Smells of Disney

[JohnHMCWYG]

The water smell is definitely a reminder of Disney. I can smell it coming off the pavement after a rain has fallen. It also works well with the humidity you feel upon landing in Florida. It's especially great in the late Winter/early Spring. The weather is cold up North, even somewhat in April, but when you land in Florida, warmth is what you feel. This year, we ended up with a night flight that took off in the 8:00 hour. It was early March and it was wintry up in New York, but when we landed in Florida, it was near midnight and quite warm.

Really awesome.

Sincerely,

John Kilduff

[LovinWDW]

-How about the burning rain forest on the Kali ride.
-The smell of gas around the speedway
and the smell of the bakery on Main St.

21 more days!

[PlutoLover]

The smell that takes me back to Disney is actually nothing in Disney...My hubby bought me a bottle of Rag Doll perfume (the Sally perfume, nightmare b4 xmas) and I wore it my entire trip last September so now every time I spray it on I go right back to POFQ with my family. It's my own little bottle of magic

[McGoofy]

Great topic. Just the other day I had to make cookies for my son to take to school. I used the Nestle "break and bake" chocolate chip cookies. When they were baking, they reminded me of 2 things: Main Street Bakery at MK and the Junior Chef baking thing for kids at Epcot in The Land.

One time when my son was about 3 years old, he smelled a truck at home, and he said, "It smells like Disney!" Diesel fumes always make me think of Disney buses too.

[kbean]

Yeah, I have to say a certain perfume that my mom wore when I was a kid to Disney will bring back a jog of Disney.

[hockeymom]

Oh yes, the water!
I especially love Sp. Mountain and the humid inside and water smell outside....sigh

I agree with the "Florida" smell and the cinnamon (Main Street).

Glad our family is not alone.

[laward32]

This actually happened to me today. One of the ladies at work bought a new candle and it had been lit for a little while and the smell just took me back to WDW. I couldn't place exactly where, just that it had to be one of the shops. It was really weird. I know part of it is because I am only 22 days away from being there, but it was really funny.
ONLY 22 MORE DAYS!!!

[IloveDisney71]

... The exhaust of a school bus or large truck...the buses. .

This is one of the first smells that popped into my head! I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought of it!
Even though the bus exhaust is not one of the good smells, it still reminds me of Disney!

[baldburke]

Great topic! There are so many it is tough to decide. Turkey legs of Frontierland. That's want reminds me of Disney.

Staying at AKL last time, they have an incredible smell in the lodge lobby. I don't know what it is exactly, but it is a combination of spices and it smells great.

It is funny that you posted this topic. I was walking in town about a week ago on a block that backs up to a number of restaurants and felt the smell was somewhat similar. That, coupled with the fact that the weather we had was simliar to what we experienced in FL last November really took me back and gave me a deja vu feeling.

[EPCOT84]

The orange fields of Horizon, the sweet roses of Imagination, and the burning woods of Spaceship Earth stand out for me.

The aroma of freshly air popped popcorn will always remind me of a Disneyland park.

Sometimes I walk by a restaurant or when preparing dinner, certain pasta aromas make me think of the Grand Concourse at the Contemporary, both of Chef Mickey and the former steakhouse.

And yes,the hotel lobby smell and the monorail are memorable

[lauter52]

It reminds me of being in a barn every time I smell it. What the heck IS that?

LOL!!! My wife and I say it reminds us of the elephant house at our local zoo! Definitely a unique scent!

For us, it's the smell of certain water that reminds us of walking past the fountains at Epcot.

[Imagineer1981]

its got to be the bakery in Paris at Epcot...oh and SE fire, and the dampness of Pirates..i could go on and on

[lauter52]

Thought of another one...the smell of the glazed roasted nuts as you turn the corner from Future World walking toward Canada at Epcot.

[Always Goofy]

This is one of the first smells that popped into my head! I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought of it!
Even though the bus exhaust is not one of the good smells, it still reminds me of Disney!

Yep...you not alone...My son said this to me the other day too. I also ride in shuttles from each plant site, so when I hear the bus and smell it, I just imagine that I am going from the hotel to Epcot, or to the MK. Makes the day see brighter!

[Haku]

Whenever I smell a chili dog with onions(or a Hot Wiener if you're from the North East ) I think of the original smell they had on Stitch and how it almost made everyone in my party sick.

[kbean]

ummmm. yes, i forgot about the turkey legs.

[mainstreet1997]

The monorails have a smell of their own that I have noticed for years. It reminds me of being a kid every time I smell it.

Last time I was there it smelled like sweaty cows!

[mainstreet1997]

Last night I was walking around by a stripmall with my family. The air was warm and there was a smell of hamburgers...reminded me of either MK or DTD.

[thejens]

Thank you to everyone who shared. I just loved reading every post. Funny how remembering smells takes you back there more than anything else.

[McGoofy]

I was reminded of another one today. Our family was grilling shrimp on the BBQ grill. It smelled just like the food and wine festival when you walk up to the Austrailian booth where they have shrimp on the barbie.