Quick, easy character photo ops for adults

[msmileyface]

Hi everyone,

I'd like to get some cute pics of my mom and I on our trip with some of the characters, but since neither of us is a child nor has a favorite we are obsessed with, I'm wondering if anyone can recommend the best character photo ops we can do. I don't want to wait 25 minutes to meet a princess. I just want to get a few cute pictures using photopass.

Thanks

 

[dahirsh]

I choose my moments. I'll stop and hop on a shorter line for almost any charecter when I see one. Epcot always seems to have the best opportunities. One of my favporites from my last trip was when I saw Daisy with a short line mid afternoon on my way out of the park. I told her I had seem Donald ovre in Mexico early and got pictures with a great reaction.

 

[WDGPCFR]

We had good luck at Animal Kingdom. There are usually 3-4 characters down in Camp Mickey/Minnie.

 

[rabeck]

I'm also traveling with my mom this summer! I was thinking the same thing. We're getting PhotoPass+, but we don't wait in lines because we don't have anyone (besides Mary Poppins) that we want to see. Doesn't even matter because she's not a PhotoPass character (something about copyrights)!!!

I have a Disney Visa Rewards card and if you show it at Innovations West (maybe East?) you can get a free pic taken. No idea if that goes on PhotoPass or if they just give you a print out... just an idea!

I've just realized I've been no help...

 

[Fairy Floss]

Following... I was thinking along the same lines

...just DH & I
But I still want photos!

 

[msmileyface]

What is PhotoPass+ ? I'm not familiar with it. I used photopass, but it was free, I just paid for the pics I wanted after vacation from the website.

Interesting about Mary Poppins. Can you not take pics of her at all?

 

[Random Ninja]

What is PhotoPass+ ? I'm not familiar with it. I used photopass, but it was free, I just paid for the pics I wanted after vacation from the website.

Interesting about Mary Poppins. Can you not take pics of her at all?

Photopass+ is an upgrade from the regular PP. you can either buy it at home ahead of time or once you grt to the parks. It's cheaper if you buy it in advance. PP+ includes a cd or digital download of all your PP pictures from the cards and your special PP+ card. It also includes ride photos and character meal photos from the meals that have a photo package option.

Mary Poppins can't be added to your photopass account but you can take pictures with your own camera.

If you have a Disney Visa, there is a private daily M&G in Innoventions in Epcot. You wait to be led in to see the characters but your group will be the only ones in the room for the meet. They won't tell you who's there but it will be 1-3 members of the Fab 5. A cm by the line will check that you have your card and give you a voucher for a free 5x7 from the shoot. These pics have to be added to a pp card and the voucher is redeemed at the photo shop by SE.

 

[msmileyface]

When I was last at Disney, about 2 yrs ago, we just had a cast member give us a photo pass card, which we used about 3 times on the trip, and then when I got home I looked up the pics and ordered the ones I wanted. The process was free, other than ordering the photos. Is this still an option, without prepaying anything ?

 

[jagfanjosh3252]

Yes. You can still do that. Just get a card from the first photographer you see and use it all trip

 

[msmileyface]

Ok, that's great- thanks! I'm also considering getting the Disney Visa card, then I can get the photo op at Epcot for cardholders.

 

[karly05]

Stop by Town Square Theatre at MK for a photo with Mickey. I've done it both trips around mid-afternoon with a minimal wait, and you can also get a FastPass for him. Can't go all the way to WDW and not get your picture with Mickey!

I also went to Pete's Silly Sideshow this year (the M&G in the new Storybook Circus area at MK). Daisy and Minnie always had a longer wait, but the line for Goofy and Donald was short.

 

[msmileyface]

Ooh, thanks. Those are good tips! I appreciate it.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

I encountered Donald Duck in the Mexico pavilion with little wait. He looked so cute in his sombrero.

 

[JessM]

I second Camp Minnie Mickey there's usually a few characters out there and we have had good luck with lines. We also found Pete's Silly Sideshow to have hardly any line when we've been there, maybe it was just luck.

 

[emilyindisney]

You can get FP to meet the princesses in Town Square Theatre too! However, if you happen to be going after the opening of Fairytale Hall, I highly doubt they'll be greeting there anymore. Maybe they'll put someone else there, though!

 

[msmileyface]

When you go to a location that has multiple characters, do you have to get on separate lines for them? How does that work? I'm thinking of places like Town Square and Camp Minnie & Mickey.

 

[karly05]

Town Square Princesses have one line to meet Rapunzel, Aurora & Cinderella (individually). At Pete's Silly Sideshow, there is one line to meet Goofy & Donald, and another line to meet Daisy & Minnie (also individually).