diff --git a/Source/DataSources/BillboardVisualizer.js b/Source/DataSources/BillboardVisualizer.js
index 9ad3f181f8ba..03ea39a25386 100644
--- a/Source/DataSources/BillboardVisualizer.js
+++ b/Source/DataSources/BillboardVisualizer.js
@@ -138,12 +138,16 @@ define([
             return;
         }
 
-        position = Property.getValueOrUndefined(entity._position, time, position);
-        var textureValue = Property.getValueOrUndefined(billboardGraphics._image, time);
-
+        var textureValue;
         var billboard;
         var billboardVisualizerIndex = entity._billboardVisualizerIndex;
-        var show = defined(position) && defined(textureValue) && entity.isAvailable(time) && Property.getValueOrDefault(billboardGraphics._show, time, true);
+        var show = entity.isAvailable(time) && Property.getValueOrDefault(billboardGraphics._show, time, true);
+
+        if (show) {
+            position = Property.getValueOrUndefined(entity._position, time, position);
+            textureValue = Property.getValueOrUndefined(billboardGraphics._image, time);
+            show = defined(position) && defined(textureValue);
+        }
 
         if (!show) {
             //don't bother creating or updating anything else
diff --git a/Source/DataSources/LabelVisualizer.js b/Source/DataSources/LabelVisualizer.js
index d265a052f797..59293f9cbb36 100644
--- a/Source/DataSources/LabelVisualizer.js
+++ b/Source/DataSources/LabelVisualizer.js
@@ -115,12 +115,16 @@ define([
             return;
         }
 
-        position = Property.getValueOrUndefined(entity._position, time, position);
-        var text = Property.getValueOrUndefined(labelGraphics._text, time);
-
+        var text;
         var label;
         var labelVisualizerIndex = entity._labelVisualizerIndex;
-        var show = defined(position) && defined(text) && entity.isAvailable(time) && Property.getValueOrDefault(labelGraphics._show, time, true);
+        var show = entity.isAvailable(time) && Property.getValueOrDefault(labelGraphics._show, time, true);
+
+        if (show) {
+            position = Property.getValueOrUndefined(entity._position, time, position);
+            text = Property.getValueOrUndefined(labelGraphics._text, time);
+            show = defined(position) && defined(text);
+        }
 
         if (!show) {
             //don't bother creating or updating anything else
diff --git a/Source/DataSources/ModelVisualizer.js b/Source/DataSources/ModelVisualizer.js
index 01e11bf274d0..fc3ac15580c8 100644
--- a/Source/DataSources/ModelVisualizer.js
+++ b/Source/DataSources/ModelVisualizer.js
@@ -112,12 +112,16 @@ define([
             return;
         }
 
-        position = Property.getValueOrUndefined(entity._position, time, position);
-        var uri = Property.getValueOrUndefined(modelGraphics._uri, time);
-
+        var uri;
         var modelHash = this._modelHash;
         var modelData = modelHash[entity.id];
-        var show = defined(position) && defined(uri) && entity.isAvailable(time) && Property.getValueOrDefault(modelGraphics._show, time, true);
+        var show = entity.isAvailable(time) && Property.getValueOrDefault(modelGraphics._show, time, true);
+
+        if (show) {
+            position = Property.getValueOrUndefined(entity._position, time, position);
+            uri = Property.getValueOrUndefined(modelGraphics._uri, time);
+            show = defined(position) && defined(uri);
+        }
 
         if (!show) {
             if (defined(modelData)) {
diff --git a/Source/DataSources/PointVisualizer.js b/Source/DataSources/PointVisualizer.js
index da0a816912b6..c85e222f9726 100644
--- a/Source/DataSources/PointVisualizer.js
+++ b/Source/DataSources/PointVisualizer.js
@@ -112,12 +112,9 @@ define([
             return;
         }
 
-        position = Property.getValueOrUndefined(entity._position, time, position);
-
         var billboard;
         var pointVisualizerIndex = entity._pointVisualizerIndex;
-        var show = entity.isAvailable(time) && defined(position) && Property.getValueOrDefault(pointGraphics._show, time, true);
-
+        var show = entity.isAvailable(time) && Property.getValueOrDefault(pointGraphics._show, time, true) && defined(Property.getValueOrUndefined(entity._position, time, position));
         if (!show) {
             //don't bother creating or updating anything else
             if (defined(pointVisualizerIndex)) {