I need info about whether or not to do Photopass

[Jasper Dale]

my wife and i are going to be at WDW for 10 days in September staying on property. this will be our 5th trip and the celebration of our 10th wedding anniversary.

since we were at WDW twice last year for long stays, this time around we are less interested in "doing all the attractions" and more interested in having a laid back vacation, taking in the parades and not hurrying to make sure we hit all the attractions.

we have never used Photopass and i am trying to figure out if it would be worth the investment. the reason i am leaning towards doing it is because i think i will be much less worried about "wasting" time getting pictures taken this time. (normally, my main goal was squeezing as much as i could into each day at the park, but since we are going to be on property for 10 days and "have done pretty much every attraction several times, i'm open to the idea of slowing down this time around.)

so, here are my questions:

1. If we choose to get pictures taken at every Photopass opportunity, how many pictures would we end up with?

2. How long does it usually take at each location to get a picture taken?

3. Do the photographers take multiple pictures at each location?


i am willing to make the investment if i think we are going to get our money's worth, but if we wind up with 30 pictures or less during our 10 day trip, i don't want to put the money out.

so, i'm really wanting to know your experiences with Photopass and if you thought it was a good investment.

thanks again for all the support i find on this forum.

 

[need2go2wdw]

I would never pre pay for it. The last two trips we had them take pictures, and both times have picked one or two. In my experience, really not worth the money. Of course, I also don't look at any of the pictures until we are home, either. I don't want to waste my vacation time looking at my vacation.

If you don't take full advantage of filling up that PP, then yes, I agree, there have been times I have only liked one or two of the pics I had on my PP at the end of the trip, at least enough to buy them at $$$ a pop. But, those were times I only had a small number of pics to choose from. Since I've been pre-paying, I sure want to get my money's worth, so I really focus on filling that card! I at least know that there will be more then enough pics at the end of the trip that I know I will like and will make my money worth it! If running around the parks and experiencing as many attractions as you can is your agenda, then focusing on photo shoots is probably not a high priority. But, if you want to take it slow, and experience something new, hunting for good photopass opportunities is a great way to spend time and at least by pre-paying, you know you won't have to agonize at the end of your trip over which pics to buy and which to let go. You get them all!

 

[lilclerk]

Also keep in mind that if you pre-pay, get home and decide you don't want the CD anymore, you can request a refund (before it's ordered!) So it doesn't hurt to pre-pay just in case you want to save that $50!