A Trail of Tears from Louisiana to WDW & Back Again! New PTR Link 8/15

[Simba22]

Wow what he said was that bad that you don't want to share it?! I'm mad at him for being so grumpy during your trip! I know that fighting is inevitable but still! Maybe I just feel like it's so horrible for you because you're the only one that ever talks about it!

I love the pics of your boys though! They just look like they're having so much fun! and way to go, Brady for having the coolest hair ever!

 

[shelbys mommy]

Awwww! It's too bad Shelby was not into any rides today but you never know how small children will react. It really looks like you got a lot done! My feet would be screaming after our long days in the parks as well.

We are hoping that next year she will do much better. We did do alot. Our days were packed full of things to see & do!

 

[shelbys mommy]

Wow what he said was that bad that you don't want to share it?! I'm mad at him for being so grumpy during your trip! I know that fighting is inevitable but still! Maybe I just feel like it's so horrible for you because you're the only one that ever talks about it!

I love the pics of your boys though! They just look like they're having so much fun! and way to go, Brady for having the coolest hair ever!

Yes it is & I think the board has censors on certain words & I am sure the one he used is censored.

They had a blast!

 

[TinksThree]

Hmmmm....my DH was grumpy and maybe not as excited as we were but he was NOT that bad!! Wow!! Your DH needed some pixie dust!!!

My DD keeps saying she wants to go to the Harmony Barbor Shop, but we just never seem to fit it in! She would definitely go green too!! Those pictures are sweet!!!

 

[shelbys mommy]

Hmmmm....my DH was grumpy and maybe not as excited as we were but he was NOT that bad!! Wow!! Your DH needed some pixie dust!!!

My DD keeps saying she wants to go to the Harmony Barbor Shop, but we just never seem to fit it in! She would definitely go green too!! Those pictures are sweet!!!

I think he got his pixie dust once we saw all the pics when we got home.

Harmony Barber Shop is now a must do, especially for Brady!

 

[BelleTinkMom]

OMG!!! Love the Brady's Hair. So sorry to hear that Shelby wasn't to thrilled with some of the rides.

 

[shelbys mommy]

OMG!!! Love the Brady's Hair. So sorry to hear that Shelby wasn't to thrilled with some of the rides.

Thanks! He thought he was way too cool! I am hoping next year Shelby will be more happy with the rides.

 

[goofy's_gurl]

Aww Shelby didnt like the magic carpet ride. Poor baby. Wow that day seemed just wow!! I hope everything gets better the next day.

 

[therussells08]

Grrr, I'm so mad at my stupid wisdom teeth because they made me miss your updates!! But I am all caught up now! Great update!! My comments are probably going to be out of order, but here we go:

I sat here and cracked up over your conversation about the parade. Your commentary is hilarious!

I'm so proud of Brady for riding Splash Mountain! And riding in the front especially! Go Brady!

As usual, I love all of the PP pics! Especially the ones of you and Shelby in front of the castle! That brought a tear to my eye when I was reading that part!

The poor little baby looked terrified on the magic carpets! Bless her heart! I think it is so cute that she loved the Haunted Mansion though! And she slept right through POTC! Here's a funny side story: when I was a baby my parents took my sister and I to WDW. I don't really count it as a trip for me because I was too little to walk, let alone remember it. Anyway, we rode POTC and my mom was holding me. But she didn't do as good of a job as you because when the drop came it caught her off guard and I almost went flying out of her arms!

Ugh, I'm sorry to hear about your and Ben's fights. I just texted you, BTW.

I love the pics of the boys trying to get the sword out of the stone. They are so cute! And I see Brady's Zoolander face making an appearance in a few pics!

I'm with you- I don't really like IASM either. I ride it everytime I go because it is one of those Disney staples, but I wouldn't miss it honestly. And John hates it! He thinks the little people dancing around are creepy!

GREAT update girl! Text me later!

 

[mermaid764]

Aww i'm so sorry to hear about the way your husband was acting...hopefully at least by the end of the trip he was feeling a little bit of the disney magic.

Yah for your son on conquering his fears and riding Splash Mountain..that is awesome!

And your poor Shelby for not liking any of the rides this day, hopefully that improved soon.

Love your photopass pics!

 

[15isto2]

Love the report so far

 

[Nermel9]

Wow I'm so behind on your TR! I really have not been on the DIS much in the last few days, it's been an emotionally draining time right now, so I've only been on for a few minutes at a time!

I love the Pinocchio pics! I don't recall ever seeing him in the parks, but I said that to my DH and he insists we saw him and I just didn't care! They should have Figaro as a character in the parks, he's so cute!

