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ineedmyblankie
05-15-2009, 02:06 PM
We just got back from Disney 11 days ago and I've been putting together some information for a friend. I sent him all this info about PhotoPass and thought that I would share, in case it would help anyone. (I'm sure most of these tips can probably be found here somewhere, but I already had them typed up all together.)
• Not all PhotoPass photographers are created equal. Just because you had your picture taken in a place one day, does not mean that you should not do that same spot a different day. First off, lighting may be different depending on the time of day. Secondly, some of the photographers are not professionals. Some of them take good pictures, but one of the people didn’t even focus on us. The picture was focused behind us – we are fuzzy.
• We didn’t think we would take that many pictures. However, we ended up with about 130…and that was before we did any edits or added any “frames” to the pics.
• If you get more than one PhotoPass card, you can synch them up at the photo place. I did this, but had to wait 15-20 minutes. The line is not usually short and people are going through every flippin’ picture on that was taken. Some, I assume, are even ordering the pics then. Either way, make sure that you take a pic of each PhotoPass card number. It would suck to lose a card and, as a result, lose those pics.
• Ask for the “magic” shots. If you go to stitchkingdom.com (I think that’s it), it will tell you what the magic shots are, as well as the places and times that they are available. There are some that I didn’t know about and may have tried to get, had I known. We got the Simba and Stitch (although I really don’t care about that one). I thought we got Tinkerbell, but I guess not. They automatically insert the character into the picture.
• In Animal Kingdom, the front entrance area isn’t really the best place for pics w/ the tree in the background. A lot of people are walking past and the distance isn’t that great. However, there is an awesome spot that we saw a PhotoPass person at between Africa and Asia. If you walk between the two, there is a section where you have a great view of the Tree of Life and they pose you right against the wall (so there isn’t anyone behind you).
• If you take pics of the Magic Kingdom at night, have the photographer make sure that both of the top and bottom of the castle are lit up. We have two sets taken at night (one of the whole family and one a different night of just DD and I) and in both the castle is not lit up at the bottom.
• Don’t hesitate to ditch the kids and take some of just you two. All these people are doing is taking pictures. If there’s no one waiting, you could probably ask them to take as many as you want. You can also try to have a couple taken of just the kids.
• At many of the character greeting places, there is a photographer. However, there are not always photographers. Also, at one of the character greetings, the photographer was having problems linking to the PhotoPass system. Don’t hesitate to ask the character’s handler to take pics for you. I'm sure they're used to that.
• At Magic Kingdom, a great place to take a pic is in front of the castle right near the statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse. Someone on our photoshare had a pic right there and it looked really cool w/ the statue and the castle together.
• There are a lot of choices to frame the pics. You upload your PhotoPass card number(s) and then you can edit and frame the pics. The frames vary in style. If it is a character picture, you can have the autograph overlaid on the pic. It’s nice that there is no limited to the number of photos on the CD. I have probably tripled my number of pictures by adding frames, signatures, etc.
• Print a map showing where all the PhotoPass photographers are in the parks. It would've been nice to know where they were to see if there were better places for certain pictures. We just happened to stumble on the Animal Kingdom one and I'm glad we didn't miss it. If we had a map, we might have known about it in advance and planned to make a stop there. I think they have maps on the stitchkingdom.com website.
• There really weren't lines for most of them. They also weren't actively asking people to take their pictures. They would just be standing around and you ask them. Only a couple had lines, like the castle at night or that one spot in Animal Kingdom b/w Asia and Africa. Other than those two, I don't really recall any lines. (I don't count waiting for characters as waiting for PhotoPass obviously.)
barbarabee
05-15-2009, 02:47 PM
Another tip: Have FUN with the photographer, don't just stand and smile, make funny faces, peace signs, bunny ears, hug each other, share a kiss, act like rock stars, whatever...the CMs love it when you play with the camera, pretend you are a movie star posing for the paparazzi - change your pose for every picture
Tara619
05-15-2009, 08:00 PM
Thanks for the info!
