Share and Share Alike

Ok, so I remember the last time that we went to Disney, and were taking pictures at every turn. So this time I thought I'd look into this Disney Photopass deal that Disney has now. You can find out more info on it at the Disney Photopass Site.

Your pictures will look nothing like this.

Disney has hired people to take photos of their visitors while they are in the park. My first thought was, "Why in the heck would I want to do this?" In fact, Why would anyone? I can't stand being asked to have my photo taken and then be charged an arm & a leg for the photo at the end. I mean, most of the photographers aren't even quality photographers. Their just like you and me. Hired to do a minimum wage job, and to do the best they can.

So then I got to reading more about this thing. Its a little different than that. No, they are not professional photographers, but if you Pre-Order the Disney Photopass, you can get a CD of all the photos taken by these folks for a mere $99.00. Now it doesn't sound so entirely bad. Is it worth it to not deal with the hassle of a camera. Yeah, maybe so.

So then I happen onto something else in some of the forums at TGM, DISboards, and StitchKingdom. What some folks have come up with is a Photopass Share. Basically its 5 or 6 people going to Disney within a 30 day window that take all of their cards and put them on one photopass. The leader of the share then orders the Photopass CD and gives everyone their pictures. Now it is really sounding reasonable. After the costs of shipping, CDs, etc. You can get out cheap for around $25.00.

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If you can get into one of these, you are really getting a savings. Here are the main drawbacks:

1. You will probably get everyone's pictures now because they aren't put into the CD in the order your entered them. The pictures are ordered based on date I believe now.
2. You really have to trust the leader of your group.

I'm going to give this a try myself. It seems like it will be a great savings at the Mouse's House. If you want to find more in depth info, check out the Definitive Guide to Disney's Photopass over at Stitch Kingdom.