Unidentified S.E.A. members

Members of the Society of Explorers and Adventurers who have yet to be identified.

## Identification

### Unseen S.E.A. members

There are several members of the Society of Explorers and Adventurers who have been alluded to in cannon materials in name only. It is possible that some of these named individuals might be pseudonymous with the seen but unnamed members of the society.

 **Jason Chandler** | A prominent member of S.E.A. who became club president by 1880. He was an inventor who supplied the Big Thunder Mining Company. He was a member since at-least 1851 and the latest direct chronological reference to him was in 1882. However he also travelled aboard Captain Brieux's airship the Hyperion which was only completed in 1907 meaning he would have been alive into the 20th century.
Chandler did make physical appearances in the Disney Kingdoms comics based on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad however these stories are non-cannon and its depiction of Chandler directly contradicts that of Chandler in cannon.

 **Luana Teixeira** | A presumed photographer and explorer who was a member of S.E.A. by the 1890s.

Tropical Hideaway

### Other factors

#### Assorted

* Some of the unidentified members seen in the portrait of Camellia Falco's initiation might be known members of the Society as they appeared when they were younger.

#### Businessman

* When questioned on if the businessman represented Barnabas T. Bullion, WDI Story Editor Kevin Lively said it wasn't him because he died "long before 1899".
* There is a theory which identifies Chandler as being the older, unidentified, suited S.E.A. member found in Mystic Manor in a portrait dated to 1899. It can be presumed that Chandler was active in the 1890s given that he would ride aboard the airship Hyperion, a vessel which was only completed in 1907. Chandler is presumed to have been approximately 70 years-old in 1899.
* The businessman's moustache somewhat resembles that of Merriweather Adam Pleasure. It is however unlikely that this is Pleasure as Merriweather would have been 26 years old in 1899 while the businessman is shown to be wrinkled, balding and as having grey/white hair.
* He bares a passing resemblance to an aged Walt Disney.

#### Founding members

* As Camellia Falco was the first woman member of S.E.A., it is assumed that none of the founders were women.
* As the crest is divided into four sections respecting their four core beliefs, it is possible that there were at least four-members with one representing each of these ideals. This would mean one focused on romance (represented by an Armillary Sphere; an astrological measurement device), one on discovery (represented via a compass), one on adventure (represented with a sailing-ship) and one on innovation (represented with the tools of an artist).
* At-least one member would have likely been the owner of Fortress Explorations.
* There are several features of Fortress Explorations which infer the behaviour and traits of certain SEA members active within the fort who might have been founders:
	+ Alchemist of Fortress Explorations' laboratory.
	+ The Captain of *The Renaissance*.
	+ Astronomer of Fortress Explorations' observatory.
	+ *Camera Obscura* photographer.
* Their mission statement for the Society read as:
“*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*”.

#### Luana Teixeira

* In the Skipper Canteen painting portraying Dr. Falls' discovery of the Cambodian ruins is a woman adventurer using a daguerreotype camera to photograph him. It is theorized that this character is Luana Teixera given that it is a woman explorer and photographer operating in the jungle during the 19th century with a connection to Dr. Albert Falls which is featured in the Skipper Canteen.

#### Magician

* There are five known magicians in the AbracaBar's history, plus its woman owner. The known magicians are:
	+ **Encantadora de Toros**: Encantadora was a hispanic or Spanish woman who could train bulls and make them disappear.
	+ **The Great Nyokaa**: Nyokaa was a fortune-teller whose, "Eyes see no lies".
	+ **Lasdow the Lucky**: Lasdow the Lucky was a magician best known for his disappearing tricks. He was responsible for the missing magicians incident of 1940.
	+ **Madame Heshire**: Madame Heshire was a magician who performed every full moon and was known as the, "Mover of the Moon".
	+ **Tyrus**: Tyrus was a Chinese magician who was known as the, “Conjurer from the land of Red Dragons” and, "King of Kites".

#### Mountaineer/Sub-zero explorer

* The Mountaineer/Sub-zero explorer might be connected to Expedition Everest or Matterhorn Bobsleds which both regard frozen alpine regions (the Forbidden Mountain of the Himalayas and Matterhorn of the Swiss Alps respectively).
	+ If he is connected to Matterhorn Bobsleds, it is possible he was affiliated with the mountain's mysterious Wells Expedition which was attacked during an expedition through the Matterhorn by its yeti.

* It is also possible that the sub-zero explorer was originally intended to be part of the never built Glacier Bay, which was an area themed after an arctic outpost and featured a steampunk aesthetic. This land was part of Hong Kong Disneyland’s original expansion plan and would have accompanied Mystic Point and Grizzly Gulch, both of which are tied to the S.E.A mythos.

#### Porto Paradiso Crowd

Vitale Robustelli, Camellia Falco, Jason Chandler and Lord Henry Mystic are the only members of SEA known to have attended Camellia Falco's rite of passage, there are other 19th century members who could potentially be in the crowd.

* **Barnabas T. Bullion**: Is theorized/presumed to have been born c. the 1810s and as such might have been in his 40s at the time of the event.
* **Charlton J. Taboret**: This painter for the society is frequently shown to have been around the same age as Lord Henry Mystic meaning he could be a likely candidate for attendance.
* **Dr. J.L. Baterista**: He is shown to be roughly Lord Mystic's age.

19th century members who were not born yet or who were likely too young to have been official members include:

* **Captain Mary Oceaneer**: Presumed to have been born roughly 10-20 years after the event.
* **Dr. Albert Falls**: While his exact age is unknown, Falls was young enough in the late 1880s that he would not have been born yet when Falco was brought into the society.
* **Harrison Hightower III**: Would have only been 16 at the time of the ceremony.
* **Merriweather Adam Pleasure**: Born 20 years after the event.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.wdwinfo.com/walt-disney-world/a-close-look-inside-abracadabar-at-disneys-boardwalk/
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/Livelyland/status/1114192530315157504
3. ↑ https://jungleskipper.com/sea/attractions/fortress-explorations
4. ↑ https://blogmickey.com/2016/07/photos-video-abracadabar-review/
5. ↑ https://www.themeparksandentertainment.com/2020/02/what-was-disneys-glacier-bay-mysterious.html