The new guy's trip report++ Double Feature ++ Part 10/11 - Page 19

Colt-Your wife sounds like a smart women- Iwould go with the less you know about prices the better...keeps the heart attack count lower and your sanity a little more intact

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How many sets of twins you got? ;) :)

Make sure you get your money back on that fridge. Must have been the poly's mistake, I don't know why your wife would tell you something cost money when it was free. :confused3 So they might have charged you by mistake or something.:rolleyes:

Twins are 8. :headache: :rotfl2:

What a great trip report. We live in a small heck town in Northern WI and my husband had many of the same thoughts on his first trip to Disney. Since he has gone 3 more times and each time it gets a little better.

Good to know. Wife wants to go back. Especially after the "Morocco Incident"

Hmmmmm.... I'm not sure.....maybe its your description of the crazy guys outside the grocery store. I need to see a picture of that! ;) I think its just your writing style....its funny and I like the way it exaggerates the different moments of your trip. You are a great story teller. Don't change anything!
Keep it big!

hehe. i didn't think it wise to snap a photo of these dudes but I also didn't even know where the camera was. that was the wifes job.
 
Well, we rolled out of bed around 9:30. I guess the time change messed us up a little. I usually get up early at home but it just felt so comfy in the bed and nobody else was up so I rolled over and went back to sleep.

By the time we got up, got ready, and had breakfast in the room, it was close to 10:30. By the time we left the room, jumped on the monorail and walked through the front gates, it was after 11am.

Walking through the bag check security area was a joke and angered me. They just glanced in the backpack! There was a bomber on a flight at Christmas time that had sewn a bomb into his underwear! Disney needs to do a better job darn it!

Through the tunnel we went and into the courtyard before the main street that leads to the castle. It was quite beautiful, all of it, but I was totally overwhelmed by the crowd. People were EVERYWHERE! It was maddening! I physically began to redden and get irritated immediately. I was bumped in to by many rude people including a lot of rude children and many a stroller rammed my New Zealand Elk Cowboy boots, scuffing them up. :mad:

I was almost paralyzed. :scared1: We walked towards the castle a ways and I herded the family into a little candy store and walked to a corner where it was safe. The wife was pretty upset at me and the twins were looking ready to cry.

I couldn’t go on! I needed an escape from the craziness. The wife pulled out a map, and told me we’d head towards Toon Town or something. The walk there was pure craziness with people running everywhere, side shows with music, a talking trash can, and some sort of princess that the twins went nuts over.

We actually had to wait in an enormous line for said princess so the twins could get autographs and photos. It was a nice little break as there was safety and semi-seclusion within the line.

However, 20 minutes later we back on the move. :sad2:

We arrived in the area, and got in line for Minnie Mouse’s house. It was out the door when we got in line then slowly but surely wound our way around until 35 minutes later, we were in front of Minnie getting an autograph and photos of the twins again. All the way through kids were screaming, crying, getting sick, yelling, bumping me, and making me very nervous.

After an hour in the park, I’d had enough. I told the wife I needed to go back to the room. She was visibly upset. She pulled out the park map and directed me to the big old train that ran around the outside of the Magic Kingdom. She told me to jump on the train and just ride around until she called me for our planned late lunch. She said she’d tell me which stop to get off to meet them.

I got on the rear of the train in a row that was empty and proceeded to loop the Magic Kingdom for the next few hours. I was finally safe… on the train. :cloud9:
 
I'm surprised that when your wife told you where to go, it was the train.;)

Or was she scoping out Pluto's dog house for you?
 
Sorry the start of your trip wasn't turning out so well.
I'm surprised you wife didn't think of the crowds bothering you before planning this trip.....did she think the parks wouldn't be as crowded as they were?
 

Walking through the bag check security area was a joke and angered me. They just glanced in the backpack! There was a bomber on a flight at Christmas time that had sewn a bomb into his underwear! Disney needs to do a better job darn it!

Yes!! Disney should definitely institute underwear checks at every entrance!!! :lmao::lmao::lmao: Who's first?? :confused3:rotfl2::rotfl2:
 
No, you don't. It is weird the lack of security and Colt is so right about the bag checks, they really do just glance. Over at Universal they take a few seconds and actually look:confused3

I was surprised two days at Epcot that they actually "squished" the bottom of our bags. Didn't dig down to look, just squished them. It is rather odd.
 
