Frick's World Vacation

Frick’s World took its Spring Break this year in Pigeon Forge TN. We spent the week with the Frick’s World Grandparents. It was the most time that we’ve spent together since I left home 20 years ago, there were no casualties.

We drove up through Cherokee NC. Not many people know that Frick’s World is of Native American heritage. I asked the locals about my tribe “The Frickachise” (Frick-a-cheese), no one had heard of us, I do recall that we were a small tribe.


The first morning we went hiking/exploring. We started out on the “Quite Walk” trail. Of course I had to honk the horn as we entered the parking lot. We then went to “Laurel Falls” and were greeted with warning signs, so we loaded the kids with sugar and let them run ahead on the trail.


We spent Wednesday at "Dollyworld". "H" rode his first rollercoaster; everything was fine until the first down hill run. I guess it never dawned on “H” that we were going to have to come down off that big hill somehow. The kids managed to drag me to every water ride that was at the park. The designers were thinking when they designed this place, the only exit out is through the gift shop, $28.73 later we were on the tram to the car.


Last night we watched "Celebrate America" at the Governor's Palace Theater. The show took us through a musical tour of all 50 states, then an April Showers water show and finished with a patriotic salute to our military. If you are an atheist, military hating, communist this show is not for you. The show ends with balloons and red, white and blue Mylar streamers falling from the ceiling. As we were leaving “H” had a balloon under each arm and a 20’ Mylar streamer trailing behind him. I said “”H” what are you doing?” This old guy next to me says “He’s celebrating Merica”. That’s right “Merica” no “A” just “Merica”.


"The Wife" and I found a nice little place on the Pigeon Forge strip, we were going to go for the drive through wedding, but we figured that kids in the backseat might be a little hard to explain, maybe not, who knows.
All in all it was a nice relaxing week. I did learn a few things: Walmarts, not matter where they are at are all the same, sharing 1 bathroom with 2 women sucks (women are messy) and if you ever design an amusment park make sure the only way out is through the gift shop.