Staff

Scott Donahue – WDW Daily News Owner/Website and Newsletter Senior Content Editor

I am a 40 year old husband and father of two daughters under 14 years old. I am a Middle School teacher & coach who was introduced to Walt Disney World by my wife (who is also a teacher) in 2003. Since our first visit to Walt Disney World in 2003, our family has made 27 trips to the Orlando area and several to Disneyland. By being teachers, our family can only visit Walt Disney World or Disneyland during the Peak Seasons. As a result we have been forced to use a little trial-and-error on each trip. Throughout our vacations we have developed strategies that allow us to maximize each vacation, and to make it as stress-free as possible. Believe it or not Walt Disney World would seem very weird to us if there weren’t crowds. I guess it adds to the excitement for us. I hope you enjoy our site and weekly newsletter and it brings some enjoyment to your life!

 

Matt Correia – WDW Daily News Technical Expert

Hey everyone! I’m Matt, your typical Disney obsessed guy living in Jacksonville, Florida. I have been to Walt Disney World more times than I have kept track of, yet still haven’t made it out to Disneyland in California. WDW is like a second home to me – I’ve been going there since I could talk – and I’ll continue the tradition. Everything about WDW I love: the rides, shows, sights, smells, tastes, and sounds. It really is a magical place. When I’m not closely following everything “Disney”, I occupy my time with my second favorite thing: anything to do with technology. I am proud to be a Christian and am not afraid to admit it! While you’re in the Disney mood, check out my blog WDW Central: with news, articles, tips, polls, planning info and more on Walt Disney World.

 

Adam Manno – Columnist of “My Corner of the World”/Assistant Content Editor

Hello world! My name is Adam and I am the author of the “My Corner of the World” column in the newsletter. Some of you might know me as disneyfanatic101 from different Disney forums around the net. I am a HUGE Disney and Disney World fan. We have been going to WDW for a while now. We always go around Christmas. When you combine my two favorite things, Christmas and Disney World, what can be better?! I like all of the parks in WDW but the two that are my absolute favorite is the Magic Kingdom and Epcot. I love to take pictures on my trip. In fact on my last trip I took over 700 pictures! So that is pretty much it. My column was the first new column in the newsletter and it is basically my thoughts, tips, ideas, information, reviews, and more that are going on in the “Wonderful World of Disney” and other things that I find interesting. I hope you enjoy my column and as Mickey would say, “See Ya Real Soon!”

Email Me! adam@wdwdailynews.com

 

Tiffany Lindsey – Columnist of “For the Love of Magic”/Newsletter Chief Content Editor -

Hey Everyone! I’m Tiffany, I’ve been going to WDW since 1997, and have gone a total of 7 times, and taking my 8th trip for my birthday in November 2010. I took a Disney Cruise on the Wonder at the end of my 2003 Disney vacation, and can’t wait to do it again! I have also recently been to Disneyland in California, I went at the beginning of March 2009. I love Disneyland and Walt Disney World and can’t wait to explore the other Disney theme parks around the world. Besides my love of Disney I scrapbook. I have scrap booked all of my Disney trips and have done a few others as well. I also love Photography, I’m not the best by any means but I do think I do pretty well. I graduated high school in 2006, a year early. I worked hard to graduate early and I continue working hard towards my goals. I feel the harder you work the faster your goals get accomplished. I love traveling and hope to go cross-country by train from New York to Los Angeles just like Walt Disney did several times in his life. Also I like traveling the back roads of the country, just to see where it all got started. Details are the greatest part of Walt Disney World and Disney theme parks I think, I love to look and point them out to new Disney travelers. My two favorite parks are Magic Kingdom and Epcot I could spend days in them both and not get tired of them. I hope you all enjoy my weekly articles, so long!! Email me if you have any questions!

