Our staff comes from different parts of the country and each have their own things they love about Disney. They have come together under the same banner to bring you the best Disney News, and Views on the interwebs!

Chip – Head writer, site designer, and founder of Chip & Co.

Is a Florida native now living in North Carolina, he spent most of his life going to Disney World. He loves the fireworks over Cinderella’s Castle, the taste of a dole whip float, and the smell of the Pirates of the Caribbean Ride. His dream is to blog about Disney for a living, and to eat his way around Walt Disney World. He spends most of his day tracking down Disney News and loves all things nerdy.

Email him at chip@chipandco (dot) com.

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Anonymouse – Disney Gossip Columnist

Anonymouse searches the internet, annoys cast member friends, and wouldn’t think twice about using a Ouija board to find you the freshest gossip from Walt Disney World. Some of what they will report is confirmed, some is based on information from the rumor mill, and some, frankly, they just read on the bathroom wall in Fantasyland. So take it with a grain of salt and have fun!

Email him/her at anonymouse@chipandco (dot) com.

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Ken – Disney World for Seniors Writer

Ken was introduced to Walt Disney World at the tender age of 44 in 1990 by his Parents when they took them for their 50th Anniversary. Him and his wife have been regular visitors ever since! They now visit every other year because of travel distances and their need to do it up right each visit. His love of Disney has been described as intense by some and an “unhealthy addiction” by others. He is retired but works part time to keep himself off the streets and spends a lot (most) of his spare time reading about and studying everything Disney but especially Walt Disney World. Yes – his next four visits are already in the planning stages.

Email him at ken@chipandco (dot) com.

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Jessica – Disneyland Correspondent and Site Editor

Jessica is a college student at Chapman University and our Disneyland Correspondent. She is the only member of Chip and Co. who has been to Club 33 (you can read her post about it here). She frequents Disneyland and really puts her season pass to good use. She covers all of our LA Press events and is available for almost anything.

Email her at jessica@chipandco (dot) com.

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Leezer – Writer, Artist, Fellow Blogger, and Canadian

Lee has always been Artistic and a lover of all things Disney. He attended one year of College to become an Animator in the 1980′s, but life and making a living got in the way. Life can do that! So to fill the void, he turned to collecting all things Disney, and now has a collection of over 5,000 pieces (and growing). His Blog at www.disleelandia.com was created in 2009 to showcase these treasures. But the Animation bug just wouldn’t leave him alone, so he created www.canadiankingdom.wordpress.com in 2010, a Blog Comic Strip that is a parody of Canadian Culture with a Disney twist. He will now be joining the Staff as a Writer of articles about Walt Disney, current Disney hoopla, and Park stuff.

Email him at leezer@chipandco (dot) com.

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Brenda – Wednesday’s with Walt Writer

Brenda is a native Texan born and raised on the Gulf Coast. She visited Disney World twice as a teenager and always dreamed of growing her family Disney. She took her first-timer husband and their three children to Disney World in 2000 and they now spend every Thanksgiving there. Brenda writes with a comedic twist on various Disney topics. She wishes she could have met Walt Disney and considers herself to be a student of Walt. Her new dream is to one day retire so she and her husband can purchase a motor home in order to live half the year at home and half at the Fort Wilderness Campgrounds.

Email her at brenda@chipandco (dot) com.

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Mike – General Walt Disney World Park Writer

Mike is a transplanted Virginian living in North Carolina. As a child, his nickname was Mickey, and he was subjected to many choruses of the Mickey Mouse Club “Alma Mater” song. Now married, Mike loves to take trips to Walt Disney World with his wife and nine year old daughter, and has his iPod loaded with Disney music. You can read more from Mike here on his website My Dreams of Disney.

Email him at mike@chipandco (dot) com.

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Jennifer – Disney Military & Marathon Writer

Jenn lives in the Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C. with her husband and 1 year old son. She has been a regular to Walt Disney World her entire life, thanks to having a Floridian family. Jenn can also be found at her own blog, the Disney Babies Blog, that she created while planning to take her 6 month old son to WDW. In her non-Disney life, you can find her playing the clarinet in a D.C. military band. Or, running and practicing yoga.

