The “Hurt So Good” TR or How You Can Feel Bad and Still Feel Good - UPDATED 10/17 COMPLETE!! - Page 2 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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I haven't gotten all caught up yet as I've got to go to bed. But I wanted you to know I'm loving your report. The pictures of POFQ are awesome! Your room looks perfect, too. I'll try to get a bit more read tomorrow! Keep it coming! Oh -- the title is super!
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Ok illness number one - I am hoping that the lessened pain stayed that way and you were able to find some pepto just to keep for emergencies. I have to tell you that pepto was our first purchase at Fultons on our trip as well. Love the pictures...glad that you got to Toontown and had a short wait to see the Fairies. Can't wait to hear how the girls enjoyed meeting them.
glad your stomach wasn't hurting too much by the time you got there. Sounds like you are having fun. I've never seen Disney at halloween, the pictures are great
(My Photopass pics should be here soon and I’ll update with those as soon as I can.)
The girls were both very shy to meet the fairies. Just like last trip, they liked the characters, but were both nervous about interacting with them. We talked about it and I encouraged them both to talk to Tink, show her their lanyards (Cory was even wearing her Tinkerbell shirt, although it was fairly hidden with her lanyard and birthday button.)
We were the second group to go and get sprinkled with Pixie Dust, and while we waited, we were entertained by a wonderful older couple (from PA, I think) who worked together as CMs. The wife asked us who in our group could name all the fairies and of course, Cory’s hand shot in the air and she rattled off all the names. Poor Kelley was trying to get a name in, but her sister just kept on going!
Next, the husband came and escorted us down to be sprinkled and as soon as we were ‘fairy size’, we entered Pixie Hollow! Iridessa, Rosetta and of course, Tink, were waiting to greet us. Kelley was immediately disappointed that Silvermist was not present, but her sister grabbed her shoulders and said, “That’s because you’re the REAL Silvermist!”
Tinkerbell was by far the most magical of the crew – she was outstandingly wonderful. She talked to each of the girls in turn, noting Cory’s birthday button and asking how old she was going to be. And then she turned immediately to Kelley and asked how old she was. When Kelley told her 11, she said, “You’re gonna stop at 12, right? So no more birthdays. Because 12 is as old as you wanna be.”
The girls were absolutely enchanted. I wish I had taken video of this whole encounter instead of photos, because it’s a memory that will last a lifetime.
Iridessa and Rosetta were just ‘ok’ in that they didn’t really interact with the girls, just pleased to pose for a quick photo. Rosetta did ask where the girls were from and when they told her Tennessee, she said, “Oh, I guess that’s where you play tennis in the sea, huh?”
Just a thought here – but I really appreciate when the characters take time to interact with the older kids. I know it’s a lot easier with the little ones, they’re so cute and innocent. But the ages that Kelley and Cory are right now are the time when girls are standing with one foot in the make-believe world of childhood and one foot in the realm of adults – and they still NEED to pretend and believe in magic…for just a little while longer…
We quickly grew back to our normal size and headed out into Toontown. It was really hot – and the humidity was beginning to make us feel as though we had just stepped out of a bath.
And here’s where I get to explain two of my ‘frustrations’ about this trip. Kevin doesn’t handle heat very well and gets overheated quickly. So he was constantly stopping for drinks the entire trip. And when you drink A LOT, you have to do what…? That’s right – bathroom breaks. So Kevin stopped to search out a cold soad. He wanted a Dr. Pepper but since we were in a Coca-Cola park, he was stuck with Coke. Secondly, Cory developed a ‘bathroom obsession’ shortly before this trip began. “Just in case,” she wanted to use about every restroom we passed. And she’s not quick, either. She had already used the bathroom 15 minutes after we arrived that morning, and was already asking if there was another one nearby! Just in case, you know…
It was time to catch the WDW Railroad over to Frontierland - Splash and BTMRR were awaiting! Cory wanted to ride Goofy’s Barnstormer, but I reminded her that we would be here again tomorrow evening and we could do any attractions we missed today.
As soon as we stepped off the train, I could see that it was much more crowded here in Frontierland. With Space Mountain closed, the thrill seekers were all over on this side of the park! We FPed Splash and then headed to the standby line for BTMRR.
Kevin had already done his VitaMotion-S spray on the train so it would have time to get in his system. This was a big test for him and I couldn’t tell whether he was nervous or not. This was also Kelley’s first time on BTMRR. Last trip, she sat it out because Dad sat it out – and she was a bit nervous.
