Photo pass plus changing to...

[BuzzBelleMom]

My Mickey Mail is due to ship in the next two weeks, wonder if I will get new stuff or old stuff?

The more I think about not having to carry the card and run back and forth if we are not on the same rides, the more I am loving this!

 

[2Tiggies]

My Mickey Mail is due to ship in the next two weeks, wonder if I will get new stuff or old stuff?

The more I think about not having to carry the card and run back and forth if we are not on the same rides, the more I am loving this!

If you ordered PP+ on the pre purchase link they would have already sent you the voucher ahead of time. I'm a bit unclear whether this MM+ extra is going to be for PP+, for just regular PP or for all guests/onsite guests.

A side note on having PP added to your magic band rather than using the card, I'd personally not be rushing to do that just yet if the card is still an option. Several folk who have had their pics added by scanning the band instead of the card have reported photos 'gone for good' and mixed up pics from other parties on their account. It sounds like there are still glitches with the PP system functioning on the MB's. I have not had personal experience of this and am only relaying reports from the boards, so take it as you will, but read up and see how you feel about it first

Have a great trip

 

[minie_meese]

Our group of 9 in 3 different rooms just returned this week. We had PP+ and Magic Bands and used the MAgic Bands for photopass instead of photopass cards. We had to use the PP+ card for ride photos but all other photos but 2 were linked using one of the many magic bands. We got a card from one photographer whose Magic Band scanner was not working. All of our photos are accessible through MDE's Photopass link which sounds like it will change to Magic Memories. There is one set of 3 photos that was taken on the bridge in EPCOT going into France missing. I have a trace on it. Everyone in the group is linked into my reservation either directly or as a "friend". Most of the photos showed up in the evening they were taken. I entered the PP+ card id into my MDE photopass at the end of the first day. Once I did the ride photos from that day showed up. One oddity, I needed to enter the number a second time because photos taken after the first day didn't show up until I did. When we returned home I added boarders to many of the photos and could download the ride photos. I had to "order" the CD as a download and enter the promotion code from the PP pre-order to download all of the photos. All in all it worked pretty well. It will be great if the PP+ ride card is linked to Magic Bands.

 

[BuzzBelleMom]

If you ordered PP+ on the pre purchase link they would have already sent you the voucher ahead of time. I'm a bit unclear whether this MM+ extra is going to be for PP+, for just regular PP or for all guests/onsite guests.

A side note on having PP added to your magic band rather than using the card, I'd personally not be rushing to do that just yet if the card is still an option. Several folk who have had their pics added by scanning the band instead of the card have reported photos 'gone for good' and mixed up pics from other parties on their account. It sounds like there are still glitches with the PP system functioning on the MB's. I have not had personal experience of this and am only relaying reports from the boards, so take it as you will, but read up and see how you feel about it first

Have a great trip

Oh, I had the PP+ attached to my package, so I have not received anything yet. It is either going to come with my Mickey Mail or be waiting for me at check-in.

As for the lost photos, I keep hoping that will be fixed in five weeks. I have had problems in the past (used a really old card that would not scan), so I am sure DH will insist on back-up media.

 

[Fivemuggles]

Oh that sounds awesome!! Hopefully when we Arrive on the 26 it will me rolled out!

 

[2Tiggies]

Oh, I had the PP+ attached to my package, so I have not received anything yet. It is either going to come with my Mickey Mail or be waiting for me at check-in.

As for the lost photos, I keep hoping that will be fixed in five weeks. I have had problems in the past (used a really old card that would not scan), so I am sure DH will insist on back-up media.

I forgot you could now attach it to your package - that explains it. I didn't mean to play the scaremonger. Just wanted to make sure you made an informed choice. I think everyone is hoping they sort out as many of the issues as possible asap! It can only bet better

 

[BuzzBelleMom]

I forgot you could now attach it to your package - that explains it. I didn't mean to play the scaremonger. Just wanted to make sure you made an informed choice. I think everyone is hoping they sort out as many of the issues as possible asap! It can only bet better

No problem - I appreciate you looking out for me! I did not know I could attach it until I called to change something and the CM offered to do it.

And yep, improving is the only option.

