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Kungaloosh explorers! Did you know there was a story which links together over 20 Disney attractions from their theme parks throughout the world? This is the Society of Explorers and Adventurers and together we are going to cover some of the basics. You can find a lot more information on it around this site, including all the members and attractions.
We are going to cover this in 2 main sections, first the story of S.E.A. and then behind the scences which is even more exciting!
Last updated - 12th May 2020 We try and keep this article upto date with the latest S.E.A. developments.
The Story Behind S.E.A.
The Society of Explorers and Adventures, S.E.A, is an organisation first founded on August 12th, 1538. Consisting of scientists, explorers, researchers, artists, travellers and adventurers from around the world. The Society of Explorers and Adventures is dedicated to the exploration of the worldâs oceans and exotic lands.
The original founding members of S.E.A. opened Fortress Explorations, a walk-through attraction based in Tokyo DisneySea, to help âpromote the sharing of nautical and scientific knowledge for world explorationâ.
Source: Jungle Skipper, Copyright Disney
We donât hear anything about S.E.A. for the next 300 years we first hear about Camellia Falco in 1850 taking over the directorship of the Museam of Fantastic Flight (Tokyo DisneySea) from here father Cellino. We can see a portrait of her being inducted to S.E.A. which is on display at the museam of Fantastic Flight as they celebrate 100th anniversary of the birth of Camellia Falco.
Copyright Disney, Tokyo Disney Resort Information
Next we are introduced Lord Henry Mystic, a collector of antiquities and treasures from around the world, opens his house, Mystic Manor (Hong Kong Disneyland), for tours of his collection of antiquities. Aligning the walls are pictures and portraits documenting all his adventurers - this includes a very special 1899 group portrait of the society.
Source: Chris Turner Concept Art, copyright Disney
This portrait not only introduces Lord Henry Mystic as a member but also 7 additional members:
Harrison Hightower III
Professor R. Blauerhimmel
Lord Henry Mystic
Doctor J.L. Baterista
Barnabas T. Bullion - unconfirmed
Unknown
Captain Mary Oceaneer
Charlton J Taboret - unconfirmed
Due to the portrait in Mystic Manor we also found out another member of S.E.A. Harrison Hightower III who owns Hightower Hotel (Tokyo DisneySea). Harrison Hightower III inherited his fortune and used it to get what he wanted. He had a particular interest in artefacts from other cultures. If he couldnât buy it he stole it. It is one particular exploration of the fearful Mtundu he stole their scared idol Shiriki Utundu, dismissing concerns that it was cursed.
On December 31st, 1899 Harrison threw a New Years party to show off his latest acquisition. When the clock stroked 12 Harrison was in the elevator with the idol on the way to his penthouse apartment. The idol came to life and Harrison was blasted into oblivion.
In 1911 the New York Preservation Society opened up the Hightower Hotel for tours.
This secret socity doesnât just exist in one place there are many chapters spread across the world and occasionally they all meet up. This brings us to our next member, Dr Albert Falls famed discoverer of Schwietzer falls and owner of the infamous Jungle Cruise Navigation Company. He created the company to help his fellow explorers navigate remote areas.
The next chapter in our timeline is the Adventurers Club (Pleasure Island, Walt Disney World). Owned by Merriweather Pleasure contained an extensive collection of artefacts he collected from around the world. This includes the same masks from Lordâs Henry Mystics collection (stolen or given? We donât know).
The masks on display at The Explorers Club Resturant
This is a complicated back story weâve only covered the major attractions which link the S.E.A. story line together. Whatâs even more exciting is the behind the scences story!
Behind the scences
S.E.A. started off as a happy accident which was taken by the imagineers and offically extended. So lets start right at the begining with the oldest attraction, The Adverturers Club which has nothing to do with S.E.A. Opening in 1989 the Adventurers Club was a themed nightclub in Walt Disney Worldâs Pleasure Island. It was designed around a private members club for explorers, the club closed in 2008 and some of itâs props were transferred to another attraction which was being built at the time, Mystic Manor.
