Have you ever noticed and wondered why some parts of Disney World have specific smells? Well, like everything else at Disney World, there is a reason for this. There are special machines called smellitizers that are scattered throughout the park. These machines distribute specific scents throughout the park like fresh baked cookies on Main Street. Now isn’t that a good way to lure you into buying some fresh and delicious cookies in the park? Apparently, there is a shop outside of Disney called Anthology Candles that sells perfumes which mimic the scent of some of Disney attractions. Animal Kingdom, Main Street Bakery, and Belle’s Library, anybody? I might just have to buy some for my house.
Another smelly fact- Wearing heavy costumes and being in the hot sun is a recipe for a smelly disaster. For this reason, Disney’s employee ‘bible’ called The Disney Look states “Due to close contact with Guests and fellow Cast Members the use of an antiperspirant or deodorant is required.
No Selfies!
Disney is very strict about this next rule. If Disney catches you taking pictures in your costume, you can consider yourself unemployed.
Disney execs put their foot down with this one and there's no getting off the hook. If they find out that you took selfies backstage, you can kiss goodbye to the Magic Kingdom.
"Code V"
Cast members go through extensive training in how to speak to each other as well as to guests. One thing they are prohibited from uttering the word "vomit." If a guest has an accident on or during a ride, a cast member gets on the radio and says "Code V." The last thing they'd need is for another guest to get sick at hearing the word "vomit."
There is another secret lingo which cast members use to alert each other about ride difficulties and other mishaps. A “Code P” means someone accidentally urinated in the park and a "Code H" means that a parade horse pooped in the park.
There's a Secret Store
When a guest loses an item or leaves it behind at Walt Disney World, employees make a big effort to reunite the item with its owner. One guest whose daughter lost an engraved pocket mirror posted about it online. She shared that they called about the mirror the day after losing it. She boasted about how kind the person was on the phone and that they were immediately able to verify that the mirror had been found. They wrapped the mirror carefully and mailed it right to their house. Her daughter was so appreciative of this that she ended up becoming an ever bigger fan of Disney because of their kind treatment.
When a guest loses an item, it is kept for a certain length of time to give the owner a chance to retrieve it. If he doesn't, then the item is sold to cast members in a special store. All of the profits made from the items go to charity. This just proves that Disney World is truly the most magical place on earth.
“Don’t Date Disney"
With cast members often working up to 70-hour work weeks, you can imagine that they get very close to one another, and we aren’t just talking about in the work sense. Some employees even become romantically involved. There are plenty of stories roaming the internet about Gaston and Wendys being found together in supply closets. There is actually an expression that cast members use about dating one another called DDD, “Don’t Date Disney." Nevertheless it happens. It happens a lot in the Haunted Mansion Doom Buggies, Tom Sawyer’s Island, and EPCOT’s Spaceship Earth.
Apparently, some employees ignore the cameras that are in place throughout the park. And you better bet that there are repercussions for getting involved in this kind of behavior. A previous Disneyland employee who had worn the costume of Captain Jack Sparrow on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride was fired after a photo of him kissing his girlfriend (who played Ariel) leaked on social media. The problem was that both of them were in full Disney costume. Serves them right for not reading the employee handbook well enough.