[HN Gopher] Why Disney World Doesn't Have Mosquitoes
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       Why Disney World Doesn't Have Mosquitoes
        
       Author : jbonniwell
       Score  : 25 points
       Date   : 2021-08-06 21:57 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | torgoguys wrote:
       | They do a good job of controlling mosquitoes, but they're not
       | miracle workers. Disney World has mosquitoes. Go to the store
       | near the entrance and they'll even give you complimentary insect
       | repellent.
       | 
       | EDIT: Snopes wrote about this https://www.snopes.com/fact-
       | check/disney-world-mosquitoes/
        
       | m3kw9 wrote:
       | Real world UX
        
         | 2bitencryption wrote:
         | Seriously. Everyone probably knows the famous use of forced
         | perspective at Disney. [0]
         | 
         | Or the famous story how on the soft-launch days, Walt would
         | hand children candy at the entrance, then watch how far they
         | walked before they threw the wrapper on the ground. That's
         | where they would place the garbage cans. (Yeah, sounds fanciful
         | enough to be a fable, and perhaps it is. Even if the story is
         | embellished, it definitely reflects the truth of the attention
         | to detail at the Disney parks)
         | 
         | But did you know they do similar "real world UX" magic with
         | music as well?
         | 
         | The different "themed" areas of the parks play different music
         | to match the theme.
         | 
         | As you walk from one themed area to another, the "transition
         | areas" play the treble from the area you are leaving, and the
         | bass for the area you are entering.
         | 
         | Since all the music is in the same key and tempo, it produces a
         | "fading in/out" effect as you travel, and never sounds
         | dissonant or clashes, even though the themes in the different
         | areas are totally different otherwise.
         | 
         | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forced_perspective
        
       | kipple wrote:
       | > No standing water means no ideal spots to lay their eggs. In
       | the '60s, Potter accomplished this by digging drainage ditches
       | built into the park's base layers, effectively draining the swamp
       | in its entirety.
       | 
       | Seems like this is the real meat, I wish the article had gone
       | into more detail here.
        
       | chrisseaton wrote:
       | Lack of standing water, if anyone was wondering.
        
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