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I thought I knew everything about photopass. Not sure what this means when ordering. When you tell us who will use each item, we will automatically create Friends & Family for you in the My Disney Experience section of the site, making planning easier.
Does this mean who wouldn't s in charge? It has all my family listed but will only select one
Sorry Kathy, but I don't understand your question. Could you re-phrase?
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Yeah, I realize that was not clear. When I go in to order photopass, the next page says this....
When you tell us who will use each item, we will automatically create Friends & Family for you in the My Disney Experience section of the site, making planning easier.
Who will use each item is not clear to me. I can only select one name of my linked friends and family so I assume(?) that means I would be the only one to be able to download the images?
I want to be sure that my family photos would be added to my photopass account.
Yeah, I realize that was not clear. When I go in to order photopass, the next page says this....
When you tell us who will use each item, we will automatically create Friends & Family for you in the My Disney Experience section of the site, making planning easier.
Who will use each item is not clear to me. I can only select one name of my linked friends and family so I assume(?) that means I would be the only one to be able to download the images?
I want to be sure that my family photos would be added to my photopass account.
I thought the wording was a little wonky too but I think I read it the same way you did. That the pictures taken for everybody listed would show up in the account but only you would be able to do the download.
I am trying to see if I understand things correctly after reading this thread. My sister and I are going to be at Disney in April. She has an AP and gets to download her photos. She is not going to be with us the first few days of our trip. We are linked in MDE and can see each others photos. If I use my magic band before she arrives can she download my photos or do I need to get a photo card for her to add to her account. If she can download my photos they are only good for a limited time while hers are good for 365 days.
I am trying to see if I understand things correctly after reading this thread. My sister and I are going to be at Disney in April. She has an AP and gets to download her photos. She is not going to be with us the first few days of our trip. We are linked in MDE and can see each others photos. If I use my magic band before she arrives can she download my photos or do I need to get a photo card for her to add to her account. If she can download my photos they are only good for a limited time while hers are good for 365 days.
Sounds like you've got everything pretty straight.
Because you have shared your photos with her, she will be able to download them with her AP benefit. However, since the photos are in your account and not hers, they will expire after the normal 45 days.
Your idea of getting a PhotoPass card when you arrive is brilliant. You can scan a PhotoPass photo onto multiple MagicBands and PhotoPass cards, so each time you get a photo taken, scan your MagicBands and a PhotoPass card. Have your DS add the PhotoPass card to her account (don't add it to yours, they can only be associated with one account). The photos linked to the card will then be added directly to her account, and they will stay in her account for the full 365 days, thanks to her AP benefit. They will still expire from your account in 45 days.
Two things to keep in mind:
1) Not all rides which are equipped with PhotoPass have scanners for PhotoPass cards. These ride pics are added automatically to your account through your MagicBand, but it's not always possible to add the ride photos to a PhotoPass card. Thus, you won't be able to add them to your DS's account with the card. Your DS will still see them in your account, so she'll have to download them before they expire from your account.
2) A Passporter member recently reported that people who could see her photos in her account can only see the original photos, not the copies she made with stickers and borders on them. I don't know whether it was always like this or if it is a recent change, but if your DS can't see the copies you make in your account with borders and stickers, she won't be able to download those copies. If your DS trusts you with her password, however, you can make those customized copies with borders and stickers in her account, and then she'll be able to download them.
Sounds like you've got everything pretty straight.
Because you have shared your photos with her, she will be able to download them with her AP benefit. However, since the photos are in your account and not hers, they will expire after the normal 45 days.
Your idea of getting a PhotoPass card when you arrive is brilliant. You can scan a PhotoPass photo onto multiple MagicBands and PhotoPass cards, so each time you get a photo taken, scan your MagicBands and a PhotoPass card. Have your DS add the PhotoPass card to her account (don't add it to yours, they can only be associated with one account). The photos linked to the card will then be added directly to her account, and they will stay in her account for the full 365 days, thanks to her AP benefit. They will still expire from your account in 45 days.
Two things to keep in mind:
1) Not all rides which are equipped with PhotoPass have scanners for PhotoPass cards. These ride pics are added automatically to your account through your MagicBand, but it's not always possible to add the ride photos to a PhotoPass card. Thus, you won't be able to add them to your DS's account with the card. Your DS will still see them in your account, so she'll have to download them before they expire from your account.
2) A Passporter member recently reported that people who could see her photos in her account can only see the original photos, not the copies she made with stickers and borders on them. I don't know whether it was always like this or if it is a recent change, but if your DS can't see the copies you make in your account with borders and stickers, she won't be able to download those copies. If your DS trusts you with her password, however, you can make those customized copies with borders and stickers in her account, and then she'll be able to download them.
Thank you for the quick response and the tips. I will get a card and have her load them so we have longer to edit.
Do we have to do anything special in this situation. I have an MDE account with my wife on it. She is arriving at WDW today or maybe tomorrow. When she goes into the park, she will be changing her 7 day ticket into an AP. I will be arriving on the 11th and upgrading my ticket to an AP. Does this create a problem with the pictures added to our AP picture accounts? I guess the real question is is there anything we need to do to be able to look at, edit and download the pictures?
Do we have to do anything special in this situation. I have an MDE account with my wife on it. She is arriving at WDW today or maybe tomorrow. When she goes into the park, she will be changing her 7 day ticket into an AP. I will be arriving on the 11th and upgrading my ticket to an AP. Does this create a problem with the pictures added to our AP picture accounts? I guess the real question is is there anything we need to do to be able to look at, edit and download the pictures?
You don't have to do anything special. The AP benefit works with your regular PhotoPass account, very similar to the way a Memory Maker purchase works. It's automatically active as soon as the AP is active and linked to your account. Viewing, editing, and downloading are all done in your PhotoPass account the same way that you would do it if you had no AP.
One thing to keep in mind, however, is that the AP photo benefit only applies to photos that are snapped after the AP is activated. It will not apply to any photos that were already in your account before you activate your AP. What this means is that when your wife arrives at WDW, she should get her ticket upgraded to an AP before she adds any photos to her PhotoPass account.
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