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MrToasty · From the June 5, 2012 - buried pin for Bradbury? Out there to be found?

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**Posted:** Mon May 18, 2015 12:07 am

Drewsko

That's not all. NYFairLady64 seems to have died recently. Her obituary's online, and there's a message within that's leading to a whole slew of revelations.

**Posted:** Mon May 18, 2015 1:40 pm

Sam G · Veteran Joined: 01 Jul 2008 Posts: 140

http://www.tomorrowlandtimes.com/p/the-optimist-tommorowland-arg-full-recap.html

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10104484017884036&set=a.10100463924732936.2889552.2541080&type=1&theater

**Posted:** Mon May 18, 2015 3:50 pm

automaton

@keigosenbei @jbowen55 and @AgentBacardi found her pin and a new login for Ray Bradbury:

**Posted:** Mon May 18, 2015 4:10 pm

Bob904 · Boot Joined: 02 Mar 2009 Posts: 22

If you notice, this listing is from the Blast From The Past store, which is already tied to the Tomorrowland thread. So it seems to be coming full circle.

Question is: is it really available to purchase? And like it was just mentioned, who is going to shell out the money for it?

**Posted:** Mon May 18, 2015 5:36 pm

automaton

I assume it's a real bound book, but if you look at the contents it's actually a compilation of essays from different (real) authors. NyFairLady64 seems to have only written the last one. Looks like a great prop!

This guy's twitter feed is interesting:
https://twitter.com/bobo_pinky

It seems as if he was sent a new trailhead, with new instructions that specify something happening at The Observatron at Tomorrowland on the 28th of May.

**Posted:** Mon May 18, 2015 6:19 pm

Sam G · Veteran Joined: 01 Jul 2008 Posts: 140

Interesting, the morse code is specific to him.

TODD YOUNG WILL YOU REMEMBER THE FUTURE? ARE YOU AN OPTIMIST?

**Posted:** Mon May 18, 2015 6:58 pm

Sam G · Veteran Joined: 01 Jul 2008 Posts: 140

http://optimist.net84.net/optimist2.html

The source has what you desire

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<p><span>The source has what you desire.</p>
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**Posted:** Mon May 18, 2015 7:04 pm

Drewsko

Strange also that the date on the note is the 28th. A week or so after the release of Tomorrowland this week. Strange that this would be a post-film thing.

**Posted:** Mon May 18, 2015 9:31 pm

MarshallTeller

Seems kinda shady that there's an ebay auction for an ARG item if you ask me :-\

http://www.ebay.com/itm/261886909699

**Posted:** Tue May 19, 2015 4:25 am

ObFuSc8 · Decorated Joined: 11 Aug 2011 Posts: 203

The entire Todd Young thing seems pretty suspicious to me as a trailhead. Especially so since he's mentioned by name in the both the morse code & the code for the page. It would be understandable if that came up after some type of login to the page, but that's not the case. Why would ANY viral site name a single (real) person? (Has anyone ever seen anything like this before?) Not to mention, the code for the page hasn't changed/been updated after the discovery of the Wallace or Bradbury archives.

Todd Young is a very real person (not just an actor or persona created for this ARG). He's a photographer who has a studio in Culver City. His Facebook account isn't new. (I think the fact that he has 84 friends is nothing more than coincidence - unless he purposely conceals the rest on a hidden list). This is one of his websites: http://www.youngstudios.net

A quick search shows this address for his studio:
11112 Orville St., Culver City, CA

And that's likely the address that's partly showing behind the postcard in the pics he posted.

The 1st pic he tweeted today, of the an envelope & supposed +U communique doesn't look like a real photograph https://twitter.com/bobo_pinky/status/600315509733654529

The postmark on that postcard is "JUN 8 1959" & the stamp is 4 cent Old Glory (with either 48 or 50 stars - I can't quite make out from the pic). The stamp itself carries appropriate postage for the year (though the stamp itself may not be depending on the number of stars). The thing is, there's NO OTHER POSTMARK, and it didn't come in an envelope. So I really don't think it was mailed to him. (He claims he bought a Tomorrowland pin at downtown Disney a couple months ago, then received the envelope 2 weeks ago, and that the card just showed up in his porch with his other junk mail a week ago.)

The description on the back of the card is taken from an old Disney postcard for the giant Kaiser Aluminum Telescope:
http://sundrycollectibles.net/disneypostcards/cards/card_detail.php?id=11
https://www.flickr.com/photos/miehana/2295229537/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/miehana/2295221731/

At this point, everything seems to be pointing to Todd having created this himself. It's possible someone's having a bit of fun with him, but he can't be that naive & his story doesn't really make sense. As others have already pointed out, this "trailhead" doesn't seem to serve any purpose, and I can't really see it being official. But if it is official, it's the CLUMSIEST trailhead I've seen.

**Posted:** Tue May 19, 2015 6:31 am

automaton

Oh I'm sure he's in on it, whatever it is. StopPlusUltra hired actors for their story so for them, or someone else, to rope in another person, possibly an existing Disney fan willing to maintain the illusion via social media, doesn't feel out of the ordinary to me.

A lot of things suggest this is the work of a fan. The use of the free domain builder net84.net is particularly dodgy. The Photoshopped mail images are in the same vein as StopPlusUltra so that doesn't bother me. But hey, if he's willing to put this much effort into it, why not follow along!

After all, StopPlusUltra sure didn't follow the typical ARG etiquette, but it turned up some interesting and unique artefacts.

**Posted:** Tue May 19, 2015 9:25 am

ObFuSc8 · Decorated Joined: 11 Aug 2011 Posts: 203

Eternal Optimist

automaton

Lots of new activity. Seems that book wasn't a one-off. Copies have been appearing in used books stores:

**Posted:** Tue May 19, 2015 5:09 pm

Bob904 · Boot Joined: 02 Mar 2009 Posts: 22

I might be a little behind here, but looking at the scanned pages you notice letters dropped on the first few pages. These letters spell: FOLD PAGE ONE FIFTY ONE TO ITS CENTER.

This must reveal another clue of some sort. Does anyone have a picture to post of the folded page?

**Posted:** Tue May 19, 2015 5:21 pm