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Solving Riddles and Looking at Disneyland Maps? We’re Weirdly Invested in Disney’s New Digital Scavenger Hunt
Disney is TEASING us with a new mystery.
Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland
If you’re a Disney Parks history buff, you’re likely familiar with the Society of Explorers and Adventurers (S.E.A.). But if you’re not, allow me to educate you. This “secret” society has ties to many Disney attractions around the world. Its members include many fictional characters from the backstories of Disney rides, and as new rides and characters are added, the backstory of the S.E.A. grows. And now, it looks like Disney is planning a big reveal!
If there’s an adventure-related Disney attraction, ride, or offering in the parks (without a previously-establed IP), it probably has some kind of tie to the S.E.A. Think Jungle Cruise, Mystic Manor in Hong Kong Disneyland, Tower of Terror in Tokyo DisneySea, or Trader Sam’s in Disney World and Disneyland Resort. Those are just a handful of the more than two dozen Disney locations that have ties to this fictional society. It’s woven so deeply into the backstories of Disney that fans have become heavily interested in it.
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So when Disney announced that the S.E.A. would be present at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, and that they’d be there to share a never-before-seen artifact, we knew we had to check it out! Walt Disney Imagineering hosted a special panel where they introduced some new history of the S.E.A. and revealed a mysterious crate. A crate which, when opened, was EMPTY!
Where did it go?!
Well, we suppose there was one thing in the crate — a letter. The letter noted that a new villain has stolen the artifact, and now it’s up to Disney fans and S.E.A. enthusiasts to find out who did it! We were told that follow-up clues would be shared on the Walt Disney Imagineering Instagram account after D23. This quest will likely lead us to some new information for an upcoming attraction or offering.
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The first clue was posted on the Instagram account shortly following D23. You’ll be able to solve these clues either by walking through Disneyland or looking up pictures of the park online at home. You can read the first clue below. WARNING: Do not scroll past the Instagram post below and continue reading this article if you want to avoid spoilers. Or, just figure out the riddle on your own and then come right back!
Here’s our interpretation of this first clue — the description given in the riddle is clearly Main Street, U.S.A., and it seems to lead you straight to the cinema. Outside the cinema is the ticket-taker, named Tilly (wave to Tilly, everyone!). The end of the riddle asks what she’s drinking, which is tea. The first letter to know is ‘T.’
Tilly the ticket taker
Each clue will reveal a new letter, and those letters will need to be unscrambled to reveal the name of the villain who took the artifact. So far, we know from this riddle that the villain is an S.E.A. reject. Though it’s not confirmed by Disney, it’s possible that these clues could tie into a new project for Disneyland…ya know, since they’re using Disneyland as the background of the scavenger hunt?
Disneyland Main Street
And now Disney has revealed yet another clue!
Now, it’s safe to say that this clue was much trickier than the first. But after some time we think we’ve figured it out! The clue says “find another letter where steam fills the air” which we think means the Disneyland Railroad! Now to figure out the exact letter another part of the clue explains “the view from this car is quite presidential” and the presidential car on the train is named the Lily Belle so we think the next letter is L.
The Disneyland Railroad
We’ll be on the lookout for more clues and we’ll let you know what we discover. This is a fun way for Disney fans to learn about the next news, and we’re excited to uncover each answer as we go!
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