To photobomb, or not to photobomb. That is the question!

[BuckeyeBama]

Thank you & hope we get some too. I completely get what you are saying. I guess I haven't thought about photobomers when we go on our trip & now I guess I will have to pay attention to it.

You probably won't see anything happen. Even if this occurred 1000 times every day in WDW, the odds would be heavily in your favor with over 100 thousand guests in the parks every day, even on a slow day.

 

[Disney_Princess83]

To accidentally be in someone's picture is one thing- to out yourself in there on purpose is something different completely. I'm glad the 17 year old got a kick out of it- I did not. I am allowed to get angry over things that don't upset you and visa versa- don't judge me for it. What you may view as something serious may be irrelevant to me. If you want to be fun and spontaneous- go for it- just not at someone else's expense or aggravation.

It's not really at someone elses expense. Aggravation maybe but in reality, no one only takes one photo anymore. A photobomber might be in one photo but most people have several of the almost identical photo. If you're using PhotoPass they snap away at least 3-4, sometimes more. If they also use your camera or phone, you get even more. Even assuming the photobomber is in 2 photos (unlikely) there are plenty more that they wouldn't be in.

Yes you can get upset about anything you want. At the end of the day, it's a photo.

 

[maxiesmom]

I suspect that many of those who find it funny will probably find it even more funny if they suspect that the person taking the picture is so up tight that their "bomb" might result in a rant.

Whether this is rude or not will not change the fact that many, many people like to prank others. It has become pretty mainstream in our society. Some people prefer to prank people who will laugh with them. Others prefer to prank people who will not.

Pranking people who don't find it funny is just plain mean. And when someone chooses to photo bomb they have no idea if the person will laugh or be upset. And if someone does it and prefers to do it when they know they will upset the other person, that is just sick. It isn't cute and it isn't funny.

 

[chrismb22]

Yes you can get upset about anything you want. At the end of the day, it's a photo.

At the end of the day it is a photo and you know what, my photos are precious to me -- so much so that I have them backed up to the cloud. Other than my family's health they are the most important things in the world to me. When they are all you have left of family members or close friends, it's more than "just a photo" and to have some young punk ruin what might be one of my last shots with a family member, that's just plain wrong.

Did I really use "young punk" in a sentence! I am OLD!!!!!

 

[FLchick415]

If someone doesn't like to be photobombed, that's their prerogative and their right. All I was saying before is it's not really something that would bother ME unless it were extremely vulgar or offensive.

 

[mom2rtk]

Pranking people who don't find it funny is just plain mean. And when someone chooses to photo bomb they have no idea if the person will laugh or be upset. And if someone does it and prefers to do it when they know they will upset the other person, that is just sick. It isn't cute and it isn't funny.

Purposely setting out to "prank" someone they think won't like it is nothing but childish and mean.

 

[gwynne]

It's not really at someone elses expense. Aggravation maybe but in reality, no one only takes one photo anymore. A photobomber might be in one photo but most people have several of the almost identical photo. If you're using PhotoPass they snap away at least 3-4, sometimes more. If they also use your camera or phone, you get even more. Even assuming the photobomber is in 2 photos (unlikely) there are plenty more that they wouldn't be in.

Yes you can get upset about anything you want. At the end of the day, it's a photo.

True. But I believe the p-bombers have a difficult time understanding there actually are folks who enjoy WDW and are having a great time with their family and friends. (And sometimes it's a bittersweet trip, with especially precious moments.)
It's a little sad that the p-bombers are so bored or attention starved that they need to sneak up and insert themselves into another person's day. But whatever.

 

[SpringSprite]

maybe a little off topic, but I hope that everyone who is vehemently anti photo-bombing are not the guests that I've read about that will go up to a family that they feel is doing something wrong, and tell them about why they think it's wrong. I'm not talking about actual rule-breaking or abuse or anything like that, but perhaps more those instances of children not behaving the way you think they should, and inserting yourself into the situation with "helpful" advice. Because I've read that people would have no problem doing that. That to me is just as intrusive and rude as jumping into someone's picture might be to you.

 

[Luvchefmic]

maybe a little off topic, but I hope that everyone who is vehemently anti photo-bombing are not the guests that I've read about that will go up to a family that they feel is doing something wrong, and tell them about why they think it's wrong. I'm not talking about actual rule-breaking or abuse or anything like that, but perhaps more those instances of children not behaving the way you think they should, and inserting yourself into the situation with "helpful" advice. Because I've read that people would have no problem doing that. That to me is just as intrusive and rude as jumping into someone's picture might be to you.

I'll speak only for myself I am one who is vehemently anti-photo bombing BECAUSE I want to enjoy my family & friends without being deliberately disturbed by others You have your space I have mine, I won't intrude on anything anyone else is doing

I would think just the opposite of what you are saying based on the posters I am reading here the juvenile mentality of the PBer is the one who will probably " engage " others after all the " reaction " seems to be the ultimate goal

 

[mom2rtk]

I'll speak only for myself I am one who is vehemently anti-photo bombing BECAUSE I want to enjoy my family & friends without being deliberately disturbed by others You have your space I have mine, I won't intrude on anything anyone else is doing

I would think just the opposite of what you are saying based on the posters I am reading here the juvenile mentality of the PBer is the one who will probably " engage " others after all the " reaction " seems to be the ultimate goal

 

[Magpie]

maybe a little off topic, but I hope that everyone who is vehemently anti photo-bombing are not the guests that I've read about that will go up to a family that they feel is doing something wrong, and tell them about why they think it's wrong. I'm not talking about actual rule-breaking or abuse or anything like that, but perhaps more those instances of children not behaving the way you think they should, and inserting yourself into the situation with "helpful" advice. Because I've read that people would have no problem doing that. That to me is just as intrusive and rude as jumping into someone's picture might be to you.

