Photos ON the rides at WDW?

[Vallie]

If this question has been asked b4 i'm sorry

Just wondering are you allowed to take photos on the actual rides??

If allowed, any tips for taking pictures and any rides I should not bring my camera on?

Thanks

 

[DisFhan]

Yes you can take pictures on rides. On certain rides they will tell you no flash or tell you where you can and can't take photos. Somebody could correct me if I am wrong...

 

[epfootballcutie04]

i took this shot on everest:

as have a bunch of other people... so i know that ride you can. just dont do it in the dark part. im sure that ruin ruin the affect! also no photoraphy on livin with the land indoor dark part, rockin roller coaster, tot, dinosaur, figment, nemo, etc.... pretty much no photos on rides where it is dark and it will ruin the affect!

 

[CoolTrainerTerry]

I now you can't take photos on Stitch's Great Escape.

 

[Vallie]

hmmm does this include rides like POTC and Haunted Mansion etc?

 

[epfootballcutie04]

oh yeah, i forgot no photos on stitch... that was a 'different' attraction. lol.

and none allowed on potc and HM... !

 

[Vallie]

what if i snuck on my camera?

 

[CoolTrainerTerry]

Well, you CAN take photos on HM and PotC, they just can't be flash photos.

 

[Vallie]

What happens if you take a flash photo on them?

 

[epfootballcutie04]

sounds like you want to be a rule breaker

be advised that if the flash goes off it WILL ruin the magic for anyone that's with you and a.) your photos probably wont turn out how you want them to, and b.) you will probably have a room full of people who will be really upset with you.

and be scolded by disney. (probably doesnt happenall the time, but ive heard of it happening now and then)...

if you can handle that, than do what you wish... but... i wouldnt want to ruin the magic for anyone. i would just follow the rules if i were you.

 

[GoofyBaby]

sounds like you want to be a rule breaker

be advised that if the flash goes off it WILL ruin the magic for anyone that's with you and a.) your photos probably wont turn out how you want them to, and b.) you will probably have a room full of people who will be really upset with you.

and be scolded by disney. (probably doesnt happenall the time, but ive heard of it happening now and then)...

if you can handle that, than do what you wish... but... i wouldnt want to ruin the magic for anyone. i would just follow the rules if i were you.

Well said. If you must take photos on the dark rides, please don't use a flash. It is very annoying and ruins the experience. I, for one, don't like seeing spots for the next 10 minutes afterwards!

 

[resol37]

Though I don't know the details, I've heard that using flash photography on attractions that have animatronics can mess them up.

As you can see, I'm very technologically advanced.

Anybody have any details on this?

 

[Fernter65]

That's an old wives tale about it messing up the gadgets.
It's annoying to use the flash but if you have a digital camera,prefferably an SLR,you can set the iso to a higher speed and take the pic without a flash.You might need to go thru the ride a few times to get the best setting but that's fun too.
If you do use a flash,in POTC,a voice comes on and politely asks you to not do it again.

 

[Vallie]

That's an old wives tale about it messing up the gadgets.
It's annoying to use the flash but if you have a digital camera,prefferably an SLR,you can set the iso to a higher speed and take the pic without a flash.You might need to go thru the ride a few times to get the best setting but that's fun too.
If you do use a flash,in POTC,a voice comes on and politely asks you to not do it again.

oh my gosh now that would be embaressing... i would be like but im just trying to get a picture of my husband jack sparrow!! lol
thank you for the advice i would never want to ruin the magic for anyone or myself so I'll try to figure out how to take nice pictures without the flash hehe so if your in disney early jan and someone takes a pic with a flash its not me ok!!

 

[Fernter65]

Good luck and if all else fails put your finger or a piece of tape over the flash and hope for the best!!
Have fun in Jan.!!

 

[TracieD]

That's an old wives tale about it messing up the gadgets.
It's annoying to use the flash but if you have a digital camera,prefferably an SLR,you can set the iso to a higher speed and take the pic without a flash.You might need to go thru the ride a few times to get the best setting but that's fun too.
If you do use a flash,in POTC,a voice comes on and politely asks you to not do it again.

Ok, at the risk of sounding, ummm, not so smart, I have a question. What is SLR? My DH bought me a great Digital camera before our trip. (7MP) We were there for two weeks and I took 1200 pics. Yes, 1200. I love to scrapbook, so I wanted as many good pics as I could get. Only about 100 came out really good, because I have no clue how to use a camera. Of coarse, the new settings they put on these cameras make it a little easier. But none the less, I really want to learn more before our December trip. So what is the ISO? Does it have something to do with slowing down or speeding up the shutter speed and how the camera lets in light for the photo?
I found that 80 percent of my photos are too dark. I do a lot of graphics work, so I know how to manipulate them, once they are on the computer, but if you do not have a good base image to start with, it will still show. Any pointers? You sound like you know what you are doing

 

[jellydisney]

If you do use a flash,in POTC,a voice comes on and politely asks you to not do it again.

Yup, one of my "brilliant" friends tried to use a camera on Space Mt--a voice came over the loudspeaker on the ride and said "put away your camera!"

 

[Fernter65]

What is SLR?
We were there for two weeks and I took 1200 pics. So what is the ISO? Does it have something to do with slowing down or speeding up the shutter speed and how the camera lets in light for the photo?
I found that 80 percent of my photos are too dark. I do a lot of graphics work, so I know how to manipulate them, once they are on the computer, but if you do not have a good base image to start with, it will still show. Any pointers? You sound like you know what you are doing

Oooooooooookay.....an SLR is basically a fancy way of saying big,professional looking camera.I have 1 and don't even know what it stands for.Most digital cameras,or maybe mostly SLR's,have a setting to allow you to play with the settings.The ISO is the 'film speed'.The faster,higher the number,the faster the speed of the shutter.In the dark faster is better but will probably be dark.That's why you should play around a few times to get great shots.
If youy click me link beloew I have some WDW firworks shots taken with my SLR.

 

[Fernter65]

Good thing it's dark in Space Mt so noone could see your face turn red!!!

 

[CleveRocks]

There are ways to turn off the flash -- you don't HAVE TO just live with it or try to cover it with your finger or anything like that.

As a matter of fact, I often elect to turn ON my flash on sunny days in order to fill in harsh shadows on people's faces. If I didn't manually override and turn the flash on, there's no way the camera's light meter would trigger the flash to go on. For close up outdoor pictures, fill flash can often make the difference between a decent snapshot and a flattering photo that really pops.

Another thing about flash, for any "rule breakers" out there ... a flash only lights a subject no more than 10 feet away from the source of the flash. So if you're more than 10 feet away from what you're taking a picture of, the flash is completely useless. It'll go off, it'll annoy others, sure, but it won't properly illuminate your subject, and your photo won't come out the way you'd hoped it would.