Pre-ordering PhotoPass

[PolynesianPrincess]

Hey ya'll. We're thinking or ordering either the PhotoPass or PhotoPass + for our trip in 2 weeks. How does it work exactly? How do you get your CD? Is it just like normal when you enter your photopass cards(s)? How do they know you pre-ordered the cd? So many questions, we just want to make sure we go about it the right way!!

 

[Howdy]

now that I have actually opened the CD that they sent, inside is a flier with a promotional code good for one photoCD. So basically you just load the photos up, log on and order your cd, then use the code to show that it's already been paid for and you're done.

 

[dreamfinder]

Hey ya'll. We're thinking or ordering either the PhotoPass or PhotoPass + for our trip in 2 weeks. How does it work exactly? How do you get your CD? Is it just like normal when you enter your photopass cards(s)? How do they know you pre-ordered the cd? So many questions, we just want to make sure we go about it the right way!!

Just to clarify. You cannot order "Photopass". Photopass is the service that disney offers.

The Photo CD is the product that most people think of when they think of Photopass. The Photo CD will include a copy of all pictures in your photopass account when you order the CD. You can preorder the photo CD any time prior to the first photo being taken. The current pre-order price is $119 for WDW, and you will get a credit in your online photopass account towards the CD. The Photopass+ service gets you the ride/dining photos as well, and includes a voucher for a photo CD order. This needs to be preordered 14 days in advance, as they mail you the voucher for pickup. The orders are only taking 2-3 days right now, but Disney likes to err on the safe side. The pre order for this is $169 for WDW.

With the pre order photo CD, the credit will be in your account (just like if you save a gift card to your Amazon account). Add all your photopass card numbers to your account, and do your edits. Once done, you would select the photo CD from the product offering. Then when you check out, the system will apply the CD credit towards your order. You will still need to pay for shipping, and any other products you order.

With the Photopass+, you get the paper voucher with a code on it. Once you claim all your photos and do your edits, you would once again add the photo CD to your cart. When you go through the checkout process you will see a box to enter promotional codes. You would enter the code from the voucher in that box. At that time the CD cost would go to zero.

 

[cornandacobb]

We'd split it between 3 people so it wouldn't be too bad (still expensive) plus with the Photopass + I know you can get your on-ride photos and we're dining at Ohana for breakfast and they are one of the dining locations where you can use it, too. We will see!

Do they only issue ONE Photopass card with the voucher though?
Your party would have to be together for the entire trip to fully utilize it?

My friends will be in DW from 127-12/12. My family will be in DW from 12/8-12/16.
We only have plans to meet up on a couple of days, but my friend asked if we wanted to go in on the PhotoCD for $119.
If I WERE to do it, it would only make sense to me if I did Photopass+ to have the rides added(we wouldn't be doing any of the dining options).
But I'm thinking it wouldn't work out with two seperate parties anyway, right?
Only one of us would get the CD?

 

[dreamfinder]

Do they only issue ONE Photopass card with the voucher though?
Your party would have to be together for the entire trip to fully utilize it?

My friends will be in DW from 127-12/12. My family will be in DW from 12/8-12/16.
We only have plans to meet up on a couple of days, but my friend asked if we wanted to go in on the PhotoCD for $119.
If I WERE to do it, it would only make sense to me if I did Photopass+ to have the rides added(we wouldn't be doing any of the dining options).
But I'm thinking it wouldn't work out with two seperate parties anyway, right?
Only one of us would get the CD?

You can have as many Photopass cards as your heart desires. Get and only use the one in your Mickey Mail, get a new one from each Photopass photographer, it doesn't matter. As of know there is no known limit to the number of Photopass cards you can have associated with a single online account.

However, when you buy Photopass+ you only get 1 Photopass+ card. You can still use normal Photopass cards, Photopass cards from the water parks, the slips from Jedi Training, whatever on your account as well, but you only get 1 Photopass+ card. The only reason you need that special card is to show the CM that you paid for the pictures. That is it. There is nothing else about it that makes the Photopass+ card magical beyond the fact it shows an expiration date. You do need the Photopass+ card to claim the ride or dining photos. The ride photos you can just write down the number and claim it later in the day, while dining you may need to show it at the time of. I don't know if they hold onto the printed pictures all day or not.

