The Cipher Hunt: Gravity Falls' Insane Worldwide Treasure Hunt | blameitonjorge

Today, we go over one of the most cryptic games in Disney history.
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[@aethercorp1210]

I watched both and they were great

[@azo6552]

Thank you for making the video man

[@jorshwaminguez4699]

amazing episode

[@AdamDryeAP6niniFO]

There's a scrapped B-Plot involving Wendy bonding with Grunkle Stan who helps her master her talent for theft. My idea for a follow-up to Gravity Falls has Wendy replace Dipper & Mabel as the main protagonist. After Weirdmageddon, the entire world around Wendy could shift & change dramatically, resulting in weird phenomenon happening outside of Gravity Falls. Similar plot to Jackie Chan Adventures, Wendy learning martial arts, making her way though laser security systems, using her quick fingers to help people & overall, facing dangers that will demand all of her daring & skill to overcome. In addition, Wendy can occasionally crash at the Mystery Shack, potentially giving us more of Soos (The New Mr. Mystery) & a high possibility of cameos from Dipper, Mabel, Grunkle Stan, & Ford. Also side-stories from characters like Tambry, Pacifica, & Li'l Gideon, Villains new & old, & maybe Bill Cipher returning from the dead & going on a bloodthirsty campaign of revenge. 1. 21-9-6-20-3-6-9-25 2. 6-3-5-5-15-23 3. 14-23-8-23-10 4. 18-9-3-10-4-23-15-10 9-18 25-9-3-4-16 5. 9-21-16-6-19 21-9-3-6-4 6. 17-6-15-18-18-15-4-16 7. 21-19-10-4-3-6-25 21-15-4-25 8. 5-15-5-4-19-6 11-15-12-19-25'5 21-3-6-5-19 9. 5-3-11-11-19-6 5-21-16-9-9-12 9-18 4-16-19 23-6-4-5 10. 22-6-19-11-3-20-23 4-6-15-23-10-17-12-19 11. 8-15-19-20-11-9-10-4 12. 8-15-10-19-5 13. 5-16-11-19-22-3-12-9-21-13 14. 21-9-10-18-3-5-15-9-10 16-15-12-12 15. 5-4-23-10-12-19-25 5-4-6-19-19-4 16. 19-10-21-16-23-10-4-19-20 18-9-6-19-5-4 17. 6-19-4-3-6-10 4-9 1-16-19-6-19 15-4 23-12-12 22-19-17-23-10 18. 8-9-12-25-22-15-3-5 To decipher the episode names, here's the key. Step 1 - [ A1Z26 ] Step 2 - [ ATBASH ] Step 3 - [ CAESAR ]

[@therealdrdoom8572]

No rush, but what will your next video be about?

[@fairy_floss]

Disney wouldn’t let Hirsch say “kill the kids” so he changed it to “Ive got some children I need to make into corpses” and Disney let him get away with it

[@k1xnt]

and the line is ten times better for it.

[@beachballssideaccount]

Classic Hirsch.

[@spongefan155]

Let's Not Forget The Scene Where Bill Shuffles Preston's Face

[@thisduckisgoingtokillme]

Limitations breed creativity

[@gracekim25]

Dreamy oh🤔

[@CCGBacon17]

Imagine taking a hike, seeing a statue of a triangle with an eye, then wondering what cult it belongs to

[@Aditya_Rout]

Apparently someone found it before all the clues were in place by chance and decided not to do anything as that would ruin the hunt

[@businesshorse339]

@@Aditya_Rout lol imagine he just starts shaking his hand

[@Garygears]

@@Aditya_Rout *Laughs in Bill*

[@_oliviathealphawolf_1124]

@@Aditya_Rout wow theyre a real one

[@ZenitsuKunn]

@@businesshorse339 babushka... babushka..

[@redstoneking148]

Imagine Alex having to plant the clues, "Where you goin?" "Oh I'm going to Russia to put a piece of paper on the ground"

[@nomisu727]

@@somenameidk5278 “trust no one” so he probably did it himself 😂

[@Real_temmie_undertalo]

@@nomisu727 lmao genius

[@emmys.8323]

Yeah I think if fans found out about the things in Japan cause Alex posted a picture of himself in Japan, then it’s likely that he also was in russia, possible for vacations and then just thought it would be a good spot to put a clue

[@jagames12]

"And after that?" "Oh, then I'm going to Japan to do pretty much the same thing!"

[@Bugthaw]

I remember, my family loved the show so much that we took a trip to Oregon just to look for the statue. We searched in the woods of public properties for days. Turns out we barely missed it, it was like 10 minutes away from a cemetery we explored.

[@omnomnomnom547]

😳

[@raycraft001]

That’s so cool

[@RobertoHernandez-nw3zh]

I just spent 43 minutes of my life learning about a hunt I was never a part of and I enjoyed every minute of it

[@rocco.mbb.zoccoli]

Royal_ Guardian me too! Wow!

[@Desugan69]

Same because of this voice

[@ultra_magikarp3880]

Same

[@Nameless82284]

I never knew that there was a hunt for a while. I haven't even watched Gravity Falls until like a year ago.

[@movingaccountsyeha6991]

You know, me too! And maybe in an alternate universe where I do something cool, I may just let you in on a little treasure hunt. Stay tuned...

[@Ciguato]

"Instead he discovered Florida." unlucky

[@partyharry7585]

Man looks for Youth, he found Florida.

[@liaml.e.5964]

So... he was the first Florida man?

[@lakamokolaka]

That is a fate worse than death

[@shyguy4654]

*Florida man has entered the chat*

[@captainmoocat1293]

@@lakamokolaka hey....

