I paid $100 for 20 minutes with a private photographer at Disney World. The photos cost extra, but I think it's totally worth it.

When you walk into any of the theme parks or Disney Springs at Disney World, you'll likely notice the PhotoPass photographers in bright-green shirts taking pictures near some of the park's icons.

But this is just one of the services PhotoPass provides.

When I learned that PhotoPass offered private sessions at all four parks, called Capture Your Moment sessions, I decided to book a time slot for my mom and me.

A 20-minute session costs $100, on top of theme-park admission, and I was able to pick the park, day, and time.

Magic Kingdom is very popular and weekends sell out quickly, but I was lucky to secure a 9:20 a.m. session on a Sunday.

Before our private session, my mom and I walked around Main Street USA and Cinderella Castle to see where we wanted to take photos. We took a few test shots with my iPhone 13.

Our favorite spot ended up being on the steps underneath the train station. The sun wasn't in our eyes, and I was able to prop my phone up on my purse without having to navigate crowds of people.

We thought we'd only get about halfway down Main Street in our 20 minutes with the photographer, so we stopped our practice shots on a side street where there are cafe tables and chairs.

We were told to arrive at least 10 minutes early to check in for our 9:20 a.m. session. We headed to the main PhotoPass desk at Magic Kingdom, which is inside the Town Square Theater. There are different PhotoPass locations in the other parks, but they're typically near the entrance.

There's a lot going on inside the theater (character meet and greets, restaurant host stands, tour check-ins), and all of the people inside the area made it a little congested. But since the PhotoPass desk is tucked away in a back corner, it wasn't too bad getting checked in.

We waited near the entrance of the theater to be escorted out to the parks by our photographer. Before we started, we got a moment to tell our photographer a little bit about what we were looking for and what locations we were interested in.

I noticed that our photographer didn't set his 20-minute countdown until after we reached our first picture spot, which was the train station at Magic Kingdom.

This ensured that we didn't go over our time.

Having a private photo session at Magic Kingdom made me feel like a celebrity. We often got stares as we made our way down Main Street, and people questioned how we were getting a private session.

These questions were answered by our makeshift PhotoPass "guard," who was always very kind and told guests that it was a private session that anyone can book.

The nice thing about working with a PhotoPass photographer is that they know how to fit the most pictures and locations into a 20-minute session.

By the time we got halfway down Main Street, we still had eight minutes left with our photographer.

We used this time to let the photographer take us to one of his favorite spots near the walkway to Tomorrowland. There's a garden of purple flowers that he used in the foreground of the photos and Cinderella Castle was in the background.

When our photographer said we had two minutes left, my mom and I decided to take our last photos near the Partners statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse holding hands.

The sun was exceptionally bright at this point. Our photographer told us to close our eyes and open them on the count of three.

Some of the photos were really good, but in others, I look like I'd just seen one of the Hitchhiking Ghosts from Haunted Mansion.

By the end of the session, there were 50 photos we could choose from.

One downside is that the photos aren't included in the overall cost. But I was able to download all my photos for free because I pay extra for unlimited PhotoPass downloads with my Disney World annual pass.

If you don't have a similar annual pass, you have to buy a Memory Maker package to download multiple photos. There's a $69 one-day pass option for unlimited downloads as well as more expensive options for multiple days in the parks.

You can also pay to download individual photos, which typically cost around $20 each.

After doing a Capture Your Moment session, I think $100 is a great deal. Each session can have up to eight guests, which is good if you're traveling with extended family or friends.

Our photographer told us that the sessions are mostly booked for big celebrations, like milestone anniversaries, birthdays, graduations, or engagements, but anyone can book anytime.

Some of the photos weren't great, but compared to the pictures I snapped on my phone, they were much better. Plus it was nice to not have to prop up a camera every time my mom and I moved to a new location.