Photopass...opinions please!

mairinmaureen · 07-08-2008

I have been thinking and rethinking Disney's PhotoPass for the last couple of weeks. I have been on the PhotoPass website and it doesn't really give me the info I am looking for: price, etc. I am probably looking in the wrong place, but I need some help locating it.

Also, I have heard mixed reviews recently about PhotoPass. It is just DH and I going on this vacation, so I thought it would be a good way for us to have some photographs together. But, if I am paying a lot for the photos, I would love to have more than one or two which has been the biggest complaint I have heard as of late...lack of photo ops due to lack of photogs. We probably won't be searching out characters and may miss some opportunity there. Do you think this is worth it for just the two of us?

**DisneyTeacher** · 07-08-2008

I always look at the pictures when I get home and buy what I want then. I don't want to risk the pre-paid CD but we get as many pictures taken while we're as we can.

Daisee · 07-08-2008

We go as a family of 4, and we never buy the photo's. We take our own, and have a fun time doing it.

yankeevttch · 07-08-2008

The only time we used photopass is for our honeymoon. Anything other time we ask the photopass people if they can take a picture with our camera. Most of them are willing to do that for you.

Nastory4 · 07-08-2008

We sometimes purchase a photo from the web site. But I always ask the Photopass CM to also take a picture with our camera.

Daisee · 07-08-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by yankeevttch

we ask the photopass people if they can take a picture with our camera. Most of them are willing to do that for you.

We do the same thing.

mairinmaureen · 07-08-2008

Do you know how much the PhotoPass CD is if you buy it after your trip? I head there was a $99 special if you prepay, but I couldn't find that anywhere.

**DisneyTeacher** · 07-08-2008

I thought it was still $99 but I my be wrong. I would worry about getting $99 worth of pictures. We've never even come close to that but we also don't work very hard either.

**Dopey** · 07-08-2008

I think Lovemysons said it was still $99.00.
Even if you pre-pay it, you're not obligated to actually buy it, if the pictures aren't nice or there are not enough of them to justify the price. They state right on their website that they'll refund the money up to so many days after your vacation has ended

Daisee · 07-08-2008

Here is a link with a bunch of Photopass info. Not sure how updated it is....

It gives a lot of tips & prices at the end..

Disney's PhotoPass - July 2008

Boss Mouse · 07-08-2008

I like them. They take some great shots. And we use the heck out of them. Everytime we see on we stop and get shot? no photo'd? We have a picture taken.

**DisneyTeacher** · 07-08-2008

This isn't related to the original question but my tip for Photopass is always take a picture of the back of your card with your own camera in case you lose it. Once you get home you only need the number on your card to log on and claim your pictures. I'm sure that's all Disney needs if you wanted to see your pictures before you leave the parks.

mairinmaureen · 07-08-2008

Thank you all for the valuable information.

DT: I don't know if I want to take that risk either. $99 seems high, especially if my DH is in a "no photos" mood. You'd think he was a celebrity or something. Have fun on your trip tomorrow. How exciting!

Daisee: That website link helps A LOT. It's more informative than the official site.

Yankee, and Nastory: I never even thought of asking them to take a picture with my own camera. Great suggestion!

Dopey: That's a great option! That makes for an enormous amount of peace of mind if I do decide to prepay.

Boss: That is why I am so on the fence. I really want some great pics this trip. However, I have heard lately that the photographers are hard to find or they are grumpy when you ask them to take a picture. Have you had any such experiences?

mairinmaureen · 07-08-2008

DT: Wouldn't that be Murphy's Law? Thanks for the tip.

Daisee · 07-08-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by DisneyTeacher

This isn't related to the original question but my tip for Photopass is always take a picture of the back of your card with your own camera in case you lose it. Once you get home you only need the number on your card to log on and claim your pictures. I'm sure that's all Disney needs if you wanted to see your pictures before you leave the parks.

That is a GREAT tip!

