THE AUTHORS
Nicole (L) is the maths half of the DDP duo. Objective to a fault with a career in labor analysis, she’s a wizard in Excel and loves categorizing and quantifying everything down to a T. Immersed in all things Disney from the moment she exited the womb, her favorite Disney canon films are The Emperor’s New Groove, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin.
Caroline (R) is the writing half of the DDP duo. A graduate of Elon University, she majored in English Literature and fell in love with Disney in a totally different way after two College Programs in Orlando. At the beginning of her three-year career with the Mouse, she met Nicole and bonded over a mutual love of statistics and being right. A longtime Disney fan, her favorite Disney canon films are The Great Mouse Detective, Robin Hood, and The Sword in the Stone.
Guests
Kevin (L) and Stephen (R), a.k.a. the husbands, will feature in our discussions from time to time. They’re IT guys, and they enjoy video games, comic books, craft beer, and of course, spending time with their ladies. As native Floridians and fellow ‘90s kids, they too have passionate, intelligent opinions about Disney films, so we listen to them every once in a while.
Lauren is a professional dancer based in New York City. She grew up with a long row of Disney VHS tapes at her disposal and a love for the princesses, particularly Cinderella. Now, she turns to Disney films when she needs a pure kind of entertainment, though there are a few that have stolen her heart in deeper ways. She may or may not have multiple pieces of merchandise pertaining to The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Katy is a Sign Language interpreter in upstate NY. She grew up loving musical theatre and dreaming of playing a princess on stage one day. Obsessed with The Little Mermaid, 8-year-old Katy made her mom wait two hours in the hot Orlando sun just to get a glimpse of Ariel. Nowadays, her favorite way to enjoy Disney is through the beautiful film-to-stage adaptations produced in recent years. Though she has a new dream now, Katy still sings her heart out to the incredible songs of her favorite Disney films, new and old.