Free Disney Zoom Backgrounds & Wallpapers
With many people attending school or working from home, video conferencing via Zoom has become a common way to connect with co-workers, classmates, friends, and family. Several readers have asked for Walt Disney World and Disneyland virtual backgrounds in response to our Disney iPhone Wallpapers. (New releases February 13, 2021.)
I’m a big fan of fun backgrounds for video calls. While I personally prefer the cheeky Zoom backgrounds featuring Jerry Seinfeld’s apartment, Central Perk from Friends, the office from…The Office, Ron Swanson’s desk, or Twin Peaks’ red room, Disney backgrounds also offer geeky goodness.
For some reason, it never occurred to me to create my own Zoom backgrounds out of my own photos prior to readers asking about it. So, I did a little research–Googling “what makes the best Zoom virtual background” to determine if certain color choices and layout styles were better, and created some free Disney Zoom backgrounds out of photos I’ve shot at Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland & DisneySea, and Disneyland Paris.
As with the iPhone wallpapers, we’re offering these backgrounds as an exclusive thank you to our email newsletter subscribers, and we plan on expanding this gallery over time. (Leave a comment below if you have any requests!) Additionally, if you were sent this link by a friend who is a newsletter subscriber, please be sure to sign up for the newsletter, so you receive updates and future Disney virtual Zoom backgrounds as they are released.
February 2021 Update: Our latest batch of new Zoom backgrounds fixes our glaring oversight of not offering any daytime photos of the parks. Many of you pointed out that since most of your Zoom calls are during business or school hours, daylight backgrounds work better than nighttime ones. We’ve remedied this, adding blue sky photos of every Walt Disney World theme park, plus other new designs!
Now some instructions for obtaining the high-res files so that these Disney photos look crisp and beautiful–and you can fool your colleagues and classmates into thinking you’re really at Disney during your virtual meeting. You’ll be the envy of your office! 😉
(If you need them, there are instructions for adding a virtual background into Zoom below the photos.)
Instructions:
1. Hover your cursor over the photo you’d like to download and use.
2. Right click the photo and choose “Save Image As…”
3. Save the image to a location on your computer
4. Photos are already sized appropriately for installation and use in Zoom. If you’re using the background for wallpaper purposes elsewhere, you may have to adjust the photo, resizing it and/or scaling it down.
Enjoy!
Once you have Zoom open and and you’re logged in, navigate to the gear icon on the top right under your profile picture.
In the Zoom settings, click on the “Virtual Background” tab on the left side menu and from here you will have the ability to add, remove, and edit your virtual background image. Here you’ll see a variety of Zoom’s pre-loaded background photos. Above those images is a little plus symbol–click on that.
You’ll then be prompted to select an image from your computer to add as a background. Select the downloaded photo, and then the next time you’re on a Zoom video conference, you’ll see your Disneyfied background, instead of your home office, couch, or bed. It’s great for those of us who want to meet in Fantasyland…or just don’t want our colleagues seeing whatever weird stuff we might have on our shelves!
If for some reason you do want to “impress” your colleagues with a background showcasing “your” rad Disney collection, here ya go:
If you’d like to see additional photos I’ve shot of the Disney Parks around the world, please visit my photography portfolio. If you’re interested in purchasing Disney photo prints for your office or restroom, check out some recommendations and tips (and where you can just download other photos for free).
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Your Thoughts
Any issues downloading? Disney Zoom virtual backgrounds you’d like to see us make? Any other questions about downloading or installing these photos as your backgrounds? We love hearing from readers, so please share any other thoughts or questions you have in the comments below!
I agree with the comment that people might prefer daylight pics. But those are lovely!
Thank you!!! These are beautiful. I can’t wait for my next Zoom meeting (I can’t believe I’m saying this . . .)
THANKS!!
Thank you! You have captured the best photographs!
Excellent! These are great. Thank you!! 🙂
What a great idea! Thank you so much!
Do you happen to have any of Disneyland? No worries if not!
These are lovely! I would like to humbly request some Animal Kingdom (lodge and/or park) backgrounds. Please and thank you.
Thank you so much! These are gorgeous!
Thank you so much for these Tom – I had no idea this was possible. It will definitely be a plus for my son for his school zoom meetings!
Do you have any shots from the Polynesian Village (my request)? From the mouth of my Disney obsessed 7 yr old – is it possible to have a Toy Story Land or Animal Kingdom (Expedition Everest or Kilm. Safari)?
No matter what know how much we look forward to your photos and blog. It really keeps us going between trips!
Thanks for these and for the laugh out loud moment of sheer delight–the Figment background will absolutely be perfect for showing off “my” awesome and carefully curated collection to my son’s school’s parent association members! Love it!!!
My zoom meetings just got a huge upgrade!! Thank you Tom!!! Exceptional photos!
Thank you so very much! These are stunning. Very thoughtful and a lovely gesture. Much appreciated.
Thanks Tom. It also led me to your smugmug site for the first time, which shows your camera EXIF settings with each photo. Super-helpful for those of us looking to upgrade the quality of our own photos, but with limited holiday time to spend on trial and error.
Are you a big filter user? What are your must-have filters that elevate your photos? I’m guessing a polarising filter would be in the top 3?
LOVE these thank you so much
Thank you so much, Tom. This was truly a very generous act, on your part, to share your stunning photography for those of us that had to cancel their Disney vacations due to state (and work) related quarantine requirements. You rock! Thanks again. Millions and millions.
Thank you so much Tom!! I have been to all DISNEY parks and Aulani. You have some awesome photos. HK castle was under construction when we were there. (Daughter lives there for summer and went to park every weekend watching progress but wasn’t done) Glad to see it. Also been to Versaiiles, Paris. around Germany , China several places ( my husband lived there the last 2 yrs), London. So many pics here bring back great memories. Some of my photos are not o. This phone so I miss them. Love the updates and shares!!
These are great but do you have anything lighter in color?
I think maybe she means a couple of the castle in the daylight… it may make it easier for people to believe you are there.
Thank you! I could definitely use a little Disney in my backgrounds!
Thanks, Tom! Great pics, and after turning into zoombies by noon or so, these are sure to brighten my coworkers’ day. And if not, we’ll, they’ll make ME happy.
Thanks, Tom.