The Smells of Disney

[rob0519]

I would have to say:

• the popcorn aroma on Main St. just after you pass under the tracks
• the Main St. bakery, more so several years ago, but it's still enticing
• the lobby at the Polynesian, though I've heard the air freshener has changed since our last visit.

While definitely distinctive, I can't say I'm a fan of the musty odor in POTC.

 

[jbdorman]

I personally enjoy the smell of the Walt Disney World Railroad. The smell of the engines brings me back to when I would skip school and enjoy a nice day at MK. So many memories.

Haha thats great! You are lucky to be so close.

 

[jbdorman]

Oh I remember another one! The smokey food smell around the Flame Tree BBQ is another good smell!

 

[ThinkTink721]

I love the smell of the pastries on Mickey's Philharmagic!
I also like the perfume smell at the gift shop in Norway at Epcot.

 

[dopeylover]

I was at my friends wedding last year, and as they were bringing the meals out, I grabbed my husbands arm because it smelled just like Liberty Tree! It's a weird smoky/meaty smell, but it took me right to MK. That's weird, right?

I also am a HUGE fan of POTC smells, I have to look into that fireside candle...

 

[jbdorman]

I was at my friends wedding last year, and as they were bringing the meals out, I grabbed my husbands arm because it smelled just like Liberty Tree! It's a weird smoky/meaty smell, but it took me right to MK. That's weird, right?

I also am a HUGE fan of POTC smells, I have to look into that fireside candle...

Not weird at all! Some of the strangest stuff brings me to one of the parks.

 

[disneynut4u]

100% Rome Burning in SE. My dad was a fireman for almost 30 years. When we went to WDW for the first time & smelled that, it brought back so many memories of what he smelled like when he came home from a fire. Now my son is a fireman, & every time he comes back from a fire, I smell him, and think "Man, I wish I was back at Disney!"

 

[DisneyGirl3820]

This probably doesn't count but how about the resorts? I find that the Contemporary, GF and Polynesian all have their distinctive smells as well.

My favorite ride smells are the Haunted Mansion, Pirates and Thunder Mountain.

 

[jbdorman]

This probably doesn't count but how about the resorts? I find that the Contemporary, GF and Polynesian all have their distinctive smells as well.

My favorite ride smells are the Haunted Mansion, Pirates and Thunder Mountain.

Resorts totally count. Love the GF smell!

 

[FettFan]

Oranges at Soarin'!

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

The smells are more powerful than anything, aren't they? Take Haunted Mansion, for example. It's very modernized compared to when I went as a kid. You can barely see the house when you're in line, people are screwing around on their phones and **** instead of realizing they're actually in WDW, there's that annoying interactive queue with all these zany sound effects which are totally out of place and they barely even play the howling dog sound anymore! Yet, as soon as you walk in the door and you get a whiff of that old HM aroma, it's like nothing at all has changed in the world.

 

[kings&giants]

The shower water! Is that crazy??

 

[jbdorman]

The smells are more powerful than anything, aren't they? Take Haunted Mansion, for example. It's very modernized compared to when I went as a kid. You can barely see the house when you're in line, people are screwing around on their phones and **** instead of realizing they're actually in WDW, there's that annoying interactive queue with all these zany sound effects which are totally out of place and they barely even play the howling dog sound anymore! Yet, as soon as you walk in the door and you get a whiff of that old HM aroma, it's like nothing at all has changed in the world.

I agree and I am soooo thankful that it has stayed that way for a lot of things at WDW. With changes in suppliers and out-scourcing of a lot of the things Disney used to do themselves, Im at least glad they have tried to stay true to the original smells.

 

[jbdorman]

The shower water! Is that crazy??

Not at all. Floridian aquifer has a slightly sulphur smell and then that with the water chlorination makes the Disney water I know. Whenever I am in a place with similar water I always wish I was in WDW. Now who is crazier since I have figured all that out? Haha

 

[mouse_luv]

Resorts totally count. Love the GF smell!

I think the GF smell has a lot to do with the Basin shop on the upper level from the lobby.
Then again, it just smells expensive to me lol

 

[Grumpy1973]

We love the smell of the GF lobby as well..my wife found a Bath and Body Works scent that smells very close, just can't remember the name of it right now, lol.. we always park and walk through the GF when we go for convenience and always comment on the smell there..

 

[kings&giants]

Not at all. Floridian aquifer has a slightly sulphur smell and then that with the water chlorination makes the Disney water I know. Whenever I am in a place with similar water I always wish I was in WDW. Now who is crazier since I have figured all that out? Haha

Who am I to judge...

 

[jbdorman]

I think the GF smell has a lot to do with the Basin shop on the upper level from the lobby.
Then again, it just smells expensive to me lol

Yeah I get the expensive smell for sure! We stop in to usually get a buffet at 1900 Park Fare but I'm to afraid to touch anything outside of the buffet line! Haha

 

[jbdorman]

We love the smell of the GF lobby as well..my wife found a Bath and Body Works scent that smells very close, just can't remember the name of it right now, lol.. we always park and walk through the GF when we go for convenience and always comment on the smell there..

Let us know if you remember the BBW scent!

 

[MeTa]

My top three smells in Disney:

1. The water smell in Pirates
2. The smell of the Polynesian's lobby
3. Rome burning

A close runner up was the smell of Tonga Toast!

Have to agree.