Disneyland is a magical place for kids and adults alike but they employ many
tricks to make sure that you have the best time possible and also many tricks
to make sure you spend as much money as possible I'm Charlie and today we're
going to look at these tricks so that you can spot them next time you go to
Disneyland or Disney World smell pods you may have never noticed
this before but next time you're walking around Disneyland take a whiff of the
air you'll normally smell a really lovely smell but how is this possible
with a bunch of sweaty people walking around in the Sun surely it wouldn't
smell that great well it's all thanks to smell pods all around the park these
pods pump out smells into the park they're usually in very busy areas or
near particular stores the pumps which are normally hidden in lampposts pump
out smells such as vanilla or popcorn and this in turn makes guests want to
buy the food related to the smell a smell pot is used outside the Gibson
Girl ice-cream parlor and unsurprisingly it's one of the most popular stores on
Main Street a vanilla smell is pumped through a vent underneath a window this
brings guests in off the street and into the store these smells also set off
neurons in your brain some smells are designed to make you feel nostalgic and
other smells are designed to make you want to eat or drink certain foods
these smell ports also sometimes pump out these smell of strawberries that is
because research has found that the smell of strawberries is related to
happiness magic bands if your cell phone provider was tracking exactly where you
go all the time then they'd be in huge legal trouble but if you think it's just
phone apps like Find My iPhone that are tracking where you go then you'd be
wrong many people in Disneyland buy what's known as a Magic Band inside
these magic bands are RFID chips this allows Disney to track your
location these can be used when kids get separated from their parents but mainly
they used to track where people go in the park this allows Disney to have a
bunch of data about where you go and when they can then make necessary
adjustments to make you spend more money for example if a lot of people are going
to one place at one certain time maybe put some extra food stands there to make
more money not only that magic bands are often used by adults this is so that you
don't need to carry your park ticket your room key or even your credit card
but you have to be careful when you link your payment method to a Magic Band
that's because these magic bands pretty much separate you from your money if you
can make a purchase simply by scanning your band then it's easy to stop
thinking about how much money you're spending this makes people spend way
more money at the park without even thinking go away green one genius way
Disney parks manipulate to you is using colors and one of the colors Disneyland
likes to use was actually invented by them the color is called go away green
and it's an extremely bland shade of green scientifically it's the most
unappealing color in the world that's also the reason why in certain countries
cigarettes legally have to be packaged like this you'll see this color a lot
around the park but you won't even notice it the color is designed to make
sure that most people simply glance past it hence the name go away Green it's
used to hide areas of the park where they don't want the public to go this
includes gates and doors that are staff only but most famously the door for club
33 is painted go away green Club 33 is a secret club inside Disneyland it's
located right in the middle of the bright and colorful Main Street but
because it's so small and bland many people simply pass by not knowing
what it is but because it's so small and bland most people simply walk past it
not even realizing it exists behind the door is club 33 it's basically a very
exclusive club with a 10-year waiting list
members need to pay $50,000 a year to get in
inside is a wine bar a five-star restaurant and a lounge temperature
one tactic Disneyland easiest to make you spend more money is heat if you want
to cool off inside Disneyland then go into the Emporium the Emporium is the
largest store on the Disneyland property but it's also the parks most cold and
heavily air-conditioned building you may think the reason why this is is so that
people can cool off in the store but that's not the case instead it's to
trick people into buying specific merchandise in the store no one would
buy a Disneyland sweater on a hot summer's day but if Disney crank up the
AC then many forget how hot it is outside
they feel the cold and that's why they feel the need to buy a sweatshirt so the
air conditioning is simply a smart trick Disney uses to get you to vice
cific items wait times the first thing everyone looks at when they go to queue
up for a ride is the wait time third did he know that Disney's ride wait times
are almost always wrong and this is true in multiple ways Disney does not want
the times to reflect an actual weight that's why employees will often display
a time that's will either drive people toward or away from a specific
attraction or section of the park for example if one ride is getting busy then
they'll increase the wait time a lot this makes people go to the other rides
and decrease congestion and if one ride is not being used very much then they'll
make the wait time something like one minute or even less even if you may have
to wait for a bit longer this drives a lot more people onto that empty right
sometimes it doesn't he also lowers your expectations they may say that you'll
