Wild Ride

POST YOUR COMMENTS

2010-01-23T13:29:00.001-06:00

HEY! If you like Steel Trapp: The Academy, PLEASE go to the amazon.com website for Steel Trapp 2 and POST YOUR COMMENTS there! Thank you!
Ridley

Your Comments on STEEL TRAPP: THE ACADEMY

2010-01-19T06:37:00.002-06:00

Post your comments here about the new book.
Here's one from WillaTreeFAN:

P.S. I got Steel Trapp 2 today, and it is amazing :)

Thanks, WillaTree!

Ridley

t-shirts...

2010-01-18T19:50:00.002-06:00

Whatdaya think? Should I order some?
(they have: "I'm a Keeper" on the back...)
Sizes?

Ridley Reads from The Academy

2010-01-14T13:42:00.002-06:00

Here's a YouTube of me reading a chapter from The Academy for you!

sneak peek

2010-01-14T07:03:00.003-06:00

A sneak peek chapter from Steel Trapp: The Academy was emailed to those who registered for the newsletter. If you did not receive it, register here! A new sneak peek will be sent early next week.

The Academy publishes next week, and I'll be on book tour staring the 25th: Houstin, Austin, Nashville, Cleveland.

Ridley

Videos

2010-01-05T12:14:00.001-06:00

If you were shooting 1 to 2 minute videos of scenes inside the Disney parks (about the KK books), to post on the Internet, what would you shoot?

Check it out!

2009-12-15T15:02:00.002-06:00

Check out the "mini" graphic novel (one scene) done by a reader!

Click here

Steel Trapp: The Academy

2009-12-15T11:44:00.001-06:00

It's here!
(click)JANUARY 19TH!! SPREAD THE WORD!!
Ridley

2009-12-11T07:25:00.001-06:00

Make sure to read this month's newsletter and win a chance at a 100 dollar gift certificate or a free book!
Ridley

RIDLEY AT MAGIC KINGDOM!!!

2009-11-03T19:13:00.002-06:00

Just added to the schedule:

Ridley will sign your copies of The Kingdom Keepers at the Magic Kingdom
November 14th, Saturday
9AM
Main Street Gallery

BE THERE!!!

Dave and Ridley will sign Peter and the Sword Of Mercy, starting at 11 AM (I think)

Sword Video

2009-10-19T11:32:00.001-05:00

Watch new video on Disney site. Click on Watch Dave and Ridley on Road. Starting Sunday, Oct 25, we will be posting new video clips DAILY as we go on tour in our "wrapped" car....

The Sword Drops....

2009-10-19T09:29:00.003-05:00

Opening event (for Peter and the Sword of Mercy) at Books and Books in Coral Gables was FABULOUS! Hundreds showed up! Thanks to all for attending! Tour starts in NYC this Sunday.

Hope to see MANY of you while on tour. Bring your copies of Kingdom Keepers and Steel Trapp. I'll sign them all!!

Ridley

Reading / Signing

2009-10-12T06:36:00.003-05:00

Dave Barry and I are speaking/signing at Barnes and Noble (Upper East Side) at 5 PM today, Monday, October 12. C U there!

Peter and the Sword Of Mercy on sale TOMORROW!!!!

UPDATE on video following!

2009-10-05T10:32:00.001-05:00

The site to follow us in our Sword car

www.disney.com/starcatchers

will launch on October 12th. IT IS NOT CURRENTLY operative.
Sorry about that.
Thanks,
Ridley

Peter and the Sword of Mercy

2009-10-05T08:33:00.003-05:00

NEW VIDEO OF DAVE AND RIDLEY

Make sure to BOOKMARK the Disney Address:

www.Disney.com/starcatchers

because each day on the book tour we will be posting (funny) videos FROM THE ROAD to the site... who knows, they may even include YOU at one of our signings!

Game

2009-09-24T07:09:00.002-05:00

Amazing conference call with the creators of the upcoming KK website and on-line game yesterday. VERY creative team with lots of terrific ideas. It's all still in the early phases, so no secrets to reveal, but what they are aiming for sounds fantastic. Should know much more by the end of the month.

There also seems room to make the site itself filled with interesting treats. If we recover the video of Wayne and Finn on video chat, for instance, we can post it there. This is getting good!

Web site/game in the works

2009-09-21T12:57:00.001-05:00

It's official: Design is to begin on a Kingdom Keepers website and online game!

Help with my research

2009-09-18T09:00:00.001-05:00

Heading to Epcot and Disney Hollywood Studios for more research (KK4) in 10 days. Any particular attractions you LOVE in either of those parks?

Confirmed Appearances

2009-08-10T14:45:00.001-05:00

The new schedule page for Peter and the Sword Of Mercy will be updated to include:

- October 12 – Barnes & Noble, NY
- October 16 – Books & Books, Coral Gables
- October 25 – Symphony Space, NY
- October 26 – Books, Bytes & Beyond, NJ
- October 29 – Anderson’s Bookshop, Naperville, IL
- October 30 – University Bookstore, Seattle
- October 30 – Barnes & Noble, Seattle
- November 4 – Poisoned Pen, Phoenix
- November 12 – St. Louis County Library
- November 13-14 – Walt Disney World events

Dave Barry and I hope to see you at one or more of our events!

KK3 Cover Art

2009-08-05T16:17:00.002-05:00

Here's the new KK3 Disney In Shadow cover art. It's a draft only. Color to come!
Enjoy, and tell me what you think!

Disney Cruise

2009-07-23T16:07:00.001-05:00

Have you ever been on a Disney Cruise? DO YOU WANT TO GO... with the DHIs?

Favorite Park

2009-07-10T06:48:00.002-05:00

What's your favorite Disney park? What's the best ride in that park? Have you ever wondered what's it like to be a Disney Imagineer? (the people who create the parks!)

follow me on Twitter: RidleyTheWriter

Favorite Movies?

2009-06-30T13:35:00.003-05:00

What's your favorite movie of the summer so far? TV (movie only!) or in the theater... ???

What movie or TV movie are you most looking forward to?

Traps

2009-06-23T13:29:00.002-05:00

There are traps EVERYWHERE. Some of you have spotted them. I remain in hiding. Manuscript is STILL MISSING. More soon...
Ridley

PS: We need to come up with a way that you know it's actually ME sending these. I may use the books to send you a code because I'm pretty sure the OTs CAN'T READ!

A challenge to Kingdom Keeper readers....

2009-06-16T18:30:00.001-05:00

A Challenge to Readers (and no, this is NOT Steel Trapp!):
For my most thorough readers out there...

Please list two or three sentence descriptions of the main characters, including Amanda and Jez, from the first two KINGDOM KEEPER books, including their ages or grades in school and their looks.

Then list the "encounters" by attraction or location by book: example, in KK1, Finn meets Wayne on the bench by the Main Street hub; Finn and Wayne run into the pirates stealing the Buzz Lightyear cars... etc. DO THIS FOR BOTH BOOKS.

You can post your answers here, or send them as a WORD (.doc, not .docx) document to ridleyp@sbcglobal.net.

THANKS! (there may be a prize for the person with the most accurate list and descriptions.)

Ridley