Interesting to know about the ticket. I thought the game was tied to your portal key card (you get it when you sign up for the game). I only needed that to play the game in various lands. I only needed my park ticket to get the daily pack of cards. If you loose your portal card, you'll need your park ticket to get a new one.
Yes, multiple people can play as a team. In fact, that's a common recommendation for families. If you don't play as a single team, you will most likely end up split up and sent to different portals/lands. If you play as a team, you'll get to stay together.
In the easiest level you don't necessarily need to play multiple spell cards or have the boosts (e.g., t-shirt), but those become increasingly important at the hard level. I don't think most folks ever get past the easy (introduction) level because you have to defeat all of the villains in order to complete the difficulty level.
I too noticed that the game can take a while...it's worse when you have to wait to play. You'll have probably already seen your cut scene by the time you play (if there are enough folks in line ahead of you). I generally think it's best to play when it's relatively empty in the park.
Thanks for this. We have not tried Sorcerer's yet so I'm trying to find out as much as possible before our visit. Does one game or level cover the entire park or is it limited to a certain land/area? I'd would be interested in your other thoughts and experiences.
Each villain is in one land, but there are more than one villain assigned to each land (except Tomorrowland, which isn't in the game). For example, if you have to defeat Ursula, you'll be sent to a portal in Fantasyland. For there, you'll run around Fantasyland to the various portals until you defeat her. After that, the next villain/land is random. You mighty be sent to "battle" Scar in Adventureland or you might face Cruella on Main Street.
We have never read the books but may be interested in playing the game when we get back to MK. Can you tell me where to go online to get the break down tutorial on what it is and what it is about for someone that knows nothing about it? I tried to google it before but could only find tips not an actual info regarding the whole game.
You do not need to read any books to be able to play SotMK. Basically, it's a card based game where your main goal is to defeat each of the villains and "save" the MK for being taken over by Hades (the villain from Hercules). You start at the Main Street Fire Station (or behind the Christmas Shoppe in Liberty Square). A CM will ask for your tickets and they'll be scanned. You'll get one pack of cards (5 cards) per valid ticket per day. You'll also get a map and a portal key card (don't loose the key cards). The CM will then walk you through a quick demo and tell you where to go first. Then it's off to save the MK! There are several portals in each land (except Tomorrowland). You need to find the correct portal to continue the game. The map can help you find the portal...they're pretty easy to find. Scan your key card and the game begins. It usually consists of a cut scene and then you must "cast" a spell or spells. Basically, select a spell cards and hold it up in front of the screen. An animation based on the card will be shown. Either the villain is defeated or you have to follow him/her to a different portal within the same land. Continue until the villain is defeated. Once defeated, Merlin will tell where to go next (i.e., the portal and land). You'll continue to do this until you've defeated all of the villains. At that point you advance to the next difficulty level.
There is lots of good information on the SotMK Blog. I highly recommend taking a look at the Game Play and Tips pages.
http://sotmkblog.com/
