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Memory Maker & PhotoPass Tips and Review

For this piece, we’ll be focusing on the programs as they operate at Walt Disney World. Disneyland offers comparable programs that function slightly differently. Beyond function, we’ll also offer our thought on if it is worth the money. For some guests, no review is necessary. Memory Maker may be included in your Walt Disney World vacation package, or it might be included with your annual pass.

What is Memory Maker?

Memory Maker provides the unlimited digital downloads of pictures taken by PhotoPass photographers throughout the parks, at character meals, and on select attractions. Pictures that PhotoPass takes.

Memory Maker Vs. PhotoPass, What's The Difference? At Walt Disney World, the easiest way to differentiate between Memory Maker and PhotoPass is that Memory Maker is a package to be purchased that gives you access to the photos, and PhotoPass is the service that Disney offers with Cast Members taking your photo around the park. PhotoPass is a free service available to everyone, whether you buy Memory Maker or not. Things can get a little confusing because there are other PhotoPass-branded products around the parks. Specifically, you may see ads for single-photo downloads, coffee cups and other merchandise with photos on them, albums, etc. available for purchase. The important thing to keep in mind is that PhotoPass is the service and Memory Maker is the product/photos.

Memory Maker Costs & Value

There are two different price points for Memory Maker. If purchased at least 3 days prior to your trip it costs $169 and if purchased to start immediately it costs $199. For Annual Pass holders, digital downloads of all photos are included at no additional charge. A big perk to the PhotoPass and Memory Maker package is that it also includes on-ride photos and character dining. Currently, the ride photos included in the new package at Walt Disney World are; Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, Rock ‘n Roller Coaster, Expedition Everest, and Dinosaur. Seven Dwarfs Mine Train offers both on-ride photos and an on-ride video. Character dining locations included in Memory Maker at Walt Disney World are; 1900 Park Fare, Ohana (breakfast), Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show, Chef Mickey’s, Cinderella’s Royal Table, Tusker House Restaurant (breakfast), Hoop Dee Doo Musical Revue, and Princess Storybook Dining at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall. Sessions at the new PhotoPass Studios are also included in the package. While not at the same quality of a private photo session they do provide some memorable pictures. Not to mention the various opportunities throughout the parks, which can be found with the MDE app, and during the various festivals like the Epcot Food and Wine Festival. Linking your group in My Disney Experience also provides a big advantage. With creating the group, every photo scanned by any of your MagicBands are available to everyone within the party. This way, you don’t have to stick with a single person that has the PhotoPass+ card.

Is Disney's Memory Maker worth it?

For everyone, this becomes an individual decision. I can’t say this is an easy yes or no. It comes down to a number of factors. The first to consider is how many photos do you realistically think you’ll have taken? If you’re planning on visiting most of the characters and want to focus on photos; it’s an easy yes. I think people should also consider if they’ll do anything with those photos. If they’re just going to wind up on a thumb drive somewhere, is that really worth it? Probably not. For us, the answer has always been an easy yes. Our first trip we didn’t purchase ahead of time and reviewed after getting home and purchased them then. Yes, this is an option - but it will be at a higher price. There really is something to be said for having everyone in the photos and many of the MagicShots are just that, magic. A few examples are below:

One of the newest, this Tiny World Magic Shot is at Black Spire Outpost within Galaxy's Edge at Hollywood Studios.

One of the automatically linked ride photos from Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.

Possibly the most sought after Magic Shot. Be prepared to wait for this one by the "Tangled bathrooms".

Not a Magic Shot per se, but an expertly timed photo thanks to our PhotoPass photographer!

A Magic Shot of my son and Pascal. No matter what you may still just not be able to justify the money. It is not an insignificant amount. PhotoPass is still a free service. The photographer will always take a few pictures for you with your own camera. But wait, there’s more… There are some additional benefits to the Memory Maker package. You’ll also be able to add borders and other graphics to the photos if you want. If you’re going to Blizzard Beach or Typhoon Lagoon water parks at Walt Disney World, Memory Maker also has more value because these photographers are positioned in a lot of fun locations where you probably couldn’t get your own photos from; like in the wave pools and at the end of attractions like Crush N Gusher. These photos can be a lot of fun, and definitely make PhotoPass a much better value. Beyond that, it certainly becomes a better value if you have a larger party or are taking a longer trip. If you’re going on a two-week-long family reunion and 10 of you will be using PhotoPass photographers, you could realistically wind up with thousands of photos from the special trip, the cost per picture of Memory Maker may become worth it to you. Obviously everyone’s circumstances are different in this regard, so weigh your circumstances accordingly when determining whether you should purchase Memory Maker.