I got on the rear of the train in a row that was empty and proceeded to loop the Magic Kingdom for the next few hours. I was finally safe… on the train. :cloud9:

wow I thought I was bad with crowds.. but poor Colt :sad2: you need a hug :hug: I hope the trip gets better, at least the other parks should not have been as busy or crowded? hopefully
 
I'm glad the train was there to be your "happy" place. MK is a much nicer park at 8:00 or 9:00am - that is for sure!
 
I'd laugh at the guy wanting to know what state Idaho is in, but sadly I can believe it. I grew up in Utah so I know what it's like to tell someone where you're from and just get a blank stare.:rolleyes:

Oh yeah - people from Montana get that blank stare all the time. :)

When I was a teen, we visited my grandmother on one of our WDW vacations. She lived in a retirement community out on the Space Coast. One afternoon, she introduced us to some of her friends, and one lovely old gentleman asked where we were from. When we told him "Montana" he got a puzzled look on his face and aked "Well, how did you get HERE?". "Ummm, we flew." Now totally flummoxed, he asked "You mean they have airports in MONTANA?!?!" Sigh. "No, sir, we hitched a ride with the pony express to the border, caught a wagon train from there out to the coast, and when we hit civilization we were able to catch a plane." :sad2:

Ok, sorry to hijack your trip report, Colt. I am enjoying reading it, and look forward to more of your adventures!
 
Oh yeah - people from Montana get that blank stare all the time. :)

When I was a teen, we visited my grandmother on one of our WDW vacations. She lived in a retirement community out on the Space Coast. One afternoon, she introduced us to some of her friends, and one lovely old gentleman asked where we were from. When we told him "Montana" he got a puzzled look on his face and aked "Well, how did you get HERE?". "Ummm, we flew." Now totally flummoxed, he asked "You mean they have airports in MONTANA?!?!" Sigh. "No, sir, we hitched a ride with the pony express to the border, caught a wagon train from there out to the coast, and when we hit civilization we were able to catch a plane." :sad2:

Ok, sorry to hijack your trip report, Colt. I am enjoying reading it, and look forward to more of your adventures!
:lmao: :lmao: How old was he?
 
I planned a trip with DH, we went at the beginning of December (low crowds) :rolleyes1 and didn't take our girls (less stressful with just the two of us :idea:), by the end of the trip I had promised him that as long as my mom could go with me he'd never have to go again. When we got home he immediately told mom that she had to live forever! :lmao: Maybe Disney just isn't your "thing" and any more trips could be mommy and kiddo time. :confused3
 
:lmao: :lmao: How old was he?

Well, this was about *coughcough20yearsagocoughcough* and I would say he was in his 80's. So he likely remembered when there WAS very little civilization Out West. But as a 17 year old, I was Highly Offended. :lmao:
 
I got on the rear of the train in a row that was empty and proceeded to loop the Magic Kingdom for the next few hours. I was finally safe… on the train.

The mental picture I have of this is absolutely hysterical. The lone cowboy riding around the Magic Kingdom on the back of the train because it's so foreign to him. You're the Crocodile Dundee of Disney World!
 
I was bumped in to by many rude people including a lot of rude children and many a stroller rammed my New Zealand Elk Cowboy boots, scuffing them up. :mad
Your feet has got to hurt. :sad:
I got on the rear of the train in a row that was empty and proceeded to loop the Magic Kingdom for the next few hours. I was finally safe… on the train. :cloud9:
Don't you get dizzy after the first hour?? :dance3:
 
I feel your pain. Magic Kingdom can be overwhelming even for the seasoned pros. My husband refuses to step foot in the park anymore. I've dragged him too many times and after being trampled and hit by strollers, I have to go alone. I'm enjoying your report. Keep it coming!
 
My boyfriend wears cowboy boots too. He thinks they are the most comfortable things in the world. He has worn them all his life. I feel so bad about your first impression of the Magic Kingdom. It can be crazy later in the morning. I hope things improve for you.
 
My boyfriend wears cowboy boots too. He thinks they are the most comfortable things in the world. He has worn them all his life. I feel so bad about your first impression of the Magic Kingdom. It can be crazy later in the morning. I hope things improve for you.

It's what my dad wears too. He has most of his life. I don't really get it, but he does so that's all that matters I guess. :laughing:
 





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