Photopass in DLR

[Mousequake]

The details in your package may be out dated - the website which used to support the old PP+ no longer exists and from what I read you cannot get CDs, not to purchase or to buy in the park. They have simply remove this as an option and while they will honor the PP+ that were bought before they stop offering them - you will only get the product as it is today, meaning no borders and no CD.

I redeemed an old PhotoPass+ last week by calling-- they gladly sent me the CD. I told him I would rather just download them, and he said he'd be happy to set that up instead but it would take a few days as he'd have to contact the IT department and have them take care of it. I just waited the few days for the CD.

 

[sweethannah]

The details in your package may be out dated - the website which used to support the old PP+ no longer exists and from what I read you cannot get CDs, not to purchase or to buy in the park. They have simply remove this as an option and while they will honor the PP+ that were bought before they stop offering them - you will only get the product as it is today, meaning no borders and no CD.

The website looks like it still supports the photo cd still but when I tried to enter my code it said invalid. Now that could just be because I don't have any pictures uploaded yet mind you. I'll find out in a little while I guess lol.

 

[DisneyBelle_x]

I'm so disappointed to see the package gone, was really looking forward to having it as I love it at WDW, i won't be spending $39 per day for the privilege though

 

[lindyv321]

This change is so disappointing!! We have purchased PP+ on our last two trips and it was great! Our next trip is only a three day trip so I will probably buy two days since it's only $10 more than the previous price... I do like the one change which is the app and the ability to see/save/share your photos right from your phone

 

[Viviene Anthony]

I'm sure PhotoPass+ One Day was Disney's solution to money that they weren't making off of people not purchasing pictures, pre or post visit. As a Disneyland AP holder, I didn't usually use PhotoPass unless I have pictures taken during a special event or holiday. I know previously there was a way to get photos for free. With a simple search online, anyone could get links to videos on YouTube showing how to do it. Now that Disney watermarks their photos, they have halted this practice. Also, many people have their pictures taken and have the CMs take an additional photo with their own cameras/cell phones, so no need to purchase the PP photos. I have done the same...

Take your own camera and have the photographers take the photos you want of the family on that. At least you will still be able to continue your photographic collection.

^ Yes! And since everyone can purchase at any time, I would also suggest not pre-purchasing if you are visiting on multiple days and review your photos at the end of your visit before deciding which days you want to purchase so that you're not stuck having paid for a bunch of photos that aren't your favorites.

 

[lindyv321]

I plan on reviewing my photos before buying for sure! For us the PP+ was nice just to get all the fun ride photos.

 

[kaddie24]

This is so disappointing! I also hopped on here to see what was up with the PP+ as I couldn't find anything online. I just wanted everyone to know that I also submitted an email to express my disappointment. This was the first time I was really looking forward to this purchase, but I cannot justify spending $40 a day on these photos, I'm so disappointed.

 

[georgiesmum]

Does anyone know if the Disneyland photographers will still take photos using your own camera?

 

[tlovesdis]

Does anyone know if the Disneyland photographers will still take photos using your own camera?

Yes they will!

 

[Pooh2]

So disappointing!!

We got the photopass plus for our first disney trip/30th anniversary trip in 2014. The photographers were so much more enthusiastic about their jobs than we've experienced in WDW and we got so many cool photos.

Hope that DL will feel the effect of this change in their revenue and come back with a more reasonable cost increase for length of stay photopass before our next trip.

 

[MelodyPond]

Ugh that is annoying. I was planning to purchase PhotoPass+ for our trip next month. We had it for our Disneymoon in 2012, and it was fantastic! And we purchased MemoryMaker at WDW recently too. But with this one day thing, for a 5 day trip at $39/day, that's $200....plus no borders to add....no thank you.

So many smartphones take decent photos now. I think we'll probably just use ours, and maybe buy a photo or two if something is exceptional. Or strategize to take all of our photos in one day lol.

 

[ChrisParker]

Has anyone had any experience with the new package? Are there any differences "on the ground"? I'm considering doing this for our first night...we're going with no kids and I'll be on my own when DH is at his convention so I'm not sure we need 50 pictures of just me at DL...

 

[georgiesmum]

Yes they will!

