Liam R. Findlay 👃 Theme park smells

I was quoted alongside two smell history pioneers, Cecilia Bembibre and Barbara Huber, in Saturday's issue of The Guardian! 🦖

This article by Nicola Davis describes 'smell archaeology' progress and how museums are embracing scents to tell stories.

Full article: www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

I am pleased to reveal my new card game Theme Park Smells!

For theme park superfans, this trumps-style game celebrates the most iconic park pongs! From orange groves to pirate water...

🗓️ Available on 11TH JULY 2026, the first International Themed Smell Day!

More information to come...

Does anyone happen to know of any sources suggesting smells at Versailles during the reign of Louis XIV?

(1/2) Textiles historians... I am trying to think through what textiles dyed with aniline dyes in the second half of the nineteenth century would have smelled like. Despite aniline's fishy smell in its raw form my reading so far would seem to indicate (by absence of refs to smell)...

I enjoyed sharing a bit of theme park smell history in AllEars' latest YouTube video 'Walt Disney World is Trying to Trick You'! 👃

youtu.be/N9UaRh_qOdo?...

My storage cupboard at home smells like coal smoke because it's full of scent oils.

Over its lifetime, Tomb Blaster has diffused scents like Potpourri, Ginger and Cocoa in its market-themed queue. The ride scenes have been scented with Egyptian Mummy, which is a historical interpretation also used by museums. These pictures are from 2021.

🎬 On Walt Disney Studios Park:

"We eventually built 9 attractions in a parking lot ... We had a bunch of old cars ... 'Who remembers Dinotopia?'"

– Paul Osterhout, former Vice President of Creative for Walt Disney Imagineering on Zeitgeist's The Spirit of the Time

A current read; I forget what sense it is about.

IAAPA 2026...

Efteling's jasmine-scented Chinese Nightingale display is being retired.

Here is a sneaky photograph of the Death entity figure. It is hidden opposite the stage, under the space visitors stand on. When lights illuminate it, it appears as a ghostly apparition, reflecting against glass onstage.

I wonder if The Chinese Nightingale's exciting new form will be AI generated ✨

Probably a few infection hazards per location!

Thanks for sharing!

Turned myself into an Avatar head in preparation for visiting Animal Kingdom's Pandora this year 🌺🐳🔥

Interesting! There have been some great scent diffusers synched with games in recent years!

That's an accurate smell of Croft Manor 😎

Thank you for sharing! 🙏🙏🙏

Lots of experimenting to do!

Edgy smells for an edgy game 😎🚬🥃 The demon blood might not smell too different to Atlantis haha

That's partly the idea! Adding a bit more immersion while playing 🎮

Haha there may be mixed opinions on his scent. 😆

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Thanks so much!

Thank you very much! Fan art for the nose haha

Part two:

I have made the smells of Tomb Raider @tombraider.com for its 30th anniversary!

Part one:

The scent world isn’t just about fine fragrance, and honestly, who knew about half of these things? Well, I do, now. Intriguing read:

2026: Visitor Attraction SMELL Predictions 🔮 I have taken a shot at predicting what moves visitor attractions will take this year when it comes to smell! These predictions are based on my observations over previous years, new activity in the ind...

2026 attraction SMELL predictions! 👃🏛️🎠

I had a go at figuring out what this year's trends might be when it comes to immersive smells in visitor attractions...

www.linkedin.com/pulse/2026-v...

UK Heritage Smell Inventory - Smell Heritage UK The research is part of an investigation on the smells that people in the United Kingdom consider meaningful and would like to preserve for the future. The study is led by UCL Institute for Sustainabl...

A piece in the Telegraph today (www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/27e9c89...) that reminds everybody that Cecilia Bembibre and I are interested in the UK smells that YOU might want to preserve for posterity (and you can log them here: smelluk.org/participate/)