Sweety_tweety
05-15-2009, 09:13 PM
Write your name on the Photopass card with a Sharpie (permanent marker). Check to make sure the photographer gave you back your card. A few years ago one of our PhotoPass card was accidentally switched with someone else's card. One of our cards had about 1/2 of the pictures of another family. Obviously, there was another family out there as disappointed as we were.
A co-worker just returned from DW--she lost their Photopass, but fortunately she wrote down the Photopass #. A CM was able to pull up her photos with the card #. Looking forward to hearing some more tips.
katiebelle21
05-15-2009, 09:43 PM
Great tips! Thanks for sharing!
cwy_chu
05-15-2009, 11:06 PM
Great tips! Thanks for sharing!
• Ask for the “magic” shots. If you go to stitchkingdom.com (I think that’s it), it will tell you what the magic shots are, as well as the places and times that they are available. There are some that I didn’t know about and may have tried to get, had I known. We got the Simba and Stitch (although I really don’t care about that one). I thought we got Tinkerbell, but I guess not. They automatically insert the character into the picture.
I would like take those magic shots as much as possible. Is there a particular location or time or place that we can ask the photographer to take these pictures for us? Or can we ask just any photographers we ran into?
Thanks
ineedmyblankie
05-15-2009, 11:14 PM
I would like take those magic shots as much as possible. Is there a particular location or time or place that we can ask the photographer to take these pictures for us? Or can we ask just any photographers we ran into?
Thanks
We just asked some of the photographers for them, although we did keep forgetting to ask. The ones at Animal Kingdom though were good about just setting up the shot for Simba.
Here is the website I was talking about: http://www.stitchkingdom.com/disneysphotopass/
Scroll down and you'll see the Magic Shots section. There is lists the different shots, as well as where and when you can get them.
pixidust princess
05-16-2009, 08:00 AM
Thanks for the info. I am excited to use photopass on our october trip!
NorweJenNY
05-16-2009, 08:44 AM
You mention synching multiple Photopass cards by going to the photo place.
I could be mistaken, but can't you do that online quicker?
Alesia
05-16-2009, 09:06 AM
Combining your photopass cards in the parks is a really bad idea.
It can take a long time (as you discovered,) but worse is that there seems to be an issue with photos being deleted when people do this.
Just wait until you get home and put all the cards on one account.
ineedmyblankie
05-16-2009, 11:04 AM
Combining your photopass cards in the parks is a really bad idea.
It can take a long time (as you discovered,) but worse is that there seems to be an issue with photos being deleted when people do this.
Just wait until you get home and put all the cards on one account.
I needed to have more than one card, because the cards were going to be used on more than one PhotoPass account. Therefore, I had to get the cards all synched there.
If you and the people you are traveling with are going to be using one PhotoPass account, then definitely DON'T waste the time synching your cards there. (I agree w/ the previous posters.) Some of the photographers will just give you a new card. I mentioned that I already had a card and they said I could synch them. If they haven't started the next set of photos yet, they should be able to put them onto your other card too though. Or, just take the other card, take a pic of it and pocket it.
Again though, if you don't need more than one card with all the pics, DON'T waste your time synching them.
Alesia
05-16-2009, 11:50 AM
I needed to have more than one card, because the cards were going to be used on more than one PhotoPass account. Therefore, I had to get the cards all synched there.
If you and the people you are traveling with are going to be using one PhotoPass account, then definitely DON'T waste the time synching your cards there. (I agree w/ the previous posters.) Some of the photographers will just give you a new card. I mentioned that I already had a card and they said I could synch them. If they haven't started the next set of photos yet, they should be able to put them onto your other card too though. Or, just take the other card, take a pic of it and pocket it.
Again though, if you don't need more than one card with all the pics, DON'T waste your time synching them.
You could have put them on one account and shared the cost of the CD.
ineedmyblankie
05-16-2009, 11:54 AM
You could have put them on one account and shared the cost of the CD.
