#Society of Explorers and Adventurers

[afunky-jester]

[pi-the-theme-park-guy]

Have you ever noticed the hidden connection between Disney's Typhoon Lagoon water park and Atlantis the Lost Empire?

So, it is all about the family raft ride (ya know, the kind where 4 people ride together) called Miss Adventure Falls.

Because this is Disney, it isn't just a regular water slide. It has a story and characters and all that stuff. This ride is specifically about Captain Mary Oceaneer! An explorer, sailor, scientist, bad bitch, treasure hunter, etc...

She is also a member of the Society of Explorers and Adventurers (aka S.E.A.) A secret society that works as a sort of meta narrative tying a bunch of Disney rides from around the world together. But that's not important right now, just cool to mention. I've talked about S.E.A. before anyways

What IS important right now is her sub! Rightby the exit to the slide you can see her underwater exploratory vehicle which has been blown ashore by the huge Typhoon that transformed the Placade Palms Resort into the Leaning Palms Resort and created Typhoon Lagoon (the story behind the water park as a whole)

(Notice the two beach chairs next to the sub. one for Captain Oceaneer and one for her parrot, Duncan)

Look real close at the sub and you'll see something a little odd

Look at those squiggles! Those aren't just squiggles! That's Atlantean Script! The language made by Mark Okrand (the guy who made Klingon) for Atlantis the Lost Empire! And we can translate it!

Captain Mary Oceaneer wanted the Atlanteans to know "I Come in Peace" as she explored the ocean! And I think that's neat as heck

[disneyparktournament]

Enjoy this terrible meme.

Disney Park Character alignments.

Apologies for the poor lighting on “chaotic Evil - it’s meant to be the Pirates from Pirates of the Caribbean.

[bound-books-and-glowing-clouds]

the fact that the man who voices zim is also shiriku utundu hits me like a brick to the face sometimes

[fnulr]

Now I watched the haunted mansion movie and...

I enjoyed it, idk if I loved it or anything but I swear I just had a decent time just relaxing and seeing it all play out

I am however a little sad there weren't any S.E.A references, it had the great potential to IF NOTHING ELSE introduce the idea of it or a recurring character

Oh well, I honestly think you should go watch it

[vath-and-such-vinluv-s-stuff]

Being stuck in the 5th Dimension isn't so bad when you got company

[formicarum-rex]

SEA is problematic in that it values "exploration" and "adventure" but nearly always within the framework of white guys "discovering" exotic lands and cultures in places other than europe.

On the other hand, there is a slight current of anti-colonialism within Tokyo's Tower of Terror (2006). Harrison Hightower was forever doomed to a life of torment because of disrespecting the native culture of the African nation he "found"/ profited from.

Meanwhile, because Disney parks have more recently been focusing on making their park characters more inclusive, you have PoC and female members of the Society, seen in the Jungle Cruise Skipper Cantina (2015) and Tokyo's Soaring (2019).

If Disney ever decides to bring SEA into a medium that is more naturally narrative than theme parks, I feel like it has to center around the tension between the frankly nearly-inherently colonialist nature of the Society, and the vague anti-imperialist and inclusive undercurrents.

It may be that the Society was always open to non-white members, and technically defined my exploration in any domain, and in any location, but even then it's Watsonian founding within the European "Age of Explorers" and flourishing during the Imperial era, let alone its Doyalist influence from western, imperialist views of Africa, Asia, etc as seen in comic books, movies, and the disney parks themselvesm, will lead to a strong tension. So strong, that I feel any possible SEA movie will feel unsatisfying if its ignored.

[disneyremnants]

On this map inside of Skipper Canteen you can find a sketch of a blimp. This sketch is taken directly from concept art for Disneyland's never built Discovery Bay! The map also mentions Jason Chandler, a character created for the Bay who was later reused as president of S.E.A.!

[katiestardoodles]

More sona stuff :3

My own spidersona I drew last year, the amethyst spider✨ (I might redraw her eventually)

My main fursona/furry me

And explorer me inspired by jungle cruise, the adventurers club and Disney SEA the secret society 🤌🏻

[tyler-talks-disney]

The Hidden Story at the Disney Parks Part 1

Did you know that the Disney Parks have their own secret society? No, I am not talking about the famous Club 33, but in fact am talking about the elusive FICTIONAL group that ties hidden in the background lore of several attractions, parks and even films called the Society of Explorers and Adventurers (S.E.A.).

Hidden globally throughout the Disney parks is a hidden lore that connects the parts of the parks together narratively. Rides such as Big Thunder, Haunted Mansion, Jungle Cruise and many more are tied to the adventures of these people, and if you look closely you may find that they have left their mark on the park.

Disney does a great job at tying their adventures into not only the park but also into real histories including people such as Leonardo Da Vinci being a member of their ranks at some point in time.

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“The mission of the Society of Explorers and Adventurers is to collect, conserve, and curate valuable cultural and artistic artifacts from around the world and make them available to the public in an artistically pleasing and sensitive manner. It is furthermore the mission of the organization to equip and mount socio-cultural expeditions to discover, explore, chronicle and protect the artistic achievements of human society, past and present, exalted and forgotten.”―S.E.A. Mission Statement found at Oceaneer Lab and Mystic Manor

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I absolutely adore what Disney has done to craft a narrative around their parks, that connect them in ways never thought possible. Not only is it just an interesting thing to look out for if you are ever in the parks, it expands the reaches of the Disney Universe and brand in an interesting way. Similarly to that of the MCU or Starwars, these stories could quite possibly be a way for Disney to start their own live action cinematic universe. This may be something that we are already seeing take shape with the release of the 2021 Jungle Cruise movie, and the upcoming 2023 film: the Haunted Mansion.

There is a lot to unpack surrounding the Lore of the S.E.A, enough that I cannot cover in one post, so I hope to expand upon this, so that we may uncover one of my personal favorite ways that Disney uses narrative in their parks. So consider this an introduction to the S.E.A., as more content is to come to unpack this interesting piece of Disney Lore

[afunky-jester]

Oliver Ocean is a bisexual

[princess-ibri]

Are you going to include anything from the Society of Explorers and Adventurers in the DisneyVerse?

It definitely exists within Our World, I dont have any plans for it right now but it's there and may be used for background for future projects if it comes in useful

[disneyparktournament]

Round 1

Group 3 - Adventure

[smxsonic]

I have made the weirdest ass crossover idea: SEA (Disney Parks)x Fate

The Society of Explorers and Adventurers is an organization of individuals who have encountered the Moonlit World, but very few have any aptitude for mage craft. The Association only tolerates them as far as they don't expose mage craft to the world. Just as aristocratic as the The Mage association, most of it's membership consists of descendants of existing members. But as a Grail War looms, Henry Mystic IV has found himself a katana said to have wielded by Oda Nobunaga himself, and has plans to stick it to those gits in the Mage Association.

[fnulr]

I love Disney with all my heart

I know too much stuff, but my favorite thing is

THE S.E.A

So when I found out of it existence I immediately research as much as I could

AND LET ME TELL YOU THE POSSIBILITIES

Imagine the end of "The haunted mansion" movie post credit scene

Someone knocks on the door

"Hi my name is Oliver Ocean, may I come in?"

[theoddmouseshoppe]

Adding rocks to an ancient Temple of the Forbidden Eye ruin.