The Kingdom Keepers by Ridley Pearson

Disney After Dark (The Kingdom Keepers Series #1) by Ridley Pearson is about Finn, a teen with a special job - he is a DHI, or Disney Host Interactive. Basically, a holographic image of Finn leads guests on tours of Disney World! Things are going well for Finn until one night he had a strange dream and "woke up" in the Magic Kingdom. Wayne, the old guy who was in Finn's "dream" explained that the characters from the theme park were trying to take over. Each night characters that were supposed to be simple costumes and even automated creatures were "coming to life" and working for the Overtakers to break out of Disney and gain power over the world! Finn and the other four DHIs were the only people who could solve Walt Disney's original riddle and stop the Overtakers' evil plot. The only catch is, the DHIs don't know each other and convincing them that their strange dreams were actually reality was harder than it seemed. Helped by Finn's friend Amanda, the five DHIs entered the dream world every night, stalked by one of the most evil of Disney's witch queens, chased by the Pirates of the Caribbean, and even attacked by the dolls of It's a Small World, the teens battled the forces of evil to solve the riddle and save the park.

What a great adventure! I've wondered what it might be like in the Disney parks after dark, but I would never have imagined it would be like this! I liked all of the elements Ridley Pearson added - the riddle, riding the rides to find clues, the Disney characters, and then the actual characters of the DHI kids themselves. It was fun mix!