Thanks, I knew that though. I was part of a PhotoPass group, so I am already getting the CD. However, I wanted to have the option of doing a storybook or getting other products using my photos. Since the PhotoPass account isn't mine, and I have my own, I wanted to be able to upload another card onto my account. I had heard that you can't upload the same card to two different accounts and had decided not to risk it. Hence, more than one card.
Alesia
05-16-2009, 11:58 AM
Thanks, I knew that though. I was part of a PhotoPass group, so I am already getting the CD. However, I wanted to have the option of doing a storybook or getting other products using my photos. Since the PhotoPass account isn't mine, and I have my own, I wanted to be able to upload another card onto my account. I had heard that you can't upload the same card to two different accounts and had decided not to risk it. Hence, more than one card.
Got it.
meanmom121
05-16-2009, 02:03 PM
CAN i TAKE MY PHOTOPASS CD ANYWHERE AND HAVE PICTURES MADE OR AM I RESTRICTED TO ONLY HAVING PRINTS MADE THROUGH DISNEY?
ineedmyblankie
05-16-2009, 02:22 PM
Copied from Stitchkingdom:
"PhotoCD - This is the most popular and overall most cost effective option. You will receive all of your Disney's PhotoPass images (this does not include photos you have uploaded to the website or Disney stock photos) on CD as well as a license that you can print out and take with you to any digital photo processing center to order prints of any size at a drastically more affordable price than individual prints from Disney. :thumbsup2 You will get a copy of every Disney's PhotoPass image in your account, no matter how many CDs they consume. Each CD will contain a maximum of 500-700 photos (each CD containing multiple folders with 20 images each), so if you have 1200 images in your account, you will receive it on 2 CDs.
The images you receive on CD are in JPEG (.JPG) format and are roughly 6 MegaPixel in resolution, which while not on the cutting edge of digital camera technology, is usually quite sufficient for 8x10 and even larger prints. Actual pixel dimensions will vary, especially with images you may have cropped online."
meanmom121
05-16-2009, 02:24 PM
sold:thumbsup2 Thanks - I just read that whole article and somehow missed it:confused3
Poohbear5
05-16-2009, 03:11 PM
We just did our first photopass experience last week. Over 10 days, we had over 250 photos (without edits) but many were 6 shots of the same by each photographer. We only had a couple of photographers who were creative and suggested poses other than (put your arms around each other, smile at the camera).
ASK for the special effects poses because no photographer offered them to us without asking.
Even though most of the photos looked very similiar, we were pleased to be able to have shots of the two of us together on our vacation. We combined our own photos with photopass photos for the book.
We did photos over again in the same locations as we entered and left the park. Different times of day does make a difference in the lighting and squinting!
ineedmyblankie
05-16-2009, 08:42 PM
One thing I'm not sure of (and I'm finishing my edits tonight), if I upload some of my own photos, can I add borders and get them put on the CD?
Alesia
05-16-2009, 10:15 PM
One thing I'm not sure of (and I'm finishing my edits tonight), if I upload some of my own photos, can I add borders and get them put on the CD?
No. Only the pictures taken by photopass photographers will be on the CD.
ineedmyblankie
05-16-2009, 10:34 PM
No. Only the pictures taken by photopass photographers will be on the CD.
Thanks, Alesia!!!
cwy_chu
05-17-2009, 04:46 PM
We just asked some of the photographers for them, although we did keep forgetting to ask. The ones at Animal Kingdom though were good about just setting up the shot for Simba.
Here is the website I was talking about:
Scroll down and you'll see the Magic Shots section. There is lists the different shots, as well as where and when you can get them.
Great info! Thanks so much, I will definitely get the photopass when we go in August this year.
Lindsaygirl27
05-17-2009, 11:23 PM
How much are the photos???
Poohbear5
05-18-2009, 07:08 AM
We prepaid $149 for both the CD and photobook.
We were charged an additional $7 for the CD for postage and an additional $10 for the shipping on the photobook.