Fantastic - at least we can still get some family photos.

 

[msr709]

Can someone post a link to the address to complain to DL about this? We did PP+ last year at WDW and LOVED IT. This is my DGS, DD, DNc first time at DL and I was so looking forward to using the PP+. Coming from the east coast it would've been a great value for us since we don't plan on coming back in a long while.

 

[AussieCaribou]

Can someone post a link to the address to complain to DL about this? We did PP+ last year at WDW and LOVED IT. This is my DGS, DD, DNc first time at DL and I was so looking forward to using the PP+. Coming from the east coast it would've been a great value for us since we don't plan on coming back in a long while.

msr709, you just need to go to the Disneyland website and at the bottom is a 'contact us' section. There is a phone directory and an email form (https://disneyland.disney.go.com/help/email/). I think that it is going to take a flood of emails to get it changed...the form letter I got back was frustrating (and I have outlined it earlier). But please email in.

 

[Jaymcee]

I emailed them as well (figured if they get enough complaints they will do something); got the standard form email reply. Hopefully by our January 2017 trip things will change!!

 

[JenEMT]

Does anyone have a list of the usual places we can go to get magic shots, or is it just random?

Thanks

 

[AussieCaribou]

Does anyone have a list of the usual places we can go to get magic shots, or is it just random?

Thanks

If you have the app, they are listed. The locals are also on the free park maps.

 

[labrat1518]

I will share our experience we had 2 weeks ago (March 23-24, 2016) with the new Photopass...

Because I had previously purchased and used Photopass+ heavily in all my trips to WDW and DLR, I was hugely disappointed in the newest "pay 39.00 for each day" version that it currently offered. I went to the parks with the mindset of "let's see how good these pics will be, because I really don't want to spend 39.00 each day, but I don't want to carry around my big camera, either"......

The Photopass photographers took our pics with their camera and my phone (their pics turned out better), and gave me a Photopass card or offered to scan the Photopass app on my phone (I used the plastic card method). We snapped pics of the ride photos with our phones to record the ride number.

I did not opt buy the package ahead of time, but I had downloaded the Disneyland app and would load the Photopass card #s/ride photo #s into the app at night in the hotel room (it would have sucked too much data for me to do it while in the parks). I could then see all of my ride/special location photos on the app with the Photopass watermark across each photo. I knew right then and there that Disney had my money--the pics were good/funny/memorable...I had to have them! (And, yes, I bought 2 x 39.00 when I got home)

As for locations of photographers/magical shots/60th anniversay special shots.......I personally found fewer photographers in the parks compared with our last trip in July 2015. It was hit or miss finding one in front of the Cars Land sign or the bridge to Paradise Pier. I never saw one on the main drag of Cars Land or on Mainstreet of Disneyland like I had in July. I was never offered to do a Magic Shot this trip, but to be honest, I never asked about it...
They still have their special 60th anniversary photo opportunities (Paradise Pier, Bug's Land, Haunted Mansion, Matterhorn, etc) and these end up being "animated" on your Photopass account. For example, at the Haunted Mansion one, your heads become "grinning ghosts" while a pair of dancing ghosts float across your picture, with music. It is fun and different and I supppose this is all taking the place of adding borders to all of your pics in the previous Photopass version...

All in all, I am happy with the pictures, not happy with the pricing, and am not sure what I would do if I were in the parks 3 days or more....

(one word of warning---the Photopass site was only taking Credit/Debit cards as payment---no Disney Gift Cards or Disney Visa Rewards Redemption cards....)

 

[mich311e]

They still have their special 60th anniversary photo opportunities (Paradise Pier, Bug's Land, Haunted Mansion, Matterhorn, etc) and these end up being "animated" on your Photopass account. For example, at the Haunted Mansion one, your heads become "grinning ghosts" while a pair of dancing ghosts float across your picture, with music. It is fun and different and I supppose this is all taking the place of adding borders to all of your pics in the previous Photopass version...

oooh, that is cool! We'll have to try the Haunted Mansion one again to see if we can get that effect! We were just there a month ago and my son and I did the Grizzly Peak and Bugs Land spots. We did Haunted Mansion in January and it's normal on my app. Fun!