FoxC63
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 19, 2016
That really blows about the cancer. I’m sorry to hear that. You have an awesome trip planned though! Dining at DLR tends to have some better healthier options than WDW, so hopefully you have a wonderful dining experience on your trip too.
In general, the park smells themselves don’t bother me. Scent can contribute to sensory overload for me when they’re unfamiliar, but I love the churro smells, water smells, Main Street smells, etc at DL. I go often enough that they’re strongly associated with some amazing memories, so I think that helps me a lot. However, I must say, the other guest smells can get to me LOL. If I’m stuck in a crowded area with a lot of visual chaos, no where to move, loud sounds, and someone smells bad, it’s basically time to go home for me because I’ll be done and melting down at that point. Strange people touching me is what I am most sensitive too. I cannot tolerate it and a stranger bumping into my skin can cause me to instantly hit my sensory max. That is the greatest challenge in the parks for me, so most of the strategies I’ve developed are to avoid that.
At DL, the most prominent park smells tend to be the water smells (they’re more intense to me than WDW), food carts if you get near them (they don’t really carry too bad and are fairly easy to avoid if they’re a problem for your son), and Bengal BBQ in Adventureland (that one is hard to avoid in that area).
Edit: I should clarify for me a bad smell is anything that is too potent from body odor, to hair product, to perfume, or cologne.
DS is fine with people but last year at WDW something weird happened. I was sick during that trip but when DH & DS returned in the afternoon, he was wiped out. Slept from noon until the next day. Not sure if it was just a migraine or a new development. I'll make sure to see his doctor before we leave as migraines have been plaguing him this year.
Your EDIT is what nails me right in the sinus cavity!