It is great when you can combine a trip to Walt Disney World
with a professional photo shoot for your family. I’m not talking about the expensive shoots
that can be arranged at various resorts that cost a lot extra, I’m talking
about a few minutes with a Disney Photopass photographer. . . at Downtown
Disney.
The Photopass location at Downtown Disney is near Guest
Services in the Marketplace. If you find
yourself at World of Disney, you’ve gone too far. We made a point to make it to this Photopass
location to get some family photos taken and add them to our Photopass account.
The last time we had this done was two years ago and they
turned out great. I would say, we were
fortunate once again.
This Photopass location is typically not busy, unless recent
visitors to Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique are getting photographed. We walked right up and were photographed
within minutes. We asked for specific
combinations. . . all of us together, the husband and me, the boy and the
husband, the boy and me, the boy by himself.
The Photopass photographer was happy to oblige.
What was even more interesting is what happened when we were
finished. The husband and the boy headed
off to the Lego store and I hung back to have our Photopass card scanned to
find out how many photos were on the account.
(Sometimes I have a little contest with myself to see if we will end up
with more photos than last time.)
Anyway, while one Cast Member was helping me, another was
helping another family—mom, dad, and two girls who had just finished with their
Disney princess make-over at Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique at nearby World of
Disney. The mom wanted to see the photos
taken by a Photopass photographer during the make-over on the digital
screen. She said it was their first day
at Disney and the girls were going to make it “hard for her to choose” which
photos to buy as they were all great.
The Cast Member then asked if she wanted the girls photographed right
then, in the studio. The mom said, “No.” I almost cried. The Photopass Cast Member explained that the
photos would go on their Photopass account, as they already had a card. Nope. Oh,
my! What a missed opportunity. And, I know what the mom was thinking. Something like. . . the photos already on
here are so good it is going to be hard to pick which ones to buy and if they
add more it will be even more expensive. . . (I wish I had a screeching stop
sound to insert, so just imagine the sound.)
NO! If that mom had decided to
purchase the Photopass CD, there would be no worrying about the additional cost
of photos. She would have them all. Now, I would also say, that the Photopass
Cast Member missed a sales opportunity and I could have jumped in, but didn’t. Sigh.
The lesson: Do some
homework before your trip and make some decisions. The mom had obviously done enough homework
that both girls got a Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique appointment on their arrival
day. It’s just too bad she didn’t know
more about Disney’s Photopass service. I’m
hopeful that she gave it more thought during the rest of her trip and purchased
when she arrived home from her wonderful Disney vacation!
Awesome info thanks!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome!
DeleteIs there an extra charge for the studio pics if you have a photo pass location
ReplyDeleteIngrid,
DeleteThere is no extra charge to have the photos taken. The only cost is either with the purchase of Memory Maker--which allows you access to all photos you have taken during your Walt Disney World vacation or individual photo downloads.