[@MaherandIbrahimsAvengers]

I find it hilarious how the police basically arrested Bill Cipher

[@ilovefractals1729]

Yeah man.

[@hashimhussain8973]

They got too close to the truth 😅😅

[@pengun835]

not even dream demons or chaos gods are above the law i should know btw dont take deer lord horns theyll call the police on you trust me

[@tablescissors67]

Must’ve been a big PITA having that stuff there for someone to finally complain about it. Probably too many dingbat fans doing stupid @ss stuff. lol

[@FunniRobloxDude224]

💀

[@dylanbarrett5454]

We gotta acknowledge the guy that figured out the reedsport clue all by himself, absolute genius

[@SolidifiedHoney]

I love that even the incorrect coordinates led to the Bermuda Triangle... a place filled with Mystery and in the shape of Bill Cipher

[@lluma8153]

Coincidence I THINK NOT

[@SolidifiedHoney]

@@lluma8153 Agreed. Maybe the reason the Bermuda Triangle is that shape, is because it is controlled by Bill... It's actually the Billmuda Triangle!

[@thecatacombhimself]

@@SolidifiedHoney i think thats the nightmare portal

[@BusyMakingMoney]

W̸͎̑e̷̻̓'̵͌ͅl̵͉͐ĺ̵̦ ̸̛̹m̸̗̓e̸͔̓e̵̲̾t̸̪̄ ̶͙̇a̴̼̕g̶͚̾a̴̟͑i̶̱͗n̴̟̕,̴̩̚ ̸̣̚d̴̩͗o̷̙̓ñ̶̹'̶̲̃t̴̡̂ ̴̙͊k̷̯̄n̵̲̑o̸̭͂w̶̰͂ ̵̼̽w̴͖̎h̷͙̓e̸̹͊r̷̲̐e̶͈̿!̴͚̏ ̷͙̋D̴̮͑ọ̸͑n̷̺̈́'̶̯͆ṯ̵͗ ̷̱̍k̶̥̈n̸̫͝ò̴̦ẁ̴̳ ̶̙̂w̷̥̏ḥ̶̓ė̴͉n̵͉̈́!̷͔̐ ̵̱̀Ö̷́͜h̷̰́ ̷͎́I̶͔̔ ̴͎͊k̵̺̈n̶̙̆o̸̗͌w̵̤͆ ̸̢͘ẘ̸͜ẹ̷̿'̶̗͒l̴̢̇ĺ̶̞ ̷̥̈́m̴̛̟e̷̘̽ë̷̺t̷̝̓ ̴̳̎a̴̼̓g̵̢̽a̷̢͋i̵͖̾n̶̗̔ ̵̝͐s̷̫̊o̸̯̽m̸̭͝ė̶͍ ̵̠̎s̴̛͚ǘ̷͇ṇ̴͐n̴̤͂ȳ̷̹ ̶̱̒d̸͚͘ą̷̉y̴͜͝!̷̷̰̰̕̕

[@SolidifiedHoney]

@@BusyMakingMoney Glad to hear that Bill, I hope its not too long of a wait!

[@polkarfield]

“And so he discovered florida” i’m sorry for his loss

[@Mark_badas]

Dead County Reportet

[@NotoriousVi]

give me a break man. at least you don't have to wake up everyday knowing that you are a floridan :'). lol

[@kentuckyfriedballs5854]

@@NotoriousVi same

[@NotoriousVi]

@@kentuckyfriedballs5854 Florida gang :')

[@largeboi4678]

@@NotoriousVi more like Florida cult

[@doodle_bear291]

As someone who didn't get to experience this show until a few weeks ago, I just gotta say MAN I MISSED OUT and now I'm sad. I could FEEL the energy coming from the people who found Bill. I could FEEL the fandom's rejoicing because OH MY FREAKING ALFISKVKENVGS THEY FOUND THE STATUE! I feel nostalgia for something I was never a part of and it is the weirdest feeling ever.

[@acorn0]

The same thing happened to me too. I only recently finished watching the show and it makes me really sad that I missed out on this.

[@TrashMammal2002]

Same here, I finally got around to see the show a few weeks ago and now found out about this and I feel left out (I got use to being left out)

[@beashemmad.sayson545]

secondhand nostalgia

[@Placeholder-lowercasen-ame]

exact same feeling man, but I was watching it with someone who was there when all the chaos happened

[@jjthor_21]

@@TrashMammal2002 fucking loser💀

[@danielrules-espinal]

"If you've ever taken a road trip through the Pacific Northwest, you've probably seen a bumper sticker for a place called Gravity Falls. It's not on any maps and most people never heard of it. Some people think it's a myth. But if you're curious, don't wait. Take a trip. It's out there somewhere in the woods." -Dipper Pines

[@pyrinikos3477]

Man that just makes me so nostalgic for some reason, I just want to go out there and find things.

[@DanielSambar]

Damn, 4 years just flew by like that... Wild.

[@yourcordialvermillionchapw2398]

Yeah man... Very notable times those were. (Sigh.)

[@joeysmells4913]

4 YEARS holyshit

[@WilfredCthulu]

I miss it.

[@nogidoki3325]

boomer

[@cricketuhm]

Those years were awesome. I'm gonna go rewatch the show

[@Cyancat123]

Alex straight up ROASTED this church for removing the clue LMAO

[@dannysankyu]

Cyancat123 fr, constantly throughout the hunt 😂

[@talb.1805]

Fr though i absolutely love how he took the clue being removed and turned into something so funny and creative and part of the race, it's so great

[@shronkler1994]

what did he say

[@Thegreenjelousy]

@@shronkler1994 if you don't have time to watch the video then no one has time to explain it to you. Our times not less valuable then yours. Figure it out yourself.

