Return to Unfiction unforum
 a.r.g.b.b 
FAQ FAQ   Search Search 
 
Welcome!
New users, PLEASE read these forum guidelines. New posters, SEARCH before posting and read these rules before posting your killer new campaign. New players may also wish to peruse the ARG Player Tutorial.

All users must abide by the Terms of Service.
Website Restoration Project
This archiving project is a collaboration between Unfiction and Sean Stacey (SpaceBass), Brian Enigma (BrianEnigma), and Laura E. Hall (lehall) with
the Center for Immersive Arts.
Announcements
This is a static snapshot of the
Unfiction forums, as of
July 23, 2017.
This site is intended as an archive to chronicle the history of Alternate Reality Games.
  

The time now is Thu Nov 21, 2024 11:13 pm
All times are UTC - 4 (DST in action)		 View posts in this forum since last visit
View unanswered posts in this forum
Calendar
 Forum index » Archive » Archive: General » Old News & Rumors
Muppets / Disneyland ARG to launch Nov 17th
View previous topicView next topic
Page 1 of 1 [11 Posts]  
Author Message
stratagos
Unfettered


Joined: 09 Jul 2008
Posts: 339
Location: Philadelphia suburbs

 		Muppets / Disneyland ARG to launch Nov 17th
A friend of mine that works for the Mouse sent me the following - which is ironic, since I live nowhere *near* Southern California any longer:

Quote:
From November 17 through December 12, Walt Disney Imagineering will be testing a new Alternate Reality Game featuring The Muppets. Select Annual Passholders will be invited to play by completing four online puzzles at home, helping Kermit find his lost muppet pals. Kermit will then invite players to continue the search in person in Disney's California AdventureŽ Park by using clues and answering via text from their personal cell phones to complete the game inside the park. Upon completing the game, players will be directed to receive their prize at the Walt Disney Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar.


This is *all* the information she had - it was posted on an internal intranet site.

Apologies if this is troutable; my ARG time is pretty much nonexistent at this point

PostPosted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 10:02 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
PostLarval
Entrenched


Joined: 16 Nov 2004
Posts: 806
Location: 32° 43'N, 117° 10'W (give or take)

 		I'm an annual passholder! Shocked

OMG *crosses fingers* I hope I get selected for this!
_________________
O_o

PostPosted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 10:06 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Illy
Guest


 		Why does all the fun stuff happen right after my annual pass dies? XD

PostPosted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 12:18 am
 Back to top 
Gix
Boot

Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Posts: 22
Location: The Netherlands

 		I'm a annual pass holder, but only for Disney Paris, guess that they don't get selected
_________________
Everything you know is wrong...

PostPosted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 3:44 am
 View user's profile MSN Messenger
 ICQ Number 
 Back to top 
notgordian
Unfictologist


Joined: 23 Nov 2006
Posts: 1383
Location: Philly

 		Link to the game's website from one of the developers.
http://theathanor.blogspot.com/2008/12/muppet-experiment.html

PostPosted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 2:38 am
 View user's profile Visit poster's website
 Back to top 
PostLarval
Entrenched


Joined: 16 Nov 2004
Posts: 806
Location: 32° 43'N, 117° 10'W (give or take)

 		Oh HELL yes... I've been trying to track this down for weeks!

Officially registered for Time Travel Experiments, and awaiting acceptance into the program Shocked


direct link: http://www.theMuppetExperiment.com
_________________
O_o

PostPosted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 3:08 am
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
PostLarval
Entrenched


Joined: 16 Nov 2004
Posts: 806
Location: 32° 43'N, 117° 10'W (give or take)

 		First response received:

Dr. Bunsen Honeydew wrote:
Hello PostLarval! This is Dr. Bunsen Honeydew of Muppet Labs, where tomorrow is the future.

Our latest invention - The Muppet Labs Time Rewinder(TM) -- is complete! My assistant Beaker has already taken his first trip - exactly five minutes into the past. He tells me that this recent past is just like the present day, except it happened five minutes earlier! Extraordinary! While this was a highly impressive test, there is much more to do. Thousands have applied to be test subjects for this next round of experiments. The first lucky applicants selected are:

* Kermit the Frog
* Miss Piggy
* The Swedish Chef
* Rowlf the Dog
* Fozzie Bear
* Sam the Eagle

If your name is not listed above, don't worry! More volunteers will be selected every hour, so keep an eye on your inbox. Next stop: the past!

Scientifically yours,
Dr. Bunsen Honeydew


And then, 6 hours later:

Dr. Bunsen Honeydew wrote:
Hello again PostLarval! Dr. Bunsen Honeydew here. We've had a slight...uh, incident here at Muppet Labs: it seems that some of our test subjects have gone missing!