Email Me! tiffany@wdwdailynews.com

 

Kim Lawton – Columnist of “Sharing the Magic”

WOW!!! These are hard acts to follow……..I am so excited and blessed to be part of this group! The only thing I love more than Disney, is sharing my experiences with others. My family and I began our Disney travels in 1993 when our children were 8 and 6. I think my husband and I fell in love with the experience more than the boys did! I am nearly 50 years old and the magic still gets me going. I love the planning and research required to make a memorable vacation. We try to go 4 times a year now and every season is magical. Our sons travel with us once a year when their schedules allow. We still find it to be the best place to re-connect as a family. I even chaperoned a marching band trip to the World!! My sons are now in college, one is studying to be a teacher and one wants to be a chef. I am working toward my Black Belt in Karate, taking lessons from my son! Technology scares me, but photography has always been a hobby of mine…..I wish my skill showed how much I enjoy it! My husband and I are trying to plan our retirement……hopefully in sunny Florida!! Until then we will continue to travel to the Sunshine State as long as God blesses us with the opportunity!! And I will keep Sharing the Magic with you……Blessings! Email me sometime at the link below.

Email Me! kim@wdwdailynews.com

 

Amy Harrington – Columnist of “Tip of the Week” and “Wandering the World”

Hi Everyone! I am so excited to be a part of WDW Daily News & WDW Newsletter. It has been a dream of mine for a long time to somehow share my love of Disney and the information I have collected with others. I am a 28-year-old mother of a little boy who wishes he could live at Walt Disney World. I had my first WDW trip as a child and always remember it fondly. My husband and I decided to take our first trip as a family in 2007 and have been hooked since, and go as much as we can. I hope I can offer some advice and tips to all of you who are planning trips to the most magical place in the world!

Email Me! amy@wdwdailynews.com

 

Beth Doda - Columnist of “Making Magical Memories”/Facebook Page Manager -

I am so excited to be a part of the WDW Daily News team! I’ve been to Disney 12 times in my life, three of those as a mom, and I would consider myself a Disney fanatic, as would my friends and family! I was hooked my first trip in 1986 as a teenager. Every trip I have taken since then has been special, but my most cherished moments are those with my children, who are ages 5, 3 and 2. My son has been to Walt Disney World three times and both my daughters have been twice. I’ve traveled to Disney with them as infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Each trip taught me valuable lessons about planning a vacation that will be fun for all but not overwhelming. I look forward to sharing what I have learned on these trips, and some of my own Magical Memories, to help you plan a trip that will have many Magical Memories for you and your children!

Email Me! beth@wdwdailynews.com

 

Jennifer Romano – Feature Writer for WDW Daily News

Hi!  My name is Jennifer Romano, and I am 29 years old.  I live near New Orleans, Louisiana, and I have visited the Walt Disney World Resort well over thirty times.  My husband and I went on our honeymoon in Disney World in 2005, and we have been visiting many times each year since then.  We are annual passholders, and we make a trip down to WDW whenever we can.  Obviously, we love Disney, and we even have a scale model of the monorail with all of the hotels that runs through our living room.  In my non-Disney life, I am a high school English teacher, but one day, I would love to work for Disney!  In addition to writing for WDW Daily News, I also have my own blog: www.stepouttoyourleftplease.blogspot.com.  I like to post Disney related photographs and general musings about the Mouse.  Thank you for reading!

 

Mindy Horner – Feature Writer for WDW Daily News

Mindy Horner is a wife, mother of 3, Disney Vacation Planner, blogger, and Kindergarten teacher. She and her family reside in Charlotte, North Carolina. Her love for all things Disney began at a very young age on family vacations to the parks. She now shares this love with her own husband and children. Believing in the importance of planning that is involved in a Disney vacation, it is Mindy’s passion to offer tips, tidbits, and advice to every family headed to Disney. She enjoys helping families get the most magic for their vacation memories- and dollar. When not vacationing at Disney, Mindy and her family can be found on the shores of Sunset Beach, NC.

Keep up with Mindy on her blog All Mouse. All the Time and on Facebook.

 

Rich Urick – Feature Writer for WDW Daily News

Hi Everybody. My Name is Rich Urick. I’m 34 years old, a husband and father of 4. I live in Uniontown, PA, about hour south of Pittsburgh. I deliver and install copying machines during the day. I’ve only visited Walt Disney World twice but plan on going a “few” more times in the future. One of my favorite Disney memories is when my kids met Mickey Mouse for the first time in his sorcerers hat and robe. It has always been a dream of mine to write or work for Disney in some form or another. Now through WDWDailyNews.com I can share my enthusiasm for all things Disney!