[@animeguy362]

You can't blame the church for removing a clue that leads to a statue that resembles the eye of providence or the illuminati eye

[@prettysicknasty]

this was such a fun era of gravity falls. i remember everyone going insane about all the theories before that last season

[@prettysicknasty]

this fandom taught me so many ciphers LMAO

[@TheGalekGames]

Disney wanted more seasons but Alex didn’t want any… he has the whole series planned out and wanted it to end where he had it

[@femoman]

And that's the level of clout Hirsch had gained from this series. He literally had the power to look his employers in the eye and say 'no more'.

[@TheGalekGames]

@@femoman and I feel like that also allowed many opportunities for some employees to actually get their own shows, pretty sure a Netflix show called inside job is made by someone who worked on gravity falls and I think Alex’s wife got her own show aswell

[@ItsGemystic]

@@TheGalekGames Alex Hirsch is not married but he used to date Dana Terrace, who is the creator of the Owl House

[@thegatorhator6822]

Good. Shows pushed past there creator's vision always take a HUGE quality dip. A real fan wants a series to end when it ends, not drag itself into the dirt trying to continue past it's expiration date (looking at you Dragon Ball... lmao)

[@oddballExtraordinaire]

@@thegatorhator6822 I'm pretty sure Spongebob is a worse example of that.

[@thisbeme4505]

The fact that he was probably sitting in his office recording him talking to himself with three different voices for some reason makes me giggle

[@stupidbandkid741]

You mean with the ghost? The one where soos got a chicken nugget?

[@SabbyNeko]

He had a big white board at Disney for months covered with plans to 'kill God'.

[@asheerheartattack]

That is amazing

[@Veralos]

Alex voices four major characters on the show - and a bunch of side characters - so I'm sure he's used to talking to himself by now.

[@kingpen5866]

The fact that you said the fact that shows the fact that you didn’t really need to say the fact that

[@cy1763]

Alex Hirsch: I’ll never show the pilot, it’s like showing embarrassing high school pictures Also Alex Hirsch:

[@gracekim25]

Melee Ultimate he did do it as a gift😇

[@araigumakiruno]

Now release the flash animation, we want it

[@bwink4709]

fans only had to go around the entire world to make him cave in 😀

[@retinazer7652]

I’m honestly surprised everyone who found the clues actually posted them online instead of just doing them theirselves

[@Syd448]

I thought the same thing but I think people realized this dang this was world wide, they had to work together!

[@stumbling_]

Unless you are both smart enough to figure out all the clues as well as being in a position to just run around the world, the clout from being the first to share the next clue would probably suffice most people.

[@retinazer7652]

@@stumbling_ oh yeah good point

[@zombae_art]

Rick and Morty: You have to have a high IQ to understand our jokes Gravity falls: *hold my Mable Juice*

[@malachyodonoghue6644]

lol

[@lks806]

My ex wife misses me BUT HER AIM IS GETTIN BETTER get it? Because marriage is terrible.

[@boyvsgaming]

hold my smile dip

[@lirosphere956]

tastes like coffee, and nigthmare

[@parentheses4662]

Wait... Isn’t the rick & morty universe linked with the grav falls universe? I mean the journel proof? Shine the blacklight on one of the pages and it says “rick was here”

[@qt_uhn]

He could've just ended Gravity Falls there but decided it needed a true and amazing ending. I got so happy at the end when he was talking about it how he wanted it to have a proper ending

[@SkylerDemness]

I got super happy too.. What a great man.

[@sarahlott8755]

Just finished the video and I honestly got emotional seeing him talk about why he did this. I think its beautiful that Hirsch created a series that meant a lot to so many people and the only he could feel ok saying goodbye was if all the fans got to participate too

[@giomazziotti68]

I'm SO glad this was able to be done before the pandemic. I forgot how INSANE this whole hunt was. I had forgotten so many things, and rewatching this brought SO many memories back, my god. Thank you for putting all this together

[@G3nderbee]

Jeeze did they rebuild that memory wipe? hopefully they didn't use it on you to much! 👁️

[@carlyjeffrey8048]

ok but imagine being that first girl who found the statue....missed her treasure and was dethroned😭💀

[@RyanGotReal]

I like how Soos considers a chicken nugget a raise.

[@thatswhatshesaid2777]

What's not to love?

[@steveclem7873]

@@thatswhatshesaid2777 harrys flashmune comet cash?

[@funtimefxlet6659]

Thats more sad than anything else

[@kellenbrewer2798]

i would too

[@pringlesman3349]

2,000 years from now, historians and scientists are going to find all this and think it was some kind of deity.

[@madiisonrivera]

as they should!!! bill was, in his own special way, a significant part of many people’s upbringing. no, we didn’t worship him, but we definitely took him serious enough to go searching for his final resting spot!!

[@deseuryderia]

is he not?

[@Killuminati23]

lol

[@devinpaul9026]

Well the character represented one in universe-- and did you not just witness his massive influence on our own...?

[@eh4730]

And I will be happy.

[@SHIP-IT]

Stan: "Shake his hand, that's kinda like a prize!" Me: SUS

[@paigehodgins4044]

Russia and Ukraine at war too right now.

