First time at this con. Had some vacation time to spare, and Ciderfest was the only con left this year. That and I've got a cousin in Milwaukee who I haven't seen in years.
$200 for a round trip flight, can't beat that. Only drawback was the way home, 6ish hours of waiting in MKE and Atlanta airports. Least the flight back to Nashville arrived at the same time it left.
Roommates were cool, hung out a few times before/during the con itself.
VIPs:
Met Big Jim and Claire. Jim asked me what I thought of G4's finale, I said it was rough and I couldn't watch it anymore without weeping.
Loot:
Various G4 blindbags
Some G3 spiderpones
Con-themed glassware and a tiny glass boot. Also got a bottle of cider, was a collab between the Cider House of Wisconsin and PVCF. Gonna share it with friends this weekend.
PaperPony's no longer going to cons due to a new job situation. Had to grab an AJ shadowbox. Con VIP poster signed by a few guests.
Sunni Westbrook's PVCF badge. She and Claire tossed theirs at the audience during closing ceremonies, me and two others grabbed Sunni's at the same time. They let me have it, thankfully.
<3 Andy Price's sense of humor. Gave him the prompt "Pineapplejack" for a sketch.
Obligatory Fallout Equestria loot. Artbooks, a Littlepip scarf, a Wandering Sunrise plush, and Dead Tree v2. Fun fact, Fiaura got that novel declared a legal parody by the state of Virginia. Sent in the legal paperwork while Hasbro was busy with S9, and they didn't notice until it was too late. Think she said something about Dead Tree being in the Library of Congress.
Plushies of course. Muffins, MLP MSP and PVCF mascots. Got a thing for collecting con mascot plushies even though I have no room for them.
Food:
Peanut butter/bacon burger from AJ Bombers. Surprisingly good, I tend to go for exotic and unique flavors, this didn't disappoint. And those fried cheese curds were amazing!
AJ Bombers is a great restaurant. They have these zeppelins on rails that drop a payload of peanuts into bowls.
Build a Breakfast burrito. PVCF's moving to a new venue next year, only a few blocks from here.
Bavarian wurst platter at Maders.
And finally a pic of the ballroom at the Hilton, where PVCF will be held next year. Almost too fancy for a pony con, there was talk about renaming the con Canterlot Ciderfest.
Overall had a 11/10 experience at PVCF, gonna try to go again next year.