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I read somewhere about getting a photopass card before your trip but can't find any details about it. Can anyone elaborate on that and explain the benefits of getting it before you go since they usually just hand you a card when you have your first photo taken.
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I don't know if you can get one before your trip. All you have to do when you get to the world is when you see a photopass picture taker is tell them you need one and they will be more then happy to give you one.
You may be thinking of pre-ordering the CD before your trip. I'm doubtful there is a card you can get beforehand. You just tell the photographer you need a card and he'll start you off.
There's no place to get a PhotoPass card before a trip, although a few years ago they did send me a PP card of a special design when I was an Annual Passholder. And I'm not sure, but I think I heard of people with certain types of vacation packages getting PP cards in their advance paperwork.
Aside from that, you can simply get one from the first PP photographer you meet.
You can pre-purchase the photopass; saves about 25%, and you get up to 300 pics (I think) which includes any you might modify with the frames and borders on line.
I think you're thinking about pre-purchasing the CD. I did this for DD and her family. They actually got 2 CDs because there were so many pictures (almost 400). So, I think you can get as many pictures as you like. If you pre-purchase the CD, you save 20% plus it ships for free. The link to pre-order is Disney's PhotoCD Pre-Arrival Savings Offer There's also a link here where you can download maps of PhotoPass locations.
you get as many CDs as it takes for every photo in your photopass account. you do not select photos for it. it maxes out at 300 per CD but over that gets you the additional photos on additional CDs all covered under the one price
It looks like you can only use this offer if you are going to order the disc(s) once you get home. Website Says:
Here's How It Works:
Step 1:Purchase the pre-arrival savings offer and get Disney's PhotoCD for $99.95 - a 20% savings!
Step 2:We'll send you a promotion code that you'll use to order your PhotoCD online.
Step 3:Visit the Parks and get lots of Disney's PhotoPass photos taken. View tips on how to "fill up" on photos to make your CD an even better value!
Step 4:After your vacation, order your PhotoCD by using the special promotion code. The full cost of Disney's PhotoCD including standard domestic shipping will be deducted from your order.
Does anyone know if you can use it to pick up your disk(s) at the parks? I love to look at them on the flight home.
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I'm not sure if you can use the code at the parks. Keep in mind, though, that if you wait until you get home, you are able to add borders to all of your pictures. We were able to turn 75 pictures into almost 350!
One more question. It says if you purchase a photo package at a meal (Aukeshur is where I'm interested in this) that you can have them added to your cd. Why should I pay to purchase the pictures at the restaurant if I'm adding them to the cd I've already paid for?
It says if you purchase a photo package at a meal (Aukeshur is where I'm interested in this)
I could be wrong (someone will correct me) but I thought the only photo packages at meals were at CRT. And I believe that the cost of those is already built into the cost of the meal.
all meals that take photos can be added to photopass. officially, you need to purchase the photo package in order to get the code # to add (it's printed on the top of the 8x10). CRT would be the exception in that: (1) it's included in the price of dining and (2) it has special photopass borders.
if you pre-purchase, you're anticipating buying the CD online, not in the parks. as mentioned, if you receive the CD in the parks, you can't have any enhancements on it - those can only be done online.
you also currently have the option of pre-purchasing while IN the parks. it will still cost $125, but they'll offset the price by giving you 3 free 5x7 prints.
We pre-purchased the CD but we did not get too many pictures onit since my dgd 3 would dive out of the stroller if she even saw MM across the drive almost ran her over a couple of times.
She loved the aukerhaus princess lunch. the picture they took with Belle was not that good and they walked by with them and never let you so much as put them in your hand so you could not get the number off the picture to use. The ones we took with the princesses that came around to the tables were better anyway. She saw Ariel, Alice in Wonderland, Sleeping Beuty and Cinderella, Snow white was on the other side of the room but did not get to our table
Ellen
Wow... I can always count on you guys to teach me something new. I've been to Disney 5 times in the past few years and had no idea you could save money by pre-purchasing the photopass. I paid full price each year! We have some great shots, but I'm embarrassed to tell you they're all still on the CDs!!!
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