[@gwstuff4174]

@@paigehodgins4044 don’t need to announce that bro

[@loganentertainment1814]

Believe it or not, we’re getting a book that’s been “written by Bill Cipher himself”. After all these years, we’re getting another book revolving around gravity falls or it’s characters!!! 😱😀👍

[@ot7biasedmashups]

Imagine having created such a big fandom that you can actually do this. I'd literally cry every single day and feel like a proud dad

[@steveclem7873]

swings in0breeez,gsus[newt-unz]..look-dones'nort'e-man'ghosts'[book em akz,noyzingz]werldzz[vi-zee-tarz]jurmoz...mummy soonz...

[@mr.z9309]

Yooo, I’m the 700th like. Aye😎

[@ivanf.8489]

In one way yes, totally. In other people over internet like this kind of things, so I think even if it were a series watched only by a few, the cryptic, later or sooner, would have been discovered and solved. But it's just my opinion seeing internet's reaction to other games of the same kind as cicada3301.

[@leonarddaban196]

Omg this is a big hunt with a lot of mysteries

[@chewy4722]

wish i’d been in the fandom during this but i’m poor so it would’ve have matter 🤪

[@ziontrask3459]

in the last audio file, stan almost said “you found my statue” but corrected himself. i think Bill is still in his head.

[@SkylerDemness]

I think so too.

[@Tobias_iscool]

He voices both of them, he may have gotten his lines mixed up

[@oskargame]

@@Tobias_iscool really?

[@lucy3837]

@@oskargame yeah, alex hirsch actually voices multiple characters such as soos, stan and bill

[@ot7biasedmashups]

@@Tobias_iscool I don't think he messed it up 👀

[@laikathestar174]

man, I live with the regret everyday that I was too young to see the thing in person.

[@Lasanga95]

Same! I was like 9 back then and i only just this year started watching gravity falls.

[@jonathanrocha9249]

Such a heartwarming way to say goodbye to an amazing show

[@FableCharm]

Based on Grunkle Stan’s final message, it almost sounds like it’s actually Grunkle Stan possessed by Bill Cipher. The song he sings is the same one Bill sings in the show, but previously Grunkle Stan says NOT to shake Bill’s hand, but NOW he is saying to go ahead and shake his hand. He also says “Congratulations on finding my, uh... the mysterious treasure, of the... statue in the forest!” As if he almost accidentally said “Congratulations on finding my statue in the forest.” Hmmm...

[@enimo9241]

MatPat made a theory on that

[@catslogs17]

you right

[@spacemarinechaplain9367]

Fable Charm That would be a pretty sinister end for the hunt and Gravity Falls.

[@RealBunnyWalker]

I'm still waiting for this to go further. I'll wait forever if I have to lol.

[@zeddaronyt9390]

He also said to shake his hand when he said the opposite

[@wozthescott2804]

I wish I had a friend named Jorge so I could blame everything on him

[@MichaelStrawn_I_am]

OMG🤣

[@bloodmooneddotavi]

Lets make this comment famous!

[@jasonmunoz6737]

Lol

[@gielmiseroy3761]

A fellow Scott the woz fan nice!

[@periachi4961]

Hey, all woz here!

[@markcampollo2707]

This is the most creative way for Alex Hirsch to make up for Gravity Falls’ ending, he understands that people adore this show and does something knowing that people don’t want the show to end.

[@AmazinEarth]

*Atop a tree on Confusion hill,* *lie’s a statue of a man named Bill.* *Just below the place he rests,* *you will find a treasure chest.* *Find the stone unlike the rest.* *What’s next is for you to guess.*

[@moistpolenta1717]

ok hearing grunkle stan sing "we'll meet again" and saying to shake bill's hand, with my memory of that one theory that bill is still alive in stan's head, sent me reeling.

[@mynameisnot5weenies755]

Right??? I was listening to him speak and he sounded really suspicious. Like if he's trying to convince us "hey I'm grunkle stan not bill lol"

[@missconcombremasque]

100% agree ! And "share the wealth" ? Really ? Grunkle Stan ? GOLD plastic coins ? Gold is Bill's color, I bet he'd get a little bit of himself in every one of those. Gosh I love this show so much.

[@justapotato9919]

@@missconcombremasque Didn't Bill sing "We'll met again" in the last episode? I think that Bill is still on Grunkle Stans head, there are far to many coincidences to not be something, the song, the handshake (that for Bill usually set deals, maybe it is some sort of trigger for a speel or something?), the gold, the UV messages and the spell Bill used on the last episode (RETURNBACKWARDSTONETOTHEPASTAGAINTHREE) perhaps we will see Bill again, don't know whenre, don't know where, but I know we'll met again some sunny day.

[@mythicandco]

OH MY GOSH I FOUND THE CHAIN I WAS LOOKING FOR Yeah, I was going to say something about that "sharing the wealth" part as well, that's really sus Bill you need to work on your Stan impression

[@moistpolenta1717]

@@justapotato9919 yeah i love this theory, but what i love most about it is that we're pretty likely not going to see any more seasons (maybe a tiny bit of external content but alex said he was done with the show iirc), which means we're just left to speculate on what might happen next

[@EndertheDragon0922]

Imagine if a clue was removed without an announcement, and Alex assumed people just hadn’t found it. That’d be sad.

[@kaweenis]

he was very involved and probably would have given a replacement clue regardless

[@Penguinythepro]

Shake hand bossfight or nothing

[@bayoen9819]

@@kaweenis that would mean he had someone keeping tabs on every clue in each country in every state. I can believe it but its still unlikely.

[@steveclem7873]

@@kaweenis ssssspar tea cuss wye due u read oz[storydszzz?]metaffittttaazzz! injee vi?...

