Comments on: Is the Disney PhotoPass cost worth it—or a waste of money?

By: Courtney

Courtney — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 17:52:37 +0000

From one mom to another, I personally want to give you a huge shout out, and thank you for the time you spent describing, “photopass”, and with in such great details including benefits, drawbacks, and regarding the fact it’s available to purchase upon departure + side (seeing your photos prior to ever making such an u reliable purchase in advance)! You rock, and I am totally satisfied with your details that I am choosing to hold off on paying in advanced for my son’s first visit without any hesitation thanks to your verification of your own photos, experience, and knowledge shared!

By: catherine.art

catherine.art — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 12:29:21 +0000

In reply to jenna. So glad this was helpful, Jenna! Yep, some things are more worth it once you have kids.

By: catherine.art

catherine.art — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 12:30:17 +0000

In reply to Daniel. Such a good reminder, Daniel! I always go out of my way to talk to the photographer or character attendant—or really anyone in service. They have hard jobs and see sooooo many people in a day. It's also a great idea to take turns so that the kids know where to look!

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 05:49:38 +0000

If you’re gonna have Photopass or a character attendant to take a picture with your phone, ALWAYS ASK. Do not simply shove your phone in their face. Also take turns with the photographer so everyone is facing the same direction. Characters tend to look at the photographer first while kids look at mom. Have the kids look at the photographer first and then have everyone look at your phone. You can talk to the character. Better poses. Better photos. Just ONE phone is needed. You can send them to each other. Don’t confuse kids by pointing multiple cameras that they don’t know where to look.

By: catherine.art

catherine.art — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 21:40:31 +0000

In reply to Renee | The Good Hearted Woman. I like taking my own photos too, though sometimes I go a little overboard. I think the PhotoPass totally depends on your personal preference, but I wasn't terribly impressed with it.

By: Renee | The Good Hearted Woman

Renee | The Good Hearted Woman — Sat, 14 Sep 2019 04:03:41 +0000

Thanks so much for taking the time to put all this information together, Catherine. Personally, I like taking my own pictures – I think the pass may suddenly have caused some stress if we’d had it when my kiddos were little.

By: catherine.art

catherine.art — Thu, 12 Sep 2019 18:58:15 +0000

In reply to Yanna. Yeah, I wasn't terribly impressed with the PhotoPass pictures. I preferred the ones I took with my iPhone, actually.

By: catherine.art

catherine.art — Thu, 12 Sep 2019 18:57:05 +0000

In reply to Heather. That's a really good point, Heather. You could always have them take the photos, check to see if they captured something special, and get the PhotoPass only if there's a gem!

By: Yanna

Yanna — Thu, 12 Sep 2019 18:16:31 +0000

I am a photographer, so those type of pictures always make me cringe. They’re usually unedited and low light. So I honestly rather take my own.

By: jenna

jenna — Thu, 12 Sep 2019 17:22:57 +0000

We’ve never gotten it but I think we will once we have kids 🙂 Awesome breakdown! Loved seeing the photos side by side

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 12 Sep 2019 16:23:31 +0000

We always have them take photos, even though I take them with my camera. You never know when they will capture something you missed.

By: catherine.art

catherine.art — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 17:48:15 +0000

In reply to Mommy Peach. All the extra expenses add up!