All you need to know about Disney PhotoPass Day 2018

On 19th August, visitors to the Disney parks are given a special treat to treasure long after their holiday! On this day, Disney celebrate PhotoPass Day, where with help from the specially-trained photographers, guests can have some exclusive ‘Magic Shots’ taken. These pictures are enhanced with images of your favourite characters such as Mickey, Minnie, Simba, Rizzo the Rat, Tinker Bell, Dumbo and Peter Pan. You’ll not know who is in your photo until you look at it later in the ‘My Disney Experience’ app, so try and get as many pictures as you can, to make sure you have a picture with your favourite! ‘Magic Shots’ are available all year, but on PhotoPass Day there will be some unique opportunities, available for this day only!

‘Magic Shots’ are part of the Disney Memory Maker package which is included in the price with all UK tickets purchased from Debbie’s Villas. Memory Maker includes all PhotoPass pictures taken by the photographers. These pictures are loaded into your Disney account, which you can then download as many times as you want to later on. Some character dining pictures and attraction rides are also included as part of the package. Your MagicBand or PhotoPass card also entitles you to discounts on prints of your photographs whilst you are in Orlando. Disney’s Memory Maker gives Mum and Dad peace of mind that special moments on your unforgettable holiday aren’t going to be lost forever once you leave Florida.

There are two types of ‘Magic Shot’. With the first, you are asked to pose by a photographer, and one of Disney’s iconic characters will, with a little classic Disney magic, appear in the picture! For the second variety you need to track down a PhotoPass photographer who is holding a prop. You then use or pose with the prop and the resulting photo will look like you are interacting with one of Disney’s famous characters! For example, locating one with a sword could result in you having a digital duel with Darth Vader or even Captain Hook! But there are many others for you to find. So look out for them on your trip around the parks.

“We love the PhotoPass photographers and they were easy to find in the parks. Try using the Disney app to find them.”

These special PhotoPass opportunities are scattered throughout the attractions and are available for differing amounts of time. A character such as Dumbo, for example, available near his Flying Elephant ride from 9am in the morning until 8pm that day, whereas the Beauty and the Beast photo prop, is only available between 8pm and 10pm near the Theater to the Stars; so be sure to grab as many of the special photos whilst you can! If you wish, you could even ask them to take a photo on your mobile phone.

Where are they?

Animal Kingdom

• 10am to 6pm – Near Dinoland U.S.A.: Huey, Dewey and Louie Magic Shot
• 10am to 6pm – Near Kilimanjaro Safaris: Kilimanjaro Safaris prop
• 10am to 6pm – Near UP! A Great Bird Adventure: Kevin Magic Shot
• 10am to 6pm – Near UP! A Great Bird Adventure: Russell’s Grape soda bottlecap pin prop
• 10am to 6pm – Near Finding Nemo – The Musical: Finding Nemo prop

You could also meet the following characters in the park:

• 10am to 5:30pm – At Discovery Island Trails: Bolt
• 10am to 5:30pm – At Upcountry Landing in Asia: Baloo and King Louie

Hollywood Studios

• 9am to 7pm – At Muppet Vision 3D: Rizzo Magic Shot
• 9am to 7pm – At the entrance to Slinky Dog Dash: Green Army Man Magic Shot
• 9am to 7pm – On Sunset Boulevard: Hollywood Tower Hotel luggage prop
• 8pm to 10pm – Next to Theater to the Stars: Beauty and the Beast light painting

You could also meet the following characters in the park:

• 9am to 5pm – At the Star Wars Launch Bay Cantina: Jawas

Epcot

• 10am to 6pm – At the galaxy-themed wall in Future World East: Baby Groot Magic Shot
• 10am to 6pm – Near The Seas with Nemo and Friends: Finding Nemo prop
• 10am to 6pm – At the Spaceship Earth entrance: Spaceship Earth prop
• Noon to 8pm – At the France Pavilion: Original Selfie Magic Shot
• Noon to 8pm – At all 11 countries in World Showcase: World Traveler Magic Shots

You could also meet the following characters in the park:

• 9am to 8:30pm – At United Kingdom Pavilion: Cruella de Vil
• 11:30am to 8:30pm – At Morocco Pavilion: Jafar

Magic Kingdom

• 9am to 7pm – At the Purple Wall near the Tomorrowland Terrace: Pretzel prop
• 9am to 8pm – Near Sunshine Tree Terrace: Dole Whip Magic Shot
• 9am to 8pm – Near Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride: Dumbo Magic Shot
• 9am to 8pm – At the Jungle Cruise ride entrance: Jungle Cruise prop
• 9am to 8pm – On the bridge near Fairytale Garden: Mickey Mouse Magic Shot

You could also meet the following characters in the park:

• 10am to 5:30pm – Near Pinocchio Village Haus: Pinocchio and Geppetto

“It was wonderful not to have to take pictures during character meets. We just got to stand and enjoy the moment.”

Disney Springs

• 9:30am to 7pm – At the Disney PhotoPass Studio: Special balloons virtual background
• 11am to 7pm – In front of the Disney PhotoPass Studio: Original Selfie Magic Shot
• 11am to 7pm – Between World of Disney and the LEGO Store: Peter Pan Magic Shot

Throughout Halloween and Christmas there are more exclusive PhotoPass opportunities. You can enquire about these with the PhotoPass photographers in the Disney parks and they’ll apply some special Magic Shots to your photos.

We love to seeing your magical Disney photos. Share your ‘Magic Shots’ with us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #DebbieVillas.