Pap the
Disney Gamer's Highlights: Pap's
Dream Figures, Toy Sets and Play
Sets for Disney Infinity
I realize that
this is the third time in a row
I talk about Disney Infinity,
and the second time I focus on
what I want to see in a Disney
game, rather than talk about the
virtues of an existing title.
But with December being the
month of hopeful wishes, dreams
made real and faith for the best
in everyone, can you blame me
for being a dreamer as of late?
And Disney Infinity is such an
expansive title that there are a
lot of things to talk about it,
to the point where websites,
podcasts and even magazines have
been created to discuss all
things Disney Infinity. Plus...
I asked Santa Claus for Disney
Infinity... don't judge me. With
all of that out of the way,
today's article will be about
the dream figures, toy sets and
play sets I want to see in
either future updates to the
current game, or a sequel. As
always, these are dreams, not
predictions of what we can
expect.

Even if Disney
Infinity has received high
praise from many a gaming
outlet, many fans and reviewers
have noted that Disney Infinity
has been focused on current
Disney and Pixar properties. The
Monsters University and Lone
Ranger play sets could be seen
as marketing extensions of those
films, while the Cars and Toy
Story play sets capitalize on
the modern relevance of the
characters and films. The
practice is understandable as
this is Disney making sure their
newer efforts (such as Frozen),
stay fresh in the mind of the
average consumer. Disney
Infinity is also a very costly
investment on behalf of the
consumer, and thus it needs to
appeal to the current generation
of Disney fans. Yet there has
been a desire for Disney
Infinity to focus more on the
older, more classic franchises
outside of just cameos, items
and power discs. In addition,
fans are concerned that with the
possibility of figures and sets
based on Star Wars and Marvel,
the chances of the older, actual
Disney properties appearing in
the game diminish.
The following
are the figures and sets I hope
to see implemented in Disney
Infinity in some way, shape of
form. These will range from
modern Disney and Pixar
properties to older, cherished
franchises, all so there is
variety and fairness in the
characters and worlds that
should appear in the game.
Disney's Aladdin
Play Set

Figures: Aladdin
and Jasmine
Description:
Welcome to Agrabah... city of
mystery and enchantment. I
confess that the main reason I
want to see Aladdin
represented in the game is
because I love the film, and out
of most of the films in the
animated canon, Aladdin
is also one of the most action
packed. Aladdin's acrobatics and
exotic locales could translate
well into play sets where you
partake in different missions,
such as avoiding the guards,
finding treasure in a cave,
avoiding obstacles and flying
around on the magic carpet. For
the second character, Jasmine
would be a great choice. The
television series showed that
Jasmine can be just as agile and
quick on her mind as Aladdin
himself. Not only that, it would
add another female character to
the roster, and Jasmine would
join fellow princesses Rapunzel,
Anna, Elsa and Vanellope. My
dream power disc, though, would
have to be magic carpet, if only
because it would fulfill my
dream of recreating 'A whole new
world' in some way, shape or
form.
Disney's Peter
Pan Play Set

Figures: Peter
Pan, Wendy, Captain Hook
Description:
Much like Aladdin,
Peter Pan is a film that has
fantastic locales and many
action sequences that can
translate into playable levels
in Disney Infinity. A potential
issue, though, is that the
Pirates of the Caribbean
play set is also a high seas
pirate adventure, so the Captain
Hook angle could appear as being
redundant. Yet, Neverland is
rich in amazing places that they
can cover over areas. Missions
could span all of Neverland,
from the Mermaid Lagoon to Skull
Rock. A Captain Hook figure
would also be great because you
can have a battle between
Captain Jack Sparrow and him on
the toy box. The possibilities
are endless in Neverland.
Tinker
Bell/Pixie Hollow Play Set

