Father & Daughter Share Bond of Working Together at EPCOT | Disney Parks Weblog

One of Brogan’s first reminiscences of pictures is taking images at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park throughout a trip when she was a baby. Her dad Stuart, who has held a lifelong love and appreciation for pictures, gave her his digicam and instructed her to go for it. Well, she definitely took that encouragement to coronary heart. Since then, their shared love of Disney and keenness for pictures ultimately led to each of them changing into Disney PhotoPass photographers at EPCOT!

For this pair, being
photographers at Walt Disney World Resort is a match extra excellent than a glass
slipper, and I had the pleasure of assembly them and listening to their story.  

As Brogan says, “This is
actually my dream job. But what makes it even higher is I get to work with my
dad.”

“I’ve been doing pictures
all my life,” Stuart notes. “My dream job was to be a Disney photographer, and
right here I’m residing my finest life with my daughter in methods you’ll be able to’t think about.”

Stuart’s Disney journey additionally
started as a visitor. When most individuals first arrive on Main Street, U.S.A., they’re
captivated by Cinderella Castle. Not Stuart. It was a Disney PhotoPass photographer
who caught his eye – a lot in order that his spouse needed to remind him that they
couldn’t spend their complete day watching photographers! He knew he wished to do
that job at some point.

Years later after the household
moved to Florida, Brogan was the primary to start working at Walt Disney World
Resort (as a photographer, in fact!).

And simply as he’s achieved her complete life, Stuart continued to help her as she started her Disney profession – really, just about the second she began. Before she had even completed her Disney PhotoPass coaching, he was there. During a coaching train in EPCOT when she was taking images for visitors, Brogan recollects, “He pretty much made sure the whole line knew he was my father.” When it was his flip for Brogan to snap his image, he requested for numerous images … with Brogan’s mother, a Disney PhotoPass Coordinator, and plenty of different visitors all watching. To today, Stuart nonetheless cherishes one of many images taken throughout this coaching session.

When her dad lastly joined the Disney PhotoPass workforce, Brogan had the
identical alternative to look at him shine. She loves seeing his pleasure as he works
and the spark in his eyes when he’s interacting with visitors. She’s additionally
thrilled realizing so many others will obtain the identical high quality of images that he’s
taken of her for her complete life.

With each capturing reminiscences at EPCOT, they’ve many alternatives to
work collectively and study from one another – and so they like it.

Aside from ensuring visitors
know he’s her dad at any time when he can, Stuart has additionally given Brogan pictures pointers,
taken her on picture walks to assist her discover her approach, and taught her in regards to the
significance of by no means giving up and sticking to what she believes in. Brogan
properly shares, “Being capable of attain out to him is an unbelievable factor, as a result of
you by no means know what knowledge you may get from a guardian.”

Meeting them and having the
pleasure of listening to their many heartfelt (and hilarious!) tales of working
collectively, it’s clear they convey out the very best in one another. “She teaches me. She
retains me grounded in what we do,” Stuart concludes. “She jogs my memory to maintain the
magic. She jogs my memory that we’re magic. And proper again at her, she is magical
to me every single day of the week.”

I hope you’ve got the possibility to seize images with Brogan and Stuart the subsequent time you’re at EPCOT! To take pleasure in extra highlights of Disney PhotoPass solid members, observe Disney PhotoPass Service on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.