MickeezMeg
05-25-2009, 04:14 PM
i love all the information about photopass photos and photographers but i have a silly question... are the photographers as gracious if you ask them to use your own camera instead of theirs?
Carol23
05-26-2009, 12:17 AM
i love all the information about photopass photos and photographers but i have a silly question... are the photographers as gracious if you ask them to use your own camera instead of theirs?
I didn't have a problem with this at all, but I usually would ask the character handler to do the shots because it's difficult to juggle two cameras. But! especially when you meet tinkerbell, make sure you give your photopass card to the photographer before you go to tink. The photographer I had didn't ask me for my card, took the pictures and gave me a new card, which I promptly lost. I went in a second time, and the shots the same photographer took were of me talking to tink rather than posing. I would have loved to have the first card because we were both looking at the camera rather than looking at each other.
Also, when it comes to the magic shots, in DHS not all of the photographers know how to take specific shots, (the hot air balloon one specifically). The Lilo sitting on the bench, and the stich sitting on the bench are only shot around the time of the parade (read at a specific time). And finally, the magic shots can ONLY be shot during the daytime.
Best suggestion, get in on one of the photopass shares that are available on this board. This will save you a TON!! of money. I was part of a 5 person share and it was about $25 for as many shots as I wanted to take. (I believe I ended up with a few hundred shots!!!) Most of all have a GREAT time and enjoy yourselves!!!!
Alesia
05-26-2009, 06:33 AM
Best suggestion, get in on one of the photopass shares that are available on this board. This will save you a TON!! of money. I was part of a 5 person share and it was about $25 for as many shots as I wanted to take. (I believe I ended up with a few hundred shots!!!) Most of all have a GREAT time and enjoy yourselves!!!!
Paid shares are no longer allowed: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2156068
NorweJenNY
05-26-2009, 07:27 AM
i love all the information about photopass photos and photographers but i have a silly question... are the photographers as gracious if you ask them to use your own camera instead of theirs?
I didn't have a problem with this either. We generally let the photographer or handler use our camera as well.
And if you ever go with a larger group, that's a good time to try to split the cost with everyone for the photopass CD in advance. All the cards can be linked to the same CD.
For instance, if we go (me, dh, dsx2) with my bro, dsil, nephew & my mom, we can split 5 ways between the adults, just for our party of eight.
I just wish we'd thought of it when we were with an even larger group. Once we were with a party of 7 adults, which makes it that much cheaper. And ordering in advance also makes it even cheaper yet.
Write your name on the Photopass card with a Sharpie (permanent marker). Check to make sure the photographer gave you back your card. A few years ago one of our PhotoPass card was accidentally switched with someone else's card. One of our cards had about 1/2 of the pictures of another family. Obviously, there was another family out there as disappointed as we were.
A co-worker just returned from DW--she lost their Photopass, but fortunately she wrote down the Photopass #. A CM was able to pull up her photos with the card #. Looking forward to hearing some more tips.
That's a good idea, but also take a picture of the number on your photopass card with your own digital camera (be sure you can read it - generally you need low light and to get directly above it to get it). That way, if you lose your photopass card, you still have the number to get your pictures.
coccinelle
05-26-2009, 04:16 PM
I totally agree with having fun with the photographer. We did the photopass and some of the pictures are just about correct but many of them are absolutely beautiful and most important, we have some family pictures.
:grouphug:
My favorites are pictures of my daugther taken at MK, somewere betwen the castle and tomorrowland, around an area with roses. We were having some family pictures but my son needed a little moment to go to the restrooms. Good timing as usual!:rotfl:
:cutie: My daugther was wearing her tinkerbell dress and wings and she had found a little rose on the ground. Being her little playfull self, she started dancing and runing with the flower all around the roses bushes.:love: It was so cute...and my husband had left with my son...and the camera....:mad:
As no one was there but us, the photopass photographer just started taking pictures, and i was so happy to see that i would have pictures of that moment! And they turned out to be the most beautiful pictures of our entire trip .
Just to add one thing...on the photopass web site, the pictures dont look very good (poor light and colors) but when i got the cd, they were absolutely beautiful !