Regarding sharing, sharing the Photopass+ is kinda hard unless you are going to be touring in the same parks each day. Just text whomever has the card the ride photo number, and have the other party claim it. Or trade off mid trip, each party gets it for half the trip. Sharing the PhotoCD is real easy, you just need to both add all your cards to the same account online. Do all your edits, and then order the CD once you are done. You would only get a single copy of the cd(s), but you can order a second for $19.95, or make a copy of them yourselves once they arrive. If they only want the CD, and not the Photopass+ features, you could place the order, have them pay have the CD cost ($60) and you pay the remainder of the Photopass+ cost ($109). Then add all the cards to your account, do the edits, and then order the CD using the Photo CD voucher included with your Photopass+ pre order.

 

[cornandacobb]

You can have as many Photopass cards as your heart desires. Get and only use the one in your Mickey Mail, get a new one from each Photopass photographer, it doesn't matter. As of know there is no known limit to the number of Photopass cards you can have associated with a single online account.

However, when you buy Photopass+ you only get 1 Photopass+ card. You can still use normal Photopass cards, Photopass cards from the water parks, the slips from Jedi Training, whatever on your account as well, but you only get 1 Photopass+ card. The only reason you need that special card is to show the CM that you paid for the pictures. That is it. There is nothing else about it that makes the Photopass+ card magical beyond the fact it shows an expiration date. You do need the Photopass+ card to claim the ride or dining photos. The ride photos you can just write down the number and claim it later in the day, while dining you may need to show it at the time of. I don't know if they hold onto the printed pictures all day or not.

Regarding sharing, sharing the Photopass+ is kinda hard unless you are going to be touring in the same parks each day. Just text whomever has the card the ride photo number, and have the other party claim it. Or trade off mid trip, each party gets it for half the trip. Sharing the PhotoCD is real easy, you just need to both add all your cards to the same account online. Do all your edits, and then order the CD once you are done. You would only get a single copy of the cd(s), but you can order a second for $19.95, or make a copy of them yourselves once they arrive. If they only want the CD, and not the Photopass+ features, you could place the order, have them pay have the CD cost ($60) and you pay the remainder of the Photopass+ cost ($109). Then add all the cards to your account, do the edits, and then order the CD using the Photo CD voucher included with your Photopass+ pre order.

Wow. Thanks for all the feedback.
We'll have to think this over further.
My party would be doing all the thrill rides. Their party would not. But their party would be using some of the dining options.
Texting photo #s and whatnot seems like a pain.

 

[dreamfinder]

Wow. Thanks for all the feedback.
We'll have to think this over further.
My party would be doing all the thrill rides. Their party would not. But their party would be using some of the dining options.
Texting photo #s and whatnot seems like a pain.

Well, if you plan your schedules/rides well then you could just hand off the card and then get it back later. Some people did report success in just showing a picture of the card on their phone, but others have reported that the CMs are no longer supposed to accept that and instead ask for the actual physical card.

But they have purposely made Photopass+ difficult to share. It's a great way to combat photopass shares by requiring the card and only having it work for 14 days, everyone would want to have that card and not share with someone else.

 

[sarajo]

We just returned from our trip, and did the PP+ pre-order. If you plan on getting the photos from the character dining locations/shows/rides, it will be worth it. With our kids now riding all the photo rides, and wanting pics from every one (on every ride) we probably saved money by doing the PP+. Plus, our photos from Hoop-Dee-Doo and 1900 Park Fare were included, too. Just ordered the photo cd yesterday. I definitely think, for us, it was worth it! For others, I can see where it is not beneficial. Just assess your family's wants/needs!

 

[DisneyWall-E]

We orderd Photopass+ for our upcoming trip. Less than 2 weeks! and cant wait to use it. I am going to take full advantage of the Photopass photographers and we will use it at 2 of the resturants and all the rides. This is the first time my daughter will be able to ride most of the rides with height restrictions and would have wanted a pic from each one any way. So this will save us a lot of $$$$$.

 

[NewfieFan]

I just returned from a trip where I purchased and used the Photopass+. I had to buy it while at WDW for the regular price as I waited for the last minute to order it and then it was too late. (I thought this was stupid, actually! Why can't they send you an email voucher of some sort to claim the Photopass + at WDW when you get there!?! You can buy tickets for parties and such and claim the tickets when you get to WDW. This seems obvious to me but what do I know!?! *end rant*)

For us the Photopass+ was worth it. We were a party of 8 (3 families) and we mostly stuck together when touring the parks. We had a first timer with us and got to do a lot of the rides mulitiple times b/c of low crowd levels. We didn't do any of the dining locations that were included but I still feel we got our money's worth and then some. If I ever did a big family trip again I would order it in a heartbeat (but this time I would be sure to preorder to save myself a few dollars). The ride photos were really fun and we did silly poses/faces which just added to the fun. I would never pay the price in the parks for one ride photo but being able to get them all (and some multiple times) made the Photopass+ worth it!