A little bit about me:
Real name: Rachel. welshraz comes from a nickname I had growing up (from about the age of 6) and the fact that I am indeed from the greatest country in the world!
Family: Married to Jamie. No children, unless you count the pair of us! Jamie went to Disney a few times as a child, but last year was my first trip. Now I am addicted! I was planning the next one before I had even got off the plane from the last one!
Occupation: Currently working in one of the most hated sectors in the UK – the energy industry!!! I am an ECO Specialist, so I have nothing to do with billing and everything to do with helping people make their homes more energy efficient. I am actually a classically trained musician, and was a professional musician for about five minutes before I decided that I really wasn’t good enough/didn’t have thick enough skin
Home town: Currently this is Worcester, although I am originally from Wales. I have lived here for four years since returning to the UK having lived in New Zealand for a while. I tend to confuse people with my Welsh/Kiwi/apparently American/Canadian accent!!
Favourite park: Magic Kingdom. I have only been to Disney World once (last year) but this park had a profound effect on me. I loved every minute being there and I’m not ashamed to say that Wishes brought me to tears. I felt happy and free and just thought it was magical. Outside of Disney, I adore TWWoHP. TBH this was the major draw when we decided to go to Orlando last year, and I visited “Hogwarts” on four separate occasions during our trip. I thought the Hogwarts was breath-taking, and Hogsmead is really well done. Needless to say I am beyond excited about seeing the expansion at Universal this year.
Favourite resort: I am yet to stay on-site. We are hoping to stay at CSR this December when we take our second trip.
Favourite attraction: So hard!! What to choose?!?? Space Mountain? Maybe. Big Thunder Mountain? Kilimanjaro Safaris? Does it have to be a ride, because my favourite things were the character breakfast at Chef Mickey’s (we were the only childless adults but it was amazing!!) and meeting Minnie (and Daisy) at the Storybrook Circus, especially since I had on my ears and a red polka dot dress! And the Mickey shaped cake pops!
Favourite restaurant: We ate at several restaurants during our visit, but my favourite was BOG by far. Being a Disney newbie, I had no idea about ADRs and 180 days etc. before our last trip and I could not get a reservation for any day during our 14-night stay. But on the last night we took a chance and just walked up to the window and we got in!! The food was incredible. I had this scallop and prawn thing which was so good, and Jamie had a steak which was meltingly perfect. So good! Beyond that, the interior of the restaurant was so special that I didn’t want to leave! It happened to be
MVMCP that night too, and it was just the perfect way to end our trip.
Hobbies: Aside from holiday planning? I play with a few music groups (orchestra, brass bands etc.) and have quite a busy time with rehearsals and concerts! We also visit the cinema a lot and enjoy going to conventions. We frequently go to one in Birmingham for the TV show Supernatural, and have been to several Lord of the Rings conventions. I also collect Hello Kitty stuff. It is becoming quite a bit of a problem!
Likes and Dislikes: I like not being at work, planning trips, sleeping, chocolate, shoes, Hello Kitty, Minnie Mouse, Disney bounding, my husband most of the time, Harry Potter, Disney, eating out, music, Alan Rickman, swimming, my bed, my new apartment, my riverside view, Costa Coffee, KFC, bacon jam, Skomer Island, the Pembrokeshire coast, Anglesey, the cold, Game of Thrones, Saturday morning lie-ins, playing a really good piece of music, Queen, New Zealand, Lemon and Paeroa, pork rolls, Tess Munster, scones with jam and cream, lamb korma, costume jewellery, bows, owls, polka dots VO5 styling products. I dislike children (sorry!), racism, sexism (and many other -isms), bad punctuation and grammar, using text speak in an email, rude people especially people who push in front in a queue, hot weather, public transport (and I don’t drive), coffee from the vending machine at work, sprouts, peas and beans, this weird bush that smells funny outside work, people who drop litter, bad hair days, the walk to the bus stop every day, injustice, good TV programmes that get cancelled early, TV series’ that do not come to a satisfactory conclusion, people who hog the reduced cabinet in the supermarket.
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That's me!!
) DD (Jemma - 7) > loves the less thrilling rides and a rainy day under the duvet with loads of Disney dvds!
but we tweaked some budgets and we can manage October 2015 for two weeks 
) however I work for the Met Office. Previously I was an International Cast Member in 2004 working in the UK Pavilion in Epcot. 
) my 13th visit, Wifes 10th and our sons 1st !!!
to the DIS Greg 