[@steveclem7873]

@@bayoen9819 wood nut bi write10 en woo dee kunkreep oyzz?

[@Caliboyjosh10]

Easily one of my favorite shows, it's insane that he cares so much and the fans to go on this journey together. I can't wait to see what he does next as his latest movie Mitchell vs the Machines was what started my following of Alex even if it was Mike as the director

[@tristanband4003]

Fans kept the hunt going for a few years after it was finished, leaving behind widgets and doodads for other players.

[@RobertRodriguez-vp8wh]

I just took a math, reading, science, and social studies class all in one by watching this video

[@taintedascetic]

I learned more from this video than school

[@foureyes5930]

Not to mention geography

[@eugene5865]

@@taintedascetic i didnt

[@Target_edge]

and social studies

[@eugene5865]

@@Target_edge he already said social studies

[@NateGMF]

The poor fans that thought another season was coming when Alex said “are you guys ready” , love this show btw.

[@NoName-st2jl]

I mean it still a possibility.

[@israel6819]

@@NoName-st2jl no it’s not

[@kingcamelot1395]

@@israel6819 No it's not. But there may be some hints in Alex's next project. A different form, a different time. Remember that.

[@Lunk42]

I imagine a spiritual successor could be possible.

[@fumothfan9]

This is just as good if not better tbh. When the show's producer/main writer basically acknowledges his fans and did this for us. He didn't need to but he did anyway. He spent weeks; probably months planning this is and that's pretty cool. In a way a final closure or constellation prize which is much more than most other shows do for their fans. Also in a way to show/connect fans from around the world either in person or online. Also for a new season probably not but a similar show or spiritual successor is still possible. With streaming companies and netflix snatching up people and pay rolling ideas like hungry hungry hippos, it should be a little easy to make a new show especially with brand recognition on his side.

[@grundlefoot]

My childhood. Man, how did I never know about this?

[@AnRKader]

I really appreciate the focus on puzzles me solutions over the whole creepypasta type aesthetic which some videos covering similar topics heavily lean into, even down to the background music. Great vid

[@zealous1178]

I shivered when CSSSA was mentioned, I attended the music program at that program in 2017. I don't remember the name of the place, but it was a corridor where all the art students would paint the walls. I specifically remember seeing that message on the top of the wall. I never realized it was a part of a massive treasure hunt, though until now.

[@whatlayscawing5617]

that's creepy and also big oof i wonder who put it there if only students and teachers are allowed in, unless alex hirsch got special permission

[@haniicross]

@@whatlayscawing5617 he probably did

[@whatlayscawing5617]

@Yeetus Defeetus oh ok thanks i didn't know, i had just been wondering if he had recruited some random college student to paint some gibberish on a wall lol

[@sir_zech13.7]

@@whatlayscawing5617 yeah i also thought so when I heard it

[@quachyclam3271]

Lucky 🍀

[@freycossy-_-6598]

"And of course, beware." *"That says 'Bewarb'" intensifies*

[@steveclem7873]

x marx sporty lan dedz sink0?

[@pm0719]

LMFAOOOO

[@merlumili]

This was fun to live through back in the day and seeing it retold like this made me feel like I was living it again :^) great video

[@caramummert7508]

I just finished watching the whole series for the first time and dang, the ending hit really hard for me and learning about this hunt that happened after the show ended is only increasing my love for this series.

[@_Rite]

“Instead he discovered Florida” So the first Florida man was born

[@user-uz6ft1or3g]

Bruh

[@Damond_Warrior]

forbidden omelette bruh

[@z6lda]

Diamond Warrior Bruh (Just continuing this)

[@deverickjones6968]

agk bruh

[@MA-ev7sh]

@@deverickjones6968 bruh

[@heartsofhearts]

*This man is legendary to Disney and we'll never have another one like him*

[@PinkBunnyCorporation]

Ffs it's not like he is dead.

[@heartsofhearts]

@@PinkBunnyCorporation *You need to calm down and it's a comment so no need to get upset at.*

[@jelvehnaderi534]

he is definitely one of a kind but i'm sure there will be more like him or even better!

[@humandefinitely]

@Shannon Vassallo *bonetrousle intensifies*

[@crassons]

Yeah there will be a season 3 I’m just not sure when it will come out

[@sephikirb]

Omg, it's been about 4 years since I found out about this show, and everything about this made me so emotional, literally the best thing ever, I already knew about the whole hunt but I wanted to rediscover it through this video, thank you

[@furowowo]

This is such a historic moment of the world, thanks for documenting it for us all to watch!

[@BobSheepbob]

Oh my god imagine searching for a fountain that could cure your aging but all you find is Florida

[@Teadon86]

". . . instead he discovered Florida." Yeah, I'd be pretty downtrodden too if I had discovered Florida instead of the fountain of youth. Florida, what a bummer.

[@vivaciousmyosotis]

I am offensive and this is Floridian

[@steveclem7873]

axel rozeez,gonzo jurn mayx...

[@leoharwood3836]

SPEECH:100

[@rachelvargas5856]

I kept having goosebumps throughout this whole adventure I've always loved this show and now knowing that there's literally a whole treasure hunt that happened makes me love it even more.

[@CipherGuy1]

Alex not only created a big fandom, but even after the show ended, when alex hirsch annouceed this hunt a lot , i mean A LOT of people from AROUND THE world, took part in this. this is something only few of the shows can achieve in this world.

[@guydude439]

Imagine a kid with no knowledge of Gravity Falls goes into the woods and finds the Bill Cipher statue

[@SkylerDemness]

What a lucky kid they'd be..

