17 Disneyland Secrets They Don't Know Want You To Know‏

6. And With Your Other Senses Too

That Walt Disney really wanted to play God, and not just with his animated creations - much of his professional life was spent overseeing the work of his eponymous studio, but he spent almost as much time obsessively organising his theme parks to be the "perfect" experience in his eyes.

Alongside the mildly terrifying innovation of the Smellitzer (which is well known amongst the Mouse faithful, who have been trying and failing for years to recreate the scents of), Walt also pioneered the idea of controlling all the rest of the senses the parks visitors have on offer, making sure that he had complete control over their entire sensory experience during their visits.

So, basically, a trip to Disneyland - and pretty much every other major amusement park that's followed - is a weekend where you willingly put yourself forward to be brainwashed by the owners.

They're going to have free-rein as to your thoughts and feelings during your time there, using music and smells and colours to make sure you're having the exact experience they want you to. Which is fine with, say, a movie, but when it's actively toying with your emotions in person? That's a little weird, in a obsessive and controlling micromanaging way.

Disneyland even goes so far as to abruptly change the pavement each time you enter a different world - called "sensory tickles" - to startle you and make you look up and look around, realizing that your surroundings have changed.