's actually very good.

The sound and music is all Disney related, except for Blizzard Beach, because the song playing in the background is recycled from Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko (which is another Eidos/Crystal Dynamics title), only instead of the Gex 3 theme playing, Deck the Halls is playing. But the other songs are Disney related. For example, on the Splash Mountain track, you will hear the infamous "Zip-a-dee doo dah" song from the Disney film "Song of the South". Another example would be on the Pirates of the Carribean track. What will you hear? An accordion playing in the background while drunken pirates sing the infamous tune "A Pirate's Life for Me". Overall, I don't really have a problem with the sound. The only gripes I have is that each of the vehicle's engine sound is degradingly annoying. It sounds like a high-pitched propeller on a remote-controlled, gas-powered airplane, and hearing it throughout the game is degrading. Another gripe is the title theme. It's that annoying song "It's a Small World", that same song you hear playing over and over and OVER again on the Teacups ride. Again, it's annoying. If I wanted to hear anything annoying from Disney that would make my ears bleed, I'd listen to the High School Musical soundtrack. Thank you. And yes, High School Musical sucks...badly...

Moving on...

The graphics are average, since the graphics are what you'd expect out of a PlayStation title. Nothing to mention here, but you will get some cheap shots from time to time.

But the main part here is the gameplay. As I mentioned, it's like any other cartoon kart racer out there, and it works really well. The weapons are well placed on the tracks, and the tracks show a lot of variety, and pay a great tribute to the amusement park itself.

Overall, I must say this is a good clone of CTR and other kart racers. Kind of like EA's The Godfather being a good clone of Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto and not like a bad clone like Infogrames' The Ring: Terror's Realm being a complete ripoff of Capcom's Resident Evil (a sin indeed). The game is well suited for a younger audience, but older gamers might get a kick out of it. Just make sure you have your remote at your side so you can mute that annoying Small World song. So this game is definitely worth a try if you're into cartoon kart racers.

Now if you excuse me, I'm going to listen to "A Pirates Life for Me" and sing along to it while guzzling beer. Good day.