Even though we credit The Adventurers Club at the beginning, the first attraction which mentions S.E.A. is Fortress Explorations from Tokyoâs DisneySea.
Fortress Explorations
Fortress Explorations provides all the details which make up S.E.A. including its logo, shield and the aims of the organisation. The entrance to Fortress Explorations also mentions when the organisation was founded, 1538.
So how did we get the name âSociety of Explorers and Adventurersâ? I can only make a guess - it could be a play on words based on the park Fortress Explorations is apart of, DisneySea. DisneySea got its name for two reasons, first itâs designed around ports at sea and secondly, itâs near the sea.
Tower of Terror, Mystic Manor and the Explorers Club Restaurant
In comes Imagineer Joe Lanzisero, the Creative Lead for the Tokyo Disney Resort Portfolio. Shortly after the park opened Lanzisero began work on bringing Twilight Zone Tower of Terror to a new expansion, the American Waterfront port. Unfortunately, the Twilight Zone (the storyline to the other versions of this ride) wasnât popular in Japan so a new backstory was needed.
Harrison Hightower in Canada Source: Jungle Skipper, March 2018, Taken in the queue for Tower of Terror Tokyo DisneySea
The show writer Michael Sprout came up with Harrison Hightower III (modelled on the Imagineer Joe Rhode). He was a ruthless explorer who had an ill-fated end when travelling in an elevator with a scared idol he stole.
Unfortunately, Tower of Terror and Harrison Hightower III had no connection to S.E.A. inside the attraction. At this time S.E.A. was based solely at Fortress Explorations and had very little to do with the American Waterfront expansion where Tower of Terror was to be located.
Mystic Point
This all changed with Lanziseroâs next project, The Mystic Point expansion at Hong Kong Disneyland. What was missing from Hong Kong Disneyland was a Haunted Mansion - one existed in all the other Disney parks. However, just as with the Japanese Tower of Terror, the Hong Kong market didnât really understand the concept of haunted houses. Ghosts tend to be friendly and donât jump out to scare you.
Mystic Manor, Hongkong Disneyland
A new ride with a unique and original backstory was created, Mystic Manor.
Part of the same expansion was The Explorers Club Restaurant which also features a S.E.A. backstory. The same masks which appeared in The Adventurers Club now also appear on the walls of The Explorers Club Restaurant. The decision to add these masks looks to be accidental, but by being there the S.E.A. fans drew the link between the 2 attractions.
Alunai Resort
The link was later confirmed by Joe Rhode with the creation of Disneyâs Alunai Resort in Hawaii.
Letter from Adventurers Club member Pamelia Perkins mentioning Harrison Hightower
S.E.A. Universe Expansion
The 2016 Destination D event âAmazing Adventuresâ it was announced that Imagineering was expanding the S.E.A. backstory. This announcement came shortly after the opening of the Skipper Canteen in Walt Disney Worldâs Magic Kingdom. This restaurant provided a complete backstory to the Jungle Cruise and shows that Dr Albert Falls, the owner of Jungle Navigation Co, was a member of S.E.A and held secret meetings within the canteen.
Jungle Cruise, Skipper Canteen & Bengal BBQ
The Jungle Cruise had already been connected to The Adventures Club and now by extension to S.E.A. The trunks next to the old Fastpass machines included labels from Emil Bleehall and Pamela Perkins from The Adventurers Club.
Luggage tag spotted in the Jungle Cruise line. Source FigmentJedi on Twitter
Luggage tag spotted in the Jungle Cruise line. Source FigmentJedi on Twitter
In 2017 the Bengal BBQ (Disneyland) was reopened with confirmed more Jungle Cruise and S.E.A. connections.
You can see Albert the Monkey in this shot taken from the film the African Queen. Source: Bruno, Copyright Disney.
Big Thunder Mountain
Barnabas T. Bullion and Jason Chandler are both members of S.E.A. and got their links confirmed in a letter in Walt Disney Worldâs Big Thunder Mountain queue line. The letter is from Jason Chandler asks him not to dig further into the mine.