Loved seeing Brady and Shelby in the barber shop! If I ever have a kid, I'm going to have him/her get their first haircut at Disney like you did, that's so adorable!

That's so funny how Shelby liked some of the rides that you wouldn't expect, but then cried on ones you would think she would like! I would have thought she'd love the magic carpets! Poor thing!

I'm sorry you and Ben were fighting so much! My DH and I fight in Disney too, don't worry, it's stressful with the heat, and running around all day! I can only imagine what word he said to make you so mad...I have a pretty good idea, there is that one word that us girls HATE hearing!

I'm not a big Small World fan either, and DH hates it! He wanted to jump off the boat when we went on it in November, he would not even let us go near it in May! I want to like it bc it's such a classic, but it's so hard!

 

[shelbys mommy]

Aww Shelby didnt like the magic carpet ride. Poor baby. Wow that day seemed just wow!! I hope everything gets better the next day.

Well, I am REALLY good at ignoring people, so it got MUCH better

Grrr, I'm so mad at my stupid wisdom teeth because they made me miss your updates!! But I am all caught up now! Great update!! My comments are probably going to be out of order, but here we go:

I sat here and cracked up over your conversation about the parade. Your commentary is hilarious!

I'm so proud of Brady for riding Splash Mountain! And riding in the front especially! Go Brady!

As usual, I love all of the PP pics! Especially the ones of you and Shelby in front of the castle! That brought a tear to my eye when I was reading that part!

The poor little baby looked terrified on the magic carpets! Bless her heart! I think it is so cute that she loved the Haunted Mansion though! And she slept right through POTC! Here's a funny side story: when I was a baby my parents took my sister and I to WDW. I don't really count it as a trip for me because I was too little to walk, let alone remember it. Anyway, we rode POTC and my mom was holding me. But she didn't do as good of a job as you because when the drop came it caught her off guard and I almost went flying out of her arms!

Ugh, I'm sorry to hear about your and Ben's fights. I just texted you, BTW.

I love the pics of the boys trying to get the sword out of the stone. They are so cute! And I see Brady's Zoolander face making an appearance in a few pics!

I'm with you- I don't really like IASM either. I ride it everytime I go because it is one of those Disney staples, but I wouldn't miss it honestly. And John hates it! He thinks the little people dancing around are creepy!

GREAT update girl! Text me later!

It's true! I have never seen any Bourbon St. action going on at a Disney parade!

OMG at your POTC story! That is too funny!

Aww i'm so sorry to hear about the way your husband was acting...hopefully at least by the end of the trip he was feeling a little bit of the disney magic.

Yah for your son on conquering his fears and riding Splash Mountain..that is awesome!

And your poor Shelby for not liking any of the rides this day, hopefully that improved soon.

Love your photopass pics!

Brady turned quite into the roller coaster junkie!

Love the report so far

Thanks!

Wow I'm so behind on your TR! I really have not been on the DIS much in the last few days, it's been an emotionally draining time right now, so I've only been on for a few minutes at a time!

I love the Pinocchio pics! I don't recall ever seeing him in the parks, but I said that to my DH and he insists we saw him and I just didn't care! They should have Figaro as a character in the parks, he's so cute!

Loved seeing Brady and Shelby in the barber shop! If I ever have a kid, I'm going to have him/her get their first haircut at Disney like you did, that's so adorable!

That's so funny how Shelby liked some of the rides that you wouldn't expect, but then cried on ones you would think she would like! I would have thought she'd love the magic carpets! Poor thing!

I'm sorry you and Ben were fighting so much! My DH and I fight in Disney too, don't worry, it's stressful with the heat, and running around all day! I can only imagine what word he said to make you so mad...I have a pretty good idea, there is that one word that us girls HATE hearing!

I'm not a big Small World fan either, and DH hates it! He wanted to jump off the boat when we went on it in November, he would not even let us go near it in May! I want to like it bc it's such a classic, but it's so hard!

I am so glad I am not alone on the IASW! I figured I was going to get flamed at big time!

 

[shelbys mommy]

Once again, I wake up bright & early & get everyone ready & we head off back to Magic Kingdom. Best move was breaking that park up into two days. That is a must for next time. We were able to take our time & not rush around so much, which were great on my feet. My feet were great in the mornings, but by the time we hit the resort at the end of the day were super swollen. The blisters left from the crocs I had on earlier in the trip were huge & even though the flip flops didn't hit those parts of the blisters I had, they still hurt. Brady told us that we had to go back & get his hair done. He said he wanted a rainbow mohawk. Then I realized I never got a pic of Barber Shop. So for those of you who have never seen it, here it is!

