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Ears the News with Richard

Image courtesy Disney Parks Blog The Big Hero 6 character meet and greet is now open at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Inside the park's 'The Magic of Disney Animation,' you can find Hiro Hamada and Baymax in Hiro's garage workshop. The meet and greet replaces the Wreck It Ralph meet and greet, although both Vanellope and Ralph continue to appear in Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade at the Magic Kingdom. Disney's PhotoPass service has introduced a new type of photo available now with the purchase of the Memory Maker package. Building on the existing Magic Shots, which feature character overlays on your pictures, Magic Shots now expand to include animation, in the form of a video clip. There are currently four locations setup to produce Magic Shots - Epcot (behind Spaceship Earth), Disney’s Hollywood Studios on Hollywood Boulevard, Epcot at Norway Pavilion, Disney’s Animal Kingdom on the bridge near Expedition Everest. Guests who have purc

Capturing the Magic with Memory Maker

PhotoPass Photographer on Main Street USA One of my favorite tips that I love to pass on to Walt Disney World guests is to take advantage of Disney’s Memory Maker. This is a program that has gone through great changes in recent years- including a name change from Photopass in late 2013-  and is a convenient way to help guests record their vacation memories.  If you have visited before, you have probably noticed photographers throughout the parks and water parks.  They take free, no obligation pictures that may be viewed and purchased either in parks or online.  While the price for individual prints may seem high, I have some tips to help you get the greatest value from this service. Enhancements and Borders can be added at home -Pre-purchase Memory Maker.  For the cost of a few prints, you can have UNLIMITED pictures available for download on your home computer. The normal cost of Memory Maker is $199- but if you purchase at least 3 days before you arrive, you pay on