Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Somehow, on a thread here we got into a debate on the smell of WDW. You have to admit WDWs hotels, monorail and water rides and attractions have a "odd" smell to them. "Cow", "mildew"..... whats the deal? Maybe a cast member can help us out here. One time I was talking with a good friend who's career was in hospitality. He said that most hotel chains have their own patented "smells". And you are intentionally hit with their smell upon entering a lobby. While we were staying in one of the Downtown Disney Hotels he pointed out the machine that spreads the smell in our hotel's lobby. He said the reason why hotels do this is because people tend to recall smells better than they can recall happy experiences. I wonder if Disney has a patented smell or it just mildew we smell on WDW property?
Originally Posted By RoadTrip It's the water. I call it the smell of Orlando. Orlando has the most terrible water of any place on earth.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom RoadTrip, I agree the water is Orlando is awful. But how do you explain the smell on the monrail? It's all got that same air conditioner smell? I'm more inclined to agree with DlandDug... but I'm hoping he's wrong. Maybe one of our on property Disney LPers can answer that question.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN ^^agreed, but WDW's maintenance is below standards, restrooms smell bad, and monorails are littered with trash that goes unpicked for hours.. so yesh, the complaints from the Orlando Weekly's article are most definitely valid. So don't blame the city of Orlando for WDW's troubles. It's not the city running the resort.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip The water may not be responsible for the monorail smell, but it sure is for most everything else. When I go to WDW I notice it for the first time when I walk into the restroom at MCO. All that water creates the nasty smell I call the smell of Orlando. I NEVER drink the water at WDW... I even use bottled water to make coffee. If they scrub down the monorails at night using Orlando water, that could well be where the smell is coming from. That and the Brazilians...
Originally Posted By magic0214 I happen to remember lots of smells. For example I was in an elevator the other day and it smelled, no joke, exactly like Carousel of Progress.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: The smells are disgusting and are the perfect tail-tale signs that a certain nasty old biddy has just been there with her leaky cauldron that needs to be dumped in a landfill instead of a theme park. I'm so embarrassed to be associated with such a stinky sister witch!
Originally Posted By standor Don't blame it on your sister. She is not responsible for everything that happens. Give the blame to the Disney company because they are too cheap to use good cleaning supplies.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt How do you clean underneath a carpet that's attached to the floor? As someone else mentioned, apparently the mildew smell is commonplace in Central Florida because of the damp climate.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt That only cleans the top and the water just adds more moisture, no?
Originally Posted By leobloom >> As someone else mentioned, apparently the mildew smell is commonplace in Central Florida because of the damp climate. << I've never really noticed it anywhere but Disney. Most businesses keep the AC cranked high enough to prevent mildew. Probably too expensive for Disney's pocketbook.
Originally Posted By dshyates Orlando smells like moisture and recirculated (ad nauseum) air. Add to that mildew killing sprays, and Lysol.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros The part of the brain that senses smell is located right next to the part that is in charge of memories, which explains why smells can conjur up long-forgotten events. Whether it's a brand's smell (all Target stores seem to smell the same, regardless of location), a natural smell (mildew), or a strictly manufactured one (the oily darkride smell), you will be able to remember your experience better if you're smelling the same thing. >>Most businesses keep the AC cranked high enough to prevent mildew. Probably too expensive for Disney's pocketbook.<< Yep, but they're playing it as part of the 'green inititiave'. It started about 2-3 years ago, and people warned about mildew at the time, but Disney seemed to think that short-term cost cutting would be worth it long term, like they have with so many other things in recent years. Eventually, they will need to do some really deep cleaning, which I'm sure will cost more than the savings, but that's not my decision to make.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I think Orlando often smells of you sweaty tourists that can't stand the heat.
