{"id":43893,"date":"2016-02-11T11:00:41","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T16:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/?p=43893"},"modified":"2022-05-04T22:37:31","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T02:37:31","slug":"words-warning-sharing-memory-maker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/words-warning-sharing-memory-maker\/","title":{"rendered":"Words of Warning for Sharing your Memory Maker"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Memory<\/p>\n

Traveling to Walt Disney World is fraught with decisions:\u00a0 what kind of tickets you should buy, where you should eat, where you should stay; and, in the era of FastPass+, what you should ride and what time you should ride it!\u00a0 To add to the planning headache even more, now you need to decide whether or not to buy the Memory Maker<\/a> product.<\/p>\n

Memory Maker is Disney\u2019s photo package. Throughout the Walt Disney World parks, and in some of the resorts and Disney Springs, you will find Disney’s PhotoPass photographers.\u00a0 These Cast Members take your family’s photo, which is then linked to your My Disney Experience account, where you can download the pictures, make edits, and order prints and other products with your photos<\/p>\n

The cost to order Memory Maker is $149 if you order it 3 days or more in advance of your first ticket use.\u00a0 The cost is $169 if you order it within that three-day period or later. The cost seems steep at first, but if you consider all of the photos you receive and what you might do with them following your trip, you might think it\u2019s a bargain.<\/p>\n

One way to reduce the cost is to spread it among more than one party traveling to Disney World around the same time.\u00a0 You can become \u201cfriends\u201d on My Disney Experience and opt to share your plans and photos with them.\u00a0 \u00a0Your Memory Maker lasts a full 30 days from first use, so you could feasibly have one family start a trip a full month before another family ends their trip and split the cost. \u00a0We traveled in Summer 2015 and happened to know several other families going within the same 2-week period.\u00a0 Three of the families decided to go in on Memory Maker to save a bit of cash.<\/p>\n

Should you decide to do this with others you know traveling to Disney World at around the same time, there are three anomalies about the My Disney Experience website and mobile app that you should know before your trip.<\/p>\n

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\"Typhoon<\/p>\n

You will find PhotoPass photographers all over WDW, including in the lazy river at Typhoon Lagoon. I\u2019m not kidding; the photographer was in waders!<\/em><\/p>\n

Warning #1: Only one person can download the photos.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Only one My Disney Experience account can view unprotected photos, make edits, and download them.\u00a0 For our trip, I purchased the Memory Maker and linked it to my account.\u00a0 The other two families could see all of their photos and mine since we were connected, but they were not able to download them because the Memory Maker purchase was not linked to their accounts.\u00a0 Only the Memory Maker-enabled account can do this.<\/p>\n

Warning #2: Link all family members, even the kids!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Once purchased, I had the other two families connect all<\/em> members of their parties with me.\u00a0 It is necessary to connect all members because the photos will be linked to the MagicBand that touches the Mickey reader.\u00a0 Often, this will be a child (especially the on-ride photos, where the kids like to run up to the screens and touch their bands to their photo.)\u00a0 The connection to the other folks can happen at any point while your Memory Maker photos are available (which is up to 45 days after your activation), so don\u2019t fret if you don\u2019t connect to little Olivia until after the trip.\u00a0 Just know you won\u2019t be able to view or download the photos of non-connected people.<\/p>\n

Warning #3: Don\u2019t cancel your friends\u2019 plans!<\/strong><\/p>\n

After you connect your My Disney Experience accounts, you will be able to view each others Advance Dining Reservations and FastPass+ reservations.\u00a0 Before our trip, I noticed that it was possible to cancel or change another family\u2019s FastPass+ reservations. What I didn\u2019t know was that it was also possible to change or cancel an
\nother family\u2019s dining<\/em> reservations!<\/p>\n

As my family was boarding the plane to MCO, I was searching for a last-minute Advance Dining Reservation at Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant.\u00a0 I finally found one, and when I went to book it, it said that there was a conflicting reservation (which happened to be for one of the other families at that time).\u00a0 The app prompted me to \u201ckeep reservation\u201d or \u201ccancel.\u201d\u00a0 Seeing that, I quickly hit \u201ccancel\u201d because I did not want to mess around with someone else\u2019s Advance Dining Reservation. What I didn\u2019t realize in that split-second of time was that it said \u201ccancel reservation\u201d when I thought it just meant to cancel my request!\u00a0 I cancelled the other family\u2019s reservation at Hoop Dee Doo Musical Revue.<\/p>\n

In panic mode, I quickly texted them as I was getting on the plane and told them to get on the phone with Disney Dining right away.\u00a0 Several hours later after being on the phone, they were not<\/em> able to rebook that reservation.\u00a0 Instead, they were forced to reserve an earlier seating the same day.\u00a0 I felt awful, but it ended up working out in the end.<\/p>\n

Memory Maker can be an excellent way to capture the magic of your Walt Disney World vacation.\u00a0 And splitting the cost with others can be a great way to make it a great value.\u00a0 Just heed my words of warning, and don\u2019t cancel those Advance Dining Reservations!
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Do you enjoy Memory Maker? What are your tips? Share in the comments!<\/em><\/p>\n

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