[Chat] Smells! Smells! Smells!

[Disneylander11]

Hey guys--I was wondering what everyone's favorite defining smell from the Parks was. It could be from Pirates water to Dole Whip to old air conditioner smells like in Star Tours and the Disneyland Hotel. Something that lets you know you're in the happiest place on earth.

Also have you ever encountered these smells somewhere outside of the parks? If so, let us all know so we can try to feel a little at home. I heard WalMart's automotive hand cleaner "Fast Orange" smells almost exactly like Horizon's orange grove.

[sbk1234]

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I'll try to be the first to mention Pirates of the Carribean's water.

Also, the smell of popcorn carts.


I'll also second the smell of oranges and Horizons. (even though that was Epcot) I can never smell oranges in quiet the same way any more.

[calsig31]

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The fresh pretzels at Disneyland and fresh caramel corn in CA Adventure are my favorites. The Spacemountain restrooms are my least favorite.

[imaginashton]

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The pine smell in Soarin.

[PressPersily]

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The PoC Water, Freshly popped popcorn, the orange and pine on Soarin, and the caverns in the line of the Indiana Jones ride.

[UnderCvrDisneyGeek]

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the "fog" in pirates. its always been my fear to the ride breaks down in the battle scene room.

[D3COY]

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the gingerbread smell in the Haunted Mansion Holiday!!! mmmmm sooo yummy!!!

[DisneyIPresume]

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The POTC water smell has been toned down over the years. It isn't as strong as it used to be. They must use a different chemical now than they used to.

However there are places in the log ride at an Knotts that smell exactly how POTC used to. And when I ride on that ride it's like taking a trip down memory lane!

[DJS]

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Waterlogged wood from pirates. The vanilla under the candy window (is that even still there?)
popcorn, churros and Big thunder BBQBBQ

[Slappypunk]

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Pirates, especially the fog
the "dead air" in the Haunted Mansion
All the scents in Soarin'
the hotel smells
popcorn carts
that Space Mountain smell

so much more that I can't recall at the moment

[1Disneylandfan]

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The popcorn carts, the sugar smell from the cotton candy cart in DTD.

[IndianaRudison!]

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Anytime I smell musty old water it reminds me of pirates. Also, the smell of the corn dog cart on Main Street!

[Nickelbackgirl]

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I gotta agree with the "dead air" smell of the Haunted Mansion. Deff my favorite. I also love the POTC water smell, and the smell of the food coming from the Plaza Inn.

[Oathkeeper]

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the water on Pirates and the scent of waffle cone from The Gibson Girl are my favorite DL smells

[Sheriff Lightyear]

The steam from the railroad and the smell in the tunnels.

[Flickering Bulb]

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The churros and the waffle cones from the Gibson Girl. I want that waffle cone scent in my car.

[Chuuster]

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The sewage smell outside the Pirates queue, when it loops to the left side of the building.

[swampymarsh]

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Certainly not my favorite but oh so accurate.

Walking the back street of New Orleans Square, Royal St, from the French Market side. Somedays it smells 100% like the French Quarter in New Orleans, LA.

[AB Born]

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Same with parts of the Peter Pan queue

[Werner]

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The last time I rode Pirates, I was disappointed that it didn't smell as much as it used to. The Haunted Mansion didn't seem to smell as "old" as it used to, either.

I think my overall favorite smell is something that I can only describe as "that Disneyland building smell". Seems like it's most noticeable on Main Street. It's a kind of an old, yet clean aroma. Very hard to describe. But very soothing to me, and an olfaction I've never encountered anywhere else.