Hi! I'm one of the face painters out in the Disney parks and I thought it'd be nice to fill everyone in on some of the info for our paints, where you can go to get it done, and our costs.
The face painting booths can be found at all Disney parks EXCEPT for Magic Kingdom. Due to the refurbishments and whatnot, there are currently no plans in tow for opening up a new booth in that park.
The other booths can be found in the following
Epcot-in the outpost between Germany and China, or what everyone refers to as Africa, lol.
Disney Hollywood Studios-In front of the Backlot Express restauraunt, you'll see it if you're walking towards Star Tours. And there is a second booth on the Streets of America going towards Lights, Motors, Actions.
Animal Kingdom-In front of the Safari and in Dinoland
Downtown Disney-close to Ghiradelli's
Our prices all range from 10, 12 and 15$ depending on which design you pick, we can also change colors, add glitter, take away glitter, lipstick or none, etc etc. The price range may vary slightly, per se if you pick something for 12$ and you want to add a lot more detail, it may bump up to 15$ depending on the detail added. We even do custom designs and will just price them accordingly based on how big it is and detail. So be creative!
You can pay with cash or card no matter what. Some booths may have you pay with a voucher at a nearby vender with a register regardless, some may only have you pay with a voucher if it's a card. It depends on the booth, either way you can absolutely pay with both.
We give free touch ups all day the day of the face painting as long as the majority of the design is still there. A good rule of thumb is that if we can't tell what it is just by looking, we probably can't touch it up. We will always try to work with you though on these things. I always recommend getting the face painting done as early as possible in the day that way the little ones can enjoy it all day long.
The face painting takes for the most part 5 minutes or less. Granted, if someone isn't sitting very still, or something gets smudged (it's a rarity, but it happens), it may take upwards of 6, 7 is almost unheard of. Most of us will crank these out in 3-4 minutes, so even if there is a line, you typically won't be waiting forever.
The paint we use is a water based non-toxic theatrical make-up. So despite the title, we do NOT use "paint", it's actually better for your skin than the make-up most of us buy at the drug store because it's so light weight. It goes on wet, and "sets" after a period of time to a powder like finish. It typically lasts through light rain, I've had mine last through hot sticky days and storms. The trick is that you want it to set first, if you go from the chair to nasty weather, it's going to come right off. So if you plan to do this on a hot or rainy day, take 20 minutes after you get painted and browse through a store.
Our make up won't break out your skin in a matter of minutes, won't cause a rash, it's very delicate, and hypoallergenic. It doesn't crack or itch, the only part you may notice flaking would be the line work which goes on more liquid than the base color. And this is an extreme scenario if you made your design last throughout the day. The artists are all trained to be very clean (it's part of the job after all) and maintain our materials. Remember, we have to put this stuff on ourselves too, and I have extremely sensitive skin. Like I tell all worrisome parents, I wouldn't put something on your child if I wouldn't put it on myself. The glitter, on that note, is a round cut cosmetic glitter. At absolute worst it may be annoying to get in your eye for the sake of there just being something in your eye. But it absolutely will not cut, damage, or severely irritate anything. Everything we use is professional and for the face, not arts and crafts.
Since this is a water based make-up, removal is quick and easy. Just a little soap in water does the trick, or a nice shower. It won't stain the skin and tends to not stain clothes unless you let the make-up sit on it for days on end. So don't worry about your kids having month long black eyes, we're not using grease paint (which is what stains, those of you with bad pirate league experiences know what I'm talking about), they'll be back to normal in no time.
If you have ANY questions or concerns based around allergies, sensitivity, longevity, changes, anything at all. You can always talk to us, we're more than happy to answer your questions! Hope to see you in the parks soon!
to the DIS!
I never knew that touch-ups could be done for free! The facts about the type of make-up used at Disney was also helpful since DD has sensitive skin. Thanks for taking the time to write your post 
