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knew the name of the tour, he wanted to see if hecould find out more about it. He wasn’t sure it had anything to do with the key that Farren had entrusted to him, but at least it was something. As the day ticked away he became more perplexed about the key. His instincts were searching for some deeper or hidden meaning in the gift. The unexpected disappearance of his friend only added to the unease he was beginning to feel. Something deep within him believed that Farren’s dropping out of sight was somehow connected to the key. Perhaps it was part of the Imagineer’s plan. Deciding to try one more time, he dialed Farren Rales’s number again. Just like earlier, he was kicked into the voice mailbox.

C HAPTER S IX
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Day Three
Morning
     
    S ATURDAY MORNING FOUND H AWK rushing into his office for what he hoped would be a brief visit. Punching the keypad on the phone, he entered the number he had found doing some cyber-searching the night before. He had found what he was looking for on Lou Mongello’s Web site. As an author of multiple Disney trivia books and the host of a popular weekly podcast, Mongello would be the sure source of the information that Hawk was seeking. The plan was not complicated; Hawk hoped he would be able to get into the Keys to the Kingdom tour at the last minute.
    After a quick phone conversation, he had reservations for the tour beginning in less than an hour.
    Growing up in Orlando and taking more trips to the Walt Disney World Resort than he could remember gave Hawk a familiarity with Disney property that would rival any expert’s. The Keys to the Kingdom tour was meeting at the City Hall on Main Street, USA. In order to get there as fast as possible, Hawk decided to park at the Contemporary Hotel and walk across to the entrance of the Magic Kingdom. Pulling past the security stand at the Contemporary and heading toward the parking area, Hawk took a moment and looked at the futuristic building rising up in front of him. When the Magic Kingdom Resort opened, the Contemporary was one of the two hotels that were a part of the grand opening celebration. The monorail track that stretched from the Ticket and Transportation Center to the Main Gate passed through the Polynesian Resort Hotel and the Grand Floridian Resort on one side of Bay Lake and through the interior of the Contemporary Resort on the other. Each time Hawk remembered the first time he rode on the monorail as a child it brought a grin to his face. It had almost taken his breath away as he looked out the window when the monorail moved from the outside of the hotel to the interior. It was a childhood memory that was burned into his young mind forever. Parking his car and locking the door, he heard the sound of the monorail pass directly overhead carrying another load of eager visitors to the main gate of the Magic Kingdom.
    The short walk from the Contemporary to the entrance bypassed the monorail ride and he strode briskly along the redbricked walkway under the monorail track. In a few moments his walk was complete and he was slidinghis annual pass into the ticket turnstile. Below the Train Station, he stepped through the entrance that led to the Mickey Mouse face that was made entirely of flowers. Choosing the tunnel on the left he emerged into the Town Square on Main Street, USA with City Hall right in front of him. Climbing the steps while glancing at his watch, he knew the tour was already gathering and preparing to leave. A cast member working behind the counter at City Hall helpfully pointed Hawk through the door where the tour was meeting just outside. The group of people looked like any other group of tourists ready for a day in the theme park. Hawk noticed that the tour guide appeared as if she had just stepped out of a classic Walt Disney brochure. Dressed in a blue jacket, plaid skirt, and dark hat, she was checking a list and making preparations to begin. Her name tag let everyone know her name was Brooke. With a