FreezinRafiki
05-26-2009, 04:21 PM
CAN i TAKE MY PHOTOPASS CD ANYWHERE AND HAVE PICTURES MADE OR AM I RESTRICTED TO ONLY HAVING PRINTS MADE THROUGH DISNEY?
The Photopass CD comes with a copyright release. You can have pictures printed anywhere - WalMart, Walgreens, Target, etc.
FreezinRafiki
05-26-2009, 04:25 PM
Regarding lost Photopass cards - if you have the patience and a good memory, CMs at photopass stations can help you get your pictures back. Each picture taken is tagged in their system. If you can remember that you had a picture taken with Tinker Belle at Pixie Hollow at around 12:45 yesterday, they can bring up every picture in their system that matches that criteria. You and the cast member will have a few hundred pictures to look through (depending on how detailed you are with the information you give them) to find the one of you, but once you find one picture of you, they can pull up the PhotoPass number and all of the pictures to a new card. I know, because I've done it!
Bayoumouse
03-22-2012, 06:37 AM
This may be a dumb question, but I usually use Shutterfly to print pictures and make photobooks of our vacations. Will I have any trouble transferring the pictures to the website from the photopass CD?
Bonniec
03-22-2012, 06:50 AM
CAN i TAKE MY PHOTOPASS CD ANYWHERE AND HAVE PICTURES MADE OR AM I RESTRICTED TO ONLY HAVING PRINTS MADE THROUGH DISNEY?
Disney gives you printing rights. Not the same as copyright. I.e. you can't take your photos and sell them. But you can print them as often as you like and as many as you want.
This may be a dumb question, but I usually use Shutterfly to print pictures and make photobooks of our vacations. Will I have any trouble transferring the pictures to the website from the photopass CD?
Nope, it's easy to do.
I also agree about getting pics done more than once. There is only so much those camera flashes can handle in Florida's harsh mid-day sun.
And pretty much anyone can get a job as a photographer there. While I am sure some are "professional", most won't have the best knowledge of photography so it is highly likely to get blurry shots. Ask them to take a few shots.
pooh2001
03-24-2012, 09:37 AM
5th trip to WDW - 1st timers with Photo Pass.
Thank you for this thread!
DIS is the best! :dance3:
disney fan4
04-01-2012, 03:37 PM
I pre-ordered the photo pass cd and am so glad I did! There are tons of great shots! I have read here that I need to save the photos in every size I think I might print them in, how do I do that? Is it under the edit tab? And then once I have edited and added borders to all the pics, I just add the cd to my cart?
Katti Michele
04-01-2012, 04:37 PM
Thanks for all the tips! It will be just me and DBF in December, so PhotoPass is a must if we want any pictures together! And I definitely want my monies worth for the price, so these tips are very useful!
becky31
04-02-2012, 11:20 AM
I'm leaving Thursday night... is it too late to pre-purchase the Photopass? I'm just now reading about this. Is it all just digital, or how does it work when I prepay?
AnjieNet
04-02-2012, 12:40 PM
I'm leaving Thursday night... is it too late to pre-purchase the Photopass? I'm just now reading about this. Is it all just digital, or how does it work when I prepay?
You can still prepurchase. Here's the site: http://www.disneyphotopass.com/previsitoffer.aspx
Price has gone up to $119, however. A credit will be in your account once you purchase and you can apply your credit when ready to order your CD. You can get the pictures by digital download or CD whichever you prefer once you get back. No shipping for download, obviously, whereas shipping for the CD is about $7.
WendyWonderland
04-02-2012, 01:03 PM
Do you have to have your photos put on a CD to use PhotoPass? We don't really keep tangible copies of photos and most of our albums are hosted online. I thought I read somewhere that uploading to Facebook and places online is free - it's only if you want your copies on a CD that there's cost involved.
