Kingdom Hearts #11 – Timeless River Design & Build

Happy Friday! Today, I'm going to start building Timeless River, the second world in my Kingdom Hearts adventure. As before, I'll discuss my design for the layout of this toy box and the challenges that I faced, and then I'll start building it. I'll begin with the same build from episode 2, and then I'll …

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Kingdom Hearts #10 – Disney Castle Final Logic

Today I'm going to finish my Disney Castle toy box by adding the remaining enemies, the Keyblade, some townspeople in Disney Town, and horses in the stables. https://youtu.be/oYzGjMj_tDg Here are the logic diagrams for connecting the Creativi-toys that I used in this episode. The first diagram is for the enemy generation zones at the farm …

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Mid-Week Find: Frankenweenie Toy Box Customization Power Discs

Those of you who want to build the Timeless River world in my Kingdom Hearts toy box will need the Frankenweenie toy box customization power discs, which allow you to build a black-and-white world themed after the movie Frankenweenie. This morning, Amazon US has both power discs listed at reasonable prices. Note: these prices are …

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Disneyland #57 – Haunted Mansion Build, Part 1

In today's episode, I will show you how to begin building the Haunted Mansion toy box that I showed you last time. I will place all of the rooms, and then I will decorate about half of them. The rest of the build will be completed next time. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/Zo733XN0hiU Credit for Hall of Portraits …

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Disneyland #56 – A Tour of the Haunted Mansion

Happy Halloween! Today, we're back in Disneyland, where the Ghost Host will take you on a tour of my recreation of the Haunted Mansion. (I happen to have a copy of the demo reel for the Haunted Mansion, which contains the actual music, sound effects, and Ghost Host narration, and I'm going to play that …

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Kingdom Hearts #8 – Side Quest Logic

Today I'll show you how to build a fun, little side quest that encourages the player to explore Disney Castle. It's a basic collection quest, but the collectibles are randomly placed throughout the castle, and finding them can be challenging because the castle has multiple levels. https://youtu.be/1n-VrUxbbiE Here are the logic diagrams for this episode. …

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