And for those who thought the original film failed in the action department, the sequel is practically non-stop action, including daring Sub-Pod battles with a tentacled Kraken, eerie encounters with spooky ‘sand coyotes’, and a climactic clash of the titans in an arctic wasteland. Even the ‘lava whales’, which were once planned for a significant action set piece in the original film, make a brief appearance at the beginning of this film.

Which all leads one to hope that maybe there are more of these old Team Atlantis episodes laying around, waiting to be repackaged, which would then lead to a truly mystifying feat: a Disney direct-to-video sequel that is actually looked forward too.

• The animated menus, it must be noted, have to be the cheesiest Disney has ever produced.
• Try your luck in The Search for the Spear of Destiny game, which is actually educational along the way, with brief, History Channel-style videos on such other lost cities as Pompeii and Great Zimbabwe.
• If you, like me, thought there was something odd about the innkeeper in the first story, then check out the Twilight Zoneish twist-ed alternate ending in the deleted scene.

• In Atlantis: Milo’s Return, Cree Summer (Kida), John Mahoney (Whitmore), Don Novello (Vinnie), Phil Morris (Dr. Sweet), Jacqueline Obradors (Audrey), Florence Stanley (Mrs. Packard) and Corey Burton (Mole) reprise their roles from Atlantis: The Lost Empire.
• James Taylor replaces Michael J. Fox as Milo Thatch for the sequel. He is no stranger to the role though, having voiced Milo in the Atlantis: The Lost Empire video game. He was also heard in Monsters, Inc..
• Steven Barr steps in for the late Jim Varney as the voice of Cookie.
• Frank Welker, who voices Obby, is best known for his menagerie of animal characters, including Aladdin’s Abu, Pocahontas’ Flit and Mulan’s Cri-Kee, among many others. He will also be the voice of Elliott, Pete’s Dragon, in The Search for Mickey Mouse.
• Clancy Brown (Volgud) can also be heard in the Gargoyles, Mighty Ducks, Buzz Lightyear and Lloyd in Space TV shows, as well as The Little Mermaid II: Return to Sea and Recess: School’s Out. He also appeared in Flubber, and currently voices Lex Luthor in Justice League and Mr. Krabs in Spongebob Squarepants on the Cartoon Network.
• Tom Wilson (Carnaby), who has also lent his voice to Gargoyles and Buzz Lightyear and starred in the That Darn Cat remake, is best known as Biff in the Back to the Future films.
• Disney voice favorite Jeff Bennett (Sam McKeane) was most recently heard as Jasper Badun in 101 Dalmatians II: Patch’s London Adventure and as Professor Porter in Tarzan and Jane.
• Morgan Shepard (Erik Hallstrom) was in Gargoyles too, as well as The Lion King’s Timon and Pumbaa and Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World.
• The three directors of Milo’s Return, Tad Stones, Toby Shelton and Victor A. Cook, all have extensive credits with various Disney television series and videos, including: Chip ‘N Dale’s Rescue Rangers, Darkwing Duck, Aladdin, The Return of Jafar, Aladdin and the King of Thieves, Hercules, Buzz Lightyear, Quack Pack, Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas, Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving, 101 Dalmatians: The Series, The Legend of Tarzan and Tarzan and Jane.

Coming Soon:

• Bernard, Bianca and all of The Rescuers finally make their DVD debut, now available.
• Two Disney live action classics, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and The Love Bug, are now available in special DVD editions.
• The A Bug’s Life Collector’s Edition DVD returns to store shelves on May 27^th, including an exclusive look at the next Disney/Pixar feature, Finding Nemo, which opens in theaters nationwide on May 30^th.
• Go back to the jungle when The Jungle Book 2 makes its DVD debut on June 10^th.