Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour

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Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Eidos Interactive
Developer:
Licensor: Disney Interactive
The Walt Disney Company
Peripherals supported: Jump Pack, Race Controller, Visual Memory Unit, Dreamcast VGA Box
Genre: Racing

















Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Dreamcast
US
T-36804N
ESRB: Everyone
Sega Dreamcast
DE
T-36809D-50
USK: 0
Sega Dreamcast
ES
T-36809D-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Dreamcast
FR
T-36809D-50
SELL: Tous Publics
Sega Dreamcast
UK
£39.9939.99[4][5] T-36809D-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Dreamcast
ES/IT
T-36809D-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Dreamcast
AU
Non-Sega versions

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Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour is a Sega Dreamcast racing game featuring Disney characters.

Gameplay

As the name implies Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour is a racing game with courses loosely based on attractions at Walt Disney World (as it stood in 1999/2000).

Characters

While the mascots of Walt Disney world include the likes of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, Magical Racing Tour prides itself in having "original Disney characters", with most of the cast being designed specfically for this game. The major exceptions are Chip and Dale (in their Rescue Rangers attire) and the unlockable Jiminy Cricket from the 1940 Disney film Pinocchio (who doubles up as the narrator).

Chip
Amanda Sparkle
Tiara Damáge
Dale
Bruno Biggs
Moe Whiplash
Otto Plugnut
Oliver Chickly III
Polly Roger
Baron Karlott
Jiminy Cricket
X.U.D. 71
Ned Shredbetter

Tracks

Tracks in Magical Racing Tour are based on attractions from Walt Disney World parks, many of which were originally designed for the original Disneyland. Most of the attractions chosen are those which are not tied to Disney films.

At the time of release, the park now known as Disney's Hollywood Studios was called "Disney-MGM Studios" due to a licensing agreement with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Magical Racing Tour opts just to call the area "Disney Studios", with all MGM references removed.

Race

Big Thunder Mountain (Magic Kingdom)
Based on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, whose Magic Kingdom version opened in 1980.
Haunted Mansion (Magic Kingdom)
Based on The Haunted Mansion, whose Magic Kingdom version opened in 1971.
Jungle Cruise (Magic Kingdom)
Based on Jungle Cruise, whose Magic Kingdom version opened in 1971.
Pirates of the Caribbean (Magic Kingdom)
Based on Pirates of the Caribbean, whose Magic Kingdom version opened in 1973. Magical Racing Tour pre-dates the successful film franchise of which the name is more closely associated with now.
Space Mountain (Magic Kingdom)
Based on Space Mountain, which debuted in the Magic Kingdom in 1975.
Tomorrowland Speedway (Magic Kingdom)
Based on Tomorrowland Speedway, whose Magic Kingdom version opened in 1971.
Rockin' Roller Coaster (Disney Studios)
Based on Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith, sans Aerosmith. Debuting in 1999, this is the newest attraction represented in Magical Racing Tour.
Dinosaur (Animal Kingdom)
Based on Dinosaur, which debuted in 1998 as "Countdown to Extinction". In 2000 the ride was re-branded to tie itself with the film with the same name, although the contents were largely unchanged.
Blizzard Beach
Based on the Blizzard Beach water park which debuted in 1995.
Splash Mountain (Magic Kingdom)
An unlockable track based on Splash Mountain, whose Magic Kingdom version opened in 1992. This is the only track to be based on one of Disney's movie properties, namely the animated sequences of the (infamous) 1946 film Song of the South, and marks one of the few occasions where content from the film has been made available to home consumers.

Coin collection

Test Track (Epcot)
Based on Test Track which debuted in 1999.
Typhoon Lagoon
Based on the Typhoon Lagoon water park which debuted in 1989.
Disney Studios
This is a general Disney-MGM Studios-themed track. The park itself debuted in 1989.

Magazine articles

Main article: Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Expert Gamer (US) #72: "June 2000" (2000-05-23)
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Print advert in Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) #7: "September/October 2000" (2000-08-01)
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Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (UK) #11: "No. 11" (2000-07-13)
also published in:
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Physical scans

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Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Consoles + (FR) PAL
85
[10]
Dreamcast Monthly (UK) PAL
50
[11]
Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) PAL
60
[12]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
68
[5]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
55
[13]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)
75
[14]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)
88
[15]
Fun Generation (DE) NTSC-U
72
[16]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
78
[17]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
69
[18]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U
50
[19]
Joypad (FR) PAL
70
[20]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
63
[21]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
75
[22]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
25
[23]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
50
[24]
Playmag (FR) PAL
70
[25]
Play (PL)
75
[26]
Video Games (DE) PAL
75
[27]
Sega Dreamcast
66
Based on
19 reviews

Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour

Dreamcast, US
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Cover
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Manual
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Inlay
Dreamcast, UK
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Cover
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Disc
Dreamcast, FR
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Cover
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Disc
Dreamcast, DE
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Cover
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Dreamcast, IT/ES
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Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Dreamcast
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
2000-06-07 GD-R Page

References

  1. http://www.ebworld.com/ebx/categories/newReleases/morenr-DC.asp (Wayback Machine: 2000-08-15 05:47)
  2. http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=2948 (Wayback Machine: 2003-11-26 05:49)
  3. http://www.simplygames.com/lores.product.asp?id=SGD271 (Wayback Machine: 2002-02-18 16:37)
  4. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-09-07), page 85
  5. 5.0 5.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 13" (UK; 2000-09-07), page 62
  6. http://www.centromail.es/top/ficha.asp?codmail=15034&codprov= (Wayback Machine: 2001-09-17 04:45)
  7. http://www.futuregamez.net:80/outnow/dc.html (Wayback Machine: 2001-07-31 23:17)
  8. Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 12" (UK; 2000-08-10), page 116
  9. Computer & Video Games, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-16), page 51
  10. Consoles +, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 69
  11. Dreamcast Monthly, "November 2000" (UK; 2000-09-28), page 70
  12. Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Septembre/Octobre 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 73
  13. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 2000" (US; 2000-09-05), page 178
  14. Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 115
  15. Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 296
  16. Fun Generation, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-23), page 90
  17. GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 10: October 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 18
  18. Game Informer, "October 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 88
  19. Gamers' Republic, "September 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 74
  20. Joypad, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 158
  21. MAN!AC, "10/2000" (DE; 2000-09-06), page 55
  22. Mega Fun, "10/2000" (DE; 2000-09-06), page 57
  23. Next Generation, "October 2000" (US; 2000-09-19), page 115
  24. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-09-07), page 84
  25. Playmag, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 132
  26. Play, "Luty 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 41
  27. Video Games, "10/2000" (DE; 2000-09-06), page 115