To a 13-year-old boy, still grieving from the loss of his father two years ago, a curious metallic cube of unknown purpose seemed like an innocent enough distraction. That's what his mom thought, until the talk of magic entered into his references to said cube...Danny Tucker is fascinated with the strange artifact found by his grandpa when he had dug a well many years ago. Like his father before him, he had an insatiable curiosity to discover where it originally came from, and what it was for.He feels drawn to the object, wandering out to his uncle Ethan's converted barn every chance he gets.One fateful evening, the entire family at last discover the true purpose of the cube, beginning the adventure of a lifetime for the four-Danny, his mother Kate, sister Susan, and uncle Ethan.