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Reasons for the fragances and smells on the theater


Ok, there's one point during the show in which we actually smell the things we see on the screen like pies and cakes, etc. Well, there's a reason for it. Look what I found on the Triva for Fantasia:

Early on, Walt Disney and Leopold Stokowski considered having fragrances dispersed into the theater at certain points in the movie to heighten the experience. Suggestions included cereus for "Claire de Lune," jasmine for the "Waltz of the Flowers" segment of "The Nutcracker Suite", incense for "Ave Maria", and gunpowder for "The Sorcerer's Apprentice". Disney dropped the idea because of the difficulty of clearing one scent from the theater before the next one was sprayed in.


They should totally use these amazing ideas for a special screening of Fantasia at the Disney Parks, huh? I think theyr are easier to pull off now a days.

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