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[Belle Ella]

I also heard the GAD was ending soon.......we're still good to use our vouchers this summer right???? I have the voucher printed.....I sure hope they honor it at the end of July!!!

We are using our for the FP's as well.....busy summer crowds...the bonus FP's will be nice!! We'll get 3 days to do them....3 people, 3 different days. I'm using mine for the pins/figurine....I'm a sucker for pins & Disney stuff!!! lol

Derek is using his with the church group he's going with on a mission to Tijuana end of June. They volunteered & signed him up thru them....so we'll be minus his voucher for our trip....but I think we'll be fine!

From everything that I've read Laurie, we are all clear with our vouchers!

I'm a little envious you'll have more than 1 day of the FP's. Since I'll be the only one in my party who did the GAD thing, we'll just have the one day for 2 people. And of course the big ride that I care about I'll be doing Single Rider anyway.

 

[DisneyStitch626]

Hey, I hope you don't mind me subscribing to your thread! I am loving your stories! I am reading your Sept/09 PTR right now, and I am getting excited to read the TR for it. I can't wait for my trip but I think I still have over 200 days to wait. Not sure how I am going to be able to do it!

Oh! And thank you for rooting for Canada for the hockey game!

 

[Belle Ella]

Hey, I hope you don't mind me subscribing to your thread! I am loving your stories! I am reading your Sept/09 PTR right now, and I am getting excited to read the TR for it. I can't wait for my trip but I think I still have over 200 days to wait. Not sure how I am going to be able to do it!

Oh! And thank you for rooting for Canada for the hockey game!

I love new subscribers!! I was so afraid all of our total rambling would scare people away, lol. In case you haven't noticed, I love, love LOVE chit chat!

And you're very welcome. I figure it's only just since Canada does provide me with my favorite hockey players ...

 

[DisneyStitch626]

I love chit chat. It will be nice to finally chat with someone who gets as excited as I do. And I have reason to be excited. It's been 13 YEARS since I have been! I know, I know, there should be no excuse for that kind of time away from the mouse, but I just haven't had the money. And being so far away kinda makes it hard. But I am finally going to do it! And after I get the boyfriend hooked (it'll be his first time), I am sure we will be going back way more often! I will be dragging him if he protests!

 

[Belle Ella]

Living far away, I coud see it being harder to get back. It's only a 6 hours drive (unless I'm being bad) from where we are and even shorter via plane so the voyage is a little more manageable cost-wise. But there was a time when I didn't go often. Then I made the mistake of going solo and the second I get home all I can think about is going again .. and again ... and again!

It's the snowball effect!

 

[DisneyStitch626]

A solo trip would be so cool! But I think the boyfriend will love it too much to stay home the next time i'll want to go. But I am sure I could convince him to split up for a couple hours so I could wander on my own for a bit. I am into photography too, although I haven't taken any classes yet. I would like to take a small one before we go. There's so many photo opportunities there I don't want to miss!!

On a slightly different note. Can I ask you how the Photopass works? I read a bit of the description on stitchkingdom.com, but it was mostly directed towards WDW. Just three things I want to know, if you don't mind me asking.

1. How much does the CD cost? And do you order it while you are at the park, or when you get home? I really think if I am going to get a Photopass, the CD would be the best choice!

2. Can you get the photos where they add the Disney characters in? I saw a few with Stitch in the WDW information, and I LOVE that!

3. Can you get photopass pictures taken at character meals? I plan to get lots of character pictures taken, and for my birthday, I am planning on going to PCH Grill so I can meet Stitch, and I want good pictures of that!

Let me know if I am babbling too much!

 

[wvnative]

I am so thoroughly caught in the snowball that I don't have a "snowballs' chance in... well, you know.. of not being mid plan at any time. I'm okay with that though.

Now I'm debating back to back trips next year depending on the dates that get chosen and my courseload that semester.

 

[Belle Ella]

On a slightly different note. Can I ask you how the Photopass works? I read a bit of the description on stitchkingdom.com, but it was mostly directed towards WDW. Just three things I want to know, if you don't mind me asking.

I'm off to get food and hopefully see Alice in Wonderland afterward, but tonight I'll give you a good description on how PhotoPass works for DLR - it's mostly the same as WDW from what I understand except in price.

And Denise, you know what? I never stood a "snowballs" chance in H-E-Double Hockey Sticks from the get-go!

 

[kaoden39]

I love new subscribers!! I was so afraid all of our total rambling would scare people away, lol. In case you haven't noticed, I love, love LOVE chit chat!

And you're very welcome. I figure it's only just since Canada does provide me with my favorite hockey players ...

No We aren't chatty are we? We are shy and retiring.

 

[DisneyStitch626]

That's cool, I can wait. I hope you enjoyed Alice!! I really want to see it!

 

[Belle Ella]

1. How much does the CD cost? And do you order it while you are at the park, or when you get home? I really think if I am going to get a Photopass, the CD would be the best choice!

2. Can you get the photos where they add the Disney characters in? I saw a few with Stitch in the WDW information, and I LOVE that!

3. Can you get photopass pictures taken at character meals? I plan to get lots of character pictures taken, and for my birthday, I am planning on going to PCH Grill so I can meet Stitch, and I want good pictures of that!