need to wait 30 minutes to board a ride but it will only be twenty that will
make you think wow that was really fast and you'll be happier in the park and
also the wait time on the Haunted Mansion ride is almost always 13 minutes
this is actually an in-joke that's because the V number 13 is set to be
gothic or bad luck dark walkways this is another way that Disney Land manipulates
you using colors you may have noticed that everywhere in Disneyland is very
bright and colorful except the pavements and walkways well they're painted very
dark on purpose the dark color attracts heat from the Sun and this makes
standing in place for a long time very uncomfortable this makes people keep
moving around the park and stops any traffic jams if people loitered around
in the hot roads then they would get very hot and uncomfortable so the dark
and hot pavements and walkways make sure that the guests flow is always smooth
and consistent and the heat will also drive more people into stores which are
air-conditioned hiding construction Disneyland want to make sure that your
time at the park is magical but if there was a gigantic construction
job going on then this may take away from that magic
that's why Disney have some very clever tricks that they used to hide
construction work Walt Disney himself said that Disneyland is never done but
Disney will disguise their construction using things like sky colored canapes
this means that in your vacation photos of the park nothing sticking out and
bad it simply blends in so that you don't even realize also Disney sometimes
you scrims printed what the construction will look like when it's done but
sometimes Disney actually highlight construction work they normally do this
for gigantic constructions that people will be interested in they did this when
they were making the ride mine train in New Fantasyland the fences had small
windows so that you could take a peek inside this makes people remember the
ride and want to come back at a later date to ride it and they also do this
using concept art outside of rides which are being constructed this may be enough
to make someone book another vacation to make sure they can ride that ride at a
later date packages if you've ever booked a trip to Disneyland
then I'm sure you've been off at a vacation package these package bundle
things like your hotel room park tickets and dining all in one and these packages
usually mean that you can make some big savings but you're probably thinking how
is Disney tricking us if they're offering us a bundle deal to save us
money well the trick is not in the package but instead how Disney markets
the package to you they will normally mention that these are for six nights
seven-day trips but if you read the small print you'll realize that you can
get this with a two or three night trip but Disney will never say this publicly
so you can actually get this great deal by only staying two or three nights but
if they trick you into making you think that you need to stay for a full week
this is so that you spend way more time in the park buying things like Disney
merge and Disney food also sometimes that these packages are a total scam
it's actually cheaper to buy the components of your trip separately for
example separately buying dining hotel rooms and tickets instead of all as one
package the thing to remember is always read the fine print
giftshop exit this one is pretty much a cliche births no matter where you go in
a Disney park you will always exit through the gift shop it can be hard to
resist buying some merch of the ride he just went on but if you're looking to
save money then it's best to budget your trip ahead of time also if your kids are
trying to make you buy souvenirs then set some boundaries for example tell
them that they can only buy one souvenir each day some disney aficionados even
use gift cards to stay on budget if you buy a $10 gift card at the beginning of
your trip then you can only spend that $10 this is a good way to make sure that
all of these gift shops don't break the bank bounce-back offers one thing Disney
loves to do is try to make you book another trip before your vacations even
end it these are known as a bounce back offers they will often send you an email
or give you a pamphlet saying that he'll get a gigantic discount on your next
vacation they'll send you this while you're still staying at the park that's
because the park is fresh in your mind and you won't want to leave the trick
here is that even if you weren't planning another trip you often will
just to get the big discount but they make up all of that discount because
you'll likely spend a lot of money at the park next time you go you'll be
thinking well I saved lots of money on the discount so why don't I slash out in
the gift stores this is how many people think and it actually tricks you into
spending even more money the good thing is you're never locked into these offers
this means if you do book a bounce back off a trip you can always cancel it
extension discounts this is one thing which is available to any guests all the
time while they're staying at Disney parks if you've looked at Disney's
ticket pricing you'll know that the longer you stay the less you pay per day
sometimes there's actually a 50% discount the longer you stay now you may
be wondering why would Disney charge you less for a longer trip well it's because
if they'll make up all of that money in the extra time you're spending in Disney
shops and restaurants all those little purchases that you make really mount up
for Disney and make them a ton of money but now it's time to make your voice
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