Dear Barney,
Great Caesarâs Ghost, old chap, I havenât heard from you since our little misadventure in El Dorado! I am indeed sorry to hear of the second disturbance within Big Thunder Mountain, but I did warn you that you were prospecting at your own peril when I sold you the drilling machine. I took the liberty of consulting Madame Zarkov at the Museum of the Weird, and it is her considered opinion that you should abandon the entire operation at once and find a less volatile site. I wish I had better news for you, old boy, but some forces simply are not to be trifled with.
On behalf of your compatriots of SEA, I do hope to see you around the club a bit more often!
Yours in Exploration and Adventure,
Jason Chandler
Founding Member The Society of Explorers and Adventurers
Big Thunder is set in the late 1800âs at roughly the same time period as Lord Henryâs Mystic portrait, but this doesnât feature Jason Chandler. The letter also mentions that Jason Chandler is a âfounding member of S.E.A.â which doesnât follow the storyline laid out by Fortress Explorations, or Soarin: Fantastic Flight!
Miss Adventure Falls
The first S.E.A. based attraction to debut in the US and the first to debut after the 2016 Destination D event. Miss Adventure Falls is a water slide attraction based in Walt Disney Worldâs Typhoon Lagoon. It includes a backstory of Mary Oceaneer (shown in the portrait in Mystic Manor) and her parrot who was diving for treasure when a typhoon hit and shipwrecked them on an island.
You may notice that there is Atlantan along the bottom of the diving bell. This could be a link between the film Atlantic: The Lost Empire and S.E.A. though we will have to wait and see if anything else pops up with this before we can be certain.
Whatâs next?
The sea-iverse is huge and itâs growing with different stories from different parks around the world. What started out as a small secret society has turned into a massive story arc between attractions and parks. We are looking forward to the Jungle Cruise films - there are rumors we could see some S.E.A. hints.
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Kungaloosh explorers! Did you know there was a story which links together over 20 Disney attractions from their theme parks throughout the world? This is the Society of Explorers and Adventurers and together we are going to cover some of the basics. You can find a lot more information on it around this site, including all the members and attractions.
We are going to cover this in 2 main sections, first the story of S.E.A. and then behind the scences which is even more exciting!
Last updated - 12th May 2020 We try and keep this article upto date with the latest S.E.A. developments.
The Story Behind S.E.A.
The Society of Explorers and Adventures, S.E.A, is an organisation first founded on August 12th, 1538. Consisting of scientists, explorers, researchers, artists, travellers and adventurers from around the world. The Society of Explorers and Adventures is dedicated to the exploration of the worldâs oceans and exotic lands.
The original founding members of S.E.A. opened Fortress Explorations, a walk-through attraction based in Tokyo DisneySea, to help âpromote the sharing of nautical and scientific knowledge for world explorationâ.
Source: Jungle Skipper, Copyright Disney
We donât hear anything about S.E.A. for the next 300 years we first hear about Camellia Falco in 1850 taking over the directorship of the Museam of Fantastic Flight (Tokyo DisneySea) from here father Cellino. We can see a portrait of her being inducted to S.E.A. which is on display at the museam of Fantastic Flight as they celebrate 100th anniversary of the birth of Camellia Falco.
Copyright Disney, Tokyo Disney Resort Information
Next we are introduced Lord Henry Mystic, a collector of antiquities and treasures from around the world, opens his house, Mystic Manor (Hong Kong Disneyland), for tours of his collection of antiquities. Aligning the walls are pictures and portraits documenting all his adventurers - this includes a very special 1899 group portrait of the society.