We were preparing to embark on the maiden voyage of The Muppet Labs Time Rewinder(TM) when Kermit suggested we photograph everyone inside this technological marvel. However, instead of picking up the camera and pressing the button, my assistant Beaker accidentally picked up the Time Rewinder controls and sent everyone back through time! (Oopsie!) As a result Kermit and his friends are now scattered across California in the year 1937!

Not to worry! Thanks to the Rewinder's attached Muppet Labs Dial-a-Time Phone, Beaker and I are in contact with Kermit. But we could use your help to track down the others. For the sake of science and the well-being of our volunteers, please head over to our website to learn how you and your family can work with us to bring our lost friends home again.

Please hurry! The time-space continuum is in your hands!

Scientifically yours,
Dr. Bunsen Honeydew


From what I've gathered thus far, there are two stages here... a series of online puzzles, in search of the missing muppets, followed by an in-park search/hunt. The second stage is unlocked by completing the first, and will apparently involve texts back and forth (through time) with Kermit.

Only season passholders can play along, but if anyone's interested I can update this thread with the whole story as it progresses.

Alright... off to rescue Miss Piggy from the Hollywood Tower Hotel!
_________________
O_o

PostPosted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:23 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
celina63
Entrenched


Joined: 28 Sep 2002
Posts: 909
Location: San Diego, CA

 		I learned about this via a Tweet from Christy Dena - the website doesn't say anything about having to be a passholder, just asking if we were planning on going to California Adventure before Dec 16th - and in fact, we *were* planning on going to D-Land on Dec 13 for my daughter's birthday (and to meet up with RobMagus!) so I signed up for it.

I have received the above two emails as well, and have accessed the site. The first puzzle is a musical one - Kermit has found Rowlf and Fozzie at The Golden Coast Jazz Club, but the bouncer won't let him in without the password. Rowlf played a tune as a hint - first a single note, then 3 notes together, then 6 notes. It's pretty bad - cacophonous to say the least.

Clicking the Help button gives the following additional hint from Statler and Waldorf:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Ah! What a less than fabulous noise! I hope Rowlf is trying to tell us something by playing specific notes. If he's not, that's the worst doggon music we've ever heard!


Clicking the Help button again gives another hint:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Someone in your family might know which piano keys represent which letters! If not, ask for their help by searching the Internet. (Before you do, be sure to ask your parents' permission)


I have attached 3 screenshots with the 3 sets of musical notes.


ETA: SOLVED
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
A FAB DECADE

NoteThree.JPG
 Description   Third Note Clue
 Filesize   61.62KB
 Viewed   155 Time(s)

NoteThree.JPG
NoteTwo.JPG
 Description   Second Note Clue
 Filesize   60.95KB
 Viewed   155 Time(s)

NoteTwo.JPG
NoteOne.JPG
 Description   First Note Clue
 Filesize   62.15KB
 Viewed   148 Time(s)

NoteOne.JPG
_________________
Politicians are like diapers - they should be changed often, and for the same reason.

PostPosted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 12:55 am
 View user's profile AIM Address Yahoo Messenger MSN Messenger
 Back to top 
itainteasybeingreen88
Guest


 		its not only for ap holders
anyone can play now!
as long as you register on disney.com then you can play the muppet experiment online - my cool gamer friends figured this out so now people like me can play too!!!
Smile

PostPosted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:37 pm
 Back to top 
RobMagus
Unfettered


Joined: 17 Jul 2004
Posts: 469
Location: Vancouver, BC

 		I'm pretty sure I know what sam the eagle's location is in his puzzle, but every way I've tried to enter it hasn't worked!

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Edwards Air Force Base, edwards air force base, Edwards AFB... even Rosamond (on a whim)


any ideas?

also, here's a layering of the three different maps for miss piggy's puzzle. sorry the picture won't get covered by a spoiler Sad
paranormal_frequency_layered.gif
 Description   miss piggy puzzle
 Filesize   175.4KB
 Viewed   168 Time(s)

paranormal_frequency_layered.gif
_________________
Of course! That's the only possible explanation!

PostPosted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 4:57 am
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Gix
Boot

Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Posts: 22
Location: The Netherlands
RobMagus wrote:
I'm pretty sure I know what sam the eagle's location is in his puzzle, but every way I've tried to enter it hasn't worked!

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Edwards Air Force Base, edwards air force base, Edwards AFB... even Rosamond (on a whim)


any ideas?

also, here's a layering of the three different maps for miss piggy's puzzle. sorry the picture won't get covered by a spoiler Sad


If i see this she is in the Right preshow room of the tower of terror attraction
_________________
Everything you know is wrong...

PostPosted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 5:48 am
 View user's profile MSN Messenger
 ICQ Number 
 Back to top 
Display posts from previous:   Sort by:   
Page 1 of 1 [11 Posts]  
View previous topicView next topic
 Forum index » Archive » Archive: General » Old News & Rumors
Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum
You cannot post calendar events in this forum



Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group