Photopass+ questions...

Lucyred

Lucyred

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Is this recommended for a first time visit?

I want to do it and probably will. How many pictures do you usually get taken per day with their photogs? We'll be there 4 full day since we're staying with family after our world vacation.

I really want to have some great pictures from our first visit.
 
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Tishypops

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I think for your first visit it would be fab to have as you will want all of the iconic photos (in front of the castle/rck n coller coaster etc) and you will also probably do all of the major rides.
We did it on our last trip (obviously the standard one back then) and we absolutely loved it and will be doing the + version on our next trip for sure!
 
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popcenturylover

popcenturylover

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Totally worth it! We did it this past September & have some great pictures! You can get as many pictures as you want. Make sure that you ask the photographers for "Magic" shots. We didn't ask, therefore, we didn't get very many! It's especially great if you do character dining & ride all the rides that include them!
 
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mrsmtc

mrsmtc

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There is no limit on the numbers of photos you can have taken. We get in front of every photographer we pass. We also make sure to get the same shots at different times of the day, evening, night. It is just my hubby and me and feel it is worth it, so nice to have great pictures of the two of us.
 
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DVCOwner

DVCOwner

A Long Time DVC Member
We got photopass+ that last trip and found it to be a great bargain. We had 22 people in our group and was able to put everyone photopass into the system. Once we got done we had over 450 pictures taken during our five night stay. What was really neat where the pictures that had the photographer posed us and than some extra (such as balloons) was added to the pictures. We had a great time seeing who could come up with the best picture each day.
 
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goodlife78

goodlife78

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Lucyred said:
Is this recommended for a first time visit?

I want to do it and probably will. How many pictures do you usually get taken per day with their photogs? We'll be there 4 full day since we're staying with family after our world vacation.

I really want to have some great pictures from our first visit.
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I wish I would have for my sons first visit three years ago, we did photo pass last year , and this year we are doing PP+ it really is a great way to get all kinda great shots, plus family at home can log in and check out your pics and see what your up too that day, my mom loved seeing her grandsons pics as the day progressed, and the cd is great so u can print off share as many pictures as u like. I love it and def recommend it
 
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Weather_Lady

Weather_Lady

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I'm going to chime in with the flip side of the coin -- we've never paid for Photopass and I wouldn't generally recommend doing so. On our last trip, we got a Photopass card (not pre-purchased; just the kind they give you, and you can go online later and decide if you want to purchase anything) and had a few dozen Photopass pictures taken. We also carried my camera with me (an ordinary Kodak Easyshare point-and-click) and every time we had pictures taken, we asked the cast member to take some with my camera as well. (That's something I don't think people realize: any cast member you ask, including a Photopass photographer, will be happy to use your camera to take pictures of your family at any time, anywhere. All you have to do is ask.)

When we got home we looked it all over, and the pictures we took (or that were taken with CMs by our camera) were better, in almost every case, than the "professional" ones taken by the Photopass photogs, and of course, they didn't cost us a cent. We had also taken a few pictures of the on-screen displays of our better "on-ride photos" (I've since been told that this can be considered a no-no, but I had no idea at the time and no CMs said anything.) and lots of pictures of the scenery, our resort, our dining experiences, etc. We decided that none of the Photopass images were worth buying. Instead, I uploaded about a hundred of our own best photos to Shutterfly and designed a 12"x12" hardcover photobook memorializing our vacation, waited for a Shutterfly seasonal sale, and ordered copies for ourselves and family members for something like $30 apiece, a mere fraction of the $200+ we'd have paid Disney for Photopass and a photo book.

To me, spending money on photography that I can take myself for free (or ask a CM to take), or in the case of stock images, download online for free, would be a waste. However, it's a very individualized decision -- if the special Disney photoshopped images (e.g., your child holding Tinkerbell), on-ride photos, and not having to carry your own camera mean a lot to someone, then certainly I can see how Photopass might be worth it to them. Personally, it's not an expense I can justify.
 
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TJ1124

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We did the PP+ last August when we took our grandson and yes the CM's will take pics with your camera as well...but....when you do the PP+ that includes certain rides. You also can edit your pictures and add borders and emblems and all sorts of things. You can edit as many pictures as you want. We only took about 165 pictures but by the time we edited and added borders and such, we had more than 350. The photopass people told me to make sure you have edited all the pics you want before you order the CD because once you order it, you cannot edit anymore. Also, a little bit of info for anyone getting any kind of photopasses, you need to take a picture of the card/cards so in the case it gets lost, you will not lose any of your pictures. They have no way of looking for your pics without the number on the card. We had that happen to us, the card came off the lanyard somehow and were told they could not recover our pictures but when I told them I had taken a picture of the card with my phone, she was suprised that we had done that, and she transferred the pictures from the old card to the new card. You can xerox or take pictures of the card but if you have a phone with a camera, that works really good because you usually have the phone with you at all times.
 
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goodlife78

goodlife78

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Weather_Lady said:
I'm going to chime in with the flip side of the coin -- we've never paid for Photopass and I wouldn't generally recommend doing so. On our last trip, we got a Photopass card (not pre-purchased; just the kind they give you, and you can go online later and decide if you want to purchase anything) and had a few dozen Photopass pictures taken. We also carried my camera with me (an ordinary Kodak Easyshare point-and-click) and every time we had pictures taken, we asked the cast member to take some with my camera as well. (That's something I don't think people realize: any cast member you ask, including a Photopass photographer, will be happy to use your camera to take pictures of your family at any time, anywhere. All you have to do is ask.

