Raeven
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Sep 15, 2015
We're back from our 6th Disney trip! (To avoid confusion I'm going to count the long weekend we did in September as the 5th even though we were only at Disney for a couple hours). If you want to read more about our planning process the link is here: PTR
Introductions:

My name is Raeven. I'm 25 years old, and I'm the planner, photographer, & TR writer for our trips. I love bread pudding, Nick Wilde, wearing fluffy ears and corgi leggings, taking pictures of every Christmas tree I come across, eating all the Disney foods, MVMCP, HS Christmas decorations finally getting the appreciation they deserve, and Photopass pictures: the good, the bad, and the ugly. I also feel most in the Christmas spirit when there's no snow on the ground. This is our second (and coldest!
) December trip where we celebrated Christmas and Josh's birthday.
I also renewed my annual pass for another year!
Favorite ride: Haunted Mansion, 7DMT
Favorite princesses: Cinderella, Rapunzel, Elsa, Belle, & Mulan
Favorite park: Magic Kingdom
Favorite character: Nick Wilde, Pua, Mater, Hitchhiking ghosts, & Baby Groot
Favorite Disney Movie: Mulan, Beauty and the Beast, & Tangled
Favorite Pixar Movie: Monsters Inc & Ratatouille
Favorite Marvel Movie: Guardians of the Galaxy 2
Favorite Snack (this trip): Poutine from The Daily Poutine
Favorite parade & fireworks: Boo to You & HEA
Favorite restaurant: Shulas & Homecomin'
Favorite Resort: AKL, YC
My trip partner is my boyfriend of 4 years, Josh. Who is also the birthday boy!
He just turned 32, loves wearing his Indiana Jones hat all the time on vacation, has a smolder to rival Flynn Rider, and the title of the TR comes from something he's bragged about to everyone who asks about our vacation.
Favorite ride: Expedition Everest, Safari
Favorite princesses: Mulan
Favorite park: Animal Kingdom
Favorite character: Roger Rabbit, Jack Skellington
Favorite Disney Movie: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Jungle Book Live Action, Wreck it Ralph
Favorite Pixar Movie: Monsters Inc
Favorite Marvel Movie: Guardians of the Galaxy 2
Favorite Snack (every trip): Erin Mckennas
Favorite restaurant: Jiko, Shulas
Favorite Resort: Poly, AKL
This trip happened because we had to reschedule our September trip due to the hurricane, and it was pretty successful because there were no blisters, no one got sick (well until right before coming home but not while we were at Disney), and there was only minor bruising
(There's a story there, I promise).
We stayed at Pop Century the first night, and Coronado Springs the rest of the trip, before moving to the Royal Pacific for the Universal portion. I think for this TR I'm going to do something a little different and completely finish the Disney TR, before starting on the Universal portion so the vlogs will in sync with what I'm typing.
Stay tuned if you want to see:
And you want to know the answer to these:
Introductions:


My name is Raeven. I'm 25 years old, and I'm the planner, photographer, & TR writer for our trips. I love bread pudding, Nick Wilde, wearing fluffy ears and corgi leggings, taking pictures of every Christmas tree I come across, eating all the Disney foods, MVMCP, HS Christmas decorations finally getting the appreciation they deserve, and Photopass pictures: the good, the bad, and the ugly. I also feel most in the Christmas spirit when there's no snow on the ground. This is our second (and coldest!

I also renewed my annual pass for another year!

Favorite ride: Haunted Mansion, 7DMT
Favorite princesses: Cinderella, Rapunzel, Elsa, Belle, & Mulan
Favorite park: Magic Kingdom
Favorite character: Nick Wilde, Pua, Mater, Hitchhiking ghosts, & Baby Groot
Favorite Disney Movie: Mulan, Beauty and the Beast, & Tangled
Favorite Pixar Movie: Monsters Inc & Ratatouille
Favorite Marvel Movie: Guardians of the Galaxy 2
Favorite Snack (this trip): Poutine from The Daily Poutine
Favorite parade & fireworks: Boo to You & HEA
Favorite restaurant: Shulas & Homecomin'
Favorite Resort: AKL, YC
My trip partner is my boyfriend of 4 years, Josh. Who is also the birthday boy!