[@guydude439]

@@SkylerDemness Yeah

[@lazer_kat_4673]

I think it would be even better if they tweeted a photo or something and people responded stuff like, "OMG YOU FOUND IT! CONGRADULATIONS" and the kid was just like, "What kinda weirdo cult are you?"

[@axopiee]

Just IMAGINE how confused the kid would be

[@JR-me7yk]

I dont think they'll care all to much but imagine a kid who does know about Gravity Falls but doesnt know about the Cypher hunt stumbles across the statue, I beat they'll flip.

[@ImDudeRandom90]

This made me weirdly emotional. Gravity Falls is easily my favorite television show of all time, and seeing these fans come together to solve one final mystery just filled me with a wholesome warmth. There will never be a show quite like Gravity Falls again, and there will never be a creative madman like Alex Hirsch again either. What a note to end on.

[@zitronenfarmer5607]

I dont realy watch the show but i had some tears in my eyes after the video, i really like how it all turned out, a cute and wholesome adventure where people all over the Globe work together to get what they where looking for....a stone triangle. Thats realy cool. Guess i am watching this show now. Keep safe dudes and dudets.✌

[@jackryan9073]

@@zitronenfarmer5607 I remember the first time I watched it I loved it so much that I always played the theme song in my head the last episode broke my heart 😢 I just couldn’t stop wishing for a season 3 or something but after watching this knowing that it won’t ever happen makes me more sad 💔 gravity falls we’ll always be my favourite childhood show

[@axopiee]

I completely agree. Gravity falls is easily my favorite tv show. Alex Hirsch put so much thought and creativity into the little details of the show, and in the hunt! I felt like Gravity falls is the one thing in my life that I cling to for so many reasons, I can’t even explain them all. It just makes me sad that Gravity Falls won’t be having a season 3. The Cypher Hunt was the best way Alex Hirsch could’ve ended Gravity Falls.

[@furankisama2926]

Yeah…there’s amphibia. If you ever miss gravity falls you can watch that show. Even has a lot of cameos of gravity falls in it too

[@kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214]

@@furankisama2926 its good but not as good

[@lizzy1322]

Omg I remember following and keeping updated with the whole hunt back then. I remember watching all of those live streams too! I wish I would have been able to participate but it was a little too far from where I was haha. It was a super fun time still!

[@joemcfloe]

the baby that shaked Bill's hand is the reason 2020 happened. Thanks Bill!!!

[@fumothfan9]

Considering the place and how long it was there a better theory is a bat landed on it and eventually made it to the other side of the world.

[@xdiamond7157]

Anyone actually take the time to stop and realise on how much work, thought and effort actually went into planning and preparing this hunt

[@commandershepard7110]

and solving

[@Falcovsleon21]

And money. That had to cost Disney a pretty penny to fly around and set up all of this.

[@EpsilonLovesSharks]

@@Falcovsleon21 what does Disney have to do with this unofficial hunt

[@Falcovsleon21]

@@EpsilonLovesSharks Pretty sure Disney retains the rights to the GF franchise despite it being Alex’s creation. So if Alex wants to make a big treasure hunt he’s still gotta check with Disney if it’s okay. Unofficial or not. And do you really expect me to believe Alex has enough money to fly all over the world and hide this stuff? Flights to Russia alone aren’t cheap.

[@Tyrnn]

Hello. I still remember the day we found the statue. I was the second person to reach the location, with Momo's help once she had found him first. You can see me digging up the treasure chest in my yellow shirt in the video, and I currently have the Journal that was buried in the forest. I did find one more thing inscribed in that book that I think the world should know. On the page where the 'This book belongs to' is torn out, Hirsch had written "The winner!" in invisible ink. I have since lost contact with Momo and anyone else who helped us create Codemageddon and other endeavors in the years that followed, and there's a part of me that wonders if I should have this book or if Momo should since she found it first. I still occasionally go back to Confusion Hill and leave more 3D printed goodies, so be sure to say hello to Bill once in a while. Maybe you'll get a Badge of the Ciphered Eye the next time you visit. Update: I have gotten in touch with Momo, and she's apparently OK with me keeping the journal now, so things are cleared up more or less!

[@tyrongamer3801]

If that's real, im your fan bro my complete respects ;) Pd: srry if there's some bad grammar im mexican

[@DominoX8372_]

wow cool story man and i wish i knew about this when it happened :(

[@ravennightshade2644]

Nice

[@keyyyy9733]

So like did u shake the hand

[@mc_chicky_nuggs1836]

I wish I could've been there man, also that book is so exclusive, (everyone who watched gravity falls probably wants it) you helped with the hunt soo, share the wealth!

[@oro3575]

bro you did such a good job with this video ITS CRAZY HOW YOU COULD FIT ALL THIS INFO INTO ONE VIDEO THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@Lodada]

31:30 Is this guy a 2b2t player?! “I recognize those trees. See you soon”

[@Kewtopia]

Epic

[@wubble5241]

*_[Plane tickets sales probably were high during this event]_*

[@somethingwithbungalows]

Wonder how many people went to Oregon because of the show?

[@wubble5241]

@@somethingwithbungalows *_[I wonder too]_*

[@cocconutt3955]

@@wubble5241 why are you *[typing]* like this

[@wubble5241]

@@cocconutt3955 *_[it seems interesting, I was inspired by Ruby [Doc]_*

[@GaJ42]

Johnnel Spest is that fucking johney test spinel

[@liza3086]

God, this is the perfect end to the series. Like the whole show was about hunting and this was that but irl.

