You may be thinking, do I want to spend the money on a photo package during a pandemic? Well if you ask me, it was well worth the money! For my most recent trip, we purchased the 5 day photo package and got several great memories captured!
The first day we went to Volcano Bay and used the Tapu Tapu for the photos there. There were several spots around the park with automatic cameras set up for you to just tap! Most of the slides had cameras as well. At the end of the day we stopped at the photo booth in the park to activate our package. At this point I logged into my MyUniversalPhotos.com account to add my activation code, and all of my photos from the day were available for download. Check out some of the shots below!
Our first day at Universal we stopped in the on-location photo shop to pick up the lanyard, since Volcano Bay didn’t have them the day before. Once we got the lanyard with the photo card we could scan our card with any photographer, ride photo, or any of the automatic stationary spots as well. This was very convenient to use. I situated my card holder on my lanyard with the photo card on one side and my express pass on the other.
Some of the ride photos included were: Hagrid’s Magical Motorbike Adventure, Jurassic Park River Adventure, Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw Falls, The Revenge of the Mummy and many more! On the water rides, they told us when we boarded we were allowed to remove our mask if we wanted. We did this because we felt like we were distanced enough from other passengers on Jurassic Park River Adventure and on Dudley-Do Right’s Ripsaw Falls because we were in our own boat.
Universal has actual photographers set up around the park. Many of them allow room for social distancing and allow you to take off your mask for a quick picture. Most photographers encourage you to do but do not make you if you aren’t comfortable. Some areas even have marks on the ground just to make sure you are 6 feet away. They especially did this with characters that had photographers.
Universal and Islands of Adventure have several photo-ops around the park such as these. You can scan your photo card and hop in for a stationary automatic photo at these locations. These were great to have a quick photo without your mask and be physically distanced from everyone else.
Last, I want to share my favorite photos from the trip! This is from the Raptor Experience where we met Blue at Islands of Adventure. These worked out great since the photographer was 6 feet away from us, and we got to remove our mask.
In conclusion, I think we still got great value with our photo package. We did not remove our mask unless suggested by a Universal Team Member. We have plenty of photos with and without the mask. Honestly, I think it is a year to remember and wouldn’t be complete without some mask photos! Once home, I was easily able to download all the photos at once and print them at my convenience. I would definitely recommend adding the photo package on to your next Universal Orlando Vacation!
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