The Art of Scent in Theme Parks

[@vectorwolf]

I'm glad you mentioned the bromine. It's just engraved on my memory more than anything else. Same with fog juice, thanks to years in the haunt industry. Some years ago, I was privileged to work with a boutique perfumer named Conjure Oils, where I got to create an entire haunted attraction experience purely through scent. From the dusty, dry vanilla of the haunted attic, to the red musk of the vampire room, hay and pumpkin for the scarecrows and sugary cotton candy with cherry 'blood' for the evil clowns, it had all of my memories translated from decades of haunting. And of course, the series ended with the 'Chainsaw'... a mixture of black leather, musk, and gasoline-sweetness I love to this day. The writeup still exists on the website but you have to really dig for it....

[@StorybookAmusement]

That sounds really interesting! I'll have to come across that someday. I was going to include the intentionally repulsive scents that make you wince, but I couldn't find a great spot for that section.

[@vectorwolf]

@@StorybookAmusement haha...yeah, the perfume line was intended to smell good, so none of it was gross, but we all remember the Exorcist 'barf house'... A lot of haunts use smells; Universal is guaranteed to be using synthetics (Froggy's Fog is one of the big go tos, but Universal probably has their own source), but independent haunts have been known to be.... shall we say... resourceful when it comes to 'selling a scene'. Rocky Point, a no longer extant major haunt that used to be in SLC, added realism to their decaying operating room by hiding a pan of rotten lasagna noodles under the operating table and splashing some simple green around. Haunted Verdun Manor used to hide zip lock bags of decaying burger in strategic corners, back in the day. Thankfully the development of synthetics has let people get away from creating environmental biohazards just to gross people out convincingly!

[@ivanalpha80]

The pine scent in the E.T. Ride Queue.

[@StorybookAmusement]

Ahhh 😌

[@SEJ101]

I LOVE THE SMELL OF HYDRAULICS IN THE MORNING

[@StorybookAmusement]

Mmmmmm oh yeah

[@WonderlandWeekly]

Scent-sational video as always! 😁

[@StorybookAmusement]

Ty understood the assignment!

[@LaurensTravels]

Yesssss to theme park scents! Love Rome burning and the E.T. Smells. Magic candle company has the most accurate recreations.

[@StorybookAmusement]

The classics 😌 Yes! I have so many candles by them 😅

[@DreamportProductions]

This was an excellent analysis of why smells work in many different contexts when it comes to parks. As much as I love the artificial smells (Ratatouille’s bread, Soarin, etc), the nostalgic smells rooted in a space are always my favorite. Specifically, the smell of older ride buildings in the case of Haunted Mansion and Spaceship Earth, as well as the waterfalls in the jungle section of Living with the Land come to mind.

[@StorybookAmusement]

Yes! I love those smells you can’t really recreate-you have to be there. There are some old coasters with musty wooden maintenance bays that have such a strong, pleasant smell. Gah I love those.

[@wendymccoy1093]

Just recently, I smelled something that reminded me of fleshly made ice cream, which reminded me of a small creamery we had in the mall when I was little. I loved walking by it because I loved the smell, I still do to this day TBH. I had forgotten about that place until that exact moment. It felt wild.

[@MsDisneylandlover]

Gingerbread House at Holiday Mansion is the best. ❤❤❤❤❤ #DisneyDiva 🎉❤

[@MsDisneylandlover]

I love the train smell the railroad tunnel

[@liamcollinson5695]

This kind of reminds me of my local traveling fair in the uk that i believe is the biggest all the kids in the area go and they is this distinct smell of fried onions,candy floss,doughnut,chestnuts ect and whenever i smell any of them things its like nostalgia overload

[@StorybookAmusement]

I love that! Sounds lovely

[@ParkVisions]

This is absolutely a beautiful edited and well made video!🙏🔥

[@StorybookAmusement]

I appreciate it so much!

[@thezemag]

The smell of the subway queue for the OG King Kong ride

[@StorybookAmusement]

It was so pungent and so satisfying. I miss it.

[@MsDisneylandlover]

The smell of Mansion is kool

[@MsDisneylandlover]

Soaring of California the smell the beach and smell period throughout that ride and latest update on that ride Soaring over the world.

[@sildjax]

Nice video as always!

[@StorybookAmusement]

Thank you!

[@MsDisneylandlover]

How u did video u also brought tears to our eyes lol

[@StorybookAmusement]

That's the power of smell 😅 thank you!

[@MsDisneylandlover]

@@StorybookAmusement it how u were speaking about it. It had do much passion in it. Made won't to go back to Disneyland very soon. I won't be back to Disneyland until October lol.

[@StorybookAmusement]

@@MsDisneylandlover That time away makes it even more special when you get back! I don't live near the parks either, so I know the feeling. Have fun this fall!

[@destinationdero]

I love Main Street USA smells

[@StorybookAmusement]

Such a great start to the day!

[@advancetotabletop5328]

And Mrs. Fields cookies and other pre-pandemic bakery stores actually pumped scents into the mall way. Smells nice, gets your attention, but that’s not freshly baked cookies you were smelling!

[@StorybookAmusement]

Oooh that's always a lovely smell

[@MsDisneylandlover]

The smell of this 🚬reminds of my grandma and my great aunt.❤ lol. Which 2nd hand smoke is bad 4 u n ibam not around it all the time smh. But when I do smell it reminds me of them lol #DisneyDiva

[@StorybookAmusement]

What’s your favorite theme park smell? 😶‍🌫️

[@sildjax]

Food, it makes me hungry

[@JasonRBeing]

the scents in Soarin'

[@benneybob5525]

hhn fog

[@davroca]

Flight of Passage

[@thechickapedia1175]

I hate the smell of fog juice. It makes my chest tight. Oddly enough, so does the scent of Christmas tinsel/metallic garland

[@StorybookAmusement]

I actually agree. I used to get so excited for it, but I have a hard time breathing in it or else I cough.

[@artofthemeparks]

Or the smell of cigarettes everywhere if you're going to Disneyland Paris and many European parks.

[@StorybookAmusement]

I'll brace myself 😆