Does anyone not bring a camera when they to disney?

[sunshine1]

I am so sick of the narcissim of people keep taking pictures of themselves that i may not bring a camera when i go to disney.

Also how many people really look at their pictures after their trip ends?

I dont look at my pictures from one year to the next, if that.

Plus i may not bring a camera so i can just enjoy the rides, scenery, etc rather than keep looking through a camera shutter or phone.

Just to enjoy the moment.

And if you see a character and they got a photopass photograher with them then you can get a picture that way.

Obviosuly if you got small children, then you want to save those memories by taking pics, i get that. But if you are grown and/or dont have children or have visit the parks before then how many pictures do you need?

Has anyone ever felt this way?
Or am i on my own here?

 

[lauritagoddess]

I haven't brought a camera in the last few years because I have my phone to take pictures which take just as good if not better pictures than I ever got with a camera. But I do still take pictures. Not nearly as many as I used to take when we first started going to the parks since it's not new to use anymore, but I do like looking back at the pictures. My DS was just 3 when we first started going to Disney and he's now a hulking 13 year old and it's fun to look at him in the same places or with the characters, who he's still willing to meet, to see how much he's grown. But to each his own. If you don't enjoy taking pics, then don't bother yourself and just enjoy.

 

[mom2rtk]

Nope. Never felt that way. I love looking at photos from past trips. Plus I scrapbook and enjoy having photos to work with later.

To each his own.

 

[molitva]

I don't feel the same way, OP. I love seeing people taking pictures and capturing these moments. This may be a once in a lifetime trip for a family. Who knows the importance a picture might have to someone or what that family has been through.

I am an adult, without children, who will be visiting solo. I may never visit Disneyland again, who knows. I will be taking pictures when I'm there. Maybe even a selfie to send to my boyfriend and family. How narcissistic of me.

 

[VandVsmama]

Yesterday I noticed an awful lot of people with selfie sticks. I'm fine with people bringing cameras but the selfie sticks are really annoying. It is natural to want to capture that Kodak moment at a special place like DL but don't stick a metal rod in my face while you do it.

 

[wsssup]

I think it comes down to worrying about yourself and not what other people are doing or not doing.
Take or don't take a camera comes down to personal choice, and if your upset by either it seems a little like a 1st world problem.

 

[PinkBudgie]

It is now usually just DH and I that go, our boys are in college now and I love taking pictures. I especially just love the scenery pictures. I put them up as my desktop on my computer and I love seeing them the change out every few minutes. It reminds me of our trip and makes me look forward to going again. I see details I might overlook otherwise. I always bring a small camera because it takes better photos than a phone. I can't imagine not taking one. What someone else does with his or her phone has nothing to do with me a my camera.

However, I have learned that for shows and so on I don't take a lot if any. I don't want to miss the show by being behind the camera and figure plenty of people have already done that for me and posted them online if I really must see a picture of it.

 

[stitchfan75]

Yesterday I noticed an awful lot of people with selfie sticks. I'm fine with people bringing cameras but the selfie sticks are really annoying. It is natural to want to capture that Kodak moment at a special place like DL but don't stick a metal rod in my face while you do it.

This^^^
I don't mind people who take a constant stream of photos. I used to scrapbook until it became overwhelming and then my favorite company went under so without my snap packs I'm lost! There are only two situations that annoy me:
1. Selfie sticks and Ipads...Ipads were not meant to be used as a vacation camera, and I really hate those sticks...your phone and camera have a thing called a timer, use it and stop shoving a giant pole in front of people so you and your friends can make ridiculous faces.
2. When I can't walk somewhere because someone thought it would be an awesome idea to have the most untechnical person in the group take a picture with someone's phone. I don't want to be rude and walk in front of their shot but after 5 minutes of "I can't figure this thing out, how do I take a picture, oh wait I think I got it, oh no Susie was blinking let's try again, can you all move left, oh wait to much, oh look at that I was on video mode!" I want to take the phone and be like "Boom there is your picture now go!"

 

[Butterfly123]

I love taking pictures, and enjoy looking at them. We don't usually go yearly anymore, so I like seeing the changes in the parks, and I like the memories!

