Brent and Liz's: 'Cinderella's gonna love this!, and so will Tink!' PTR Aug 17 - 26 - Page 3 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Originally Posted by smilechaser
I have not been a tat person myself. Always thought they weren't for me. However, I love mine. And Brents. He took it so well. I mean, after he asked for general anesthesia he seemed to man up a bit. Noooooo, I am just kidding, he did great!
I can only imagine how long Brent's tattoo took to do!! Years ago when I had mine done (it's small and only one color) there was a man having a tattoo done on his neck and he passed out from the pain!! Brent, hopefully it wasn't that painful!
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Signing in for another ride along with Brent & Liz! We will be in the World just a bit after you (Sept 9-20). Nice ink on both of you. And I love your rationale and explanation. So true!
Thank you all for the many wonderful comments on our tattos. We appreciate all the compliments! To answer a few of your questions: YES, Mine hurt! It was mostly tolerable but a few moments in there were pretty uncomfortable, but I wanted this so bad, I didnt mind. I knew it was gonna hurt but I wanted to do it very much so I was ok with it. The whole experience was pretty fantastic. I know at the initial visit, our tattoo guy, 'Ike' heard what I wanted and pretty much had the attitude of "I don't get paid to ask questions, I get paid to give you what you want." which was pretty understandable given my rather unusual request. But after a few phone calls during the week to him, asking him questions and telling him more of what I wanted, I think we started to unleash the artist in Ike. When we got there for our tattoo appointment he was ready and he got started after mentioning that this was the first time he had done Cinderella. Let alone on a guy. That made me feel good. How many people can say they made thier tattoo artist/body piercer say that? Made me feel pretty tough! (Even though I was wearing a shirt with a picture of me and Cinderella on it) I could tell Ike was really getting into it as he worked because he had me hold the picture up so he could see it as he worked to get the colors right. Then toward the end he asked if she wore eye shadow and what color. At that point I knew we were totally dealing with the artist side of Ike. He wanted this to be perfect. Of course I whipped out my phone and pulled up a picture of me and Cinderella, and zoomed in so he could see the eye shadow. Perfect, he says with a smile. He originally said it would take maybe an hour and 15 minutes. I was in the chair every bit of 2 and a half hours, but that was fine with me to get it perfect. Now I can take Cindi and the ideals I mentionec previously with me everywhere I go and I'm very happy with that. I think at some point I may want another Cindy tat somewhere, but where?
Anyway on with the plans. As I said earlier we hope the flight goes smooth and we arrive in time to hit the MK for EMH on our arrival night. Hopefully we can catch the Princesses at the Theatre before they close. Saturday morning we have a breakfast at Akershus in Epcot. This may be our first meeting with the Princesses if things don't go perfectly on our arrival night. After breakfast we will check out Epcot for awhile, then we have a dinner at Chef Mickeys. We will definitely go to the MK either before or after our dinner to meet my beloved Cinderella at the Town Theatre meet n greet.
Sunday Aug 19th,
This will mostly be an MK day, possibly with a hop to another park if the mood hits us. We shall be having lunch at The Plaza Restaurant (never done this one, pretty excited), and dinner at 1900 Park Faire where we will surely meet my dearly beloved, the one and only white-glove clad one, Cinderella! Then back to MK for EMH.
Monday Aug 20th
Back to MK for Crystal Palace breakfast then hop to Epcot and Akershus for dinner.
Tues Aug 21st
This will be a Studios day with a 50's Prime Time lunch , and hopping to Epcot for a La Hacienda dinner, hopefully with a view of Illuminations.
Wed Aug 22
It’s back to Epcot today with a lunch at Akershus, (love those princesses!) and back to the MK for dinner at Tony's Town Square.
Thurs Aug 23
Epcot again with a lunch at Le Cellier, then a late dinner at 1900 Park Fair
Fri Aug 24
Ohanna for dinner. This may be our Animal Kingdom day as well.
Sat Aug 25
Cape May for breakfast, then a last nights dinner at our special place, 1900 Park Fair
Sunday Aug 26
Departure day.
Our dining plans may get tweaked a bit but that’s the long and short of it. We certainly have enough time in there for plenty of Meets with the Princesses and Tink. Riding lots of rides, and just enjoy being there. Lots of soaking up the sun and heat by the pool. Lots of people watching around World Showcase. Can’t wait.
Now with our trip less than two months away, I need to get busy making our photo books and shirts! The Princesses depend on those from us y’know!
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Can't wait to see this next round of tees! You always do a nice job!
And hey - didn't realize that you would be there for my daughters 13th bday (on the 19th!)!!!! Yeah.........you might have to remind Cindy that it is Princess Emily's birthday that day........................Princess Emily received a very special phone call one year on her birthday from Cinderella herself (bet you're jealous now Brent!!)
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But after a few phone calls during the week to him, asking him questions and telling him more of what I wanted, I think we started to unleash the artist in Ike. When we got there for our tattoo appointment he was ready and he got started after mentioning that this was the first time he had done Cinderella. Let alone on a guy. That made me feel good. How many people can say they made thier tattoo artist/body piercer say that? Made me feel pretty tough! (Even though I was wearing a shirt with a picture of me and Cinderella on it) I could tell Ike was really getting into it as he worked because he had me hold the picture up so he could see it as he worked to get the colors right. Then toward the end he asked if she wore eye shadow and what color. At that point I knew we were totally dealing with the artist side of Ike. He wanted this to be perfect. Of course I whipped out my phone and pulled up a picture of me and Cinderella, and zoomed in so he could see the eye shadow. Perfect, he says with a smile. 
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(bet you're jealous now Brent!!)
Mary - not enough trips!
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