The standby line was posted at 20 min., but I think we only waited about 15 minutes before we were off on our train adventure. The sisters chose to be ride partners again and Kevin and I sat in the car behind them.
Kelley loved it; she and Cory couldn’t wait to do it again! As soon as we exited, I turned to Kevin to see how he felt. He said he was perfectly fine and didn’t feel any motion sickness at all!!! Wahoo!!!
It was just about 11:30 ; we were running a bit late for our lunch schedule. Since we wanted to try new places to eat this year, I gave everyone the option of staying where we were and eating at Pecos Bills or heading back towards Liberty Square and trying Columbia Harbor House. We could then come back for Splash when our FPs were ready. But Kevin wanted to know what the plan was for after lunch (you could tell he was mentally calculating the least amount of walking to get to the next attraction on the list.) And when would we be coming back for Splash Mountain?
A look at our FPs revealed that they would be ripe in 15 minutes. Kevin wanted to just stay and do Splash before lunch…so we waited the 15 minutes before we entered to FP Return line. (Deep breath, remember I said I would let Kevin have some say in what we would do this trip!)
Kevin and Cory opted to wear their rain ponchos; Kelley and I felt perfectly comfortable without them. It was so hot and sticky, it wouldn’t really matter if you got wet or not! Luckily, the log in front of us was the one to get hosed by the water cannons – and Kelley and I emerged with only wet bottoms!
The girls and I had made a pact that we would make crazy faces on all the attractions that took photos – and we looked absolutely hysterical in this one! Unfortunately – I forgot to go back and buy the photo.
I just realized we didn’t take many photos during this stage of our trip – I think we were so focused on making sure Kevin didn’t experience any motion sickness that we just didn’t think about it. We do have one by the Liberty Belle Riverboat.
It was pretty late by the time we got to Columbia Harbour House (thanks to my roundabout way of getting us there – don’t ask! ) I loved the look and feel of CHH and was really glad we made the decision to give it a try. I wanted to take photos, but I was so hungry (I had little to eat that morning because of my stomach issues) that I completely forgot to take time and do it. We ordered a combination of fish and chicken and shared all around. Kevin had his second apple pie of the vacation (it would end up being 7 apple desserts by the time the trip was over!) Cory was stuck with yogurt for her kids’ dessert but I split my apple pie with her and she was happy.
On to The Haunted Mansion! It was pretty chilly in there, especially when you have a wet bottom, and I had to snuggle close to my ride partner (Kevin) to keep warm. As soon as we got to see who our hitchhiking ghost friends would be, the ride stopped dead in its tracks for a couple minutes – and then we were on our way again.
After HM, I heard the call of the wind and the sails and the open sea – time to head over to Adventureland and Pirates of the Caribbean…
UP NEXT: Will Capt. Jack be disinclined to acquiesce Cory’s request?
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What a great morning! Glad motion sickness didn't ruin it for anyone!
Can't wait to hear about PoC!
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What a great meeting with the Fairies. I agree with you about the importance of the interaction with kids of various ages, especially when at the girls ages when they are trying to keep the magic but then they have a bunch of people that make them feel that they are too old...(My DD has a few friends that make fun that she still "believes" in magic).
Glad they both had a great time...love the pictures. I am so happy to here that there was no motion sickness felt by Kevin. That definitely will make your trip much easier. Can't wait to hear more.
Great time with the fairies! And glad no motion sickness! I feel your pain on the bathroom breaks.....the boys in this family are very well aquainted with every bathroom in Disney!
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Thank goodness you felt better in the end.
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As soon as we exited, I turned to Kevin to see how he felt. He said he was perfectly fine and didn’t feel any motion sickness at all!!! Wahoo!!! 
on all the attractions that took photos – and we looked absolutely hysterical in this one! Unfortunately – I forgot to go back and buy the photo. 
) I loved the look and feel of CHH and was really glad we made the decision to give it a try. I wanted to take photos, but I was so hungry (I had little to eat that morning because of my stomach issues) that I completely forgot to take time and do it. We ordered a combination of fish and chicken and shared all around. Kevin had his second apple pie of the vacation (it would end up being 7 apple desserts by the time the trip was over!) Cory was stuck with yogurt for her kids’ dessert but I split my apple pie with her and she was happy.
How awesome is that! 
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