Questions About Stock Footage Regulations.
Interesting question. The following response from me does not constitute legal advice.
Generally speaking, you own copyright in any image you create, including photos.
Your Disney World example throws a bit of a wrinkle into this, as it's private property that holds itself out to the public primarily for the purpose of tourism.
You probably need permission if you're entering the parks for the primary purpose of taking photos for profit. If you just buy a ticket and walk into the parks, the understanding between you and Disney is that you are there as a tourist, not as someone on business. (If you're walking around public property, like a city street, this wouldn't apply.)
For WDW specifically, Walt Disney World Media Relations is who you'd need to speak with. Their contact info should be easy enough to find.
I'd also recommend seeing if you can get in touch with Tom Bricker, who runs Disney Tourist Blog, a really great site with information and reviews of different Disney attractions (as well as Universal). He's a photographer and posts tons of photos from inside WDW on his site, and he's also a lawyer by trade so he might be able to share some of his experiences/insights with you.
He's always replying to visitor comments and whatnot so I imagine he wouldn't be too hard to get in touch with. www.disneytouristblog.com
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