Disneyland Package Change for 2013 - No TTMM or Preferred Seating

[helenb]

According to this Touring Plans article

http://blog.touringplans.com/2012/10/05/10-things-i-learned-recently-at-disneyland/ in 2013 the DIsneyland packages will no longer have TTMM or preferred seating. Now I never used TTMM and of the preferred seating I only used Aladdin (I'll miss it for Aladdin...) so this isn't too much of a blow, but I know others may be affected more than I.

According to the same TP author, all of this will be replaced by... wait for it... a free ride photo. Whee...

I'm wondering if the AAA package will still have preferred parade viewing.

 

[ImTooExcitedToSleep]

We've known about the 2013 changes for quite awhile.

http://www.wdwinfo.com/disneyland/packages.htm

 

[helenb]

Thanks for the extra info!

 

[jsebsirois]

I don't think it's such a big lost anyway :

Preferred seating : execpt Aladdin, the other vouchers were not very useful...

TTMM : funny experience but you can use that hour to do more in the parks!

 

[I❤MICKEY]

According to the same TP author, all of this will be replaced by... wait for it... a free ride photo. Whee....

While I haven't booked directly in a long time I would say that the ride photo is pretty lame. Especially considering with photopass plus you get them anyway.

 

[jsebsirois]

Right about the PhotoPass +!

Let's hope this is a print photo, which is not the case with PhotoPass +.

 

[helenb]

Most of the ride photos are pretty lame... at least ours always seem to be. I prefer taking pictures of us in line for the ride, or boarding the ride. Those somehow always seem to turn out better. We never get Photopass (of any sort) and we've always been happy with our pictures.

I'd rather have Aladdin preferred seating than a ride picture, but it's not *that* big a deal. You'd think they could come up with a better perk though. What amazes me is that they still kept the pins and lanyards. We have so many of those, and they're just sitting in a drawer. Even the pin collectors probably don't care about those pins... there are so many of them floating around, they're not exactly rare! We do use the luggage tags, but I would't exactly cry if they went away. How about getting rid of the photo, the lanyards, the pins and luggage tags and coming up with a good perk, like a meal voucher or WOC FPs (or a couple of 'universal FPs') or something?

 

[DisneylandClub]

Excuse The Noob.
But What Does TTM Stand For? ;P

 

[hlbtimes2]

TTMM- Toon town morning madness. Its a character meet and greet, and little ceremony. Cute....but time for it to go away.

 

[yaya74]

This is offered by Costco Travel for the 2013 package:

"Disneyland® Resort Attraction Photo by Disney's Photopass® Service† – Receive one 5" x 7" attraction photo and a digital download of the same photo (one per package)"