The game's music, artwork and animation shows influences from Disney animated films, including Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Sleeping Beauty, The Sword in the Stone, and The Little Mermaid much like the Kingdom Hearts series. There also exist, within these five stages, three sets of sub-stages (some of which are optional) which are accessible only while playing either as Mickey or as Donald in one-player mode, or in two-player mode. World of Illusion comprises five principal stages named the 'Enchanted Forest', 'Among the Clouds', 'Underwater Adventure', 'The Library', and 'The Magic Box'. When playing in two-player mode, the players can stand on each other's shoulders and use ropes to help each other out, and Mickey can pull Donald through gaps his (evidently very stiff) tail feathers prevent him from fitting through. For example, Mickey can squeeze through certain gaps, while Donald must find a different route, leading him to entirely different realms. The gameplay changes significantly depending on the characters chosen. flying on a magic carpet or going underwater in an air bubble. After defeating the boss of each level, a new magic spell is learned, allowing the pair to traverse the next level i.e. Enemies defeated in this way turn into doves, cards, or other harmless objects depending on the enemy. Mickey and Donald can run, jump, or attack by flourishing their capes. Players can either play solo as either Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck, or co-operatively with two players controlling Mickey and Donald while sharing from the same pool of tries.

The cards represent the characters' health, and are turned face-down when they take damage.

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