Bottom Line

Overall, we tend to recommend it more often than against it. Even if you’ve never purchased on-ride photos before, which we never have, they can make for some great pictures.

Believe it or not, he actually loves Rock 'n' Roller Coaster! Especially consider it if you’re going to be taking a longer or special occasion trip. If you are taking a week or longer vacation with a lot of family members, it is certainly easier to rationalize and you can always split the cost amongst the group. Thus, the longer your trip and the more people in your traveling party, the better of a value Memory Maker is. Openly, we’re usually pretty bad about remembering to take photos. With Memory Maker we find ourselves ensuring that we get the pictures and have found ourselves really treasuring them.

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anachef · 6 years

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Disney World V.I.PASSHOLDER Perks for January Include Dining Discounts and More

Walt Disney World Annual Passholders will want to be aware of special V.I.PASSHOLDER perks for January! These include a special merchandise event, dining discounts, and more.

Walt Disney World entrance

Let’s start with those dining discounts!

January Dining Discounts

From January 6 – 31, 2019, Passholders will receive a limited-time 20% discount on food and non-alcoholic drinks at the following restaurants for lunch and dinner (with a few dinner-only or timing exceptions as noted):

Tiffins in Animal Kingdom

Biergarten Restaurant at Epcot

Coral Reef Restaurant at Epcot

The Hollywood Brown Derby at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Hollywood & Vine at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Jungle Navigation Co. LTD Skipper Canteen at Magic Kingdom Park

Tiffins Restaurant at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Tony’s Town Square Restaurant at Magic Kingdom Park

Ale & Compass Restaurant at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort

Boatwright’s Dining Hall at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside (Dinner Only)

Citricos at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa (Dinner Only)

Disney’s Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort

Flying Fish at Disney’s BoardWalk Resort (Dinner Only)

Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort (8:30 p.m. show only)

Jiko – The Cooking Place at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge Resort (Dinner Only)

Sebastian’s Bistro at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort (Dinner Only)

The Wave… of American Flavors at Disney’s Contemporary Resort

Whispering Canyon Café at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Resort

Potion Purple Premiere Pop-Up Event

Tomorrowland in Magic Kingdom will be the site for a Potion Purple Premiere Pop-Up Event on Thursday, January 10th from 5:00 – 7:00 PM. Items available for purchase will include new Potion Purple merchandise such as spirit jerseys, a “Vacation Mode” water bottle, Loungefly mini backpack and wallet, and a new women’s Mickey t-shirt.

Potion Purple Minnie Ears

New purple food and beverage items will be available for purchase, too!

No registration is required, and the 20% Passholder merchandise discount will also be applicable — just remember to bring your required annual pass card and photo ID.

New Passholder Magnet for Epcot Festival of the Arts

The design for a new Passholder magnet for the Epcot Festival of the Arts will be revealed soon!

Figment Mural from the 2018 Festival of the Arts

Disney hints that they’ll be using “one little spark of inspiration,” which possibly means Figment will be the featured character in the design. In any case, we’ll find out more soon!

Happy New Year to Disney World Annual Passholders!

Don’t Miss Out on Any Disney Fun!

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With mini-reviews of every single restaurant, bar, lounge, kiosk and more; an entire chapter on the best snacks in Disney World; full Disney Dining Plan analysis (and how to get FREE dining); and a full chapter on discounts and deals; you’ll have everything you need to plan your best vacation yet. Click here to pre-order your copy of the 2019 DFB Guide to Walt Disney World Dining E-book with code WDW2019 to save 25% today!

But there’s MORE! Just like all DFB pre-order deals — when you pre-order your DFB Guide to Walt Disney World Dining, 2019 Edition today for 25% off the cover price, you’ll also get our fully updated 2018 Edition for FREE immediately, so you can start planning TODAY!

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News: Disney World Annual Passholder 45th Anniversary Dining Discounts Extended

News: New Dining Discounts for Disney World Annual Passholders for 45th Anniversary Year

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Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue 1975 Advertisement

Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue Advertisement From 1975

The Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue opened on June 30, 1974. It was part of the Disney World Fine Arts College Workshop Program and was only scheduled to last for several weeks. The show was so popular, that a permanent cast was hired and started on September 5, 1974.

