Is Memory Maker At Walt Disney World Worth It?

Memory Maker. It's the photography service Disney World offers when you visit. With it, you get magic shots, photos and videos on rides, unlimited photos from the PhotoPass photographers around the parks, plus more.

But it's $169 if you order in advance, or $199 if you don't. That's expensive. But it means you can download all your photos. Otherwise you have to pay for each one, which can get pricey.

(Military families: you can get yours for $99! Just show an ID card at guest services.)

So is Memory Maker worth it?

Well.

I think so. When my daughter did the Jedi Training Academy, there was a photographer there to take shots. This is helpful, because normally you have family members surrounding a small space, and people can get in your way.

Plus, you know how moms are rarely in photos because they are busy taking them? At Disney World, I'm in the shots!

And I would have missed this sweet shot of Natalie seeing herself for the first time at the Bippidi Boppidi Boutique.

A photographer also caught Natalie dancing with Minnie:

And Goofy:

And when my teenager hugged Mickey, well, we got that too:

Plus the Magic Shots are pretty awesome:

And when we ate dinner at Be Our Guest, a photographer captured Natalie with the Beast:

There are so many amazing shots that we've gotten from PhotoPass photographers. They're all over the parks, so you'll get tons of photos.

Sometimes you even capture a magic moment. The photographer here told us to wait for the opening fireworks for this shot:

And it's always fun to capture moments with favorite characters:

Plus you can be silly! And I was during Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party.

When we met Kylo Ren, he was intimidating.

I absolutely loved this magic shot with my son. We're battling Maleficent!

I look back at this photo and smile. We had such an amazing time on our mother/son trip:

And Edna LOVED my ears.

Plus, I giggle whenever I see this photo from the Seven Dwarves Mine Train. I'm a wimp on coasters, I won't lie:

See? Here's me on Slinky Dash. I'm sweaty and being a total baby:

I think Memory Maker is worth it. Yes, you can also hand the photographers your phone, but it's not the same. You miss out on magic shots and ride photos! I wouldn't have such unattractive yet hilarious photos of myself without Memory Maker! Plus, sometimes phones don't always work properly. Or you run out of batteries.


Will I always get Memory Maker? Yes! It means I can easily download all my memories.

So do you get Memory Maker?