Where Magic Meets the Lens

CastCandids is a Pay-it-Forward project dedicated to capturing life’s special moments through the passion of photography

UPCOMING EVENTS

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UPCOMING EVENTS 〰️

Sat - May 10

Coronado Springs Resort

Sun - May 11

Animal Kingdom

Mon - May 12

Springs + Resort Roulette

Tue - May 13

EPCOT

Wed - May 14

Hollywood Studios

Thu - May 15

Magic Kingdom

(Fri - Mon) May 16 -19

Disney Wish - DCL & Typhoon Lagoon

Tue - May 20

Magic Kingdom

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“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”

— Walter Elias Disney

New Instagram Handle — Same ol’ Magic

@CastCandidsOfficial

Every morning you wake with two choices: continue to sleep with your dreams or wake up and chase them. Take this as your sign to go for it! No time is a better time than now. We’ve got your back! 📸 📸 📸 📸 New Instagram Handle— Same
We’re already 3d printing Magic Keys to hand out to yall for our May trip! It’ll be running 24/7 until the day we leave. These CastCandids keys thanking you for all of the magic you create can ONLY be obtained when you see us, speak with
We’re almost caught up with reposting our favorite throwback pictures!! Within the next couple of days or so, it’ll be all BRAND NEW never before seen content going forward (maybe a few stragglers here and there that we will run into &mda
How have we been so lucky to find so many of yall again? All the comments/DMs/messages seriously fills our hearts. We don’t deserve yall. You’re truly the best. And a daily reminder that this project is SO WORTH IT 📸 📸 📸 📸 New Ins
So just to confirm, we WILL be at WDW for literally half the month of May 🥰🥰 The question is, do we make plans to come back during the peak of summer ooooor do something more along the lines of the Halloween Party/Christmas Party later in the year
Some Imagination, Huh? It hasn’t even been a week yet since we had to restart the account and it fills our hearts with immense love and support yall have given us. Thank you for sharing, tagging and telling everyone about our new account. Over
One of the most common questions we receive is if we only take one picture of the cast members when we come visit. The short answer is no. We typically stick around for a bit and capture several shots or wait for a cute interaction to happen. Now, wh
We’re trying to put together a “Behind the Lens” video of a first person perspective from our photographers when we take the photos and then a snapshot of the actual photos that come out afterwards. We’ve had several people re
We’re catching up quickly with posting some of our previous photo reshares from the other account (again thanks to Lightroom for backing everything up). But over the next several days we will have more photos up from our most recent trip just a
So like…. What do we do if somehow IG decides to give us our original account back?? Do we keep this one? Do we go back on the other one?…. I mean it’d be super nice to get all of our hard work back, but also feel like we are off

FAQ

  • It costs exactly FREE dollars! Thats right, you read it correctly, it doesn’t cost you a thing. This projected started from our hearts and our mission is to give back to the cast and let them know how appreciated they are.

    Donations are welcome, but NEVER required

  • Not quite—we’re actually based in Connecticut, about 1,200 miles away and about 2hrs away from NYC.!

    The magic still calls us back usually about every 6-8 weeks (but, let’s be honest, its sometimes much less)

    If you have any connections to JetBlue, let us know so we can come back sooner and save a buck or two.

    Whether we’re capturing moments in person or working behind the scenes to keep CastCandids growing, we’re always finding ways to bring the magic to life—no matter where we are!

    If you see us in the parks, come say hi! and keep an eye out on our website for our next visits!

  • Magic Mail is our way of spreading a little extra pixie dust! ✨ It’s a hand-packed mail service filled with a random assortment of stickers and other goodies from our studio. Each one is personally signed with a Thank-You note and packed with a whole lot of love.

    Whether you’re a Cast Member, a follower, or just someone who loves a little surprise magic, Magic Mail is our way of saying thank you and paying kindness forward.

    You can even send Magic Mail to friends, family, loved ones, or—let’s be real—yourself (because you deserve it too)!

    Want to send or receive some Magic Mail? Shoot us an Email with the follwing info:💌✨

    • Name of Recipeint

    • Address

    • Personalized Note if you want to send a special message to the recipient

  • While we’re not currently hiring, we’re always looking to collaborate with fellow photographers! 📸 Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting out, we welcome photographers of all skill levels to shoot with us at the parks, expand their knowledge, and grow within a supportive community.

    If you need a watermark or logo, or want to learn Lightroom, or looking to network with others and grow your business, We’ve got you!

    We don’t see photography as a competition—we see it as a community where we can all succeed together.

    If you’re passionate about capturing magic and want to connect, please don’t hesitate to reach out✨

  • At the very top of the website, there is a “DONATE” button that will bring you to the donation portion of our site.

    You can also send any donations to Venmo or PayPal at @CastCandids

    No amount is EVER too small. Even a dollar goes a long way as it helps us to even cover postage.

    ONE HUNDRED percent of all donations go back to our mission to give back to the cast members.

  • To avoid sounding like a complete nerd, we will just post up our camera gear that we take to the parks. Long story short, we used to shoot Canon, but it got to be too heavy with all our traveling so we transitioned to using mirrorless cameras.

    • Sony A6400

    • 70-200mm f/2.8 Telephoto

    • 16mm f/1.4 Prime wide angle

    • DJI Osmo Pocket 3

    • Rayban Meta Glasses