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mairinmaureen Big Cheese Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: America's Roller Coast Posts: 763	Photopass...opinions please! I have been thinking and rethinking Disney's PhotoPass for the last couple of weeks. I have been on the PhotoPass website and it doesn't really give me the info I am looking for: price, etc. I am probably looking in the wrong place, but I need some help locating it. Also, I have heard mixed reviews recently about PhotoPass. It is just DH and I going on this vacation, so I thought it would be a good way for us to have some photographs together. But, if I am paying a lot for the photos, I would love to have more than one or two which has been the biggest complaint I have heard as of late...lack of photo ops due to lack of photogs. We probably won't be searching out characters and may miss some opportunity there. Do you think this is worth it for just the two of us? __________________ Aug. '93 – 1 Day – Magic Kingdom – Offsite (Marriott's Cypress Harbour Resort – 7 Days) April-May '99 – 8 Days – WDW – Dixie Landings Resort (Magnolia Bend) Sept. '08 – 10 Days – WDW – Port Orleans Resort Riverside (Alligator Bayou) *Next Trip:* April-May '10 – 8 Days – WDW – Caribbean Beach Resort My Disney Countdown Counting down to: 155 days 15 hours 31 minutes

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DisneyTeacher Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: WDW in my dreams Posts: 18,305	Re: Photopass...opinions please! I always look at the pictures when I get home and buy what I want then. I don't want to risk the pre-paid CD but we get as many pictures taken while we're as we can. __________________ ~Stephanie~ 1993 Caribbean Beach Resort ~ 1996 Caribbean Beach resort ~1997 Caribbean Beach Resort ~2003 Wilderness Lodge ~2004 Beach Club Resort/Shades of Green/Pop Century~ 2005 Wilderness Lodge Resort/Beach Club Villas ~ 2006 Saratoga Springs Resort~2007 Port Orleans French Quarter/Beach Club Villas/Boardwalk Villas ~ 2007 Port Orleans Riverside~ 2008 Wilderness Lodge/Beach Club Villas~2008 Beach Club Villas~2009 Hilton Head Island~ 2009 Beach Club Villas My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Beach Club here we come 242 days 15 hours 31 minutes

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Daisee taking a break Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,801	Re: Photopass...opinions please! We go as a family of 4, and we never buy the photo's. We take our own, and have a fun time doing it.

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yankeevttch Big Cheese Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Augusta, GA Posts: 697	Re: Photopass...opinions please! The only time we used photopass is for our honeymoon. Anything other time we ask the photopass people if they can take a picture with our camera. Most of them are willing to do that for you. __________________ Christina Salet May, Oct,Nov 06,April and Sept 08 POP Sept-oct 07 POFQ Dec 07 & Dec 08 All Star Music Thanks RTG for the avatar!!! My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Philly I am coming back...but I am only visiting Don't know when our next trip will be?

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mairinmaureen Big Cheese Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: America's Roller Coast Posts: 763	Re: Photopass...opinions please! Do you know how much the PhotoPass CD is if you buy it after your trip? I head there was a $99 special if you prepay, but I couldn't find that anywhere. __________________ Aug. '93 – 1 Day – Magic Kingdom – Offsite (Marriott's Cypress Harbour Resort – 7 Days) April-May '99 – 8 Days – WDW – Dixie Landings Resort (Magnolia Bend) Sept. '08 – 10 Days – WDW – Port Orleans Resort Riverside (Alligator Bayou) *Next Trip:* April-May '10 – 8 Days – WDW – Caribbean Beach Resort My Disney Countdown Counting down to: 155 days 15 hours 31 minutes

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DisneyTeacher Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: WDW in my dreams Posts: 18,305	Re: Photopass...opinions please! I thought it was still $99 but I my be wrong. I would worry about getting $99 worth of pictures. We've never even come close to that but we also don't work very hard either. __________________ ~Stephanie~ 1993 Caribbean Beach Resort ~ 1996 Caribbean Beach resort ~1997 Caribbean Beach Resort ~2003 Wilderness Lodge ~2004 Beach Club Resort/Shades of Green/Pop Century~ 2005 Wilderness Lodge Resort/Beach Club Villas ~ 2006 Saratoga Springs Resort~2007 Port Orleans French Quarter/Beach Club Villas/Boardwalk Villas ~ 2007 Port Orleans Riverside~ 2008 Wilderness Lodge/Beach Club Villas~2008 Beach Club Villas~2009 Hilton Head Island~ 2009 Beach Club Villas My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Beach Club here we come 242 days 15 hours 31 minutes

