Has PhotoPass changed at Aulani?

[dsneygirl]

When the resort first opened people reported receiving an Aulani PhotoPass card and adding the photos to their online PhotoPass account.

I saw one recent post though that perhaps implied that Aulani photos can't be viewed online -- all photos are viewed in the store at Aulani.

Also, I'm hoping to somehow add my Aulani photos to a Disneyland PhotoPass CD. I remember reading someone saying that they couldn't do this _online_ but were successful in doing this by taking their Aulani PhotoPass card to a store at Disneyland and ordering the CD from the store at Disneyland with their Aulani and Disneyland photos combined. Perhaps this was a fluke though due to confusion around Aulani opening and is no longer allowed.

Can anyone help with these questions I have?
1) Do they still provide a PhotoPass card at Aulani?
2) Can Aulani photos be viewed online?
3) Can an Aulani PhotoPass CD be ordered after leaving Aulani?
4) Is there any way to combine Aulani and Disneyland PhotoPass photos on one CD to save money?

 

[vpalmer]

We checked out on June 1st and did a lot with Photopass. We did the Photo Beach Session for $150 and paid an extra $50 and got all our photopass pictures on a second CD. We had a total of 272 pictures and we were really happy with the results.

As for your questions:
1) Do they still provide a PhotoPass card at Aulani? Yes, and even though they only have 16 photographers, they seemed to me to be everywhere! We even got a photopass picture from the Lazy River.
2) Can Aulani photos be viewed online? We were told, yes. She gave me my cards even though we bought the CD at the resort and said they could be viewed online.
3) Can an Aulani PhotoPass CD be ordered after leaving Aulani? Not sure, but I think yes. We were getting the $50 deal, and that had to done at the resort.
4) Is there any way to combine Aulani and Disneyland PhotoPass photos on one CD to save money? I have no idea...
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[kerickson]

Vpalmer
Did you prebook the private photo session before you arrived? Do you know how easy it is to book when you are there. I want to do it but don't know yet what day will work best for us

 

[vpalmer]

Vpalmer
Did you prebook the private photo session before you arrived? Do you know how easy it is to book when you are there. I want to do it but don't know yet what day will work best for us

I did prebook before I arrived, but it's easy to book once you're there, just go to the Photopass counter in the main store by the lobby. I can tell you if you're looking at sunset, they don't book on nights the Starlit Hui is performed, which most weeks is Monday and Thursday. We booked a Tuesday.

 

[MrsG]

We're visiting in July. Where is there info about Aulani Photopass and how do we prebook private sessions.

Thanks.

 

[FantasyIsland]

We had a private sunset beach photo session with Erik, he was awesome! They say the private sessions are only 20 mins but I think ours lasted closer to an hour! It was well worth it! With the addtional CD for only $50 we had over 500 photos from our weeks stay!

 

[dsneygirl]

We just got back and were able to combine our photos with our Disneyland photos on the same CD.

 

[kerickson]

I think PhotoPass is an area that could be improved at Aulani. Maybe it was just our experience, but I only saw a photographer twice during our 9 day stay. Maybe folks don't like being photographed in their bathing suits
but I wish they had been more accessable around the lobby when you first arrive, in the restaurants/bars... I'm glad we arranged for a private photo session. Those pics turned out awesome!