They might not sound appetising, but I am pleased to see how engaging these historically-inspired smells have made the Victorian Gun Deck at Nothe Fort! 🐭

Brett Helquist has drawn me 'in the style of A Series of Unfortunate Events'! This is how I might look as a member of V.FD., or as a doomed guardian, or as a villainous actor, or as a bidder in a fashionable auction, or as a hotel guest on a secret mission, or all five, depending on my preference.

People keep saying I look like adult Klaus Baudelaire, so I decided to disguise myself as Klaus to celebrate the 25th anniversary edition of The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket.

AromaPrime's smoky smells were used at Jonathan Ross' Halloween parties 🔥 As it happened, AromaPrime founder Fred Dale had appeared on Ross' own show!

Happy Halloween! Here is a picture from when I took my book of spooky smells, The Doom Town Dummies, to the house of spooky smells. ☂️

These are special! Virtually unseen concept art, by Brett Helquist, for A Series of Unfortunate Events before the first book came out! #LemonySnicket More below 🧵

My first time seeing one of my books in a window! Weymouth's Timewalk is currently available at Weymouth Museum, displayed right beside one of its characters! 😸

You can SMELL the point-and-click game Foolish Mortals by @inklingwood.bsky.social! It was a delightful opportunity to develop smells, through @aromaprime.bsky.social, for players to sniff as they explore.

Yesterday, I experienced Sticks & Bones' exceptional escape room! I was pleased to contribute some early puzzle designs, as well as three pirate portraits. Here are the portraits on display...

Good evening

For today's train journey, my rucksack smells of cigars and Victorian soldiers' sleeping quarters.

The Haunted Mansion, Tokyo Disneyland

"...but it doesn't count with Phantom Manor"

This was an enjoyable discussion with a likeminded smell storyteller! youtu.be/C315azl3aRg?...

After washing empty scent oil bottles, I rinsed them and poured the water in the toilet. Now the toilet is fragrant. I have eau de toilette.

Interesting to see how entertainment industries are tackling sensory-based sensitivities including intense smells and sounds. @aromaprime.bsky.social doing a great job as always with the various themed smellscapes! Examples from Alton Towers this weekend.

Running a test, and now the parlour smells like the Alton Manor graveyard 🪦

We were saddened to hear of the passing of AromaPrime's former owner Frank Knight, who created some of our most iconic scents, and who worked on globally celebrated projects. aromaprime.com/blog/remembe...

A lovely photograph of The Doom Town Dummies from when my friend Lisa got it for Halloween! ☂️ Order here in time for 31st! 🎃 www.amazon.co.uk/Doom-Town-Du...

Hotel Hightower

It wasn't until I finished editing this that I realised it's probably incorrect to call her 'Antoinette' like it's a surname. More importantly, what did she smell like? 🍰 @aromaprime.bsky.social supported AVM Curiosities in the development of a smell for the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Yesterday, I was excited to find smell stations in Harrods! A staff member told me that they had been inspired by smell stations in a Bordeaux wine museum. Visual representations of the smells featured are seen within bell jars. The smells actually come from within the table structures. 💨

This is my big drawer of themed smell history! It is full of documents and artefacts, some going back decades. I often refer to these when working on my smell handbook. Do you recognise anything here? 🔍

I was interviewed for a Japanese newspaper, The Asahi Shimbun! The article talks about the AromaPrime smells onboard the museum ship Brunel's SS Great Britain. globe.asahi.com/article/1603...

Does anyone else hear it as "Woahl come to this happy place"

It was wonderful to attend the IAAPA Expo Europe, representing @aromaprime.bsky.social! 🎡

At the airport to go home, and the IAAPA networking continues! On the same flight as Tom and Ruth from Blooloop ✨

A lovely first day at the IAAPA Expo Europe, and a treat to find my project about historic Disneyland smells in Park World magazine!

Having a lovely time at the IAAPA Expo Europe after the plane for Barcelona landed in Valencia last night due to a storm and I banded together with a ragtag team to drive down the coast for several hours before getting to my hotel at 6:30am

My book The Doom Town Dummies is two years old! Thank you to everyone who has got a copy. I am glad to see so many have enjoyed it. 😊☂️ Order your copy here! www.amazon.co.uk/Doom-Town-Du...

A nice write-up about my recently completed project, which involved recreating five smells from Disneyland's history 😊🏰✨ More information: youtu.be/FRuRyccDjVI?...

Disney Dan Becker is joined by @liamrfindlay.bsky.social ‬- a Theme Park & Museum Smell Specialist! They discuss the history of smells in theme parks and Dan gets to sample what Disneyland smelled like in the 60's!

Respectfully, AI generated imagery in an event poster communicates that it's an amateur production 🤓

Back home after a brilliant day at York as part of their Public History Conference where I hosted a workshop on the ethics of using sensory technology in heritage, museums, and historical research. Many a smell was sniffed!

This week's odious interview is now on BBC Sounds: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

Newly mounted

An interview with me by Daniel Pascoe will be on BBC West / South West radio this evening at 7:30pm, covering @aromaprime.bsky.social 😊👃

Wake the Tiger, a theatrical and surreal, exploratory themed experience in Bristol, exceeded expectations.

AromaPrime is busy preparing spooky smells for Alton Towers Resort's Scarefest! This year, your nose can expect surprises in Edge of the Forest, Altonville Mine Tours, Trick O' Treat Town with HARIBO & MAOAM, Amigos in the Afterlife, COMPOUND and the COMPOUND Behind the Scenes tour! 👃

It's the time of year at @aromaprime.bsky.social where no day ends with all tasks completed! Lots of exciting and complex projects on the go for Halloween and Christmas 🎃

A favourite day at Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens

One of the fabulous photographs taken by Mark Chilvers at Thorpe Park for The Guardian

Will you be attending IAAPA Expo Europe this month? I am attending as a visitor and would love to say hello! 👋

Monday explorations

A piece about the historic Disneyland smells I recreated 😊 www.atvtoday.co.uk/263516-disney/

Great interview with Liam coming up on @funfunfunpod.bsky.social. Check out his new video!

🚬 New video 🚬 Guided by research, I have attempted to recreate five smells from Disneyland's first three decades. 👃 Many of these smells are now lost, and a big part of my project has been to preserve this aspect of history! youtu.be/FRuRyccDjVI?...

With all the new people on here, I thought I'd recommend my little old YouTube channel. For a while, I maintained albums of theme park music, and then they got so big and demand so high that I shifted everything over to "The Theme Park Audio Archive." Check it out! www.youtube.com/@ThemeParkAu...

My Italian friend had an interesting reaction to the new Haunted Mansion bride. He thought she looked like a Madonna/Virgin Mary. ✝️ He also thought the bride in the photographs was a different character, because they look different. With Little Leota added, he thought there were three brides.