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9 hidden Easter eggs from the 'Westworld' website that reveal more about the park
This is what the homepage of "Discover Westworld" looks like.
While exploring, pressing the "shift" key will trigger a terrifying glitch.
Be careful as you explore — holding down the shift key while you are on the "Discover Westworld" site will start a glitch loop. The voice of Peter Abernathy — Dolores' father from the pilot — says: "You should go. Leave. Can't you see? Hell is empty, and all the devils are here."
Creepy, right? The site is telling fans that all is not well in Westworld.
The Aeden chatbot has a lot of coded answers.
When you ask about Arnold — the original co-founder of the park who died years ago after an "accident" — the bot seems to reveal more than it should.
"Not much is known about Arnold, but a closely-guarded rumor is that he partnered with Dr. Ford years ago in the early days of the park," Aeden replies. "He and we hosts had a special connection ... Why don't we talk about somethi—"
Then the message is cut off and an error sequence comes up. The phrase "Hell is empty" is hidden among the text.
The emphasis on a special connection between Arnold and the hosts may have something to do with the narrative happening in the show. Is Arnold somehow responsible for the robots who are beginning to gain consciousness?
The "Terms of Delos Destinations" has hidden info about how the park works.
Though you can read the full terms in this Reddit post, one great nugget from the terms explains all the ways in which guests have accidentally died in the park:
Statistically speaking, you are more likely to die from lightning strike than to die while in a Delos park. However, the following causes of accidental death have occurred within the Delos Destinations compound: buffalo stampede, self-cannibalism, accidental hanging, drowning, 3rd-degree burns, autoerotic asphyxiation, blunt force trauma, allergic reaction to non-native plant life, falling from great heights, common manslaughter, tumbleweeds.
A terrifying question about robots and reality is tucked into a personality assessment.
After entering your email on the "Discover Westworld" home page, fans will recieve an email from Delos Destinations inviting them to get started on planning their trip. A link will bring you to a personality assessment quiz — 20 or so questions that start off innocuous but gradually get a bit darker.
The eeriest one comes towards the end:
You were in a car accident and unfortunately there is nothing left in the wreckage. Luckily you planned ahead and had your entire anatomy measured and mapped, and all of your memories logged and saved. An exact replica is constructed from all this information – is this you?
The personality assessment gives you a look at the types of guests occupying Westworld.
According to Redditor unclenoriega, there are 10 possible results for the assessment: Bounty Hunter, Innocent, Outlaw, Sheriff, Homesteader, Explorer, Soldier, Industrialist, Undertaker, and Libertine.
You can read the descriptions for each type in the Reddit discussion thread for "Discover Westworld. Apparently I "have never been afraid of the more macabre aspects of life" and would make a good Undertaker.
Who knew?
After your assigned role is determined, you can "book a stay."
The booking process is crafted to mimick any standard online hotel reservations. The major difference is cost. The package I selected wound up totally at more than $6 million dollars.
We know from the show that the daily cost starts at $40,000 — clearly you can upgrade far beyond that price depending on how fancy your chosen hotel is or what type of package you pay for.
Typing "VIOLENTDELIGHTS" into the "Access" box brings you to a second secret website.
The password will re-direct you to "Delos Incorporated," a second website built to look like the Delos employees backend. Within the site you can read internal memos and access "corporate resources."
One of the resources is the Dolores narrative flowchart (pictured above). Learn more about Dolores' story loop in our full explanation of this graphic.
Another hidden "corporate resource" is this handy map of the Delos offices.
The map is a cross section of Delos' headquarters — built like a reverse skyscraper into the terrain. The further down you go, the older the facilities are. In order to help visualize where different events from the show are taking place, we added images to the map and gave a full breakdown.
For even more Easter eggs (including mentions about "Game of Thrones" and J.J. Abrams), watch the video below.
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