BEWARB! SPOILERS
AHEAD!
This section
contains major spoiler from non-mentioned
things/places/creatures/occurrences/etc. from the Universe of Gravity Falls!
My Gravity
Falls Journal 3 FINALLY arrived! It took a while, because I had to import it,
but it was well worth the wait.(╯✧∇✧)╯
I've got it from amazon: https://www.amazon.de/Gravity-Falls-Journal-Alex-Hirsch/dp/1484746694/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1470408953&sr=8-1&keywords=gravity+falls+journal+3
On 288
beautiful designed pages, Alex Hisch shows us the mysterious, fascinating and
maybe a little bit obscure world of Gravity Falls. As a huge GF fan, I'm
disappointed how Disney treats this wonderful series (seriously, they won't
release GF Blu-Rays or DVD!?(ꐦ ಠ皿ಠ )), so this Journal is something very special for
every Gravity Falls fan.(*^▽^*)
The book
comes with a dust wrapper, remove it and the Journal looks almost like the
original from the series!(≡^∇^≡)
http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/gravityfalls/images/a/ae/S1e20_Secrets....png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/258?cb=20130805194825
And the
inside is also a poster, designed as blueprints from McGucket's inventions!
The journal
starts with entries from the Author. The typeface is some kind of cursive, so
some people might can't read it.(´▽`)
The entries
are about creatures, places and Ford's "muse". They also show us new
creatures or up until the nameless creatures.
And, of
cause, well-known places with new informations.(ღ˘⌣˘ღ)
As this is
Gravity Falls merchandise, the obligatory coded texts must not missing.
(read the full decryption here: https://m.reddit.com/r/gravityfalls/comments/4uuezb/journal_3_code_key_full_decryption_spoilers/)
As
advertised, this journal explains particularly, how Gravity Falls became the
place we know and love through the "weirdness dimension" (is it a
coincidence that the tail band was placed a this pages? I don't think so...( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°))
The journal
also reveals the relationship between Ford an Fiddleford.(ﾉ･ω･)
Following the
original story line, Ford discovered later that Bill isn't what the supposed to
be. The following entries are deeper and more "disturbed".( ⚆ _ ⚆ )
In the second
part, Dipper assume the role as new author (his handwriting is easier
readable( ⋂‿⋂’)).
The following
entries are more like a small episode guide, until Ford appearance. Ford
continue the writing about the "future", his impressions about his
brother, the Mystery Shack and the other characters. In 26 pages, Ford writes
about discovering different dimensions (hadn't had time to read it now, but I
will definite!). The last pages are about the Weirdmageddon and never published
thoughts from Dipper and Ford (I just skim it and it really hits me, I might
get really emotional when I read it focused(•́︿•̀｡)).
All in all
this journal is worth it's price and waiting time.
The Cipher Hunt
I think
everyone, who watched the last episode of Gravity Falls reminds the Bill Cipher
Stature. Well, as some theorists assumed, it's real!
http://cdn0.dailydot.com/cache/a8/9b/a89b1333878de172b5687434b9d3a90c.jpg
Month later,
Alex Hirsch published the following post on twitter:
https://twitter.com/_AlexHirsch/status/755870882027802624?lang=de
The code
says, that the stature and the treasure are real, but the hunt is the real
journey is the real price.٩(♡ε♡ )۶
The red
letters mean decoded "Russia", where Alex had been for
"vacations".
This was the
first hint and it has been found. It revealed, that the next hint will be found
in Japan, another place where Alex went for "vacations".
Exactly as
the first hint, the second was also found, at the Kanda Myojin Shrine
Tokyo/Japan. This hint, found at the back of an ema in the shrine leaded the
Cipher Hunters to 400 Ponce De Leon Ave NE in Atlanta Georgia/USA.
The third
hint was a missing poster for Waddles, which contained a telephone number, a
message from Grunkle Stan played backwards. The hint revealed, that the next
clue will be found in the Ochre Court building of Salve Regina University in
Rhode Island/USA.
Sadly the
university disposed the fourth hint before, but Alex published another hint on
twitter.
https://twitter.com/_AlexHirsch/status/756209644331073538?lang=de
This was the same
phone number as in the last hint, with an new Stan message. It said, that the
next is located at the Griffith J. Griffith stature in Los Angeles
California/USA.
Jason Ritter
(Dipper's voice actor) and Ariel Hirsch (Alex's twin sister) teamed up with
some other fans to hunt after the next clue. They found a USB stick with a
audio file. It was a message by Grunkle Stan again. After he was haunted by the
ghost of Sister Mary Hilda Miley, he said that the next hint will be found at
the California State Summer School of the Arts, Los Angeles (USA).
The seventh
hint was a graffiti on a wall at the California State Summer School of the
Arts. It reveals the coordinates of Piedmont, California, the hometown of
Dipper and Mabel.
The next hint
was found in the Piedmont Park. There, some Cipher Hunters found a small
coffer, which a hint that leaded us to 18825 N Vermont Ave in LA, a post
office.
With the key they found there, too, one Cipher Hunter traveled to this
office.
The ninth
hint was found in a PO box. It includes a 2000 pieces puzzle. Finishing the
puzzle takes very long. For that reason, Alex published the puzzles image on
twitter.
The next hint
was found in Portland, Oregon. It was a gnome, a view-master and the next hint.
It leads to Confusion Hill, California, a tourist trap like the Mystery Shack.
Under a jaw
of eyeballs, the tenth hint was found. The hint leads to telephone poles on
Stanley Street in Amity, Oregon.
The eleventh
hint was found at a geocache bolt, written on a piece of paper. The hint leads
to the Enchanted Forest Theme Park in Turner, Oregon.
The next hint,
found a Enchanted Forest theme park, but nothing happened.
After days
without process, Alex tweeted the final hint, that leads to Reedsport, Oregon.
And what
happened? THE STATUE WAS THERE!! Near the stature, Cipher Hunters found a
treasure chest with Russian and Japanese Money, a Journal 3, a crown made of
plastic, a "Mayor of Gravity Falls" sash, a music box, a small Bill
Cipher statue, a Gravity Falls painting, a USB stick and a note from Alex that
said that the one, who find the treasure will be the new major of Gravity
Falls. The USB stick leads to an audio file, where Grunkle Stan sings
"We'll Meet Again".
In my
opinion, the Cipher Hunt was one of the best things that could happening to
Gravity Falls. The show is just too good to die out, and only because it's over
doesn't mean that we can forget it. It was a amazing journey, though the
internet everyone was able to feel connected to the fandom.
You want more
information?:
http://gravityfalls.wikia.com/wiki/Cipher_Hunt
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS7H4767w-aVmsWlK0d3z_XUIgy3x4NMb