He just turned 32, loves wearing his Indiana Jones hat all the time on vacation, has a smolder to rival Flynn Rider, and the title of the TR comes from something he's bragged about to everyone who asks about our vacation.
Favorite ride: Expedition Everest, Safari
Favorite princesses: Mulan
Favorite park: Animal Kingdom
Favorite character: Roger Rabbit, Jack Skellington
Favorite Disney Movie: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Jungle Book Live Action, Wreck it Ralph
Favorite Pixar Movie: Monsters Inc
Favorite Marvel Movie: Guardians of the Galaxy 2
Favorite Snack (every trip): Erin Mckennas
Favorite restaurant: Jiko, Shulas
Favorite Resort: Poly, AKL
This trip happened because we had to reschedule our September trip due to the hurricane, and it was pretty successful because there were no blisters, no one got sick (well until right before coming home but not while we were at Disney), and there was only minor bruising

We stayed at Pop Century the first night, and Coronado Springs the rest of the trip, before moving to the Royal Pacific for the Universal portion. I think for this TR I'm going to do something a little different and completely finish the Disney TR, before starting on the Universal portion so the vlogs will in sync with what I'm typing.

Stay tuned if you want to see:
- A look/review of Pop Century & CSR & a comparison to when we stayed there last
- Christmas trees of every kind
- Food reviews (Dining report link will be up soon)
- Kurt Russell read us the story of Christmas aka the Candlelight Processional
- The best meet and greet ever
- How to survive when it's cold in Florida
- MVMCP
- Unconventional spots to watch fireworks from
- Ridiculous Photopass pics #ThanksPhotopass
- & a few surprises!

And you want to know the answer to these:
- What hilarious movie do we go see?
- Did we get to do more than we did at last year's MVMCP?
- Do we get to try all the free snacks at MVMCP?
- Did our Touringplans room requests really work?
- How was the Jingle Bell, Jingle Bam dessert party?
- What new rides did we try on this trip?
- How did we like CP, MVMCP, and JBJB?

We also vlogged the whole trip & got tons of footage! Currently I'm working on editing the 2-3 part MVMCP vlog and our CP vlog first because I want to post those before Christmas, but then I'll go in order of the posts. I also started a DTR, and that will take us through the entire trip even the Universal portion food-wise.
Table of Contents
Day 1, Part 1-The Day of Delays
Day 1, Part 2-"I Can't Help You I'm In Florida!"
Day 2, Part 1-Pop Century Tour + YC/BC Decorations
Day 2, Part 2-That Fish Is Poison...Poison!
Day 2, Part 3-"Stop Trying to Make Dr Facilier Happen, It's Not Going to Happen!"
Day 2, Part 4-"Kurt Russell Read Us the Story of Christmas!" aka The Tale of the Candlelight Processional
Day 2, Part 5-Sushi Socks for Sale
Day 3, Part 1-Selfies on Safari
Day 3, Part 2-Pandora & Lifetime Movies
Day 3, Part 3-"Oh, Hai Mark"
Day 4, Part 1-“I’m Christmas Shopping in My Shirt Sleeves!”
Day 4, Part 2-Christmas Tree Trail Pt. 1
Day 4, Part 3-Christmas Tree Trail Pt.2
Day 4, Part 4-Christmas Tree Trail Pt. 3
Day 4, Part 5-Fireworks From Fantasyland
Day 5, Part 1-The Landstravaganza
Day 5, Part 2-A Wilde Time at MVMCP
Day 5, Part 3-Holiday Wishes & New Rides
Day 6, Part 1-For the First Time In Forever
Day 6, Part 2-Stinky Pete Who?
Day 6, Part 3-Jingle Bell, Jingle Bam!
Day 6, Part 4-VIP @ Sunset Season's Greetings
Vlogs
Day 1: Long Travel Day & Homecomin' Review
Day 2: Festival of the Holidays & Les Chefs De France Review
Day 3: Safari, Yak & Yeti, & Disney Springs QS
Day 4: Christmas Tree Trail @ DS
Day 5: MVMCP Part 1
MVMCP Part 2
Day 6: Frozen Sing-Along Celebration (Holiday Edition)
Hollywood Studios & Jingle Bell, Jingle Bam Dessert Party
Sunset Season's Greetings
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