After a night of fighting, everyone slept soundly, mainly because part of the truth had been revealed, giving them a direction for the investigation.
The ghost statue formed last night didn't throw up any reward boxes, but it showed the participants a segment of Walt Disney's life.
The theme of the Ghost Mansion in Orlando apparently came from a ghost story Walt Disney made up for his elder brother Roy when they were children.
And the most important clue here is that Disney's Ghost Mansion in Orlando was indeed Walt Disney's last work when he felt his death approach.
This was not surprising. Walt Disney's life was short-lived, passing away at 65, and the news of his death shocked the whole world.
On the one hand, the age of 65 is not exactly old, Disney's passing was seen as sudden compared to other talented directors and comic masters, which many film fans found hard to accept.
People who die of illness have often been informed by doctors about their remaining lifespan. Walt Disney, diagnosed with lung cancer, didn't stop working until his dying moment, caring deeply for making Disney World in Orlando perfect.
His last words confirmed people's earlier speculations. Walt Disney knew he was dying, but he had other means, which meant he was no ordinary individual.
The most important clue given by this memory is that the truth of Disneyland lies within Walt Disney's life. If the remaining three parks also hide segments of Walt Disney's memory, perhaps these fragments of memory would add up to Walt Disney's full plan.
At breakfast, the leading individuals gathered again, obviously, to recap last night's proceedings and speculate on the most logical order to retrieve the memories.
Shiller noted down several key pieces of information from last night's memory fragment and suggested, "I guess the memories might evolve chronologically. Ghost Mansion was Walt Disney's last work, but it reveals his childhood experiences."
"We can clearly see that Walt came from a poor family. He and his brother had to deliver newspapers to make money when they were seven or eight years old. He mentioned mowing lawns in wealthy neighborhoods, which is also a task done by children from poor families."
"And from this, we can infer that Walt Disney probably didn't gain any special skills in his childhood because in his own memory, he was just an ordinary child who had no contact with high society."
"At that time, both magic and witchcraft were almost circulated in high society." Strange said "Before the two world wars had even started, Master Ancient One hadn't gathered mages who were traveling all over the place, she was still travelling outside Earth."
"Though the Grand Mages are usually ascetic, wealthy individuals indeed have more channels to meet extraordinary people, and can afford to explore the world beyond ordinary society."
"So at that time, mages were usually the guests of the rich until the outbreak of the two world wars, when the mages started to care about ordinary people who were suffering from the trials of war."
"So Disney wasn't a natural-born mage?" Nick looked at Strange and asked.
Strange shook his head and said, "At least from what I see, he was just an ordinary child."
"And are you a natural-born mage?" Bruce asked," What's the difference between them and ordinary people? Can this difference be manifested in childhood?"
After being silent for a while, Strange said, "I'm not willing to talk about this because my childhood wasn't happy. However, after becoming the Supreme Magician and looking back carefully, I found some clues in the memory fragments I had forgotten."
"From a very young age, my concentration was much stronger than ordinary people. At four years old, I could sit in a chair all afternoon and finish a book. Even a month later, I could still remember most of the details."
"I'm very good at delicate work. I can not only remove every bit of rust from small car parts and screws by polishing, but I can also spin and sew."
Strange pursed his lips and said, "But do you know how a boy who doesn't run around the streets, go up mountains and down to the sea, instead stays home all day reading books and even mends cloth dolls, would be laughed at by his peers in a small town in Red State?"
"Mages always have a special temperament, as stressed in Kamar-Taj, 'Concentrate fully, so power can ascend', and those who are especially gifted will show their differences from an early age."
"It seems that the problem is not in Walt Disney's childhood." Natasha took out a file from her briefcase, "We got Walt Disney's life files overnight. According to the files, he went to Los Angeles in 1923. That was probably his next phase of life."
"At that time, he would have been only 22 years old, still a youth seeking opportunities in Hollywood."
"So, it seems like our plan to visit the Hollywood area today is spot on," said Nick, lightly tapping the table. "However, now that we have a goal, we should probably plan out our tasks to explore each area as thoroughly as possible."