When we got home we looked it all over, and the pictures we took (or that were taken with CMs by our camera) were better, in almost every case, than the "professional" ones taken by the Photopass photogs, and of course, they didn't cost us a cent. We had also taken a few pictures of the on-screen displays of our better "on-ride photos" (I've since been told that this can be considered a no-no, but I had no idea at the time and no CMs said anything.) and lots of pictures of the scenery, our resort, our dining experiences, etc. We decided that none of the Photopass images were worth buying. Instead, I uploaded about a hundred of our own best photos to Shutterfly and designed a 12"x12" hardcover photobook memorializing our vacation, waited for a Shutterfly seasonal sale, and ordered copies for ourselves and family members for something like $30 apiece, a mere fraction of the $200+ we'd have paid Disney for Photopass and a photo book.

To me, spending money on photography that I can take myself for free (or ask a CM to take), or in the case of stock images, download online for free, would be a waste. However, it's a very individualized decision -- if the special Disney photoshopped images (e.g., your child holding Tinkerbell), on-ride photos, and not having to carry your own camera mean a lot to someone, then certainly I can see how Photopass might be worth it to them. Personally, it's not an expense I can justify.
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I've done both and yeah CMs will take pics with your own cam, so sure it can be cheaper, but when we did it ourselves we need up buying attraction pics dining pics ect... After all said and done photo pass was cheaper for us especially if u want to get all your memories (rides,character dining,as well as iconic pics) it's also great having the disk to keep,save,let other fam members print off whatever they like. I've done both and for a first visit or honeymoon (yay 9 more days lol) it well worth it
 
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tracyandalex

tracyandalex

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We did the PP+ for our trip this past December and we loved it. Would we do it every trip, absolutely not, but since it was a longer trip and DD4 was able to ride most of the rides and we did a ton of character breakfasts it was worth it. We definitely stopped at almost every PP person and we asked for magic shots every time. When we finally ordered our CD (after all the editing) we had over 800 pics. I imagine we won't do it again until Dd is able to ride every rise (RR, Space Mountain, etc).
 
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nolatron

nolatron

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Another option is they now have an Attractions+ photopass card that you can use to get as many ride photos as you want. It's only $45. Then just hand photopass photographers your own camera for pictures.

We did a photopass+ this year and liked having it for the photographers but next trip I may just do the Attractions+ card and use my own camera.
 
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Zipadeelady

Zipadeelady

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Question...after paying the $149.00 and getting ride, dining and special pictures. Do you get all pics at no charge or do you then have to purchase a cd or pay individualy for each pic you like?
 
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draybook

draybook

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Don't forget that this package includes the RIDE pictures, so get those as many times as you can. I bet we had about 20 pictures from Dinosaur alone. It's absolutely worth it.
 
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Twhitty

Twhitty

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Weather_Lady said:
I'm going to chime in with the flip side of the coin -- we've never paid for Photopass and I wouldn't generally recommend doing so. On our last trip, we got a Photopass card (not pre-purchased; just the kind they give you, and you can go online later and decide if you want to purchase anything) and had a few dozen Photopass pictures taken. We also carried my camera with me (an ordinary Kodak Easyshare point-and-click) and every time we had pictures taken, we asked the cast member to take some with my camera as well. (That's something I don't think people realize: any cast member you ask, including a Photopass photographer, will be happy to use your camera to take pictures of your family at any time, anywhere. All you have to do is ask.)

I agree. We did this on one of our trips and I just don't see it worth the money to get the cd and then have to pay for your prints on top of it. Yeah, some of the editing options are nice but not worth the overall price.

When we got home we looked it all over, and the pictures we took (or that were taken with CMs by our camera) were better, in almost every case, than the "professional" ones taken by the Photopass photogs, and of course, they didn't cost us a cent. We had also taken a few pictures of the on-screen displays of our better "on-ride photos" (I've since been told that this can be considered a no-no, but I had no idea at the time and no CMs said anything.) and lots of pictures of the scenery, our resort, our dining experiences, etc. We decided that none of the Photopass images were worth buying. Instead, I uploaded about a hundred of our own best photos to Shutterfly and designed a 12"x12" hardcover photobook memorializing our vacation, waited for a Shutterfly seasonal sale, and ordered copies for ourselves and family members for something like $30 apiece, a mere fraction of the $200+ we'd have paid Disney for Photopass and a photo book.

To me, spending money on photography that I can take myself for free (or ask a CM to take), or in the case of stock images, download online for free, would be a waste. However, it's a very individualized decision -- if the special Disney photoshopped images (e.g., your child holding Tinkerbell), on-ride photos, and not having to carry your own camera mean a lot to someone, then certainly I can see how Photopass might be worth it to them. Personally, it's not an expense I can justify.
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disneygirl76

disneygirl76

Carey Poppins - Nanny and Disney Enthusiest
Lucyred said:
Is this recommended for a first time visit?

I want to do it and probably will. How many pictures do you usually get taken per day with their photogs? We'll be there 4 full day since we're staying with family after our world vacation.

I really want to have some great pictures from our first visit.
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Yes, I would. I fully and highly endorse the photopass as an amazing keep sake but fully admit that it is not for everyone. But this is your first visit! And I would make this a keepsake! Take as many pics as possible! Get all the ride photos! It will be a lifetime of memories!! I would do it for sure! :)
 
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