Wayne Kresky

Wayne Kresky: an elderly Imagineer who acts as the Kingdom Keeper's mentor and guide. He speaks in mystical clichés, often annoying the Keepers. He firmly states "Disney doesn't kill anything", not even the Overtakers; this is something that backfires repeatedly because he just incarcerates the villains, who end up escaping. He helped come up with the idea of DHIs to save the Magic Kingdom. Finn thinks he knows more than he lets on, but learns to trust him. Wayne was personally hired by Walt himself, which makes him a great addition to the Kingdom Keepers team. (He is in fact a real cast member at Walt Disney World, and was put into the novel after he showed the author Ridley Pearson around the Magic Kingdom ride Splash Mountain.) Wayne seems harsh to Finn in "Shell Game", appearing at the end of Dark Passage much to the Keepers' surprise. In The Insider, Wayne is framed by the Overtakers for stealing important files; he later gives his life to protect Willa from Judge Doom. He left a final message for the Keepers recorded in a music box. This leads the Keepers to use the DHI tech to time travel to the opening day of Disneyland; there Wayne's younger self meets with them.