Did I misunderstand, or is that how it works? :confused:
siskaren
04-02-2012, 10:07 PM
Do you have to have your photos put on a CD to use PhotoPass? We don't really keep tangible copies of photos and most of our albums are hosted online. I thought I read somewhere that uploading to Facebook and places online is free - it's only if you want your copies on a CD that there's cost involved.
Did I misunderstand, or is that how it works? :confused:
I don't know where you might have read that. I just checked http://www.stitchkingdom.com/disneysphotopass/ (which is a great resource for everything you need to know about PhotoPass) and it says you can purchase downloads at $14.95 a picture. The CD is the most cost-effective way to purchase PhotoPass pictures.
WendyWonderland
04-03-2012, 07:49 AM
I don't know where you might have read that. I just checked http://www.stitchkingdom.com/disneysphotopass/ (which is a great resource for everything you need to know about PhotoPass) and it says you can purchase downloads at $14.95 a picture. The CD is the most cost-effective way to purchase PhotoPass pictures.
I got this off the actual Disney World site.
Disney's PhotoPass Service is a picture-perfect way to make sure you capture all your magical memories—and get everyone in the picture—during your Disney vacation! With this complimentary service, you can view your photos online, and even share them with your friends and family through email and Facebook. And if you love a particular photo, or all of them, you can also purchase products and gifts that will ensure your vacation memories last a lifetime.
http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/guest-services/photo-pass/
But then, I went to the help page http://www.disneyphotopass.com/skins/100147/help/ViewingPhotos_Help.htm#sharing and it says that they don't actually upload the photos to Facebook, it's more or less a link that takes them to your Disney photo album page. Boo. :sad1:
So, you can share your album through Facebook and email without having to pay for anything, but to actually upload the photos to Facebook or have digital copies outside of the Disney hosted site, you have to buy the CD.
Disneyforus
04-05-2012, 01:51 PM
Are there photpass opportunities at the Water Parks?
AnjieNet
04-05-2012, 10:09 PM
Are there photpass opportunities at the Water Parks?
I'm not 100% sure but I think they are in the parks seasonally, like May-September. Maybe someone else has a more definitive answer.
merfsko
04-07-2012, 02:48 PM
I'm not 100% sure but I think they are in the parks seasonally, like May-September. Maybe someone else has a more definitive answer.
I have a photo of my sister and I at Blizzard Beach in January, so they USED to have some year-round (but that was back in 2009), so I don't know what it's like now. I remember seeing them on the lazy river and at the end of the family raft ride...
EpicKevin
04-08-2012, 05:48 AM
Here's a tip I learnt about last night from a friend and REAL Disney nut:
You can ask a Photopass Photographer to come somewhere to take a shot. The worst they'll say is "Sorry - I can't".
Obviously, if there's a queue you might not get away with it and I doubt you could take them anywhere - but if your fave spot near by - why not?
His example was in Hollywood studios - he's a massive Star Wars fan so he got the photographer to come from nearby to take a pic with him and the family with the At-At walker.
Enjoy! :thumbsup2
plutopuppy
04-08-2012, 02:42 PM
We are preparing for our trip in August and my DD found some new info on Photpass and I wonder if anyone can answer our question...the new prices on photopass are up and there is an opportunity (as before) to purchase in advance however, there is a "new" kiosk in the parks where you can purchase a newly introduced pkg that includes your ride photos(from certain rides) and shots at certain Character meals (O'Hana, Tusker House, 1900 Pk Fare etc) for only a few dollars more. Has any one heard if you pre-purchase your photopass before you go IF you can ADD this as an upgrade? Just curious :) Many thanks!:confused3
lindsmom
04-08-2012, 05:41 PM
We are preparing for our trip in August and my DD found some new info on Photpass and I wonder if anyone can answer our question...the new prices on photopass are up and there is an opportunity (as before) to purchase in advance however, there is a "new" kiosk in the parks where you can purchase a newly introduced pkg that includes your ride photos(from certain rides) and shots at certain Character meals (O'Hana, Tusker House, 1900 Pk Fare etc) for only a few dollars more. Has any one heard if you pre-purchase your photopass before you go IF you can ADD this as an upgrade? Just curious :) Many thanks!:confused3
It sounds like you are talking about the new "PhotoPass Plus" which costs $199.95. It includes a photo card with lanyard (so you don't have to keep track of your card), 400 stock photos you can use for a photo album etc, photos from dining at 8 different restaurants that have photo packages, and pictures from 7 different rides.
