Greetings, Darcy.
Welcome to planDisney! It sounds like you recently returned home from a trip to The Most Magical Place on Earth. I'm glad to hEAR you had the opportunity to visit during
The World's Most Magical Celebration but know those post-Disney trip blues are likely stronger with you than the Force is with Yoda. I've been there and felt that many times before. You know what cheers me up? I put on my favorite Disney movie and snack on some popcorn out of my souvenir popcorn bucket and start dreaming about my next trip. Perhaps the same will work for you!
Reminiscing over photos from my last
Walt Disney World Resort vacation also seems to help ease those blues. I love to relive the magic and memories, and it seems like you do too. I understand your concern with having watermarks on your
Disney PhotoPass pictures and would be happy to help clear up the confusion. It sounds like your daughter purchased
Memory Maker for your vacation photos through her
My Disney Experience account, which is why the photos do not have watermarks when she views them.
Whoever links the Memory Maker to their My Disney Experience account will have the ability to view all of their Disney PhotoPass photos (
including the photos from individuals on their Family & Friends list) watermark-free and have the ability to download them. Unfortunately, this means you won't be able to do either of those things with the photos from your trip at this point in time unless you purchase individual photos yourself. I typically manage the Memory Maker in my My Disney Experience account on our large family trips and make sure to share the photo downloads with my family members when we return home. I also
purchase a Disney PhotoPass Archive USB flash drive for each separate family. The flash drive will have all the photos from your trip loaded onto it and is quite affordable. Perhaps your daughter can purchase one for you to have your own copies of the photos in one place rather than you purchasing photos one at a time. Remember,
Disney PhotoPass pictures expire 45 days from the date they were taken, so don't forget to have your daughter download them all or order a flash drive before they expire.
I hope this information proves helpful, Darcy. If I misunderstood your question or you need further clarification, don't hesitate to
let me know. I'm happy to help!
Have a magical day,
Alyssa