On August 5th, Wallace had a live chat. It was broadcasted from disneycartography.com/chat. We were actually the first to put a recording of the chat online: Skip to 17 minutes or listen to the beginning, as I talk all about what has happened so far in the Optimist.
Our friend @MitchellStein1 wrote out a whole transcript of the chat!
WALLACE:..I am extremely grateful to Amelia for bringing us all together on her journey, so to Amelia, and all her friends tuning in tonight, whether I met you in person or online, I say hello and welcome!
I’ve been getting a lot of questions from you, and a lot of interesting, provocative questions on Twitter, and uh, well, they’re not all about my artwork and I’m going to attempt to answer the recent questions tonight. I know 140 characters on Twitter isn’t the best way to provide anything from the simplest of answers, of course there were some questions I wanted you to find the answers for yourself, and you all have a lot of interest so I am hoping I can help you all out. So, let’s dive right in and see what questions are being asked on Twitter tonight..
Our first question comes in from Rachel and Rachel has a double question:
Q: ‘What is the goal of the society/purpose of the society and how to you know so much about it and it’s purpose?
Good question. Well, the main goal is and always should be: ‘To build a better and brighter tomorrow’ and for how I know so much: Well it’s part of my mission: To find all of you dedicated to building a better tomorrow, and following online and following clues, and that path has brought you all here tonight and that path is part of a bigger design, and uh..I am doing this because we are looking out for those who are ‘architects’ in building a better tomorrow.
Q#2: (Will you be seeing any of the paneIs at this years’ D23 Expo? I will be seeing 'Undiscovered Disneyland')
A: Uh..yes, having my own booth, Please stop by my booth and say hi by the way. (Booth 539)
Q#3: Is there more that should be discovered from your artwork (Audio got fuzzy) of the featured attractions? (It’s A Small World, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln and Carrousel of Progress.)
A: A few of you have asked about various different pieces and clues and I think..well, I think you found everything to bring you here tonight and for the next step. So, I hope you’re ready for the final task. Good question.
Q: Did you know a man named Carlos Marou?
Well, Carlos..he is the reason we are all here tonight. I can say I am aware of Carlos, I did not work with Carlos directly.
Like many of you, I’ve seen his excerpt of ‘What Tommorow Hides’ and I have to say there are some interesting overlaps. Let’s just say we’re all recruiters, often use mass to attract the movements of those within their circle or those searching for their way into the inner circle..closely changes in the outside world..
Of course, I know his granddaughter Amelia, and to personally know her grandfather more, sorta brought us here together and is the reason why we’re even here right now and again, I’m especially grateful to Amelia for that.
Q: Will your artwork be available for purchase after D23?
I’ll see then, but right now, I really have to get the other items for D23 ready first.
Q: Are the things we found at Club 33 for society members or society leaders?
Excellent question.
There have always been those dedicated to building a better tomorrow and I’m certainly one of those. I’d like to put a pin on that one though, there’s only so much I can say in such an open form.
But, what I will say is: Well, by and large, we’ve all been drawn into this journey by Walt Disney. Of course, He wasn’t the only visionary in the world. There were always those in history who dedicated to tomorrow and looked to the future. We talked recently about Edison Square which was intended as a way to celebrate the great minds, the great adventures, and the visionaries from the 20th Century. It’s intriguing to think what they could’ve accomplished while working together. Just to think about it is incredible and (Couldn’t Make Out Word). It makes me wonder what all of us could build together..
Q; What does the symbol mean?
Lots of you have asked this question. How to answer? Well, I’ve been avoiding this question to a certain extent since..well, there isn’t a single simple answer! Good question and I realize that it could be frustrating and, it’s frustrating to not to be able to give you a direct answer.
The Piece of artwork you’ve seen serves as a symbol for those who believe in a better tomorrow. Artists, Engineers, futurists. I’m a friend of that group and I’m in charge of recruiting you.
Let’s talk about WED and the 64 World Fair. Throughout his career, pushed Imaginneers to do impossible...now, some things they worked on, some of them were never meant to be seen by the public. Some people know about the secret project of tomorrow and worked on project that were showcased for the impossible. These were ideas were decades ahead of their time. We discovered in 1964: The feeling at the time was that the world was not yet ready to fully embrace these harmones, so they were only showed to special groups, those who had a part in the fair or, were being tested, had special showings of these secret technologies.
Many of you know I refer to a sound I heard at ‘It’s A Small World’. The sound I heard may have been a product of those demonstrations.
I have also seen some interesting theories about those projects surrounding the blueprints found around Mr. Lott’s site. The implication for those technologies is well..nothing. I can’t confirm theories, but I am also not going to deny them.
Q; Favorite color: Sky blue.
Q; Will all our answers be uncovered by the Expo? Or Will there still be more to uncover beyond there?
Last step that I have planned for you, is in fact at D23 Expo. Beyond that, how all of you plan to build a better tomorrow, is entirely up to you. It’s in your hands.
Q: Will you be selling any of the prints that are sold out at the Expo?
(Shortened answer) Thanks for your interest, but unfortunately, no. Ultimately, I had to pick a choice, whether to print something old, or something new. So I chose to put my effort to something new which will be exclusive to those of you who attend this years’ D23 Expo.
Next question, comes in from Mitchell. (One of my questions!)
Q: Are you a society member?
Well, Mitchell, at the end of the day, this ultimately isn’t story. It belongs to all of you.
It’s Carlos’ and it’s Amelia’s story to begin with.. In a sense, Amelia sent all of you to me, and I’ve been impressed on how you all worked together, and I am talking to all of you today. (No answer?)
Q: What is the significance of the rides in your artwork and the ’64 World Fair to the society?
Well, there has been a lot of conversation about what might have been happening behind the scenes at Imagineering, The World Fair, and those installations in the park.
Let’s start in the park.
I’m not the best one to answer this, but I do have someone who could talk about some of the hidden things in TommorowLand and maybe talk about that technology behind those patents that so many of you have been interested in.
“ Let’s see if I can patch him in. Bob? Let’s talk about the messages in the park and how about we start with the plaque in Autopia?”
-BOB GARR APPEARS ON SCREEN-
“Oh yeah, we had two Autopias in the park.”
Y’know I designed the Autopia car bodies because Walt wanted his own custom car that no one else had. It turned out the little kids, are a little bit too small to ride my Autopia car.
So we bought Migit Autopia which was a standard production catalog available car even though Walt wanted his own Autopia with his own body, looked the other way and said ‘Ok, we’re gonna buy a stock of production cars for the little kids.’
After we took out a midget Autopia when we put in Small World, we had to do something with those cars. They all went to Marceline, Kansas (mistake?) which was Walt’s original hometown.
When we drew that map of the car park in it, even though it was 1959 it didn’t fit, but if you look around there are cars that are bronze! It kinda leads us into to what we want to look at of what this Midget Autopia and of course leading into the idea of the secret society and if all that really happened.
No one probably knows about that, but I’m not supposed to tell you anything more, so uh..
-CONNECTION LOST- (Purposely done by Wallace himself)
-WALLACE RETURNS-
Thanks Bob! Thanks for joining us and answering those questions, and uh, I have to go! That’s it for now! Bye Bye!
-LIVE VIDEO ENDS- -HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE CONFUSED-
-This transcript has been typed out by Mitchell Stein (@MitchellStein1)
The Optimist will end at the D23 Expo this weekend!
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