 

[ktlm]

A side note on having PP added to your magic band rather than using the card, I'd personally not be rushing to do that just yet if the card is still an option. Several folk who have had their pics added by scanning the band instead of the card have reported photos 'gone for good' and mixed up pics from other parties on their account. It sounds like there are still glitches with the PP system functioning on the MB's. I have not had personal experience of this and am only relaying reports from the boards, so take it as you will, but read up and see how you feel about it first

Have a great trip

We were there last week. We used the card at the recommendation of the cm who gave it to us who said they were still having some glitches with the bands. Didn't help. I've had a group of lost photos here and there, but this time I had at least 6 groups of lost photos, and also had photos of 5 other families. It is a mess. We've used photopass every year for the last 6 years and I've never had so many issues.

 

[ktrask]

We ordered PP+ with our package...this could be an interesting change for sure.

 

[Muddypaws]

Are there any rumours that the price will increase with the changes? I was going to wait to decide if we should purchase PP+ this year, but maybe I should order it sooner.

 

[fabulousfive]

Thanks for the heads up! I'm waiting for my PP+ package to arrive. I ordered it last week.

 

[blumski]

We arrive on Tuesday and wondering if this starts today or exactly when? Does anyone know?

 

[tracydeech]

We arrive on Tuesday and wondering if this starts today or exactly when? Does anyone know?

Some have said they have been using the bands already linked to their PP. with some glitches though.

 

[2Tiggies]

We were there last week. We used the card at the recommendation of the cm who gave it to us who said they were still having some glitches with the bands. Didn't help. I've had a group of lost photos here and there, but this time I had at least 6 groups of lost photos, and also had photos of 5 other families. It is a mess. We've used photopass every year for the last 6 years and I've never had so many issues.

They really need to get this fixed sooner rather than later! Yes, these are the kinds of reports I was referring to, although I had been under the impression that the majority were caused by MB's not functioning correctly - however this does not seem to be exclusive to MB's

Also, the fact that PP+ is non refundable is just slightly annoying because you don't even have the option to say the heck with it and cancel for a refund

I hope they find your missing photos for you!!

 

[blumski]

So did this start yesterday? Anyone there that knows?

 

[Tormania]

I planned on ordering PP+ in the next week for our upcoming trip in Dec. Will this change what we get then??

 

[squirrel4569]

Very curious to see how this will roll out. We've had some issues with missing pictures and other families in our pictures in the past, but was always able to solve the issue with the PP people. Last year I visited the PP center at MK and they hunted through the pictures that I was missing until they found them. Best thing to do with that is just be pleasant and understanding and they will be more than willing to help.

This year we forgot to pick up some pictures from TPL and they shipped them to us after we got home. We were right in the middle of the site switchover and some of the pictures didn't switch properly so I spent some time on the phone with them and they found the pictures and realized they were marked as hidden and once they un-hid them everything was fine. We had an issue where they didn't ship the CD as well so they shipped it again, then the original finally shipped many weeks later so we wound up with two.

I always log into the PP site each day to make sure that our pictures are showing up and we keep track of what we wore, where we went, etc, so if something is missing we can help look for it.

I am really hoping that the MagicBands are available to off-site guests and you can store your PP info on the bands. That will be great for our group if/when we decide to split up.

Again, it just depends on how it's implemented. It could be awesome or it could be a total disaster. It seems like the transition periods are the hardest to manage so fingers are crossed that by next summer the bugs are worked out.

 

[telecomguy]

I planned on ordering PP+ in the next week for our upcoming trip in Dec. Will this change what we get then??

Same here. We used PP+ last year, and I really liked getting all those restaurant photos and ride photos for free. Hoping to use it a lot more this year. Was planning on purchasing it ahead of time because we forgot until it was too late last year and had to buy it at DD when we got there.

 

[telecomguy]

Are there any rumours that the price will increase with the changes? I was going to wait to decide if we should purchase PP+ this year, but maybe I should order it sooner.

I haven't heard of any price increases, but if you go to the pre-order page, it looks to be more expensive now than it was before. I seem to recall that both PP and PP+ were cheaper in previous years, although I could be wrong?

https://mydisneyphotopass.disney.go.com/wdwmemories

 

[fabulousfive]

I haven't heard of any price increases, but if you go to the pre-order page, it looks to be more expensive now than it was before. I seem to recall that both PP and PP+ were cheaper in previous years, although I could be wrong?

https://mydisneyphotopass.disney.go.com/wdwmemories

The prices are the same today in the above link as they have been for awhile. Not to say that they couldn't go up with this new rollout though.