Figures: Tinker
Bell and friends
Description:
If Neverland proves to be too
similar to the Pirates of the
Caribbean play set, a nice
alternative could be Pixie
Hollow, based on the Tinker Bell
franchise. Flight and magic lead
the way in terms of gameplay,
and which such a wide variety of
characters, each with their own
unique skills and abilities, a
lot of creativity could be
unleashed on Disney Infinity. A
Pixie Hollow play set could also
alleviate the issue of Disney
Infinity focusing too much on
boy centric characters and
settings, allowing female fans
to play as even more female
characters. Or hey, have boys
also take flight with Tinker
Bell and friends. Long story
short, Tinker Bell is awesome
regardless of what gender you
are!
Alice in
Wonderland Play Set

Figures: Alice,
Mad Hatter, Cheshire Cat, White
Rabbit, The Queen of Hearts
Description:
Yes, Alice in Wonderland is
already represented through
various elements such as power
discs that adorn the skies of
the toy boxes with motifs to the
1951 film, as well as weapons
modeled after the Queen of
Hearts' flamingo croquet sticks.
Yet I feel it isn't enough for a
film that I believe is brimming
with creative potential. Even if
Disney Infinity is mostly known
for its action and frenetic
missions, the Wonderland play
set could introduce gameplay
ideas that differ from the norm.
It could be exploration based
along with puzzle solving. Or
some light battle elements could
be introduced. The point is that
Wonderland is just begging for a
fantastic representation in a
Disney game, and Disney Infinity
could be the one to fully give
us the digital Wonderland we
have desired.
TRON Play Set

Figures: TRON,
Kevin Flynn, Quorra, Clu
Description:
What do the play sets I
mentioned before and TRON have
in common? That they are already
in Disney Infinity, though not
as playable worlds but as power
discs that translate into
locales, abilities and aesthetic
choices for the Toy Box. It is a
shame as all of these,
especially TRON, have the
potential of creating visually
pleasing and creative, gameplay
wise, worlds. TRON in particular
would bring the digital realm to
the world of Disney Infinity,
with the characters from the
film series being able to race
in light cycles, do battle
against digital bad guys and
more. Plus with TRON's very cool
visual design, it would allow
for players to create a
beautifully creative toy box
under the TRON motif.
Dream Figures
With the dream
play sets out of the way, now it
is time to focus on the figures.
These are characters I want to
see in the game as figures that
you can use in Toy Box mode, and
come from various films and
shorts that not necessarily lend
themselves to action packed
worlds, or are not well known
enough to warrant a whole world
based on their stories.
The Beast (Beauty
and the Beast)

His story, while
filled with action and comedy,
it mostly on the
dramatic/romantic scale, and
lacks the locales that would
make for a fantastic play set.
However, Beast himself is a
power house that can be great to
play as in the Toy Box mode.
Disney Infinity is lacking when
it comes to big, power based
characters, with Wreck-It Ralph
the only character that best
fits the mold.
Lewis and Wilbur
(Meet the Robinsons)

Actually,
Meet the Robinsons is a
movie that would make a prime
candidate for Play Set status as
it features a lot of creative
vehicles, emphasis on
construction and a literally
bubbly visual design that would
fit well with the rest of the
game worlds. However, the film
is at best remembered as a cult
classic rather than a giant
Disney hit, so the chances of
both a play set or figures based
on the film are very small at
best. There is a reason why this
is called a DREAM list, after
all...
Steamboat
Willie Mickey (Steamboat
Willie)

Mickey Mouse is
already in Disney Infinity in
his Sorcerer's Apprentice form,
but I think having the endearing
Steamboat Willie Mickey would be
a great tribute to the fact that
it was all started by a mouse.
Plus, his black and white
appearance would give way for
toy boxes with a classic black
and white look and feel to the.
And speaking of classic
cartoons...
Oswald the Lucky
Rabbit

In the past
article, I said that Oswald
should appear in Kingdom Hearts
III as a summon. I think they
should make a figure of him for
Disney Infinity as well. Simply
put, he needs to appear more as
part of the Disney family. The
sad matter of the situation is
that with the closing of
Junction Point, Oswald's own
game series, Epic Mickey, has
ended after three games.
Considering that most Disney
fans remember him through that
series, it would be a shame if
his legacy ended with that game
series. Disney Infinity is a
great platform for him to
continue his legacy, and help
him reach an even wider audience
so he doesn't become an obscure
part of Disney history.