First Haircut at Harmony Barber Shop in Magic Kingdom

In January before our cruise, Trent got his very first haircut at the Harmony Barber Shop in Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World.

The Harmony Barber Shop is tucked away in a little corner to the left after you enter the park.

They perform haircuts for children and adults, and while it says it’s on a “first-come, first-served” basis, we were able to get a reservation for the 1st Haircut Package. The 1st Haircut Package includes a cut, a certificate and Mickey Ears that say “My 1st Haircut”. They even place some of the locks in a satchel with Pixie Dust (glitter) and stickers and the cash register receipt even says “1st Haircut”.

Prices are $19 for adults and $15 for children. The 1st Haircut Package is $19, which is a completely reasonable price for all of that, if you ask me. They probably put $19 worth of stickers on him to keep him occupied during the haircut.

We wanted to show up early so we could get let in to take some “Before” photos before the massive opening crowds plowed through the parks. Although the park opened earlier than usual, we were able to at least get a few photos since no one was in the Barber Shop area.

We were both sick and unable to breathe through our noses. Fun, right?

While we waited for them to open, they opened the doors to where the horse and trolley was about to walk out and we got to spend some time watching the horse get prepared for a day of work.

When we first walked into the barber shop, I immediately knew this was going to be an adventure…that place is TINY! At the time, Trent wasn’t fond of strangers, but add to the fact there are 10 strangers and they are all within 10 feet of him, including one touching him with scissors on the head, and that makes for one interesting haircut.

From the get-go we messed up the plan, I went to hang our coats and bags on the wall and Brett had already started seating him the chair, causing him to reach out for me to “save him”. So I quickly ran over there (all of 3 feet) and started playing and talking. She placed Mickey stickers all over him and handed us a light-up spinning toy to grab his attention. He didn’t really care for that one so she handed us another one, which he liked.

While his eyes fixated on the swirling, flashy plane, it seemed like he almost forgot there was someone touching him, until she came around to his side to cut his little sideburns.

Luckily, the front of his hair didn’t need to be cut, it was the back that was a mess, and she was done in about 5 minutes. We had expected him to completely flip out during the entire thing, but he really only cried for part of it and mostly just wanted to get out of the chair and away from the people. It also didn’t help that he was sick, so he had to keep getting his little nose wiped, which pisses him off even more. (Is it bad that I want to cry while writing this and looking at these photos? Poor little guy)

Once she was done cutting, we took him out of the seat and paid. While paying, the barber gathered up some of his cut hair (which she very nicely placed on her workstation while cutting it, instead of letting it drop to the floor), put it in the satchel with some glitter and stickers and gave us his certificate and Mickey Ears.

She held up a mirror to show him how handsome he was, but he was not interested.

After it was done, Brett and I both agreed that he did much better than we expected. She was able to cut his hair without having to stop, so that must mean he wasn’t moving all that much, I suppose.

Happy to be done!!

I would definitely recommend using the Harmony Barber Shop for a first haircut. They really try to make the child happy during the entire process and they give you the mementos to keep forever. The price isn’t bad and baby gets to say he got his first haircut in Walt Disney World. How cool is that?!

You can read more about the Harmony Barber Shop at the official WDW site here: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/events-tours/magic-kingdom/harmony-barber-shop/

 

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Your Thoughts:

Do you know where your first haircut was or have any locks of hair from it? Or if you have kids, did you do anything special for their first haircut? Tell me in the comments!