Prankster's Paradise

Unreleased

Prankster's Paradise is a world based on Pinocchio. The world's debut appearance has been confirmed for the upcoming Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, all through an area based off the sea from the film appears as a Mirage Arena match in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix. Originally the world was set to appear in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, but was eventually removed due to space restrictions.

Development
Originally the world was set to appear in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, but was eventually removed due to space restrictions.

Tetsuya Nomura explained that the planned plot for the world was, set in a circus and playing off the story of Pinocchio, a puppet with a heart, and the Nobodies who possess no heart, we planned for a sad episode with Roxas and Xion looking for hope for themselves. The world would have included Pinocchio (as a human) and Gepetto, as well as the villains, Honest John and Gideon from the original film. The profile sprites for the characters still appear within the final game's code.

An area of the world, is fought in the Monster of the Deep Mirage Arena battle in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix,

The world along with it's name was announced during the release of a V-Jump scan, along with screenshots of Pinocchio in his human/donkey appearances, Jiminy Cricket, and Geppetto.

Before Kingdom Hearts
Prior to the events of Kingdom Hearts, the world was destroyed by the Heartless. During the chaos of the destruction of their world, Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket are separated both running in different worlds. Meanwhile, Monstro, who had already devoured Geppetto, managed to survive the destruction of their world, but ended up wandering the gummi routes between Agrabah and Atlantica.

When Sora and King Mickey seal the door to Kingdom Hearts, the world is restored and all return with the exception of Jiminy Cricket, who is with Sora.

Trivia

 * Now in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, Monstro would have gone on to become the fifth world "inside into another world", with the remaining 100 Acre Wood (Traverse Town and Radiant Garden / Hollow Bastion ), the Mysterious Tower (Twilight Town), Timeless River (Disney Castle) and Space Paranoids (Radiant Garden / Hollow Bastion).