[@b4dawnproductions]

I'm old and I watched this show with my kids and we absolutely loved it. Great idea to reward fans with one last mystery

[@crustythethird3284]

I remember being in middle school, downloading twitter; and watching everything unfold. I knew nothing about ciphers but with every clue that came out I tried to look thru my journal 3 and see if I could find anything. I watched tons of livestreams of people looking for clues. I made friends on twitter of. it made a boring summer of mine into a memory I can never forget. thank you alex hirsch

[@michaelm8852]

What I like about this was that one of the rules was to not shake Bill Cipher's hand. In lore of the show, he made deals as a sleep deity, shaking the hands of his partners and soon-to-be victims. In the finally message from Grunkle Stan, he invited the winner to shake the statue's hand as if it would be a big reward in itself. Now... Fans of the show may recall where Bill Cipher was last seen in the show, right...?

[@dannysankyu]

Michael M yeah buddy, this is...pretty obvious information.

[@benguman2231]

You don’t really have to point out this fact I think almost everyone knows it

[@dannysankyu]

Bengu Man that’s what i said lol

[@dannysankyu]

Bengu Man that’s what i said lol

[@joseduran4437]

@@dannysankyu we got it, you know it all! Lol some of us stumbled on this video, I never watched the show, so this was a nice added piece of information. So ...I guess it wasn't obvious.. Anywho, thanks OP for some added details.

[@otaking3582]

It does like more than a coincidence that the alternate reading of the coordinates leads to the Bermuda *_Triangle,_* a place where mysterious things are said to have happened

[@arajczewski9253]

ikr, also its a TRIANGLE, like bill. idk that was probably deliberately out there to throw people off

[@kingasasin177]

Imagine if they actually got stumped there and went to the Bermuda triangke

[@otaking3582]

@@kingasasin177 They find a buoy in the middle of the ocean with a note attached to it saying "Wow, I didn't actually think you'd come here. Uh.... I'll just tell you where the statue is right now."

[@gamermadness8501]

It was probably an easter egg on a ''singular easter egg hunt''

[@otaking3582]

@@gamermadness8501 What?

[@olivia.3765]

this video is so nicely done plus i love seeing how excited people got this truly solidified the fandom

[@mickykim2862]

i think stan was gonna say "my statue" but then corrected himself,, my-- mysteries blahblah

[@prosti-noot]

I'm still so mad nearly 4 years later....I visited the enchanted forest theme park in Oregon two days before the clue leading there came out.......I could have been there!

[@cypher237]

Lol, that sucks! Is the Enchanted forest still open?? I used to go there as a kid...

[@prosti-noot]

@@cypher237 as far as I know, yes!

[@cypher237]

@@prosti-noot that's awesome! 👌😁

[@rainischalk-late3540]

*Imagine if someone actraully went to the Bermuda Triangle-*

[@dadon2024]

I did...

[@quicklight7611]

Mr beast did

[@lockheed6859]

...........people have..............

[@JediKnight207]

Some says it's where the palace of Lucifer located.

[@EndsToAMean]

@@JediKnight207 lol thats stupid

[@jacksonobert5723]

At 38:50 gruncle stan sings well meet again , and on the last episode or the second to last episode of gravity falls bill cypher sings well meet again.

[@christopheranderson4328]

Thank you for this video, I very much enjoyed all the information and it was entertaining content. I look forward to watching more videos and keep up the hard work!!

[@n3squicc]

if Jorge makes a video longer than 20 minutes you know it’s going to be good

[@fodv93]

Literally *ANY* of his videos are always good. That's what makes his content top tier.

[@MetxsightseerRailfan]

Yep

[@dank__01]

I agree

[@jasonmunoz6737]

True

[@fis4939]

yessir

[@Dionigspr]

After watching this, I wish I was involved with the hunt. Sadly, I wasn’t aware about the hunt. I never knew a show like this could LITERALLY take you on a journey.

[@LegendaryKillStreak]

man, this video gave me some goosebumps. i sure can't imagine how great the people must have felt, that discovered the hints, the statue and the group that finnaly found the treassure. what an awsome idea and how well brung to reality. this is a perfect example of how the internet can make great things...

[@bhargavmadhav2591]

This was absolutely beautiful! Kinda sad that I've never even heard of the show as I was born and raised in India but still this was fantastic and was almost feeling very emotional at the end even if I never watched it. Felt like this hunt is the "true" final episode of Gravity Falls.

[@intergalacticmage5287]

You already know the first person to find the statue is mad she didn’t get that treasure box

[@sudo746]

very sweet of the people who found it to still give her the mayor of gravity falls sash though

[@rambbler]

From what I've read, the first person to find it helped lead the group who found the treasure box to the statue, meaning she was also technically part of the group who found the box. She also got the title 'Mayor of Gravity Falls' so she also won in the end.

[@bestdadoftheyear7181]

AND A DUDE COMES IN AND RUIN BILL'S HAT BY REMOVING THE STATUE WHAT A PARTY POOPER

[@kevindube7096]

@Gonçalo Amaro she was the Sacajawea of this cartoon’s fanbase, to be sure

[@kailin6375]

I miss Gravity Falls... ...but aim is getting better!

[@mintymechanic8420]

Imagine just a bonus audio clip from Bill Cipher saying: "Oh hey, bet you thought I died, huh? DEMONS NEVER DIE! Anyways, I'm in the middle of the Bermuda Triangle right now, and it's pretty sweet! Oh, what's that? Malaysian Airlines 103? Classic! Hope you had fun with that little hunt I set up! You might just be worth saving!"