The following advertisement is from the September 1975 WDW News publication. The…

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twentysomethinginorlando · 7 years

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Hoop-Dee-Hoop-Dee-HOOP-DEE-DOO!

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Hoop-Dee-Hoop-Dee-HOOP-DEE-DOO!

The longest running Revue show in the country happens to be at the Walt Disney World Resort, and takes place at Ft. Wilderness Campground and Resort. It is known as the Hoop-Dee-Doo Revue and its three daily shows almost always sell out. Some friends of mine wanted to go, Jay had never been, and it had been almost two years since my last visit so that’s where we went a few Fridays ago.

Getting to Hoop is always a bit of a process. It’s located in the heart of Ft. Wilderness so you can park at the front of the campground and take the bus or you can take a boat over from the Magic Kingdom. The boat is a little more fun, but the bus is quicker. We, however, parked at the front and walked because we were Pokémon hunting and it took a good twenty-five minutes. We were still pretty early so we wandered over to the Draft Horse Barn.

Early in the morning, there are horse drawn carriages that take guests up and down Main Street, USA at the Magic Kingdom, and this is where those horses are housed. It’s massive! I had flash backs to the summers I spent at Kentucky Horse. There was a one year old Clydesdale colt named Rookie in one of the stalls, but I was disappointed you’re not allowed to pet any of the horses or ponies. On display at the very front of the barn is the Calliope that was used for the opening of both Disneyland and Magic Kingdom, and when you push the button it lights up and plays some of the music from those parades. Across the hall is an exhibit dedicated to the history of horses in the Disney Parks with models of themost common breeds on display. I had a good laugh when I realized the models are actually Breyer Model horses, which I used to collect! We then wandered over to the porch of Crockett’s Tavern to sit in the rocking chairs until it was show time.

The draft horse barn.

Opening day calliope.

Draft horse models.

We were one of the first in line and we picked Category 1 seating since Jay had never been before. The hostess led us to the very front of the theater, our table was right behind the piano and banjo player! Our waitress was there right away to take our drink orders. Hoop-Dee-Doo is a three course meal, all-all-you-can-eat served family style with unlimited drinks. The best part: unlimited sangria! The first course of salad and cornbread is served as everyone is still being seated. Jay tried to read the menu but I would only let him look at the drinks because I wanted dessert to be a surprise. I literally found out a week earlier that strawberry shortcake is one of his favorite desserts. Everything is served in metal buckets in a variety of sizes. Robert dished out the salad as the cornbread was being fought over and the two musicians came in to start getting settled. The banjo player immediately started talking to us, and I made the joke that as long as he knew “Rocky Top” we’d get along just fine. (That’s the University of Tennessee fight song.) His response, “I do, but it sounds an awful lot like Happy Birthday.” He did play it for me later, but I’m not sure at which point in the show it happened.

Every time I go to Hoop-Dee-Doo, I always expect the animal heads on the wall to start talking like the Country Bear Jamboree.

Suddenly the sounds of wagons and horses filled the air, thundering hoofbeats as a stagecoach pulls in. The doors flew open and in ran the Pioneer Hall Players! They weaved their way around all the tables and made their way up the stage steps, carrying a variety of props and instruments. They gave a hurried explanation of their misadventures, something about a stage coach breaking down, as they toss their hats and jackets off. The Hoop-Dee-Doo leader is a red head named Dolly Drew, and she finds herself backed by singers Flora Long and Jim Handy, the dancing pair Claire de Lune and Johnny Ringo, and last but not least, funny man Six Bits Slocum. They sang an intro song about the Hoop-Dee-Doo itself while introducing each member of the troupe and their skill set. They sing a variety of classic American frontier songs over the course of the show. I don’t want to list them all because there’s no fun in spoiling the whole thing.

Six Bits asked the audience, “Are ya hungry?” “Yeah!” “Oh you can do better than that, I said ‘ARE YA HUNGRY?'” “YEAH!” He jumped in the air, “Let’s eat!” The performers stepped off stage and the servers descended onto the floor with full platters. Buckets of fried chicken and ribs with smaller pails of mashed potatoes, corn and baked beans. The potatoes were gone in minutes, but no one really touched the beans.

