New PhotoPass Plus Announced Today

[Strmchsr]

This just came in from the official Disney PhotoPass Facebook page:

Capture more memories than ever with Disney PhotoPass+! With Disney PhotoPass+ you can have all your Disney’s PhotoPass Photographer photos PLUS select Attraction photos AND Dining Print Packages – All for one price.

Product Details:

PhotoPass+ will be sold at PhotoPass view stations located throughout the Walt Disney World Resort.
With PhotoPass+ you will have digital files of all your PhotoPass photos, Attraction photos, and Dining photos taken within a 14 day visit to Walt Disney as well as Print Packages at select Dining locations.
Once you arrive home from your vacation, you can view your photos and order a PhotoCD with all the high resolution photos plus a limited license agreement, which allows you to print photos at any local photo processing center.

Participating Attractions:

Space Mountain
Splash Mountain
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
Rock ‘n Roller Coaster
Expedition Everest
Dinosaur

Participating Character Dining Locations:

1900 Park Fare
Ohana (Breakfast only)
Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show
Chef Mickey’s
Cinderella’s Royal Table
Tusker House Restaurant (Breakfast only)
Hoop Dee Doo Musical Revue
Princess Storybook Dining at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall

Disney PhotoPass+ Includes:

PhotoPass+ Card and Lanyard
A gallery CD with over 400 stock photos
A unique code to create and order a PhotoCD with all your photos online at DisneyPhotoPass.com
Print Packages at select Dining locations
Digital Downloads of select Attractions

All for $199.95

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q. I pre-purchased a PhotoCD online before my vacation, can I upgrade to PhotoPass+?

R. Yes, if you pre-purchased a PhotoCD online before your trip you may upgrade your PhotoCD to PhotoPass+ at PhotoPass view stations throughout the Walt Disney World Parks, Downtown Disney, and select Resorts. You will need the name, phone number, and email address that was used to purchase the PhotoCD.

Q. Can I pre-order PhotoPass+?

R. At this time PhotoPass+ will only be available for purchase at the PhotoPass View Stations located throughout Walt Disney World and is not available online or for pre-purchase.

Q. I have a large family—how many PhotoPass+ cards will I receive?

R. Only one PhotoPass+ card will be provided with each purchase. However, multiple PhotoPass cards can be accumulated during your visit, and all of those photos can be added to your account. In order to receive your Attraction and Dining photos, the PhotoPass+ card holder must be present at the time of photo capture.

Q. PhotoPass+ is not the right product for me at this time. Will the PhotoCD still be available for purchase?

R. Yes – if you decide that PhotoPass+ is not the right product for you at this time, you can still purchase the PhotoCD.

Q. Can I add attraction and dining photos that were taken before I purchased PhotoPass+?

R. Unfortunately we cannot add photos previously taken to the PhotoPass+ product. Only photos taken within the 14 day window, which begins on the date of purchase, will be included in your PhotoPass+ package and available for you to add to your PhotoCD.

[DizneyRox]

I swear everytime I see a Disney press release I feel a three fingered hand rummaging around deep in my pocket.

[Disney Doll]

I don't understand the need for stock photos. I want photos of my family and if I want a picture of an attraction I want it to be from my own perspective. That's part of the memory.

[cuteduck223]

any idea what the cost increase will be to purchase photopass+ if you already prepurchased? It's really not worth an extra $100.

[Strmchsr]

The site didn't say what the price would be if you had pre-ordered the photopass CD. It sounds like the $199 is the normal price, so I'm not sure if you'll get a discount with the pre-order or not. Maybe someone can stop by soon and let us know, or I'll report back after the May trip when I can ask.

[ibelieveindisneymagic]

any idea what the cost increase will be to purchase photopass+ if you already prepurchased? It's really not worth an extra $100.

That's what I was thinking. I have gotten used to the $99 photopass price, but at $199, that is just too much!

[kakn7294]

Too expensive for me! I won't be purchasing one. I thought it cost too much even at $99.

[mariak]

This sounds awesome. I'm sure many of us have been waiting for the day when the pictures from more attractions would be added in the same way the Test Track pictures are.

Two more things that would make this really great....

1) It would be nice to be able to purchase software that includes the good Disney borders from the web-site so we could add great borders when scrapbooking at home etc... I don't even upload my own pictures to DPP anymore because those have been reduced to very limited, lame borders.

2) Face regognition like on the cruise lines(so I'm told) in case someone REALLY loses their card.

It sounds good on the surface although, I thought $149 was steep enough.

[Quadstriker]

two hundred bucks?

lol no.

[TinkerbellT421]

I can't even bring myself to pay the $99 for a regular photopass cd thing......

[faline]

I agree. $200 is far too much money.

[Ms. Mode]

So, let's say you ride ToT 20 times and a picture is taken every ride; they all will be available to you when you get home at no additional cost? (Provided you hand over your card after each ride...of course)

Of course, I'm kinda in the "I thought $99 was to much" crowd...but...maybe for a special trip I might think about this.

[TysMomTink]

I won't be purchasing. I never pre-purchased the CD. In fact a few times of reviewing the photos in our the30 day period I never liked the pictures and never purchased the CD. I don't even bother with photopass now when we go. Not worth the $ and can be sure I won't be spending $200

[Jeri]

I am not sure, but I think I like this. Yes, the price seems high, but if you factor in the cost of the pictures from the meals, then it doesn't seem so bad. We always get the pictures from Chef Mickeys & Ohanas so if you add that price to the CD, plus ride photos(we buy at least 1) it isn't that bad.

I will have to look at my reciepts from last time and figure it out. Plus this time will be my sons last trip as a highschooler, and my daughters 1st trip so this might be the one time we do pay that much.

[mydisneygirls]

I like the pictures my Sony camcorder/camera takes just fine. In fact, they are PRICELESS!!!

[disneynarula]

Yikes! That is way too much.

[TheVBs]

That price is a bit steep. However, when I think of our last trip and all the ride photos we bought because they were firsts for either DD11 or DD7, we spent waaaayy more than $100 extra! So, last trip, if it had been available, we would have saved money. Will we buy it on the next trip? Hard to say, but I'm definitely tempted. I love those ride pictures!

[bshaw96]

I swear everytime I see a Disney press release I feel a three fingered hand rummaging around deep in my pocket.

[SurferStitch]

That's really a pretty decent deal considering you get ride and dining pics. I'll definitely consider it for our next trip, especially if they do a pre-purchase deal.

We always pre-purchase the CD. At $99, it's an excellent deal.

[Strmchsr]

Now that I've gotten over the sticker shock, the last two posters are probably right. It's not really that bad of a deal when you consider all you get. There have been times when I've wanted the dining photos or the ride photos, but couldn't because of the expense. If you get all of this and can budget for it, I don't think it would be too bad of a deal. I always see the pics at the rides or restaurants, would love to have them, but can't do the extra expense with everything else we're doing. I, too, might actually give it some consideration, especially if there's a price break for pre-orders. I'm at least going to give it some thought heading into our May trip.