Photopass Superthread!

[luulu1999]

No ride photos is a deal breaker for me.

Yeah me too!!

 

[mom2rtk]

Correction, it does NOT allow for the borders to be added.



You do not get ride photos any longer and you get the character meal photos added for download but you no longer get the free prints.

Wait a minute...... it's $39/day but doesn't include ride photos?



It just keeps getting better.

 

[longtimedisneylurker]

You do not get ride photos any longer and you get the character meal photos added for download but you no longer get the free prints.

I don't think that is correct.
From the Disney Parks blog (bolding mine):
View your memories and purchase them in the Disneyland App! Purchase an individual photo, or download all your photos captured during a one-day visit to Disneyland Resort, and linked to your account, for $39 with Disney PhotoPass+ One Day.

Disney PhotoPass+ One Day includes all your Disney PhotoPass photos including select attraction and dining photos and NEW Animated Magic Shots.

 

[Speechphi]

I know you can add the ride photos to your AP photopass...you don't have to go to the attraction photo spot anymore though You just need the number from the photo. Which makes it AWESOME when your dh & kids go on a ride on one side of the park & you're on the other side--no more hiking back to get the photos added to my PP+ card.

 

[egritz]

I don't think that is correct.
From the Disney Parks blog (bolding mine):
View your memories and purchase them in the Disneyland App! Purchase an individual photo, or download all your photos captured during a one-day visit to Disneyland Resort, and linked to your account, for $39 with Disney PhotoPass+ One Day.

Disney PhotoPass+ One Day includes all your Disney PhotoPass photos including select attraction and dining photos and NEW Animated Magic Shots.

I stand corrected. It must have been in the in-park interim product that didn't allow for ride photos. It looks like I am correct though that the PRINT OUTS from the character dining experience are no longer included, but the pictures ARE put onto your one-day PP. I'll edit my comment above to help avoid confusion, thank you for the link!

I know you can add the ride photos to your AP photopass...you don't have to go to the attraction photo spot anymore though You just need the number from the photo. Which makes it AWESOME when your dh & kids go on a ride on one side of the park & you're on the other side--no more hiking back to get the photos added to my PP+ card.

According to the Disney blog post that @longtimedisneylurker posted above, it will be the same for the one-day pass, which is REALLY nice when it comes to the ride photos. As long as the CM aren't snotty, I say that bc at Space Mountain the CM added the photos to my AP, so when I went to do it at RSR the CM was EXTREMELY rude and snotty with me telling me to do it myself, when I explained that at Space they CM had done it for me she got even snottier. Hope it was just a bad day for her. (No I didn't complain, someone has to be REALLY awful for me to take the time to complain).

 

[sherilaine]

No ride photos is a deal breaker for me.

Ride photos are included though. The only thing you no longer get is the folder from the Character Meals with the printed photos inside like you used to get with the old PP+.

 

[millie0312]

What's even worse about this to me is what a pain it is to get the voucher- now it would have to be done daily?! The lines are often long, if you have EE the camera shops aren't open yet, it takes away valuable morning park time, etc- to do this every day AND get no borders AND no prints AND pay more then twice as much (we always preordered) is awful!!

 

[egritz]

What's even worse about this to me is what a pain it is to get the voucher- now it would have to be done daily?! The lines are often long, if you have EE the camera shops aren't open yet, it takes away valuable morning park time, etc- to do this every day AND get no borders AND no prints AND pay more then twice as much (we always preordered) is awful!!

That was my first thought too, BUT you don't have to go into the photoshops at all now (which is pretty much the only positive I can say about this change!) You can make the purchase online on their website or via their app.
Here's the link to the page on the DL site: https://disneyland.disney.go.com/photopas

 

[CruzTerri]

In park now, was able to exchange photopass+ voucher at the Plaza Inn for our character breakfast photo, lanyard and card. So they are still exchanging the vouchers sold before they stopped selling.

 

[dec2009mama]

so.....we had pre-purchased the voucher before the shut down the program for our mid-January trip -- no issues at all redeeming or getting photos taken -- yippee!
we arrived home Jan 19 - went on old photopass site and made edits to all our photos (boarders, graphics, etc), had to go out on business on Jan 27, flying home today and went to log into the photopass site to make sure i was fully done all edits so I can redeem the code and start to download the images tomorrow (total of 420 photos) -- the old site is gone!!!! I cant find out photos on the disneyland.com website either -- phone support is not open tomorrow, the site is asking for the photocard code which i will try to enter again, hoping my pictures show up but I am still slightly panicked

 

[sherilaine]

so.....we had pre-purchased the voucher before the shut down the program for our mid-January trip -- no issues at all redeeming or getting photos taken -- yippee!
we arrived home Jan 19 - went on old photopass site and made edits to all our photos (boarders, graphics, etc), had to go out on business on Jan 27, flying home today and went to log into the photopass site to make sure i was fully done all edits so I can redeem the code and start to download the images tomorrow (total of 420 photos) -- the old site is gone!!!! I cant find out photos on the disneyland.com website either -- phone support is not open tomorrow, the site is asking for the photocard code which i will try to enter again, hoping my pictures show up but I am still slightly panicked

I hope there is some way they can help you but I did read a few posts on here earlier this week that all the photos on the old site were expiring either Tuesday or Wednesday night and that people were rushing to download them or order their CDs - I also saw a screen capture of some sort of warning Disney posted but not sure where indicating this was the case and advising people to finish their projects. I hope though they have some wiggle room and are maybe able to do some magic for those who did not see the warning in time.

And yes, if you still have your photopass card then you still be able to use it on the new site I would think - as long as the time frame is not up for your to retrieve them - you just may have lost any borders or editing you had added.