I don't mind seeing people taking selfies. If they want to remember having fun at DL with friends and family that's great. But I do agree...watch the sticks, please! I don't want your phone three feet over your head videoing the parade if it's in my eye line.

 

[4Siamese]

I think it comes down to worrying about yourself and not what what other people are doing or not doing.
Take or don't take a camera comes down to personal choice, and if your upset by either it seems a little like a 1st world problem.

Thank you. You put this very well.

 

[LALA8971]

I would hate to not have a camera with me! Even if I wasn't a scrapbooker, I'd still love to be able to go back 5, 10, 30 years from now and see those photos!

I do have a child, but capturing myself, my DH, my parents and friends is also important. I don't think that is narcissistic at all.

 

[Speechphi]

Even on our quickie "suicide" trips I have my camera...we love meeting characters & although I have finished a layout in months, I still scrapbook some (especially DLR trips that usually at least get a shutterfly book).

That being said, when dh went for my birthday in May sans kids, we only had our cell phones & no dslr. My neck thanked me and we were able to get plenty of photos on our phones. Can't see myself doing that when we go back in a week with the kids...I'll have the dslr & our phones & photopass

 

[DreamIsaWish]

I feel naked without a camera. Every year I put together a photo mug with pics from the trip and I love them! The kids also love seeing the previous trips. And while I LOVE photopass, it's the candid pictures when there are no other photographers around that are my favorites. And when there are Photopass photographers, sometimes I take videos knowing that they'll get the still photos. I have an awesome video of Elsa teaching the kids how to make snow.

 

[goofy4tink]

I tend to use my phone more often than not. I do have my camera with me, in my bag, but I'm taking it out less and less. I usually take photos when I'm there with my dd..especially if she is hanging with friends (either from home or CMs that she knows). I have made her many memory books over the years, and it's nice to have to photos to choose from.
But, if I'm traveling alone, or with other adults, I don't take many photos, other than a few group shots.

 

[Creaking Crypt Door]

I think there's a fine balance (like most things). Taking pictures is definitely a great way to remember your trip! But if you're stopping in the middle of walkways to take selfies...yuck. I saw that happen ALL OVER Wizarding World and it drove me absolutely nuts.

I'm funny in that when I DO take pictures on vacation, they're more often than not landscapes/scenery, and very few posed pictures. My family always gets frustrated when we all look at photos and I don't have many of us!

 

[Baklava]

Pictures of my departed grandfather at Disneyland are precious. I am glad he stopped to have them taken.

We don't carry a serious camera, but we snap with our cellphones and enjoy them for years. We are considerate of others and sharing space, but if having photos makes me narcissistic, I will inform my husband that he has been renamed Echo.

 

[GoBears 1980]

Who even owns a camera anymore since smartphones can handle about 90% of the pictures that most people ordinarily take? I haven't taken a camera to Disney in probably 15 years.

 

[Cholula]

My initial thought was "I don't bring a camera" and then I went "oh wait a minute, yes, I have my phone." Like some of the other PP, I don't take many posed shots but will take random pics if I see something I really like. One of my favorite shots is one of the teacups after closing, all lit up and no one on them.

 

[RemainSeatedPlease]

I take very few photos in the parks, I'm too busy enjoying myself. I have a camera but I rarely bring it. I will use my phone to capture some interesting moments, but from my last trip, which lasted two days, I took only about 10 photos total, and none of them were of people!

 

[jammyjam25]

Why does is matter who you're in the park with? Whether you're there with your kids for the first time (or twentieth!), or your parents/grandparents for maybe the last time, or a group of friends, every memory is worth capturing in my opinion.

I made my BFF a photo mug of all the funny selfies (without the assistance of a selfie stick...) we took in the park last trip as a gift. Selfies of us with characters we met. Selfies of us sharing a margarita while waiting for a parade. Selfies of the dorky faces we made riding a ride together. Is it narcissistic? Maybe. Is it silly? Definitely. But we had a blast taking those photos and they are a great reminder of our time together on that trip. I don't regret taking a single one.

If you don't want to take a camera to the parks, don't. It's that simple. Do what you need to do to enjoy the parks your way. Others enjoy their park experience differently and there's nothing wrong with that either!