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Dopey eleventwentyten Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In the middle of the madness Posts: 11,468	Re: Photopass...opinions please! I think Lovemysons said it was still $99.00. Even if you pre-pay it, you're not obligated to actually buy it, if the pictures aren't nice or there are not enough of them to justify the price. They state right on their website that they'll refund the money up to so many days after your vacation has ended __________________ WDW Theme Parks Moderator - moderating with a twist x´¨) x¸.•´ ¸.•´¨)xxxx¸.•¨) (¸.•´ Adventures of an Innkeeper ´¨) Limser was my first MB friend ~ Pepperstink is my cheesy friend Doughnut, HB and Limser are my Michigan Martini Madness cohorts MissDisney is the better cookie baker Pu is back eleventwentyten Every morning is the dawn of a new error My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Going to meet Mickey and Friends

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Daisee taking a break Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,801	Re: Photopass...opinions please! Here is a link with a bunch of Photopass info. Not sure how updated it is.... It gives a lot of tips & prices at the end.. Disney's PhotoPass - July 2008

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Boss Mouse Gearing Up Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Coolsville Posts: 4,339	Re: Photopass...opinions please! I like them. They take some great shots. And we use the heck out of them. Everytime we see on we stop and get shot? no photo'd? We have a picture taken. __________________ 1979 - Wilderness Campground 1980 - Off site - I don't remember where. It was the 80's. 1999 - AllStar 2001 - Beach Club 2004 - Saratoga Springs 2005 - Beach Club 2006 - Saratoga Springs 2007 - Boardwalk 2008 - OKW 2009 - A Tree House! ___________________________________________ The Jungle VIP. "We did not inherit the world from our ancestors; We are borrowing it from our children." My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Monkeying around in a tree house Swinging w/the king

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DisneyTeacher Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: WDW in my dreams Posts: 18,305	Re: Photopass...opinions please! This isn't related to the original question but my tip for Photopass is always take a picture of the back of your card with your own camera in case you lose it. Once you get home you only need the number on your card to log on and claim your pictures. I'm sure that's all Disney needs if you wanted to see your pictures before you leave the parks. __________________ ~Stephanie~ 1993 Caribbean Beach Resort ~ 1996 Caribbean Beach resort ~1997 Caribbean Beach Resort ~2003 Wilderness Lodge ~2004 Beach Club Resort/Shades of Green/Pop Century~ 2005 Wilderness Lodge Resort/Beach Club Villas ~ 2006 Saratoga Springs Resort~2007 Port Orleans French Quarter/Beach Club Villas/Boardwalk Villas ~ 2007 Port Orleans Riverside~ 2008 Wilderness Lodge/Beach Club Villas~2008 Beach Club Villas~2009 Hilton Head Island~ 2009 Beach Club Villas My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Beach Club here we come 242 days 15 hours 31 minutes

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mairinmaureen Big Cheese Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: America's Roller Coast Posts: 763	Re: Photopass...opinions please! Thank you all for the valuable information. DT: I don't know if I want to take that risk either. $99 seems high, especially if my DH is in a "no photos" mood. You'd think he was a celebrity or something. Have fun on your trip tomorrow. How exciting! Daisee: That website link helps A LOT. It's more informative than the official site. Yankee, and Nastory: I never even thought of asking them to take a picture with my own camera. Great suggestion! Dopey: That's a great option! That makes for an enormous amount of peace of mind if I do decide to prepay. Boss: That is why I am so on the fence. I really want some great pics this trip. However, I have heard lately that the photographers are hard to find or they are grumpy when you ask them to take a picture. Have you had any such experiences? __________________ Aug. '93 – 1 Day – Magic Kingdom – Offsite (Marriott's Cypress Harbour Resort – 7 Days) April-May '99 – 8 Days – WDW – Dixie Landings Resort (Magnolia Bend) Sept. '08 – 10 Days – WDW – Port Orleans Resort Riverside (Alligator Bayou) *Next Trip:* April-May '10 – 8 Days – WDW – Caribbean Beach Resort My Disney Countdown Counting down to: 155 days 15 hours 31 minutes

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mairinmaureen Big Cheese Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: America's Roller Coast Posts: 763	Re: Photopass...opinions please! DT: Wouldn't that be Murphy's Law? Thanks for the tip. __________________ Aug. '93 – 1 Day – Magic Kingdom – Offsite (Marriott's Cypress Harbour Resort – 7 Days) April-May '99 – 8 Days – WDW – Dixie Landings Resort (Magnolia Bend) Sept. '08 – 10 Days – WDW – Port Orleans Resort Riverside (Alligator Bayou) *Next Trip:* April-May '10 – 8 Days – WDW – Caribbean Beach Resort My Disney Countdown Counting down to: 155 days 15 hours 31 minutes

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