Hi there Kristen, I'd like to welcome you to planDisney!
When my husband and I decided to purchase
Memory Maker for this year, it was a total game changer. In fact, the friendly Guest Relations Cast Members were happy to share that we didn't need to purchase a separate Memory Maker for each of us as we really only needed one if our party was traveling together and taking our photos as a group, scanning only one MagicBand each time.
When we boarded certain attractions across the theme parks, the automated mid-ride photos that required a MagicBand to be worn worked for whichever ride vehicle the purchaser was on. We did discover however that the photos for
everyone else who was linked as Friends & Family in My Disney Experience also showed up for us at least most of the time, where they were watermark-free and readily available to download for the purchaser of Memory Maker who could share them amongst the group after.
We found that this didn't really matter for many rides where we could be seated together as a group like
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™ or
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train - both of which have the added bonus of video clips that come included with Memory Maker. On other rides where our party was separated like on
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith,
Space Mountain or
Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain we found that it was also possible to simply tap the MagicBand of whomever purchased Memory Maker at the touchpoints after disembarking at the end of the ride to save the photo of that particular ride vehicle as well.
With your purchase of Memory Maker, something that I love recommending is taking advantage of booking
a private Capture Your Moment session at one of the Theme Parks. When we did this, we were able to dress up and have time with our own assigned photographer and immediately had access to all of the high-resolution files thanks to our Memory Maker; for the best value I highly suggest aiming for the slots early in the morning at the start of opening hours and booking back-to-back sessions for so many more photos and options for locations. I hope that this was helpful Kristen, and we're always happy to have you back here at planDisney ahead of your next adventure this year!
Here's to a fantastic photo-finish on your next ride at the Most Magical Place on Earth!
Prince