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News PhotoPass at some character locations being replaced by automated cameras
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DryerLintFan
Premium Member
We experienced the "light boxes" twice on our trip last week. Aside from the meet being slightly more scripted because Tinkerbell needed to hit key photo poses with correct timing, the experience wasn't that bad. We got a few good photos and that's all we needed anyway.
The one major downside to this is the photos take FOREVER to show up in your app.
All in all, nothing to hyperventilate over.
The one major downside to this is the photos take FOREVER to show up in your app.
All in all, nothing to hyperventilate over.
TOCPE82
Well-Known Member
Complaints matter in the aggregate.I used this one from my previous post and chose Photo Pass in the subject selection pulldown box.
I hope a LOT of people will contact them about this. That and reduced Memory Maker sales as people realize what a sorry product it is now are the only things that will have any chance of getting them to put real photographers back in the meet and greets.
I know I emailed WDW and Photopass in particular.
asianway
Well-Known Member
Character attendants are still present for All greets.
CastAStone
5th gate? Just build a new resort Bob.
I got someone else’s photos at meet Mickey last week. So it’s going well. I don’t know how ours turned out and may never, but theirs had no photos of the moment-of-first-contact, which seems like A HUGE MISS.
Our temporary Epcot Photo Spot pictures will be our definitive Mickey and Minnie photos from this trip.
Our temporary Epcot Photo Spot pictures will be our definitive Mickey and Minnie photos from this trip.
ColdSarsaparilla
Well-Known Member
While I agree these are first world problems we're talking about here, the fact remains that it's providing a worse product.
And we're paying a premium for it.
And they're not about to pass along the cost savings to the consumer.
asianway
Well-Known Member
That happens all the time with human photopass
Surferboy567
Well-Known Member
Btw...was being sarcastic about the whole photopass post.
Indy_UK
Well-Known Member
So they’re going to take a photo of us a family using our own camera?
Jon81uk
Well-Known Member
If you ask them nicely they will. Even if a human is taking the PhotoPass photos you can still ask the character attendant to take photos of you (and this applies at restaurants as well).
asianway
Well-Known Member
Yes, and likely do just as good a job as photopass
Character attendants have always been willing to take photos with your camera.
SirWillow
Well-Known Member
If all you are wanting is just the posed photo, then anyone can do as good a job as photopass (sad that the boxes can't even do that well). Where Photopass shines isn't the one or two posed shots that anyone can take, it's all of the candids and extras that they take- ones that attendants will rarely to never take with your camera.
Or anyone with a Disney nametag. All you got to do is ask them.
And the automated cameras are not likely to catch those moments either.
SirWillow
Well-Known Member
Well if the dumb boxes can't even catch the posed shot decently, then there's no way they are actually going to get the candids, hugs, greetings, or other stuff at all.
DisAl
Well-Known Member
You are 100% correct.Well if the dumb boxes can't even catch the posed shot decently, then there's no way they are actually going to get the candids, hugs, greetings, or other stuff at all.
This has to be one of the worst decisions ever made by WDW management so far as customer satisfaction with one of their products is concerned. Not only that, they sold what was a premium product at a premium price, but now have degraded the product to a piece of nearly worthless junk. It feels like ordering (and paying for) a filet and getting bologna instead.
Sounds almost like a breach of contract to me.
Maybe one of those TV lawyers will learn about this and file a class action lawsuit. After they get THEIR fees those who purchased MM before the the changes would probably get at least $3 each!
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FigmentFreak
Well-Known Member
You are 100% correct.
This has to be one of the worst decisions ever made by WDW management so far a customer satisfaction with one of their products is concerned. Not only that, they sold what was a premium product at a premium price, but now have degraded the product to a piece of nearly worthless junk. It feels like ordering (and paying for) a filet and getting bologna instead.
Sounds almost like a breach of contract to me.
Maybe one of those TV lawyers will learn about this and file a class action lawsuit. After they get THEIR fees those who purchased MM before the the changes would probably get at least $3 each!
Bob Iger's response to the bolded red statement above....hold my mickey bar!