The fourth and latest S.E.A. artifact clue shared by Walt Disney Imagineering continues to solidify fan theories that have been circulating since D23.
Imagineering Shares Fourth S.E.A. Clue
Walt Disney Imagineering has been leading fans on a digital scavenger hunt to uncover a stolen Society of Explorers and Adventurers (S.E.A.) artifact teased at D23. Just yesterday, a recap of the clues so far, including correspondence and newspaper clippings, seemed to point to one of Disneyland’s iconic mountains: Big Thunder Mountain.
Today, Imagineering posted the fourth and latest clue to their Instagram account: an aged, typewritten poem discovered among the archives. The poem reads:
That artifact, I first saw it a long time ago.
At home in the caverns, its colorful glow.
Across the town, they celebrated
The discovery of this jewel unknowingly fated.
Some call its home the biggest little boom,
Nature’s wonderland with dynamite fumes.
Enough gold could make you feel like a king,
But for your one letter, this town just has Two Simple Things.
The poem references a jewel that was discovered “in the caverns…colorful glow” of a town called “the biggest little boom.” Big Thunder Mountain is home to the Rainbow Caverns, and in Frontierland lore, the nearby town of Rainbow Ridge is a Gold Rush boomtown (“enough gold could make you feel like a king”).
This jewel is also referenced in a previous clue by Jason Chandler, a character incorporated into Big Thunder Mountain lore, who will once again be traveling to the American Frontier where Rainbow Ridge is hosting a celebration in honor of their recent discovery: the Ridge Jewel. This is most likely the stolen artifact, which was swiped by a thief who we now know was rejected from the S.E.A.
However, that final line of the poem features strategically placed capitalized words and a note to the letter riddle to find the thief’s name:
But for your one letter, this town just has Two Simple Things.
Imagineering also helpfully included some guidance for solving the riddles: go digging through photos of Disneyland!
ATTENTION, ADVENTURERS!
After the S.E.A.’s artifact went missing at D23, they need our help to figure out the
thief’s name.Our friend, S.E.A. Archivist Bonnie Booker, says the thief is leaving riddles behind with
clues to their name, with a letter as the answer to each riddle. However, these letters
that make up the name are scrambled in the wrong order.These riddles can all be solved online by looking up images of Disneyland. While Disneyland serves as the inspiration for this adventure and adventurers can come to the
park, all riddles can be solved completely at home. It’ll be challenging, but our friend, S.E.A. Archivist Bonnie Booker, says this is the perfect adventure for explorers to prove
themselves as S.E.A. field researchers!Happy exploring, sleuths!
The Society of Explorers and Adventurers (S.E.A.)
For the uninitiated, the Society of Explorers and Adventurers is devoted to, well, adventure and exploration! S.E.A.’s mission is to reveal truths, right wrongs, and live to tell the tale. You might’ve heard of their original motto, “Exploratio continua” in Latin, or “continued exploration” in English. In the modern day, that saying is coupled with “wonder, explore, and discover.”
That also means the Society is always looking for the next blood-rushing, exciting adventure to embark on! From mounting expeditions into the unknown to chronicling the explorations of other adventurers, S.E.A. is proud to protect the artistic achievements of human society. Society members climbed the highest mountain peaks, rowed through the world’s longest rivers, and built countless imaginative inventions that expanded the organization’s ability to explore.
With humble beginnings dating as far back as the 1500s, S.E.A. was founded by a distinguished body of mariners, scientists, inventors, and artists. The Society traces its origins back to the mythic Fortress Exploration, its earliest known headquarters. Here, early explorers exchanged information about daring adventures and new inventions, and shared their collective knowledge for innovation for all.
Since then, S.E.A. has remained a hub of ingenuity and discovery, passionately dedicated to exploring what is not yet understood. To accomplish this, members meticulously document their long history—from finding lost artifacts to retracing the steps of their adventurer alumni—and embark on modern expeditions to under-researched locations. Or, to put it simply: they identify, conserve, and curate the world’s unknowns around us. After all, a mystery is only the catalyst to adventure!
Learn more about the S.E.A. and its characters.
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