If you’ve been following the S.E.A. artifact theft mystery unfolding on the Walt Disney Imagineering Instagram page, two more clues were recently shared.

Who Stole S.E.A.’s Artifact?

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. 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.

An earlier clue referenced a jewel that was discovered “in the caverns” that has a “colorful glow” in a town called “the biggest little boom,” and the last clues shared indicated that the thief used a time-traveling device. Buried within each clue were important individual letters that, when unscrambled, would reveal the name of the thief.

The hunt is likely coming to an end soon, as Imagineering recently shared the still-scrambled letters so you could check if you’ve figured out how to solve the mystery and bring the artifact culprit to justice.

Walt Disney Imagineering Shares Eighth and Ninth Clues

Today, Imagineering posted the eighth and ninth clues to their Instagram account. Both are aged, typewritten poems discovered among the archives. The eighth clue reads:

Can’t you see? I’ll right this wrong,

To show S.E.A. that I belong.

And now I’ll convince you, too

Here’s a riddle, another clue:

Elephants spray and monkeys cheer,

The rivers are murky, boats hard to steer,

But first you must search where you enter –

Look for my letter, down, to the side, not the center.

Exploring the rivers? What is your heading?

Double-check the navigation setting.

What’s awry? That’s your question.

Guide yourself in the right direction.

The ninth clue reads:

If I return this artifact to its rightful place

I’ll show my humility and grace.

You’ve made it this far, I’m rather impressed.

Let’s see how you fare with this musical test:

Look for a bird but not a crane,

Answers to the name of Jane.

What’s that song in the canopy?

An organ playing happily!

Above the “World”, the fifth is found,

This letter will surely make that sound.

Imagineering also included the advice that these riddles can be solved by 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 here.

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