Source: Chris Turner Concept Art, copyright Disney
This portrait not only introduces Lord Henry Mystic as a member but also 7 additional members:
Harrison Hightower III
Professor R. Blauerhimmel
Lord Henry Mystic
Doctor J.L. Baterista
Barnabas T. Bullion - unconfirmed
Unknown
Captain Mary Oceaneer
Charlton J Taboret - unconfirmed
Due to the portrait in Mystic Manor we also found out another member of S.E.A. Harrison Hightower III who owns Hightower Hotel (Tokyo DisneySea). Harrison Hightower III inherited his fortune and used it to get what he wanted. He had a particular interest in artefacts from other cultures. If he couldnât buy it he stole it. It is one particular exploration of the fearful Mtundu he stole their scared idol Shiriki Utundu, dismissing concerns that it was cursed.
On December 31st, 1899 Harrison threw a New Years party to show off his latest acquisition. When the clock stroked 12 Harrison was in the elevator with the idol on the way to his penthouse apartment. The idol came to life and Harrison was blasted into oblivion.
In 1911 the New York Preservation Society opened up the Hightower Hotel for tours.
This secret socity doesnât just exist in one place there are many chapters spread across the world and occasionally they all meet up. This brings us to our next member, Dr Albert Falls famed discoverer of Schwietzer falls and owner of the infamous Jungle Cruise Navigation Company. He created the company to help his fellow explorers navigate remote areas.
The next chapter in our timeline is the Adventurers Club (Pleasure Island, Walt Disney World). Owned by Merriweather Pleasure contained an extensive collection of artefacts he collected from around the world. This includes the same masks from Lordâs Henry Mystics collection (stolen or given? We donât know).
The masks on display at The Explorers Club Resturant
This is a complicated back story weâve only covered the major attractions which link the S.E.A. story line together. Whatâs even more exciting is the behind the scences story!
Behind the scences
S.E.A. started off as a happy accident which was taken by the imagineers and offically extended. So lets start right at the begining with the oldest attraction, The Adverturers Club which has nothing to do with S.E.A. Opening in 1989 the Adventurers Club was a themed nightclub in Walt Disney Worldâs Pleasure Island. It was designed around a private members club for explorers, the club closed in 2008 and some of itâs props were transferred to another attraction which was being built at the time, Mystic Manor.
Even though we credit The Adventurers Club at the beginning, the first attraction which mentions S.E.A. is Fortress Explorations from Tokyoâs DisneySea.
Fortress Explorations
Fortress Explorations provides all the details which make up S.E.A. including its logo, shield and the aims of the organisation. The entrance to Fortress Explorations also mentions when the organisation was founded, 1538.
So how did we get the name âSociety of Explorers and Adventurersâ? I can only make a guess - it could be a play on words based on the park Fortress Explorations is apart of, DisneySea. DisneySea got its name for two reasons, first itâs designed around ports at sea and secondly, itâs near the sea.
Tower of Terror, Mystic Manor and the Explorers Club Restaurant
In comes Imagineer Joe Lanzisero, the Creative Lead for the Tokyo Disney Resort Portfolio. Shortly after the park opened Lanzisero began work on bringing Twilight Zone Tower of Terror to a new expansion, the American Waterfront port. Unfortunately, the Twilight Zone (the storyline to the other versions of this ride) wasnât popular in Japan so a new backstory was needed.
Harrison Hightower in Canada Source: Jungle Skipper, March 2018, Taken in the queue for Tower of Terror Tokyo DisneySea
The show writer Michael Sprout came up with Harrison Hightower III (modelled on the Imagineer Joe Rhode). He was a ruthless explorer who had an ill-fated end when travelling in an elevator with a scared idol he stole.
Unfortunately, Tower of Terror and Harrison Hightower III had no connection to S.E.A. inside the attraction. At this time S.E.A. was based solely at Fortress Explorations and had very little to do with the American Waterfront expansion where Tower of Terror was to be located.
Mystic Point
This all changed with Lanziseroâs next project, The Mystic Point expansion at Hong Kong Disneyland. What was missing from Hong Kong Disneyland was a Haunted Mansion - one existed in all the other Disney parks. However, just as with the Japanese Tower of Terror, the Hong Kong market didnât really understand the concept of haunted houses. Ghosts tend to be friendly and donât jump out to scare you.