 

[Nicolette11785]

so.....we had pre-purchased the voucher before the shut down the program for our mid-January trip -- no issues at all redeeming or getting photos taken -- yippee!
we arrived home Jan 19 - went on old photopass site and made edits to all our photos (boarders, graphics, etc), had to go out on business on Jan 27, flying home today and went to log into the photopass site to make sure i was fully done all edits so I can redeem the code and start to download the images tomorrow (total of 420 photos) -- the old site is gone!!!! I cant find out photos on the disneyland.com website either -- phone support is not open tomorrow, the site is asking for the photocard code which i will try to enter again, hoping my pictures show up but I am still slightly panicked

I hope they are able to find them for you. I know someone else this happened to also and they were able to at least send her a CD with the pictures she had already edited.

 

[theluckyrabbit]

Does anyone know if the PhotoPass photo from a character meal can be recovered without the digital download code? Or if there is a way to find the code without the original card? We ate at the Beachside Bonfire Buffet tonight and had our photo taken with Mickey. The CM gave us a card with a code for the download (we have Sig. + passes), but now we can't find it. Is there a way to recover this photo???


ETA: called Photo Guest Services and a very nice CM was able to retrieve our photos using the time of our reservation and the time of the photo (we had the time stamp on our phone). He gave me the retrieval code which worked without any trouble.

 

[egritz]

Does anyone know if the PhotoPass photo from a character meal can be recovered without the digital download code? Or if there is a way to find the code without the original card? We ate at the Beachside Bonfire Buffet tonight and had our photo taken with Mickey. The CM gave us a card with a code for the download (we have Sig. + passes), but now we can't find it. Is there a way to recover this photo???

you can try emailing them and asking if they can recover the photo. Give them the date and appx time and they may be able to work some magic just like when there are pictures missing from regular PP locations.

 

[Vincent405]

That was my first thought too, BUT you don't have to go into the photoshops at all now (which is pretty much the only positive I can say about this change!) You can make the purchase online on their website or via their app.
Here's the link to the page on the DL site: https://disneyland.disney.go.com/photopas

When I sign into my account online, I see how to purchase the one day pass, but I do not see the option within the app. Does anyone know where it is/how to access it on the app? If I cannot get it through the app, how do I do it once we are onsite?

 

[MDH]

I will be visiting in September and the new photopass product is a huge disappointment for me. I sent what I believe is a respectful email to Disney (I will include it at bottom) and i will share any response I receive. I hope i wasn't wrong in any of my facts as I no longer have the old photopass to look at for prices.

"Hello, I am writing to you regarding your new photopass product. My family will be coming to disneyland in september for 5 days at the parks and we are very excited. This will be our first trip to disneyland, we have been to disneyworld 3 times and have loved it every time. One of our favorite things at the parks in florida is the memory maker product. Up until recently disneyland had a similar product in photopass where we could pay (I believe it was 100 dollars, but not exactly sure) for a pass that would be good for the duration of our trip. However now that product has been removed and replaced with the 1 day photopass for 39.99. This represents a great option for families that are only visiting for 1 or 2 days, however for anyone else it represents a significant decrease in value. I feel as though I am being punished for visiting the parks for longer than 2 days. I understand prices do go up and I am fine with that, however for our 5 day trip this represents a cost of 200$, a 100% increase! Are there any plans to provide an alternative for guests staying longer than 2 days, something similar to your park tickets where each day added is at a reduced cost. Right now this feels very much like a slap to the face of loyal long staying guests. I look forward to your reply."

Received a reply. Disappointing, but at least it's being passed on and isn't just a response written by a computer

"
Thank you for contacting us regarding Disneyland.com/PhotoPass.

Your feedback is very important to us, and we appreciate your taking the
time to share your comments about our new product offerings.
Regretfully, at this time the only option available is the PhotoPass+
One Day product.

Please know that we have passed your feedback on to our managers as our
goal is to continually review and enhance our Web site to provide new
functionality, products, etc. so your experiences are always positive.

Thank you for contacting Disney Photo Imaging. We hope you enjoy viewing
and sharing your precious memories.

Sincerely,

Joleen Rider"

 

[NiceOneSimba]

I'm caught in the same limbo as Dec2009mama. The difference is that I actually completed my order (as in redeemed by code to downlad them). I got an email saying they were ready to download and it redirects to the new site--where there are no photos for me to download. I sent an email on Thursday, no response yet.

I will call on Monday to try to find out what the deal is.

So frustrating!!!

 

[Planner4Mickey]

What photos are taken at a Character meal? Do they take pics for you at the table or just the one at the beginning? Does anyone know how much the pics are, without buying the photopass? The day we are having breakfast, we are not going to the parks.
Also, can you pre purchase the one day photopass now? Or do I need to wait until the morning we are going to the park to buy it online?

 

[mom2rtk]

Received a reply. Disappointing, but at least it's being passed on and isn't just a response written by a computer

"
Thank you for contacting us regarding Disneyland.com/PhotoPass.

Your feedback is very important to us, and we appreciate your taking the
time to share your comments about our new product offerings.
Regretfully, at this time the only option available is the PhotoPass+
One Day product.

Please know that we have passed your feedback on to our managers as our
goal is to continually review and enhance our Web site to provide new
functionality, products, etc. so your experiences are always positive.

Thank you for contacting Disney Photo Imaging. We hope you enjoy viewing
and sharing your precious memories.

Sincerely,

Joleen Rider"

Same sort of response here.

But I do hope people will continue to write in. I think if the response if big enough, Disney does change course occasionally. I know they were taking Photopass out of the DTD Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique at WDW and after a lot of people wrote in, they put it back. I can't say it was because people wrote in, but you just never know. And it's not hard or time consuming.

 

[texasgingerbread]

Does Buzz not have ride photos at DL?