To those who have a problem with this thread... I completely disagree with you. It is incredibly important as it can help future disbrides make informed decisions. I don't understand why some of you would want to stifle the opinions being posted here. When people say that they do not like Disney's Photography Services, it is a VALID subjective criticism. Photography is art and it useful AND constructive to have these sorts of discussions.
NONE of the comments here are intended to attack any bride personally.
I am grateful to these boards for lots of helpful information. Photography is not my biggest concern, and I probably would have gone with Disney, but when I learned that the Misty photos I loved were significantly cheaper than DPS, I was sold. I don't think the problem with this thread and others like it is the information presented; I think it's the tone. I can understand why people at Disney don't like these boards--when one bride (or groom) has a problem, we compound it by dishing on Disney. It's fine to prefer outside photographers, and to write to Disney to change the policy, but I don't think they are doing this purposely to sabotage our fairy tale weddings. At a corporate level, they made a decision which in all likelihood has nothing to do with the utilization of DPS services. So let's be constructive, and consider that some people are happy with Disney photography, even if others wouldn't be.