What's the latest on Photopass?

[labdogs42]

Anyone who has been to Disney lately and done Photopass -- can you answer a question for me? Are they still not letting you get the character signatures or other enhancements added to your cd? They used to let you add them at the parks and get them burned on the cd, then when I was there in May they changed it so you couldn't get those on your CD (I was steamed!). I'm just wondering if anything has changed since I was there in May. Thanks!

 

[tubachick]

wanted to know also.

I also wanted to double check if you can still purchase the CD at the parks and I thought I read at DTD? is that true?

 

[we6clarks]

We were at WDW at the end of June the card they gave us about photopass says the cd can be purchased at Epcot at the Camera Center, MK at County Bounty in Mickey's Toon Town Fair, and the Grand Floridian at M. Mouse Mercantile.
You can also order the CD online at www.register123.com/event/177271
in the fine print it says that if you order the cd online borders and character signatures are not available.

It doesn't say anything about borders and character signatures if you buy at the parks sorry.

 

[tubachick]

thanks. Anyone know about DTD? do they sell them there? Are they still $99??

 

[renessa]

This came from OP's link

"I have read this information and understand that borders and character signatures are NOT included on the CD."

Sounds like so far...none of the available cd's have borders or characters. I really hope they bring this back...even if we had to add them at home before purchasing the cd.

 

[Kanga1]

We, too, were there at the end of June and I had my CD made at the camera center in Epcot. I specifically asked about borders and such. You can add them to order separately, but not for the CD. They said that people were taking up too much time adding them. But they also said that there may be a change in the future...they didn't know. I also wanted our picture holding Tink or Simba but they have stop that as well. I bought the CD anyway since we had about 100 pics and I can share them with family. It was $99.95 plus tax.

I'm pretty sure that you cannot get the CD at DTD. Here is what is written on a PhotoPass CD advertisement card: "Available ONLY at: Epcot at the Camera Center, Magic Kingdom Park at County Bounty (Mickey's Toontown Fair) Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa at M. Mouse Mercantile."

You can also order them online but the guy at the camera center highly suggested I purchased it at the park, just to make sure they were all my pictures. I agreed and bought it there.

 

[Lindy Loo]

Oh no PLEASE say you can get the borders etc............. but even worse, my DD is DESPERATE for a picture of her with Tink.... Anyone there now or just come back. PLEASE PLEASE let me know..............

 

[DebºoºS]

I always order them online once I'm home. We had pics with Tink done at MGM in Nov. then in March it was Stitch same place in MGM. In May they didn't offer either and it was busy with not as many photographers out.
The borders were available on online all the time. Autographs and additional characters weren't offered.

 

[beattyfamily]

Oh no PLEASE say you can get the borders etc............. but even worse, my DD is DESPERATE for a picture of her with Tink.... Anyone there now or just come back. PLEASE PLEASE let me know..............

I think there is some confusion. The OP is talking about when you buy the Photopass CD which is $99 and you get about 300 photos put on it. They no longer will do borders/enhancements for the Photopass CD...but they still do the borders/enhancements for any photos you want to buy individually at the park or once you get home.

Photopass pictures bought individually can/will have the enhancements you want; the Photopass pictures on the CD will NOT.

 

[DebºoºS]

oooooooooooh so sorry to confuse the issue.

 

[Kanga1]

Oh no PLEASE say you can get the borders etc............. but even worse, my DD is DESPERATE for a picture of her with Tink.... Anyone there now or just come back. PLEASE PLEASE let me know..............

Ok, now I'm confused. The borders, signatures are available online (not on the CD) but the CM at Epcot's camera center told me they were NOT enhancing photos with Tink, Stitch, etc. anymore. If he told me wrong I'll be really upset...I sooo wanted a picture of DD with Tink in her hands and he told me they weren't doing that anymore!

Anybody know?

 

[marlynnp]

Purchased mine end of June.

Tink and Stitch posed photos DO HAVE them added ~ make sure you tell the photopass photographer that you want the "tink pose", etc. They let you preview the pics beforehand ~ make sure they are there... they will add those if they aren't.

There are no borders, signatures etc

 

[Kanga1]

Purchased mine end of June.

Tink and Stitch posed photos DO HAVE them added ~ make sure you tell the photopass photographer that you want the "tink pose", etc. They let you preview the pics beforehand ~ make sure they are there... they will add those if they aren't.

There are no borders, signatures etc

Oh SHOOT, shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot!!!!!! And they told me they didn't DO THIS!!!!

Guess we'll have to go back now.

 

[sassyredhead]

tubachick--

Just a word of caution regarding buying photopass cd/pics at Downtown Disney. When I visited in early May, the ONLY counter where you can purchase these is also the ONLY counter for folks purchasing the Bibbity Boppity Boutique photos. I waited in line for over an hour because I had two mommys in front of me who took a looonnnnggggg time deciding on which poses to buy for their packages. I do not fault the moms for taking their time, but I do fault Disney for not having two seperate places for photopass vs. boutique guests as both transactions can be rather lengthy.

I highly recommend purchasing at GF or the Epcot photo store (near the entrance to the park--especially unbusy during Illuminations).

 

[STEAMBOAT209]

I also purchased the cd end of June at the Epcot Camera shop. I requested the enhancements be put on the cd and was advised they no longer do this, it could be done per picture on line, which is very costly. We intended to purchase the cd regardless, we had 107 pictures and wanted all of them.

 

[CdnMom2]

So can I see ALL our shots at Toontown or Epcot Camera Center or GF? Not just the ones from MK at Toontown or ONLY Epcot at Camera Center?

Does anyone know the hours for the Epcot Camera Center? Are these places open on evening EMH too?
TIA!

Warning, enhancements are not a sure thing: We tried on 2 trips to get a shot of our major Stitch fan with the special Stitch enhancement. No go. One reason or another & it just didn't work both times. Very disappointed on that 2nd trip at GF boutique on last night to find out it hadn't worked. Too late then. Should have taken the time to check at MGM earlier in week whether it worked that time.