Monetize WDW Park Walk-throughs and attraction videos

[Blayne Rainey]

HI, I'm starting to record videos at WDW and want to know if I am allowed to monetize these videos?

 

[Tom]

Probably a question better suited for an attorney rather than a fan website.

 

[Blayne Rainey]

Probably a question better suited for an attorney rather than a fan website.

Sorry, I didn't think about that, but its too complicated getting contacts like that for youtube videos. I didn't know since WDWMAGIC has videos if anyone knew. Anyway, thanks for the reply.

 

[Bluewaves]

The answer would most likely be no as you would be profiting from someone else's copyrighted work

 

[smw]

Whether you "can" or not, since there are already thousands for free I'd say it's a pretty silly business idea.

 

[mikeymouse]

Jeff Lange and others charge for theirs, but Martin's are free and it would be very hard to match his work.

 

[Blayne Rainey]

Jeff Lange and others charge for theirs, but Martin's are free and it would be very hard to match his work.

When I said monetize I meant use adsense on the videos, to make money for ads playing on the video

 

[The Empress Lilly]

I make loads of money on my WDW ride videos.

But then, most of these involve @George stripping on rides and are sold to old ladies, with titles such as 'George of the Jungle Cruise' or 'It's a Small World but a Big...'.

 

[Blayne Rainey]

I make loads of money on my WDW ride videos.

But then, most of these involve @George stripping on rides and are sold to old ladies, with titles such as 'George of the Jungle Cruise' or 'It's a Small World but a Big...'.

What is your channel?

 

[wm49rs]

What is your channel?

 

[Arthur Wellesley]

Many YouTube channels make a small profit off of simply going around, filming the parks/rides/resorts, and having the YouTube ad's pay for the hobby. One of my personal favorites that does this is iThemePark's channel:
www.youtube.com/user/popsong1

*If* your channel becomes popular like this one and the views start rolling in, you can actually make a little cash just for filming Disney's/Universal's work. Easy money, (don't expect to get rich by any means, but you can certainly earn a little) and you have fun in the process by filming what you love.

 

[englanddg]

Many YouTube channels make a small profit off of simply going around, filming the parks/rides/resorts, and having the YouTube ad's pay for the hobby. One of my personal favorites that does this is iThemePark's channel:
www.youtube.com/user/popsong1

*If* your channel becomes popular like this one and the views start rolling in, you can actually make a little cash just for filming Disney's/Universal's work. Easy money, (don't expect to get rich by any means, but you can certainly earn a little) and you have fun in the process by filming what you love.

The only thing I'll add is if you are going to go through with this, be very careful about any soundtrack choices you make (if you overlay music). Monetization really changes the way youtube will view your video if you start putting copyrighted material in it.