Email her at jennifer@chipandco (dot) com.

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Catie – Adult Disney World Enthusiast and Author of the Blog LivinginagrownupWorld

Catie has been traveling to Walt Disney World since she was 4, and recently realized that an adult experience at Walt Disney World definitely has its benefits – so she started writing about it in her blog http://livinginagrownupworld.wordpress.com/ . Catie also enjoys baking and cooking, going to the movies, and spending time with friends and family, and if she isn’t busy with all of those, she is reading everything she can get her hands on about Walt Disney World.

Email her at catie@chipandco.com

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Aljon – Star Wars Writer

Aljon is our in-house Jedi and Star Wars aficionado. He is also one-half of the “first married couple of Disney radio” with wife, Kristen (Cooking with Mickey) on Sorcerer Radio‘s “WDW Tiki Room” variety show as well as “WDW After Dark”, the late night video talk show. When not battling the Sith and making regular stops at Walt Disney World for Dole Whips, he hangs his robe in Nashville, Tennessee where he puts down his lightsaber and plays guitar with the funk/rock band JonesWorld.

Email him at aljon@chipandco (dot) com.

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Melissa – Guide to Walt Disney World Writer

Melissa is a History teacher from New York who did not experience Disney World until she went to celebrate her college graduation. She is a huge Disney foodie and loves experiencing new restaurants and attempting to create Disney dishes at home.  (She also loves writing about Disney food and her confections for Chip & Co! )  After coming home from Disney trips, Melissa always feel like she left her heart in Disney World- she starts scheming for her next trip the moment she boards the Magical Express bus to head home! Melissa married her high school sweetheart and is a firm believer in fairytales and happily ever afters.

Email her at melissa@chipandco (dot) com.

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Michele – Disney Parks Training Writer and Travel Agent

Michele is a travel agent living in Michigan, who began experiencing the magic of Disney at age 4. Since then she’s experienced numerous celebrations in the parks: sweet 16 celebration at Les Chef’s De France, engagement at Cinderella’s Castle and a honeymoon on the Disney Magic.
She has traveled in various groups; adults only, with kids, extended family (all 10 of them!) and knows the dynamics of each group. She loves the entire process of vacationing with Disney, the planning, itineraries, extra magical hours and the dining plan. An avid traveler, she is constantly looking for new ways to make travel stress free! She enjoys going deluxe and considers the Polynesian her home away from home. She’s a self proclaimed Disney shop-a-holic and considers everything “scrapbook-able”

Email her at michele@chipandco (dot) com.

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Linds – Disney News Writer and Travel Agent

Linds is a long-time Disney fan from Hawaii. She and her husband and 4 boys love going to Disney whenever possible and she can’t wait to take them all on their first trip to WDW (she’s already been). Her latest obsession is to read and watch anything about how Disney started it all and any insider tips she can get. Linds is an Authorized Disney travel agent and loves helping families plan their trips and dining- for FREE! You can find her discussing Disney Deals on her own Disney Blog – Deals to Disney.

Email her at linds@chipandco (dot) com.

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Chris – Travel Agent and Everything Walt Disney World Blogger

Chris is mother of three and a long time Disney Fan. When she is not blogging on Chip and Company you can find her planning Disney Vacations on Pixie Vacations chatting about it on Mousechat or blogging about everything else on Everything Walt Disney World.

Email her at chris@chipandco (dot) com.

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Natalie – Writer, CPA, MBA, and Disney Lover

Natalie is creator of Meet the Magic, a site is home to the weekly articles Strategies for Paying for Disney which focuses on a variety of ways to save money before and during a Disney vacation. She enjoys her life as wife and mother to one gorgeous (Disney nut) son! She is co-host of the Castaway Midday show for Sorcerer Radio. Her interests include traveling, photography, and gardening. When Natalie is not spending time in one of the Disney parks, she is feverishly planning her next vacation! When not working behind a computer, Natalie spends time playing with her son or working out at the gym. She hopes to run in one of the Disney Marathons one day! .