While Brady & I waited to have his hair done, Ben, Koby & Shelby headed off to Tomorrowland to get fastpasses for Space Mountain. While we waited Ben saw my all time favorite characters. I never did get to see them this trip!

Back in the Barber Shop, they finally call Brady's name. He got the same man who did his green mohawk the day before & said "Hey that's my green mohawk guy! What happened to it?" Brady explained to him that he had to wash it out to go swimming. When Brady said he wanted a rainbow mohawk, he said they could only do 2 colors, unless he was getting red, white & blue. So red, white & blue it was!

We had not even walked out the barber shop yet & someone was asking to take a pic of Brady's hair. Of course I said yes & he was thrilled. I can't help but giggle thinking when these people get back home & show pics to their family, people will ask "Who is that?" And it is my son!
So we walk out & of course I need new pics of us in the front of the castle.

Brady cried & wanted to know why he couldn't be in a pic with us, so here he is:

And the photopass photographer thought his hair was cool so...

Then I realized that Ben & I had no pictures together alone. So Koby held Shelby & they, along with Brady, waited on the sidelines. And yes, I am STILL mad at him, but you would never tell!

And now we are off to...

The 1st thing we do is

OH. MY. GOD. WORST. RIDE. EVER. Never ever again will we ride that. Ben sat out with Shelby while the boys & I rode it. Even the boys said it was horrible. If you have never done it, you are not missing anything, but ride it yourself to find out how truly horrible it is. Ben never did ride it. He said if we hated it that much, he definitely would. Next on the list was

This is so cute! We all loved this! Another must do from now on! Here are some pics from inside of the attraction:

One of the jokes that was told was "Why did Cinderella do so badly at soccer? Because she always ran away from the ball!" The boys thought that was hilarious! And finally it was time for

Since I had ridden every ride first that needed a child swap pass, Ben asked if he could ride first this time. I graciously said yes & sat out with Shelby.
Ben, Koby & Brady on Space Mountain:

Next it was my turn, Brady wanted to sit in front. He was leaning so far up that he is not even in the shot!

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[shelbys mommy]

Now after riding RnRC, this one sucks! But I still love it & will ride it, but like IASW, I will not be too upset if I get there & it's closed. Brady had truly conquered his roller coaster fears! He was so proud of himself. It was this time that he said that he wished that he would have ridden RnRC & asked if we could go back just so he could ride it. We had to tell him that it was not possible. We did not have park hoppers. So he said RnRC is a must next time for him, and ToT!!! While walking around we found PUSH!

Next on the list was Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin. Now this is a great ride, but really boring if you do TSMM first. But another must do! By this time we decided that we were hungry so we headed off for Cosmic Rays. Well, we see a new photopass photographer, so of course......

We finally make our way to Cosmic Rays & it was packed. So we finally get our food, once again Bacon Double Cheeseburgers & the kids got nuggets. I really like this place!

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After our bellies were full again we headed off to Toontown! While we were walking we met up with Alice in Wonderland. She looks at Brady's hair & says "Oh gosh his hair looks like a hedgehog!" I was cracking up! He thought it was hilarious! Not too much farther we get to:

Now since Toontown won't be there for too much longer, I have decided to include the pics I took.

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[shelbys mommy]

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[shelbys mommy]

Now we did skip the Judge's Tent. This was because of me. The line was extremely long & we already have pics of him with his tux on. So when I said, "Let's skip it." There were no arguments. Next we were off to see the Princesses & make a trip to Pixie Hollow. Tomorrow, find out how Shelby earned the nickname "Tiny Princess" and read all about the moment that made this trip worth it & how all the heated discussions, ugly looks & words just melted away.

 

[DisneyFan06]

I cant wait for the next installement! Great report. Sounds like you had a great second day at the MK.

 

[TheThomsLuvDisney]

Geat update.

It is so strange to think Toon Town will be gone. We rarely head over there anymore now that my girls are 9 and 13 but that is where we usually get our Mickey pic of the trip!

Can't wait for the fairy pics. When we went to WDW in January, the line was soooooo long to see Tink we never made it and my 9 year old was extremely disappointed. I fear that when we go back this January, she will be totally over Tink and her friends. Just last week, she had me redo her room, painted over the pink walls and all the Tink bedding and accessories are gone

 

[shelbys mommy]

I cant wait for the next installement! Great report. Sounds like you had a great second day at the MK.

Thanks! We definitely did! I could have gone straight home after our 2nd day at MK with a smile on my face....well maybe not a smile lol