Souvenirs?
Maybe. Photos? Always!
For us, it’s all about the photos, especially during a
vacation. And, our upcoming
Disneyland/Legoland Summer 2015 vacation is no different. It’s all about the photos.
While traveling to Walt Disney World, we have taken advantage
of various renditions of Photopass—purchasing (usually pre-purchasing) a CD of
all of our Photopass photos, then Photopass + which included ride and dining
photos along with all in-park photos taken by Photopass photographers, and
then, the most recent version—Memory Maker, which now includes ride videos in
addition to ride photos!
At Disneyland, guests can
pre-purchase the Photopass photo CD or purchase it after their vacation, but
Photopass + is also available for pre-purchase!
Since planning a Disneyland
vacation is new for us, I wasn’t sure which Photopass options were available at
their parks. Playing around on the Disneyland website, I notice links to Photopass when
looking at various dining options. Hmmm.
. . that led me to believe that Photopass+ was available. And, I found it once on the Photopass
website, but could not get it show up in my “cart.”
Finally, I had to call Photopass. They helped me find the Photopass + product
for Disneyland under the “HELP” section of
their website. I’m guessing that this is
so guests traveling to Walt Disney World don’t get confused as the product is
no longer available for Walt Disney World.
I was able to pre-purchase Photopass + for Disneyland for $69.95 and had
to guarantee that we were more than 14 days from our Disneyland
vacation. If I waited until I arrived at
Disneyland, the price would have been $99.95.
Why at least 14 days ahead of my vacation? When pre-ordering Photopass +, a voucher is
mailed that is then taken to a Photopass location in either park to redeem for
a special Photopass+ card that is “active” for two weeks. Showing this special card allows for ride
photos and dining photos to be added to our Photopass account. Another voucher for a free Photopass CD is
inside the case and I will use that when I get home.
So, what’s included in Photopass + for Disneyland? All of our Photopass photos taken by
Photopass photographers in both Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure
Park, attraction photos at California Screamin’, Space Mountain, Splash
Mountain, Radiator Springs Racers, and The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, and
dining photos at Goofy’s Kitchen, Ariel’s Grotto, Disney’s PCH Grill, and Plaza
Inn. By the way, we will be dining at
all of those locations.
Historically, any type of pre-ordering or pre-purchasing of
a Photopass product, including Memory Maker, has been an outstanding deal for
us. Given that Photopass + allows for
two weeks of photos will give us plenty of time to capture our memories in both
parks.
But what about Legoland?
I was very curious to see if there was a photo product at Legoland. (Last summer we discovered PhotoConnect at
Universal parks.) The website gave no
indication so I made a phone call. After
being transferred three times, I was able to talk to someone at Kodak that told
me that there are in park photo purchase options that can only be made at the
Legoland park and include both digital and print options. The price varies as there are “specials of
the day” but typically an all digital package is around $45. I then asked about multiple day options and
was told that for an additional $20 another day can be added to the digital
package. I’m ready to investigate
further and have this on our list the first day we are at Legoland.
Why photos? For us,
photos capture memories and never go out of style. I’ve seen people agonize over photo purchases
(as when traveling with Disney the prices can be alarming) but not agonize over
purchasing some other type of souvenir.
Have you ever seen photos in a garage sale? Nope.
We don’t ever outgrow photos.
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