Say "Cheese"- Making the most of ride photos at Walt Disney World

 Memory Maker at Disney World is an add-on option where you pre-pay and get digital downloads of your Disney PhotoPass photos and videos.  Select attraction photos and videos and iconic, professional photos taken by Disney PhotoPass photographers around the parks.  They even include Magic Shots - featuring Disney characters and more, added to your photosYour Goofy Getaways Travel Planner can add the Memory Maker to your package for you.  If you purchase it at least 3 days ahead of time it will only cost $169.  If you add it while in the park it will cost $199.  Have a large group going don’t worry one Memory Maker can be shared with 25 members of your family and friends who are linked in your My Disney Experience app.   When you get home from vacation download all the photos/videos as they do expire 45 days from the date they were taken, once download they are yours forever.  Where can you find all the cameras on the rides to really take full advantage of your Memory Maker purchase? If you know where the cameras are then you and your family can plan some fun/silly on-ride photos. 

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Space Mountain Once you get close to boarding you will go through a turnstile and be told to go left or right by a cast member.  If you go left the camera will be on your left and it’s at the end of the first tunnel right as you are turning the corner as your ride starts.  If you go right the camera will be on your right and it’s at the end of the first tunnel right as you are turning the corner as your ride starts.  Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger SpinThe camera is located near the end of the ride in the room with the giant Emperor Zurg.  The camera is mounted on Zurg himself.  This location has a photo and little video.Seven Dwarfs Mine TrainThis ride has two cameras one for a photo and one for a video and they will both be on your left.  The first one will be as you go down the first big hill.  The second is at the bottom of the hill.Haunted Mansion*This camera is located towards the beginning of the ride.  You will enter the lighting filled hallway with pictures hanging on the wall, a ship in a storm, a horseman and Medusa.  Your DoomBuggy will be facing these portraits and the camera is in the last hanging portrait.Splash MountainYou know the BIG drop; the camera will be to your left as you go down the final big hill.Pirates of the CaribbeanRight before the drop, look to your left for the skull and crossbones that talks to you, the camera is inside of him.

DinosaurNear the end of your journey, on your right side a carnosaur will charge out at you, this is where the camera is located.Expedition EverestAfter you have gone backward you will see the Yeti and start to go forward again, look to the right the camera is going to be as you are going down the big drop.

Frozen Ever After This one is near the end of the ride just after you've gone backwards. The camera is to your left as the boat goes down the small drop hill.Test TrackAs soon as your vehicle goes outside the camera is on the downhill on the right. 

Rock ‘n’ Roller CoasterReady…Set…. Go, the camera is on the right at the beginning as you take off.Tower of TerrorWhen the doors open giving you a view of the park you will see the camera flash, it is directly in front of you.  On this ride, you will get a photo and a couple of videos.Slinky Dog DashAfter the “second launch” at the go, go, go, go you will go over four mini hills, the camera will be on the right side in a green box.

The simplest way to get your ride photos/videos is with a MagicBand as it uses the RFID technology to automatically link to your My Disney Experience account.  If you do not have a MagicBand you can use your phone when you see these signs.  When you scan the QR code, the PhotoPass instructions will pop up follow the prompts.  You will be asked to enable Bluetooth, then when you ride your photos should automatically link.  

Not all rides have this feature yet on some you will still have to tap at the end of the ride.Want to make sure you don't miss any magical moments on your Disney vacation?  Contact your Goofy Getaways Travel Planner today. Written by travel planner, Melissa (melissa@goofygetaways.com)