After our tummies were getting full, the Pioneer Hall Players were back. Six Bits wanted to help Johnny and Jim sing the new song they had been working on, “My Darling Clementine”, except he always sang the wrong word. Instead of Clementine he would say something that was close, but not quite right: Valentine! Frankenstein! I was extremely disappointed because this is usually where my favorite joke occurs and they didn’t tell it this time. (It involves the phrase, “Do you wanna build a snowman?”)

Dessert was served with its own musical number and our waitress was on stage with a huge platter of strawberry shortcakes. We were so close to the stage she got to us first, but by that time they were announcing the big Hoop-Dee-Doo spectacle, the Ballad of Davy Crockett. Dolly and Six Bits stayed on stage as Jim, Flora, Johnny and Claire headed into the audience to find “volunteers”. I pointed at Jay eagerly hoping he would be chosen… No such luck. Instead Johnny came to our table and held his hand out to me. They usually pick an older gentleman, a younger man, a younger woman and a ten year old boy. Literally the only female role in the whole thing and I get led up on stage. At this point, I was just really glad I had seen the show previously and knew what was coming.

They lined us all up across the stage and Dolly asked why each person was picked. The ten-year-old: “His bravery!” The younger man: “His strength!” Me: “Her beauty!” Cue me turning red in the face. The older gentleman: “His… intelligence!” We were all pulled backstage as the Ballad of Davy Crockett began, based on the lyrics of the old Disney song. Honestly, it doesn’t make complete sense but it is cute. (It is not cute if you are me and are standing nervously backstage.) A dress and a headband and POOF! I’m a can-can dancer! Of all the styles of dance I have done in my life, can-can is not one of them. They told me to hold my skirt up until they told me to drop it so my bare legs were showing and I regretted the decision to wear shorts. I could hear bits and pieces of the show going on, and every single one of Six Bits’ bear puns. He was dressed as the bear Davy killed when he was only three.

They did a really great job of making sure everyone knew exactly what they were doing and in the exact right spot for the show. I stood in my spot until they cued me, “This is supposed to be a can-can dance, not a can’t-can’t dance!”, and Johnny led me out onto the stage where I tried my best not to actually look at the audience and not be dazzled by the lights. It’s a trick I learned in my Jungle Cruise days, you look over people’s heads instead of directly at them. Dolly said, “She looks great, but can she dance?” The men in unison replied, “Who cares?” The music started and I did my best impression of the can-can: right, right, left, left as the audience chanted “Oooh la la!” The music finally stopped and I heaved a sigh of relief as they told me I could finally put my skirt down. I moved over to the side as Davy quite literally kicked the bucket, “T’weren’t nothing ma’ams, that’s what us legends do!”, and the older gentleman came out as “Davy’s Angel”. There was then an argument about who Miss Oakley AKA Dolly was supposed to kiss, Davy AKA Johnny or the Bear AKA Six Bits. Then Claire says, “No, that there can-can dancer is supposed to kiss that there bear!” Johnny leaned close to me so I could speak into his mic, “I can’t do that I’d be too em-bear-assed!” Then Johnny escorted me backstage to return the dress and headband, Jim called my name and I curtsied as he handed me my certificate. Then I raced off the stage as fast as I could.

I tore into the untouched strawberry shortcake. My friends had been too busy watching me to eat.

The actual finale to the show involves napkin twirling and washboards with spoons before a reprise of the original song from the beginning as they all headed out the same way they came in. They put their hats and coats back on, grabbed their props and ran back through the tables and chairs and out the front door. We gathered our stuff up, including one of the paper menus to go with my certificate. I watched a gentleman from one of the nearby tables try to tip the musicians and it broke my heart they had to turn it down. Then we headed back out into the sunshine to wait for the bus back because we were too full to make the trek back to the cars.

Hoop-Dee-Doo is an amazing dinner show experience, and I consider it a must-doo for all Disney fans. There’s no pixie dust or mouse, but there’s definitely magic happening at Pioneer Hall. It’s one of my favorite places to take family or friends who are visiting if we aren’t doing parks.

Cost: Hoop-Dee-Doo Category 1 is $72 per person, Category 2 is $67 per person and Category 3 is $64 per person. We sat in Category 1 this time, but I’ve done all three. There isn’t a bad seat in the house, but with Category 3 you have to turn away from your food to face the stage so it’s not great if you want to stuff your face. Prices include tax and tip!

Duration: 2 hours.

Value: Hoop-Dee-Doo is wonderful and worth repeating every now and then.

Add Ons: None!

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