[@lazer_kat_4673]

Man I wish that existed

[@eterty8335]

Thats sounds pretty accurate for the character actually

[@srthrthryh2204]

This deserves more recognition

[@non-binary-anachronism]

man i love my country being on a video fest my fav dhow

[@RoseTheLesbian]

I love how I read this and somehow was able to think of how he would actually say it Damn I think he’s in my mind- 😰

[@OceanTheEye]

Hunts like these are always amazing, fulfilled with mystery, It's always amazing looking back at this amazing event

[@mindbodydisconnect4082]

Wow, that seemed like such a great time! I've been thinking about detective video games, and I realize that finding clues and following leads, is all like a treasure hunt - for the truth!

[@sniperraptor]

This is the most insane thing I've heard from a kids cartoon. Edit: I don't think its a kids show, but Disney is very strict on some things but wow they improved.

[@isaacsaunders6843]

Is it for kids tho? *I have some children I need to make into corpses*

[@itsariot9122]

I wouldn’t say this video is supper accurate, but the show is mainly aimed at older children like 10+. The hunt was a good time for the fans and I’m sad I missed it lol. It was fun the watch tho

[@mslone6094]

@@itsariot9122 *Same-*

[@Whataryu]

itsAriot yeah everything in disney channel are mostly for teens that can think better, And disney junior is for kids/toddlers.

[@electrofonickitty823]

It was fun while it lasted and I had fun with it.

[@RedscreenMyBoy]

“A man whose first name is his last.” *MARIOOOOOO*

[@kylerhumann8341]

Bill was deceiving us. All the clues beyond that one were just fakes to hide us from the real truth. We gotta search every Nintendo game for clues. The mystery isn’t over boys.

[@RedscreenMyBoy]

THE JUMPMAN ISN’T WHAT HE SEEMS. EXPOSE HIM AND FIND THE KEY.

[@partIycIoudy]

😂😂😂😂 WAWAWAWAWA

[@kimberlymcgee5244]

Ya boi my main man!

[@codythespacedude7845]

Redscreen I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE

[@loretaruisenor988]

You KNOW whatever you just watched /ocurred was *FANTASTIC* if it ends with the song "We´ll meet again"

[@benmcreynolds8581]

I grew up going to the enchanted forest my entire life. This was so cool to see something incorporating my home state of Oregon ❤️🤘

[@darksuperganon]

You know, odds are there was a fan who lived in Reedsport. Imagine if s/he went out hiking and just found the statue a few days after announcing the hunt, that would have been absolutely hilarious.

[@kallistiravenhurst5232]

I feel like people would still go through the whole hunt despite that

[@babymariochannel8087]

Every other fan HOW HOW

[@kyokari4]

Imagine this not being solved, the pilot would still be lost media..

[@DiamondDrizzle]

Whenever I watch stuff about the Cipher Hunt, I sometimes wish I took part in it, but watching this was good enough

[@Arzene22]

I remembered watching the whole event unfold. Seeing fans around the world come together to find this statue is so cool and I am glad I was there to see it all till the end.

[@bribed_eu]

Not sure on whats more impressive. The thought put into this or the ppl solving skills

[@MrZakiaashraf]

For real though!

[@nataliatrumpo3893]

Anons abound. 😎

[@Talia_Foxx]

Me: Followed live updates of the Cipher Hunt, knows almost everything about Gravity Falls, and has seen coverage of the Cipher Hunt before. Also me: Excited to watch another documentary on the Cipher Hunt.

[@Metal_Dragon_]

Talia/tetriQuinn Same!

[@gracekim25]

Talia/tetriQuinn yeah😇

[@MarbelSoda]

you know it

[@AetherChronno]

Yes

[@melophobia0504]

I love that he finished the song this year…I loved watching this hunt go down even if I was sad I couldn’t partake due to being just a child at the time! Congrats to all of those who could! 💜💜💜

[@ypipie]

god this is so awesome, i remember hearing about this cipher hunt before i even watched the show, i only watched it all the way recently, its one of the best shows ive ever watched, and grunkle stan singing we'll meet again hurts, i love it, so much,ah,

[@rickyp.martin3209]

The people who helped find the Clue's but couldn't get to other places should get a deputy sash or something. It was a team effort and they should be rewarded.

[@beverycarefuljohn586]

Yeah, kind of lame the people that just followed along got to keep everything but at least everyone had fun.

[@Nightman221k]

I think it would have been cool if Alex found the usernames of the codebreakers and sent them a few prizes for the effort.

[@wabbasMEpern]

You always have to live in California for these stupid things

[@Tyrnn]

I actually 3D printed "I found Bill" badges/pins for everyone I met in the forest that August evening. I also printed and mailed "Clue Finder" badges for everyone who solved a clue as well. If you ever see one of them, you can rest assured that they were awarded!

[@noyes8882]

epicsuperduper gamer111111 idk man rewarding hard effort kinda be cringe though

[@bonniewong7337]

i would shake his hand so there would be a season three of gravity falls

[@imtoddhowardandimadeskyrim6553]

I hope they never make a third season

[@neonotterpop2528]

Yes

[@shoeskode136]

you would destroy the world man

[@bonniewong7337]

ok at least they'll never get out of gravity falls

[@ciphers327]

@@imtoddhowardandimadeskyrim6553 I hope they do*

[@animeluigiboy]

I like how the way to uncover the secret messages, you have to use a cipher. That’s not a bad pun for a Bill Cipher hunt.

[@bigdeboatl23]

Absolutely fantastic. I'm sad I missed out on this.