Today’s episode covers everything you ever wanted to know about the pre-park-opening portrait sessions available at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. These sessions offer a unique opportunity to take photos in bridal attire before the parks open to day guests, and they’re offered at Disneyland, California Adventure, Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s Animal Kingdom, as well as the two water parks. Today you’ll learn…
- Who’s eligible to book in-park portrait sessions
- How much they cost in 2024–2025
- Which days and times are available
- Which photographers can shoot the photos
- Where you can take photos
…and much more! My guest today is Hayley Hart, who was lucky enough to do bridal portrait sessions in Magic Kingdom, EPCOT and Disneyland. Today she shares how the Disneyland and Walt Disney World portrait sessions differ, which one was her favorite, where she was able to take photos, and her tips for anyone interested in this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Listen now!
Magic Kingdom & EPCOT Portraits: © Disney Fine Art Photography – Michael Vu
Disneyland Portraits: © White Rabbit Photo Boutique – Erin & Bri
Is the policy still as long as long as you had a DFTW at ANY time, you can book a session? For example we are getting married 3/2026 and doing a MK and HS session, but we were engaged at Disneyland and I would LOVE to have a Christmas shoot sometime down the road.
At Walt Disney World, yes! If you have the Fairytale Weddings Guide, this is explained on page 155. You can go back and do a portrait session at any of the Florida parks at any time. However, Disneyland has a 6-month rule for portrait sessions, although they do let you book those if you had a Disney World wedding now. In the past, only Disneyland couples could do them. This episode of the Disney Wedding Podcast explains how portrait sessions work on both coasts.