That's a LOT off-topic.

What does one have to do with the other? Do you have some reason to believe anti-photobombers are more likely to be busybodies, and pro-photobombers are polite people who know when to MYOB?

If there WAS any connection between lecturing strangers on their child-rearing habits and photobombing, I'm pretty sure that wouldn't be it.

Anyway, since you've got the ball rolling, let's all wildly generalize!

People who don't like photobombing are uptight and humourless and have no sense of fun.

Photobombers are self-absorbed, selfish creatures, with no compassion for others.

People who don't like photobombing overreact to every little inconvenience in life and make their families miserable.

Photobombers pick their noses in public.

Does that sum it up?

(For the record, unless the child is in immediate real danger, I usually stay out of other people's business, and out of their photos, too (within reason, of course!).)

 

[gwynne]

I'll speak only for myself I am one who is vehemently anti-photo bombing BECAUSE I want to enjoy my family & friends without being deliberately disturbed by others You have your space I have mine, I won't intrude on anything anyone else is doing

I would think just the opposite of what you are saying based on the posters I am reading here the juvenile mentality of the PBer is the one who will probably " engage " others after all the " reaction " seems to be the ultimate goal

ITA.
And I also agree about the juvenile mentality. Maybe the P-bombers aged out of getting lots of stickers and just can't get over the loss of all that attention ....

 

[momof2n2]

Photo bombers are likely the people that see fresh cement was just poured and try to get their handprint in it...

 

[SpringSprite]

That's a LOT off-topic.

What does one have to do with the other? Do you have some reason to believe anti-photobombers are more likely to be busybodies, and pro-photobombers are polite people who know when to MYOB?

If there WAS any connection between lecturing strangers on their child-rearing habits and photobombing, I'm pretty sure that wouldn't be it.

Anyway, since you've got the ball rolling, let's all wildly generalize!

People who don't like photobombing are uptight and humourless and have no sense of fun.

Photobombers are self-absorbed, selfish creatures, with no compassion for others.

People who don't like photobombing overreact to every little inconvenience in life and make their families miserable.

Photobombers pick their noses in public.

Does that sum it up?

(For the record, unless the child is in immediate real danger, I usually stay out of other people's business, and out of their photos, too (within reason, of course!).)

I guess one doesn't have anything to do with the other when you put it that way!

 

[Paula Sedley-Burke]

I read most of this thread. When I started I didn't even know what Photo bombing was let alone that there were folks that did it on purpose. My view for what it's worth is simply this...

If there is a chance that an activity I did could potentially upset or offend somebody I would never go ahead and do it knowing this. This thread has shown there are lots of folks that don't like it.

My Mum dislikes people buying her flowers. She hates flowers being picked from the ground. If I choose to buy her cut flowers then I choose to upset her. Doesn't matter if I think she's irrational, over sensitive or if I think she's right. Don't choose to hurt people. There are plenty of ways to spread pixie dust where you can both have fun and you both have made a choice to do it. Why not do that instead? I like asking folks if I can take a photo of the whole family for them so that the photographer features in it. Oh the delight on most people's faces. Isn't that nicer than photo bombing?

 

[aVASTGrl]

There are plenty of ways to spread pixie dust where you can both have fun and you both have made a choice to do it. Why not do that instead? I like asking folks if I can take a photo of the whole family for them so that the photographer features in it. Oh the delight on most people's faces. Isn't that nicer than photo bombing?

This exactly. And more often than not, they will then reciprocate and you get a nice memory as well!

I've never been photobombed at Disney...we would probably think it was funny, but we go often enough that a few funny photos wouldn't ruin our trip. HOWEVER, I'm aware that for most guests, their Disney vacation is a once in a lifetime trip, and I would NEVER knowingly ruin those memories for another person. It's just common courtesy.

 

[Hannathy]

It's just common courtesy.

Ahhh the idea that is almost non existent in today's ME centered world!!

 

[goofy4tink]

An example.......we wanted to have a nice photo of dd for a Christmas card one year. She was probably 8 that trip. So, we had her stand in a food spot, and waited for others to pass by. Well, the one really good shot was rendered useless. Why? The idiot man who thought it would be cute to walk behind dd, just as we took the photo....with a stupid expression on his face. All the other shots had some small thing wrong with it...so that one really shot would have been 'the' photo. We took several more, but they just didn't come out as good as the photo bombed one! Dd was now tired of standing in one spot, we were tired of waiting for others to pass by. We just gave up and left. Was it a trip killer? No, of course it wasn't. But you have to wonder what motivates some people to jump into someone else's photo.

 

[Luvchefmic]

Perfect example Goofy4Tink and yes sad Much worse scenario if it's a terminally ill person or a loved one going off to military duty as has been said over and over again

Bottom line is no one here will probably change the mind of anyone with the opposing view point

What kind of person does this ? IMHO ( and after 6 decades on earth I think I know something about people ) someone who is very insecure needs to be the center of attention and cares nothing about consequences caused by actions

 

[chrismb22]

What kind of person does this ? IMHO ( and after 6 decades on earth I think I know something about people ) someone who is very insecure needs to be the center of attention and cares nothing about consequences caused by actions

There you go folks -- 23 pages of posts all comes down to this statement right here. TRUTH!!!