Comparing Online Souvenir Photo Sites
I really wish I could include Cedar Fair’s online photo service in this comparison, but I have yet to actually have a Cedar Fair park actually upload my photos as promised in the park. Considering the several hundred dollars I’ve spent on the Six Flags and Hard Rock online photo shops this is truly their loss. But that doesn’t make the “losing” of those photos any less painful for us 
Since both Six Flags and Hard Rock use Kodak as their photo processor the systems are nearly identical-
- When your gate photo is taken at Hard Rock Park or any Six Flags park the photographer should give you a small plastic card (like a credit card) with a number on it. If they don’t give you a card, ask for one.
- Whenever you have a picture taken in the park, whether it’s a character photo, a set piece, or a ride photo ask the photographer or booth attendant to add the pictures to your card so you can purchase them online.
- Visit the appropriate site for your park. The entrance screen should look like this -
- At this point you can simply enter the number from your card and log-in or create your account if it’s your first visit.
- You should now be on the screen containing all of the pictures you had added to your card during your visit to the park. This is also the first place that Six Flags separates itself from Hard Rock Park.
- Speaking of the prices, this is what really separates the two sites-
Item Six Flags Hard Rock 5×7 Print $12.99 $14.99 8×10 Print $16.99 $18.99 Wallets (4) $12.99 $14.99 5×7 & Wallets (4) $19.99 $19.99 Two 5×7 Prints $19.99 N/A 16×20 Poster $24.99 $29.99 5×7 Print $12.99 $14.99 Photo Download $44.99 $39.99 11oz Ceramic Mug $24.99 N/A Travel Mug N/A $29.99 16oz Frosted Stein N/A $29.99 Mouse Pad $19.99 $19.99 Snowflake Ornament N/A $24.99 Baby Onesie $29.99 N/A Beach Tote N/A $39.99 Melamine Plate $29.99 N/A Coasters (4) N/A $29.99 Greeting Cards (20) $29.99 N/A Playing Cards N/A $31.99 Jigsaw Puzzle N/A $35.99 T-Shirt Adult (S-XXL) $24.99 N/A Black T-Shirt (S-XXL) N/A $24.99 T-Shirt Youth (S-L) $24.99 N/A Sweatshirt (S-XXL) $31.99 N/A All prices are plus tax and shipping & handling
- I actually got a little ahead of myself with those prices…
Before you actually add your items to your shopping cart you can add various logos, borders and digital frames to them. You can also crop the photo and/or zoom in/out or reposition it in any of four directions. As can be seen from the various photos we’ve posted here the selection of add-ons at the Six Flags site far outshines Hard Rock at this point in time. - Once you’ve selected all of your photos and other items you simply go to check out where you can pay with any major credit card.
- I’ve never ordered any custom items (the prices seem exorbitant to me for the most part), but I’ve ordered several photos from both sites and they’ve always arrived in less than a week.
I highly doubt anyone’s going to choose to visit or not visit a park based on their online souvenir photo website, but now those of you who were wondering how it all worked can see for yourselves. Hopefully I’ll get a working code for the Cedar Point website at some point in the future so I can add their information here as well.
Tags: Cedar Fair, Ephemera, Hard Rock, Kodak, online, Six Flags
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