Is it legal to take movies of the rides?

[piget]

And I apologize that I misread your intent! [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Ian]

Thanks!! [img]smile.gif[/img]

[hubbyofadisneyholic]

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[Ryan Simmons]

OK now that we are all friends again, let me put my two cents in.

IMO Taping the attractions is very important. It may not seem that way now but years in the future when these attractions are torn down or closed forever you will wish you had something to remember them by. So take all the pictures and film all you want to share attractions with others because Disney will tear down things sometimes without notice and then they are gone forever.

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[andromedaslove]

Now back to the topic at hand!!! For those of you that do tape on the dark rides how do you get the picture to come out? I tried to film Peter Pan last time I was there and I believe I used the night time mode on my camera and hardly anything came out. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[dizneegirl]

QUOTE]Originally posted by andromedaslove:
Now back to the topic at hand!!! For those of you that do tape on the dark rides how do you get the picture to come out? I tried to film Peter Pan last time I was there and I believe I used the night time mode on my camera and hardly anything came out. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. [/QUOTE]

First, I wanted to agree with Ryan Simmons that it is very important to me to tape certain rides. Not only because the ride may be gone in the future but because I love to watch the videos and pretend I am there again. [img]smile.gif[/img] And, BTW, I have a video camera with an LCD screen. I use limo dark window film cut to size that I lay over the top of the screen during rides. It works really well (I can still see the basic outline of what I am taping) and I have never had anyone complain. In fact, some poeple have thanked me for it.

Now, as far as taping in the dark rides and making them come out. I have learned that by changing my film speed that can help a lot. Check your manual to find out how to do that on you camera specifically. Hope that helps.

And everyone have a great holiday and be happy!!!

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[TiggerRPh]

I never thought of the open door as an external light either. All I can say is that I got yelled at by a cast member for using it and was I ever [img]graemlins/blush.gif[/img] !

Wow...yelled at!

I was asked once to not tape....sorry...did not hear the CM say it...but never yelled at. Talk about being rude.

I would tape whatever you want that is allowed by Disney. I'll use the LCD screen but adjust it so I don't have to hold the camcorder at eye level...though I have been in show/attractions with people taping and it hasn't bothered me mainly because I'm not paying attention to them. Using the viewfinder is absolutely the worst since you are missing the show/attraction...that's why I have an LCD screen...I can do both.

[ December 23, 2003, 11:54 PM: Message edited by: TiggerRPh ]

[ChewyStriker]

Aside from the videotaping, we experience a lot of people using flash photography while on the indoor rides when we were there earlier this month and found it quite distracting and rude. It is difficult to enjoy the ride to its fullest when someone in front of you is flashing every five seconds. I think we experienced this most in the MK - at Haunted Mansion, Peter Pan, Snow White to name a few. [img]graemlins/shakehead.gif[/img]

[TiggerRPh]

Originally posted by ChewyStriker:
...we experience a lot of people using flash photography while on the indoor rides...

Hopefully these people have regular cameras (not digital) and get a crummy picture developed.

It's probably not rude, but why use a flash when taking pictures of the fireworks?

[Taswira]

Originally posted by TiggerRPh:
It's probably not rude, but why use a flash when taking pictures of the fireworks?

LOL. It's always amusing to see so many guests clicking away with a flash that has a range of less than 10 feet, and they are certain it's going to get them a clear pic of the globe at Illuminations, not to mention the fireworks. [img]graemlins/rotfl.gif[/img] I recently used my digital camera to show a woman trying that the immediate results of with/without flash, and explained the reasoning. She was shocked!

[goofyfanatic]

Originally posted by Taswira:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by TiggerRPh:
It's probably not rude, but why use a flash when taking pictures of the fireworks?

LOL. It's always amusing to see so many guests clicking away with a flash that has a range of less than 10 feet, and they are certain it's going to get them a clear pic of the globe at Illuminations, not to mention the fireworks. [img]graemlins/rotfl.gif[/img] I recently used my digital camera to show a woman trying that the immediate results of with/without flash, and explained the reasoning. She was shocked! </font>[/QUOTE]I find that with a digital camera you should almost never use the flash. The results are almost always better without it.

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[Ian]

I am constantly amazed at how many people use flashes to take pictures of fireworks. I mean wouldn't common sense dictate that illuminating flashes of light really isn't necessary??

Not to mention that the range of the average camera flash is maybe 9 - 12 feet tops!

[Taswira]

Originally posted by goofyfanatic:
I find that with a digital camera you should almost never use the flash. The results are almost always better without it.Seth

Definitely true, especially with high-end digitals. I use the flash so rarely that I often forget it is there. About the only time I use it is shooting close-ups in shadows.

But the illogic of most people IS amusing. As mentioned, "Gee - Let's pop the flash to brigten the area just in front of the lens, so we can destroy any chance of capturing that far off light in the distance!" (hee-hee)

[Puppy Mom]

Oh dear, I hope I don't start something up again, but here are some of my experiences that give photographers a bad name. It doesn't exactly all apply to the dark rides, but it might help some of the camera folks know why people groan at the sight of 15 pounds of camera equipment being lugged through the park. I assume since we all love the Disney experience here, none of us would do these types of things ourselves.

1. People standing up when they are in the front row of a parade so they can get that perfect picture/movie, effectively blocking the view of several people behind them.

2. People taking VERY long to take pictures of their family up against a rail on one side of a walkway, from the other side of the walkway, and getting huffy if 50 people don't want to wait while they take five minutes to take a picture.

3. People walking right into me while they were filming instead of watching where they were going. Not as bad as the stroller commandos, but still painful.

4. Someone not only filming a dark ride which is usually fine, but NARRATING IT into a sound recording camcorder. I'll bet all these boors heard on their movie was a huge Ssshhhh!

[Honey_BDynamo]

DH and a friend were taking non-flash photos in CoP last week. There's enough ambient light for a 1/2 second shot with nice results. (Digital cam, BTW)

Apparently, DH let the camera turn off by accident. When he turned it back on the flash was no longer set to "off" ... and he took a picture. Emily, her DH, Bill, and I all groaned, "JD! No flash!"

I'm pretty sure *we* were more distracting than the flash, but I felt like such an idiot ... being one of "those people" as DH thinks of them.

To my satisfaction, it's a horrible shot b/c we were more than 15 ft. from the stage

[imported_Mommy Tsunami]

I have to agree with Piget, it IS annoying and rude when people are filming during rides, the light from the side view cameras is distracting and takes away from the magic of the ride. I don't see any problem with anyone filming stuff, as long as no-one else can tell you're doing it (therefore you're not disturbing anyone).

As far as stroller commandos...I guess I'm guilty. Until you've tried to push a stroller around a crowded area and have person after person walk right in front of you, making you have to stop, you won't understand why you might get "nudged" every now and then [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Puppy Mom]

Mommy Tsunami,

I have never had to negotiate a stroller, but I did use to take my Mom out in her wheelchair so I know what you mean. I used to wonder if the chair was invisible.

I was talking more about the people that are pushing the stroller one way and looking another and run right into the back of you at much more than a nudge. I have had blood drawn from that. I would also add that letting a small child push a stroller in a crowd is a very bad idea. I am amazed at how many parents let kids push strollers when the child can't even see over it.