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LAst October we went with 12 people for the first week and just our little family for the second week. Each little subgroup got a Photopass and had pictures taken. We also got a special photopass for the MNSSHP. At the end of our trip we were able to combine all those photos onto one CD. We ended up with almost 400 pictures! The best part was that our girls went to Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique and each of them got a photo shoot. That alone would've been expensive. We've been printing off only the photos we want in our scrapbook and made copies for everyone else that went with us. It was really worth the money when we were so busy with three little ones and didn't have much time to take pics ourselves.
Don't worry, you can get a new card from any PhotoPass photographer when you get to the parks.
Oh, I know -- I just thought it'd be nice to have the code ahead of time -- then I could give it out to friends & family, and set up an account on Day 1 ... and they could see pictures every day we were there!
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Oh, I know -- I just thought it'd be nice to have the code ahead of time -- then I could give it out to friends & family, and set up an account on Day 1 ... and they could see pictures every day we were there!
You can still do that. There are two ways:
If you will have internet access while at WDW:
1) Set up a PhotoPass account either before you leave or after you get there.
2) Get PhotoPass cards and have pics taken at WDW.
3) Use the "Share photos" option to send an email to your friends and family. They will then be able to see your pics, and even order prints of them, but not modify them.
If you will NOT have internet access while at WDW:
1) Set up a PhotoPass account before you leave.
2) Share the user name and password of the account with someone at home.
3) Get PhotoPass cards and have pics taken at WDW.
4) Call home and give your PhotoPass card numbers to the person who has access to your account.
5) Have that person use the "Share photos" option to send an email to your friends and family. They will then be able to see your pics, and even order prints of them, but not modify them.
Keep in mind that anyone with whom you share the user name and password of your account will be able to modify and/or delete the pics in your account. And given the nature of computers, there may be folks who will do this accidentally (how many people accidentally hit "delete all" on their digital cameras?) So your best bet is to limit access to the account and share the pics with friends and family through the "Share photos" option.
Why I didn't see this yesterday when I posted my question is beyond me, I guess my eyes were not working, usually it's my hearing, but that's another forum and issue! WillCAD, thanks for all the great information you posted!
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wow...see im learning something new everytime i log on here......had no idea there was a "photo pass"... the little extras a great...and they are adding up very quickly.....
Thanks WillCad for all the great info on the photo pass!! And to everyone else who posted information about PhotoPass! Since my DD and I are going ourselves in April, I was planning on purchasing a CD, but now I have all the information I need to make sure and get plenty of photo on the CD, and knowing that the photo shoot at BBB will be included in the Photo Pass is great!!!
wow...see im learning something new everytime i log on here......had no idea there was a "photo pass"... the little extras a great...and they are adding up very quickly.....
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OT, but Hi Stefffe, I think we must be neighbors I am in League City, near NASA/Clear Lake ...
The CD and everything on it belongs to you, so you can do what you want with it. In theory, the CD is supposed to hold something like 300 pictures, but someone on the boards (wish I could remember who) said that you get all your photos - no matter how many - for the cost of the CD. We plan on doing this in October, so I have to remember to get those photos taken!!
We had over 300 pictures on our CD last October. The guy was pretty impressed. He said most people only get about 100 or so because they just don't take advantage of all the shots that can be taken. We even had them take a picture for our Christmas cards. We'll have to do better next time for the huge increase in price!
I have 416 and 360 on my CD's.
WilCAD According to your site (way I read it) you can add enhancements and get CD in park with enhancements on it, I thought they did away with allowing adding of enhancements to cd at park. I know you can buy CD from home and get enhancements on CD.
Wow! How many days were you there for? Do your numbers include all the altered photos (signatures, borders, etc.) as well as the originals or just the originals?
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Wow! How many days were you there for? Do your numbers include all the altered photos (signatures, borders, etc.) as well as the originals or just the originals?
The 416 includes altered the 360 was just pics as couldn't do enhancements at time. Both trips were roughly a week and just big kids having fun.
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