Email her at natalie@chipandco (dot) com.

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Savannah – Disney Enthusiast and our Top 5 & Top 10 Writer

Savannah is a big Disney fan and has been visiting Walt Disney World her whole life. Her favorite things at Disney are Tower of Terror, Rock n’ Roller Coaster, World Showcase, Wishes, and enjoying Disney dining. She is a history teacher and girls basketball coach in Illinois who spends her spare time writing about Disney on A Glass Slipper Vacation, a site she and her mom created to share their knowledge and passion for Disney.

Email her at savannah@chipandco (dot) com.

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Jodi – Writer, Editor, Disney-devoted Veteran Homeschooler

Jodi wants to expand the home classroom! A writer, editor, wife and mom of 3 kids, living near Dallas, Texas, she established Magical Mouse Schoolhouse to eliminate the boundaries of homeschool. She uncovers educational tidbits that take the guise of Disney movies, Disney theme parks, Disney story books and more and enhances lesson plans with the fun, exciting appeal of Walt Disney entertainment. Though Magical Mouse Schoolhouse is geared toward home educators, really anyone with kids can have fun learning while they play when Disney IS school! Also on Facebook and Twitter.

Email her at jodi@chipandco (dot) com.

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Mel or Melissa K – Physical Limitations & Disney News Writer

Mel is a Disney enthusiast who writes about her experiences at Walt Disney World from the perspective of wheelchair user. She started her blog, Disney on Wheels, to not only share her love for all things Disney but to give tips and advice to others who visit Walt Disney World with physical limitations. You can also connect with Mel on Facebook and twitter.

Email her at mel@chipandco (dot) com.

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MouzeKateerz – Disney in Pictures Writer

Mouze Kateerz delivers to us the best of Disney in Pictures. In her world every picture has a story and she can really tell a story

Email her at mouzekateerz@chipandco (dot) com.

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Tricia – Writer and our expert on Disney travel with large families and special needs.

Tricia visited Walt Disney World in September 2010, because it had been a rough year for her family and they all needed to get away from real life for a while. Disney exceeded all of her expectations, and she can’t wait to go back for another dose of Pixie Dust. Since she can’t just hop in the car and visit Disney World any time she wants, she’s done what any self-respecting writer would do in the face of obsession: she started a blog. When she’s not writing on her blog Return to Disney, she spends her time homeschooling, baking, and hanging out with the family.

Email her at tricia@chipandco (dot) com.

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Debra – Writer and Disney Examiner Author.

Debra is a writer whose interest in Disney Studies has grown into what some might call an avocation and others might call an affectionate obsession. For Chip and Company, she tends to focus on Downtown Disney and Walt Disney World for adults. Debra is also the National Disney Travel Examiner, which provides an excuse for her multiple Disney trips. Debra is especially interested in fan culture, history and the interactive and immersive. That, and finding the perfect Disney snack through repeated taste tests.

Email her at debra@chipandco (dot) com.

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Patrick – Marvel Studios Writer

Patrick is a fellow blogger, and Disneyland Cast Member. He studies the ways of the force and knows things about Disneyland that even Mickey didnt know. He loves to travel and is our live blogger. Check out some of his pictures!

Email him at patrick@chipandco (dot) com.

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Anne` – Disney Fashion Expert

Anne` is Jon’s wife and fellow Disney enthusiast. She knows Disney Trivia and Disney Fashion like nobodies business. She loves Alice in Wonderland, Collecting Vinylmation Dolls, and her Dooney and Bourke Disney Purse.

Email her at anne@chipandco (dot) com.

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Jess – Writer and Our Disney World Guide Specialist

Jess is a normal New England girl who just so happens to have an abnormal love for everything Disney! An avid reader and writer, Jess loves to look at the part of Disney that can transform and adult back into a kid again! Jess is currently working on writing a unique and informative guide to Disney World and will be very excited to share this with the readers of Chip & Co! Also, keep tabs on Jess as she trains for the WDW 2011 half marathon!

Email her at jess@chipandco (dot) com.