 

Jennifer Lanpheare – Feature Writer for WDW Daily News

Hello! My name is Jennifer and I am a Walt Disney World addict!  I live in Ohio and I am a wife and a mother of two.  My step-son is 19yrs old and is serving our country in the US Army.  My daughter is 11yrs old and is the light of my life.  I work full time outside of the home at a very large Children’s Hospital.  I first went to WDW when I was about 4 yrs. old.  My next visit was as a teenager.  We first went to Disney as a family in 2005 and I have been hooked since.  We go every two years and always have a great time!!  Between work schedules and school schedules we always visit in the summer time.  Yes it is always packed but year after year we learn more and more of what to do and what not to do.  I am very excited to write for WDW Daily News.  I hope your enjoy reading my opinions, reviews, and my thoughts!

 

 

Bridget Campi – Feature Writer for WDW Daily News

Hello!  I’m Bridget Campi.  I am from suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and wear many hats.  I am a wife, mother of 2 children, ages 3 and 2 months, a third grade teacher, Disney blogger, Disney Vacation Planner, and Disney College of Knowledge graduate.  I have been to the Walt Disney Resort over 27 times and am a former cast member!  As a cast member, I worked on the Walt Disney World College Program as an attractions hostess in “Living with the Land” in Epcot’s Land Pavilion. I have a passion for Walt Disney World and all the magic and enchantment that it has to offer to young and old alike. I started my trips to Walt Disney World when I was two years old and my family was fortunate enough to have vacationed there every year after that.  I have started creating my own Disney memories with my own family now and I have successfullyturned my husband into a Disney fanatic.  I have so many wonderful memories, past and present, of Walt Disney World with my family, and I have learned so much as a frequent visitor and a cast member. I love sharing my knowledge with others and helping them create magical memories.  I hope that you will enjoy all of my tips, tricks, stories and reviews to make your Walt Disney World experience a magical one.

Be sure to keep up with me on my Disney blog, www.magicalmouseworld.com, and on Facebook and Twitter at Magical Mouse World, for the latest news, happenings and reviews of Walt Disney World.

 

Gina Shirley – Feature Writer for WDW Daily News

My name is Gina and I am from a small town outside of Indianapolis, IN!  I am a Disney fanatic!  I have been to Walt Disney World now over 40 times and have taken 7 Disney Cruises!  I have also been to Disneyland 4 times!  I am a Disney Vacation Planner & Blogger!

Walt Disney World is my home away from home and I can’t wait to return the moment I leave!  Ever since I was a child Disney World has been the prime vacation spot for my family!   Now, I enjoy all the planning that goes into it almost as much as I do the trip!  I said almost!  I am excited to be writing for WDW Daily News!  I can’t wait to share my thoughts and experiences with all of you!

My favorite resort and second home is the Polynesian!  Of course I love all the resorts on property as I have stayed in most of them, but the Polynesian is my spot! The Magic Kingdom is the best park as it is the original. It captures all that is Walt Disney!  Not to mention most of it what designed by the man himself.  But I do love all of the parks!

I can’t wait to share my stories with you!  I hope you enjoy!

You can follow my blog at http://disneywhy.blogspot.com/

Follow me on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/DisneyVacationsbyGina

 

Jane-Ellen Greenwood – Feature Photographer for WDW Daily News

Hi Everyone! My name is Jane-Ellen Greenwood.  Like the others here, I am a Disney fanatic. My first visit to Walt Disney World was on my honeymoon over 28 years ago. My husband and I fell in love with Disney World and visited it several times per year for 25 years. We now live about 90 minutes away in Weeki Wachee Florida. Living 90 minutes away enables us to visit as often as we like, which is generally a few times a month. We have stayed in every resort on the property, except the Wilderness Campground.

I am a Disney Vacation Planner who is lucky enough to assist families in their Disney vacation and cruise planning. It is a dream come true to share my passion with other families.

My favorite hotel is Port Orleans Riverside, or Dixie Landings as we still like to call it. My favorite park is Epcot but Animal Kingdom is right up there as well.

Feel free to follow my adventures on my Disney blog at www.JEGTravels.com. I would love it if you would follow me on Facebook and Twitter under JEGTravels.