The Sights and Smells of America: Inside Disneyland's New US-Themed Soarin' Ride
Soarin' has taken flight over California and across the world. Now, to celebrate the USA's 250th, it's visiting landmarks from sea to shining sea.
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The first time I ever experienced Soarin' Over California, I was just 14 years old. Almost 25 years later, I still vividly remember the aroma of fresh oranges pumped through the Disneyland ride system as the flight simulator whisked me over California's famous groves.
Everyone who's been to Disneyland can list their favorite nostalgia-laden scents of the parks -- the water in Pirates of the Caribbean, freshly baked churros on Main Street USA, gingerbread-scented "snow" drifting over the crowds during the holiday fireworks show.
Disney knows that the key to memory-making is not only sight and sound; it's also smell. That's why it pumps scents out all over its theme parks and attractions through a patented scent-dispersing system.
In 2001,...
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