"I looked at the map of the Hollywood Park last night, and there was a place that caught my attention," Bruce mentioned. "There, they have a special exhibit detailing Walt Disney's life. It's called Mr. Disney's Story Gallery, located in the Animation Courtyard area. There should be another statue of Walt Disney."
However, Shiller remembered something else. Currently, the most famous area in Hollywood Park is the Star Wars area. If characters in the Magic Kingdom could come to life at night, would it be the same for the characters in Star Wars?
Well, that's great! Now he could finally settle the debate on which is more formidable, Captain America's shield or the Jedi's lightsaber.
So, Shiller delegated the task of finding Walt Disney's statue to the others. He planned to thoroughly enjoy his time in the Hollywood area and find a way to get hold of a real lightsaber.
Nick noticed Shiller's lack of focus but didn't force the issue. Instead, he said, "Finding clues is important, but don't forget the reason we came here. Having fun is always a good thing, isn't it?"
After breakfast, they all split up and set off for the park separately. This time, Shiller spontaneously joined Captain America's team.
He hadn't forgotten how Steve had entered the world of Star Wars during his Tower of Thought adventure, albeit in LEGO form.
Star Wars, as a national level IP in America, is on par with 'Journey to the West's influence in China. But disappointingly, the first movie was filmed in 1977, and Captain America had fallen into the ocean in 1945.
Steve, having been frozen for 70 years, had perfectly missed all the Star Wars releases. Even if he met LEGO Luke, he wouldn't recognize him.
However, Shiller still planned to pit the sharpest spear against the sturdiest shield to see who was more powerful.
Actually, Steve was not very familiar with most of Walt Disney's works because he was busy fighting wars and was frozen for 70 years which caused him to miss many classic animated films. So, he was quite clueless in the Magic Kingdom.
On the bus ride to Hollywood Park, Steve was cleaning his shield and said, "I think I should ask Peter if he has any discs of these films. I feel like I really need to catch up. I never realized that there were so many classic characters besides Mickey Mouse."
"Ha, old fogey! Who still watches DVDs?" Stark immediately scoffed, "This is the internet age! The internet has even reached the Andromeda Galaxy. Do you know what streaming is?"
Steve ignored him, knowing that Stark was still resentful of being perfectly knocked out by him at the Buzz Lightyear Shooting Range.
At this point, Stark also realized something. He turned to Steve and asked, "You do know about Star Wars, right?"
"Let me think, Lucas Company started filming the first Star Wars in 1976, released in 1977. I was seven at the time. I was supposed to go to the premiere, but Howard was busy, so we couldn't make it. But I did end up watching it in a cinema."
"Honestly, being able to produce such a film at that time was nothing short of miraculous. Despite some flaws, the special effects still hold up today. The set-up was bizarre, but interesting."
Getting more and more excited, Stark glanced at Thanos in the back seat and continued, "They also had some very advanced ideas, like the Galactic Republic, it's very similar to the current set-up of The Three Great Empires in the Star. The concept of The Force is somewhat similar to cosmic energy."
"However, the lightsabers used by The Jedi Order are a bit too magical," Stark shook his head. "If such power existed, a cold weapon wouldn't be a great choice. Even if we had to choose a cold weapon, a spear might be better than a longsword."
Shiller nodded in agreement. Every time he watched a Jedi fight with a lightsaber, he pondered on one thing, "Why don't they infuse more Force to create a five-meter-long lightsaber and just kill the opponent, wouldn't that be quicker?"
Of course, lightsaber duels are an integral part of Star Wars IP. Every Star Wars film has perfectly recreated this aspect.
So, Shiller was especially curious as to what would happen if someone battled a lightsaber with a different weapon.
With this thought in mind, Shiller had a eureka moment. He turned to Stark and asked, "Does Black Panther have some spare time recently?"
"What are you up to?" Stark looked at him suspiciously.
"Oh, nothing. I just want to invite him to experience the cultural atmosphere of Disney with me. By the way, remind him to bring his weapon... I mean, the laser spear frequently used in Wakanda."