2025 Official Photography Contest Calendar
While not anticipated, this list is subject to change due to whatever unforeseen circumstances that may occur.
December/January
- 12/28-1/3: Poster’s Choice Post your favorite Disney photo
- 1/4-1/10: The Magic Kingdom Any photo taken in or of a Magic Kingdom
- 1/11-1/17: Your Favorite Character Post your favorite photo of your favorite character
- 1/18-1/24: Architecture Enter your photo featuring the architectural elements of Disney
- 1/25-1/31: Park Icons Photos must be focused on a Disney Park icon
February
- 2/2-2/7: Disney Mountains Photos must include any of the Disney mountains
- 2/8-2/14: Red Disney photos that feature the color red
- 2/15-2/21: Fantasyland Photos taken in and of any Fantasyland
- 2/22-2/28: Nighttime Spectacles (Non-Fireworks) Nighttime shows/parades/projections/etc. that do NOT involve fireworks.
March
- 3/1-3/7: Flower & Garden Enter your photo of the plant life of the Disney Parks and Resorts
- 3/8-3/14: Entertainment/Shows Photo of any show/performance from a Disney park or resort such as Beauty and the Beast in DHS, Frozen Singalong, Castle forecourt stage show, Sail-away party, etc.
- 3/15-3/21: Non-Park/Resort Anything Disney related that wasn’t taken within a Disney Park or Resort
- 3/22-3/28: Green Disney photos that feature the color green
- 3/29-4/4: World Showcase Any photo taken in World Showcase
April
- 4/5-4/11: The Little Things This contest focuses on the little Disney details that are easily missed
- 4/12-4/18: Gone But Not Forgotten Photos of something at a Disney Park or Resort that is no longer there
- 4/19-4/25: Critters Photos of live animals at a Disney Park or Resort
- 4/26-5/2: Aerial View Photos not taken from the ground level. This can be from the monorail, Mickey’s Fun Wheel, top floors of a Disney resort, etc.
May
- 5/3-5/9: Fire Any photo featuring fire at a Park or Resort
- 5/10-5/16: Star Wars Enter your Star Wars photo
- 5/17-5/23: Looking Up Any Disney photo you had to look up to take
- 5/24-5/30 Merchandise Photos of merchandise at a Disney Park or Resort
June
- 5/31-6/6: Princes and Princesses Any photo with a theme of Princes and/or Princesses
- 6/7-6/13: Marvel Photos that feature something Marvel
- 6/14-6/20: Oops We have all taken that photo or two that just didn’t turn out as we had intended. Show us how yours turned out.
- 6/21-6/27: Animal Kingdom Photos taken in or of Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park
- 6/28-7/4: Pixar Anything that includes something Pixar-related is acceptable
July
- 7/5-7/11: Fireworks Photos of fireworks at a Disney Park or Resort
- 7/12-7/18: Disney Castles Photo of Disney castles, including any castle-like structures such as Beast Castle, Akershus, Lego castle, etc.
- 7/18-7/25: Queue Line Photo of what you see in an attraction queue line
- 7/26-8/1: Food & Drink Photos of any food and/or drink in Disney theme parks or resorts
August
- 8/2-8/8: Musicians Photos of musicians at a Disney Park or Resort
- 8/9-8/15: Downtown Disney-Disney Springs Post a photo taken anywhere in the Downtown Disney/Disney Springs area
- 8/16-8/22: Where Am I? Post your photo taken in a Disney Park or Resort that will require some thought as to where it is
- 8/23-8/29: Resorts Any photo taken at a Disney hotel including the Cruise Line
- 8/30-9/5: Up On The Roof Photo of rooftops at Disney park or resort
September
- 9/6-9/12: Celebrations Disney-related photos of something being celebrated
- 9/13-9/19: Disney’s Hollywood Studios Any photo taken in or of Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park
- 9/20-9/26: Crowds Photos of crowds at a Disney Park or Resort
- 9/27-10/3: Disney Transportation Photos of transportation at a Disney Park or Resort
October
- 10/4-10/10: It All Started With A Mouse Photo of the one and only Mickey Mouse
- 10/11-10/17: Cruises Disney photo from a Disney cruise
- 10/18-10/24: Haunted Mansions Enter your photo where one of the Haunted Mansions (or Phantom Manor) is the focus
- 10/26-10/31: Halloween Any Halloween photo at a Park or Resort or even at home with a Disney subject
November
- 11/1-11/7: Villains Photos of any or all of the Disney Villains
- 11/8-11/14: Nighttime Photos must be taken at night at a Disney park or resort
- 11/15-11/21: Epcot Any photo taken in or of Epcot
- 11/22-11/28: Water Any photo where water is the theme taken in a Park or Resort
- 11/29-12/5: Neither WDW nor Disneyland Photo not taken at Walt Disney World or Disneyland Resort in California. Photo must still be of a Disney park or resort.
December
- 12/6-12/12: Postcard Post a photo you think looks like a postcard
- 12/13-12/19: Cast Member Appreciation Photos should be of cast members doing what they do best, making magic
- 12/20-12/26: Lights Any photo of light at Disney park or resort
- 12/27-1/2: Holidays Holiday-related Disney photos and can be taken in or outside of Disney property.