Let me know if I am babbling too much!

1. If I remember correctly the CD for Disneyland costs 59.99 + shipping and handling - a lot cheaper than the disc for WDW. But sometimes they offer discounts. I remember last summer they were using PhotoPass cards that had a $10 discount on them and right now they actually have a code for $15 dollars off through sometime this month. At their website they'll have a special tab for "Special Offers" so when you are going to order yours, remember to check there to see if you can save some green.

2. You mean a photo like this one:

I have one with Stitch as well, but I haven't uploaded it to my Flickr. I think there are a few other options that they have, but I cannot remember what they are. The great and fun PP photographers will suggest fun poses like those, but sometimes you have to do the prodding yourself.

3. Unfortunately, no. From my experiences at the character meals and my understanding from others is that they don't do any PhotoPass inside while dining and interacting with the characters. But that doesn't mean that you can't get good photos on your own so long as you have a camera. But, the photo that you take before going in can be added to your account if you purchase the photo while you are dining (there's a special code for it on the photo itself).

Hope any of that helps!

No We aren't chatty are we? We are shy and retiring.

Shy and retiring is right

That's cool, I can wait. I hope you enjoyed Alice!! I really want to see it!

I did enjoy it! I want to see it again in 2D though. That 3D stuff gives me a whopper of a headache and it's hard for me to follow sometimes. I swear, by the time my eyes adjust to what I'm seeing, the movie is over!

 

[DizNee Luver]

But, the photo that you take before going in can be added to your account if you purchase the photo while you are dining (there's a special code for it on the photo itself).

I sure wish people would have told me this before!!! We always purchase the photo package at the meals & had no idea we could tie it in to our photopass pics!!!!
Do you need to let them know we want to do that or ask them to show us the code & then enter it like you would if you had multiple photopass cards??

 

[Belle Ella]

I sure wish people would have told me this before!!! We always purchase the photo package at the meals & had no idea we could tie it in to our photopass pics!!!!
Do you need to let them know we want to do that or ask them to show us the code & then enter it like you would if you had multiple photopass cards??

You learned something new today! And all you have to do is purchase it. No need to let any CM know anything. If you have any of your photo's available, slide it out of the holder and look at the edges. There's a little code printed on them that works just like the photopass cards.

I totally forget how I found out about it in the first place, I just know no CM ever mentioned it to me.

HAHA! Here's a funny story. We had the same CM hand us our photos for both Ariel's Grotto and I think Goofy's Kitchen. We were seeing the same CM's over and over and over last September. It was cool.

 

[DisneyStitch626]

Thanks for the info! That clears things up a lot! Do you have to pay for all the photos that are taken at the breakfast, with your own camera? Or is that just if you want a professional one done? Do you know how much those are? Haha, sorry, I am just trying to figure out how much money I should set aside!

 

[DizNee Luver]

Thanks for the info! That clears things up a lot! Do you have to pay for all the photos that are taken at the breakfast, with your own camera? Or is that just if you want a professional one done? Do you know how much those are? Haha, sorry, I am just trying to figure out how much money I should set aside!

You have to pay for the "professional" package but you can ask them to take a pic with your camera as well for free. The package usually has a 5x7 & a couple 4x6's & runs around $35 (?)....so not cheap but if you can tie it back into your photopass cd....totally worth it to me!!

They will take every families picture whether or not you plan on purchasing their package....so getting them to take a pic with your camera is no big deal.

 

[DisneyStitch626]

Oh ok, well it does sound kinda pricey, but it will be our first ever character meal, and my 30th birthday, so I will probably splurge and buy the package. AND most definitely the Photopass cd. Sounds like such a great idea. As long as you get as many pictures as you can, i guess.

 

[kaoden39]

Good Morning!!

 

[Belle Ella]

Oh ok, well it does sound kinda pricey, but it will be our first ever character meal, and my 30th birthday, so I will probably splurge and buy the package. AND most definitely the Photopass cd. Sounds like such a great idea. As long as you get as many pictures as you can, i guess.

The more photos the better! And make sure to do some highlarious poses. Those are the best. I'm not so good at them.

And what is the secret to getting the most out of your PhotoPass CD? Make sure to add every single border to every single photo and make any edit imaginable. The cost doesn't change no matter how many photos or how many discs it ends up being.

Milk it for all it's worth!!

Good Morning!!

<-- Best way to spend a Saturday morning.

 

[kaoden39]

The more photos the better! And make sure to do some highlarious poses. Those are the best. I'm not so good at them.

And what is the secret to getting the most out of your PhotoPass CD? Make sure to add every single border to every single photo and make any edit imaginable. The cost doesn't change no matter how many photos or how many discs it ends up being.

Milk it for all it's worth!!



<-- Best way to spend a Saturday morning.

Kacy and Loren went to a concert in Orangevale last night at the Boardwalk. They saw Kacy's favorite band, and like 4 others for $15. But the thing is the venue is so small she got to meet the lead singer and get a couple of hugs from him. Kacy says that the venue is the best she has ever been to.

 

[DisneyStitch626]

Oh I will most definitely be milking it for all it's worth! I can't wait to play with all the borders and stuff!! I haven't even gone on the trip yet, and I am already thinking about the photos afterward.....is that sad?