Mystic Manor, Hongkong Disneyland
A new ride with a unique and original backstory was created, Mystic Manor.
Part of the same expansion was The Explorers Club Restaurant which also features a S.E.A. backstory. The same masks which appeared in The Adventurers Club now also appear on the walls of The Explorers Club Restaurant. The decision to add these masks looks to be accidental, but by being there the S.E.A. fans drew the link between the 2 attractions.
Alunai Resort
The link was later confirmed by Joe Rhode with the creation of Disneyâs Alunai Resort in Hawaii.
Letter from Adventurers Club member Pamelia Perkins mentioning Harrison Hightower
S.E.A. Universe Expansion
The 2016 Destination D event âAmazing Adventuresâ it was announced that Imagineering was expanding the S.E.A. backstory. This announcement came shortly after the opening of the Skipper Canteen in Walt Disney Worldâs Magic Kingdom. This restaurant provided a complete backstory to the Jungle Cruise and shows that Dr Albert Falls, the owner of Jungle Navigation Co, was a member of S.E.A and held secret meetings within the canteen.
Jungle Cruise, Skipper Canteen & Bengal BBQ
The Jungle Cruise had already been connected to The Adventures Club and now by extension to S.E.A. The trunks next to the old Fastpass machines included labels from Emil Bleehall and Pamela Perkins from The Adventurers Club.
Luggage tag spotted in the Jungle Cruise line. Source FigmentJedi on Twitter
Luggage tag spotted in the Jungle Cruise line. Source FigmentJedi on Twitter
In 2017 the Bengal BBQ (Disneyland) was reopened with confirmed more Jungle Cruise and S.E.A. connections.
You can see Albert the Monkey in this shot taken from the film the African Queen. Source: Bruno, Copyright Disney.
Big Thunder Mountain
Barnabas T. Bullion and Jason Chandler are both members of S.E.A. and got their links confirmed in a letter in Walt Disney Worldâs Big Thunder Mountain queue line. The letter is from Jason Chandler asks him not to dig further into the mine.
Dear Barney,
Great Caesarâs Ghost, old chap, I havenât heard from you since our little misadventure in El Dorado! I am indeed sorry to hear of the second disturbance within Big Thunder Mountain, but I did warn you that you were prospecting at your own peril when I sold you the drilling machine. I took the liberty of consulting Madame Zarkov at the Museum of the Weird, and it is her considered opinion that you should abandon the entire operation at once and find a less volatile site. I wish I had better news for you, old boy, but some forces simply are not to be trifled with.
On behalf of your compatriots of SEA, I do hope to see you around the club a bit more often!
Yours in Exploration and Adventure,
Jason Chandler
Founding Member The Society of Explorers and Adventurers
Big Thunder is set in the late 1800âs at roughly the same time period as Lord Henryâs Mystic portrait, but this doesnât feature Jason Chandler. The letter also mentions that Jason Chandler is a âfounding member of S.E.A.â which doesnât follow the storyline laid out by Fortress Explorations, or Soarin: Fantastic Flight!
Miss Adventure Falls
The first S.E.A. based attraction to debut in the US and the first to debut after the 2016 Destination D event. Miss Adventure Falls is a water slide attraction based in Walt Disney Worldâs Typhoon Lagoon. It includes a backstory of Mary Oceaneer (shown in the portrait in Mystic Manor) and her parrot who was diving for treasure when a typhoon hit and shipwrecked them on an island.
You may notice that there is Atlantan along the bottom of the diving bell. This could be a link between the film Atlantic: The Lost Empire and S.E.A. though we will have to wait and see if anything else pops up with this before we can be certain.
Whatâs next?
The sea-iverse is huge and itâs growing with different stories from different parks around the world. What started out as a small secret society has turned into a massive story arc between attractions and parks. We are looking forward to the Jungle Cruise films - there are rumors we could see some S.E.A. hints.
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