Personally, we don't ride most of the rides that have pictures on them, definitely not as a family so we wouldn't want those pictures. We MIGHT eat at ONE of the restaurants included but we can buy that package for $30 something dollars rather than the additional $100 for the plus package. I prepurchased the basic photopass for $99.95 and I'm looking forward to using it. But the price of the PLUS doubles the cost of the photopass. For us, no thanks.
Oh, and yes, if you prepurchase the standard photopass you can upgrade to Plus at the park. My receipt offered me that.
plutopuppy
04-08-2012, 06:40 PM
WOW! you got a great deal on your Photopass! When I looked it up it was 169.95! I felt the additional upgrade money wasn't too bad but if I could get the 99 deal.... WOW!:woohoo: we do eat at the restaurants and ride the rides so I guess for us it seems a bit better! Thanks for the information, and I am glad I now can call it by name!!:goodvibes
Funfire240
04-12-2012, 10:03 PM
[QUOTE=ineedmyblankie;31838088
• At Magic Kingdom, a great place to take a pic is in front of the castle right near the statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse. Someone on our photoshare had a pic right there and it looked really cool w/ the statue and the castle together.
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We had this done and our photographer also took individual pic of DD and DS which I thought was really neat - those are my 2 favorite photos from our trip.
Also, if you find some of your pictures are missing when you do get home, don't hesitate to contact photopass in an attempt to find them. We got home to find our Minnie pictures at Animal Kingdom were of a different family. At first I wasn't going to worry since I had some on my own camera but I contacted photopass, and provided the descriptions they asked for and they were able to recover and provide us with the correct photos. In other words, never hurts to try if you have a problem.
ratlenhum
04-17-2012, 01:06 PM
Are there photpass opportunities at the Water Parks?
yes there are. We have a bunch of photopass pics from the water parks.
Best Aunt
04-17-2012, 04:58 PM
When we did magic shots, SIL took a picture with her own camera. It lets us show people what the pose looked like before the magic was added. It's kind of cool, particularly the balloon magic shot.
It would also work well in any magic shot where you're supposed to look shocked (holding Tinkerbell or Stitch on the Bench). SIL didn't get these, but it would look pretty funny if you're shocked but there's nothing there to be shocked about.
Every time we see a Photopass photographer, we ask if he/she can do any magic shots.
ratlenhum
04-17-2012, 06:02 PM
This is our favorite magic shot. My son and Stitch are sitting on the curb infront of the ice cream parlor, and Stitch is eating an ice cream
http://174.122.132.2/~hubsmom/images/hs3.jpg
We had stopped to take these 2 shots
http://174.122.132.2/~hubsmom/images/hs1.jpg
http://174.122.132.2/~hubsmom/images/hs2.jpg
The photographer asked us if we wanted to do another cool shot and would we just walk up the street with him, or did we want to get going. There was a line behind us waiting to take these 2 sitting shots (there was another with both Mickey and Minnie but I can't find one right now) and he told those people he'd be right back. We walked up to the ice cream parlor, took this shot and went on our way. The photographer went back to his line.
ElizabethG
04-23-2012, 02:49 PM
WOW! you got a great deal on your Photopass! When I looked it up it was 169.95! I felt the additional upgrade money wasn't too bad but if I could get the 99 deal.... WOW!:woohoo: we do eat at the restaurants and ride the rides so I guess for us it seems a bit better! Thanks for the information, and I am glad I now can call it by name!!:goodvibes
The pre-visit photopass purchase is available to everyone. The price went up in March (when the regular price went from 150 to 170). It is $119.95.
http://www.disneyphotopass.com/previsitoffer.aspx
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