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So I am wondering we are going to be a group of 5 traveling. I am planning on buying the photopass+. My question is since it will be DH, MIL, me, DS and DS and many rides we will have to be separated, will MIL have to buy a photopass also? she will probably be on rides with one of the boys and my DH and I will have the other. We are all staying in the same room, and have our package booked under only one ressie.
For the ride photos, you can try to take a photo of the special photopass+ card and see if the ride CM will use that to add the photos to the card, I have heard that some will and some won't. If they won't, the members of your party that do not have the special card can write down the picture number and you can have the picture added up to 48 hours after the ride photo was taken. It does mean you have to go back around to the ride at some point (they will not add ride photos at the front of the park), but still better than buying a whole other card!
with the Photopass + it is a big clear picture of the QR code - not the letter/number code. We discovered that this week. the ride photo systems need to scan it, they don't have a keyboard to input the code.
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Are you talking about being on different ride vehicles on the same ride? Because that's not a problem, you can get as many ride photos added to your account as you want.
We're going to have the same issue on our trip: There will be times that our group splits up, but we'll want the ride photos for both sets of folks. I see that this thread was a couple months ago, so I'm hoping maybe someone has learned more since then. Can you indeed write down a number, take a picture, or something similar then have that ride photo added to the PhotoPass+ card later?
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"I am purple today; Bright and happy like a butterfly in the air." -Kira Willey
i am saying if we all 5 are on say, Dinosaur and we have 3 up front in the car and then MIL and DS are in the car behind us, can we get both pictures on our photopass? It looks like we can from the other posts we just have to have it added to our CD.
i am saying if we all 5 are on say, Dinosaur and we have 3 up front in the car and then MIL and DS are in the car behind us, can we get both pictures on our photopass? It looks like we can from the other posts we just have to have it added to our CD.
Yes, you can get both of your pictures scanned on the photopass+ card. I was there in June and told them both numbers that we wanted on the card and they added them.
We're going to have the same issue on our trip: There will be times that our group splits up, but we'll want the ride photos for both sets of folks. I see that this thread was a couple months ago, so I'm hoping maybe someone has learned more since then. Can you indeed write down a number, take a picture, or something similar then have that ride photo added to the PhotoPass+ card later?
I would do as was suggested, take a pic of the card (I'd take two, one of a nice clear close up of the bar code as that's what they'll need to scan and then one of the card itself to show that it is a PP+ card not a regular PP card) and just ask the CM at the rides if they will use that to put the pic on. If they will not, just write the picture number down and you'll have to swing back around with the actual card within 48 hours. You cannot add ride photos at the front of the park, so you will have to go back to the ride for this.
The taking a picture option *may* not work depending on the CM, but it would make life easier for you. The writing the number down and coming back option will always work, so it's a good back up plan.
After a bit of searching, I found some info (from a Facebook page on PhotoPass+):
Q. My family may split up and go on two different Attractions however only one Disney PhotoPass+ card is provided, what can I do?
R. If your family splits up and goes on different Attractions you may save your Ride Stub with the photo # and later on stop by the Attraction to claim the photo with your Disney PhotoPass+ card. Keep in mind that photos are available in our system for only 48 hours after capture; make sure you visit the Attraction to claim your photo within that time period.
I'm not sure what a "Ride Stub" is, though....
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