Coronado Springs Resort - New Unofficial FAQ Thread - November 2012

[Loreli]

Are there towels available at the CSR pool or ddo you have to bring one from your room?

There are towels at all of the pools. It's great. Mouse keeping takes the back should you bring them to your room or there's a towel return at the pool.

 

[foots]

vnuzz, great, wish you all a fun time. We will also be going to MNSSHP on tues Sept. 10th for the first time, also the first MNSSHP of the year. Can't wait.

I've checked and looks like there will be the Contemporary Ceramic Studios Conference 2013 there Sept 8 - 13th

I don't know how big this convention is but I don't think it will be that bad.

Foots

 

[Nechville]

Another room request question --
For us, we'll only go to the pool once (assuming the weather is nice enough in November). A bigger concern is proximity to the refill stations and getting a seat on the bus. We are typically rope drop people. I was thinking Casitas 4 would be best for that. Do Cabanas have problems getting seats? We have two small kids and the dreaded stroller. I hate having a long walk back to the room at the end of the night (as we are usually carrying one child).

 

[ashleyrm]

The wife and I will be there (CSR) on Sept 9th thru the 15th. Hope it has slowed down some at the resort as far as conventions is concerned.

19 more days... yay!!!!

Sept 8 - 13, Contemporary Ceramic Studios Conference 2013 looks to be the only one currently scheduled during your trip. I can't imagine that it's a big one, but who knows?

 

[ashleyrm]

Is someone trying to confuse us with a practice question when clearly they are already at the resort if you look at the dancing banana?

Hope you are having a marvelous time!!!

Um...the date by the dancing banana says 2014....

 

[RejoyceoverDisney]

Um...the date by the dancing banana says 2014....

OH!! oops. That would be why I was confused. Didn't notice that.
If I wasn't so tired I'd figure out a smiley that smacks itself in the forehead.

So to that original poster, Yes there is laundry and soap by all the pools.
I believe it's $2 for a wash and $2 for a dry. I read that somewhere.

 

[mommajo143]

How do you find out if there is a convention? Also curious about quiet building near bus stop / will most definitely be carrying DS6 each night & want to avoid long walk from bus stop if possible. Not worried about nearness to pool dig site etc - mostly want to avoid long walk after days in parks and prefer quiet room since we do nap back at room each afternoon (DS2 would never make it through a full day wo a rest & neither would DH)

Sent from my iPhone using DISBoards ... 09/2010 CBR Pirate Room ; 11/2012 POR Royal Room ; Early 2014 CS in planning process'

 

[dansdad]

How do you find out if there is a convention?

Check out post #5 of this thread.

 

[DarkPaw]

There are towels at all of the pools. It's great. Mouse keeping takes the back should you bring them to your room or there's a towel return at the pool.

Unless this has changed, when we went last year you had to bring towels from your room to the quiet pools, but there were towels at the main pool.

 

[Ilivetogo]

OH!! oops. That would be why I was confused. Didn't notice that.
If I wasn't so tired I'd figure out a smiley that smacks itself in the forehead.

So to that original poster, Yes there is laundry and soap by all the pools.
I believe it's $2 for a wash and $2 for a dry. I read that somewhere.

That's what I paid last April. The laundry area is very nice. There is the typical laundry soap vending machine there along with change, etc.


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[Ilivetogo]

Unless this has changed, when we went last year you had to bring towels from your room to the quiet pools, but there were towels at the main pool.

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[Disneylvr]

We love CBR (our favorite moderate), POR and POFQ and have stayed at each one numerous times but never at CSR. We are seriously considering our first stay there next year. My daughter has autism and can find the food courts overwhelming, especially with the long, loud lines waiting for food. I realize the one at CSR is set up a bit differently than the other moderates, are you seated first and then you go to the different stations to order? Can you refill your own mug?

 

[RejoyceoverDisney]

We love CBR (our favorite moderate), POR and POFQ and have stayed at each one numerous times but never at CSR. We are seriously considering our first stay there next year. My daughter has autism and can find the food courts overwhelming, especially with the long, loud lines waiting for food. I realize the one at CSR is set up a bit differently than the other moderates, are you seated first and then you go to the different stations to order? Can you refill your own mug?

From what I'm reading the wait person fills your drinks.
So because of the being seated and filling drinks there is gratuity expected.
This turns some people off but if you know it up front then you have a choice to go find another QS place to eat.

From reading these boards, I'm excited to try new resorts. I tend to stay with what I know, but now considering other options for the future.

 

[Disneylvr]

From what I'm reading the wait person fills your drinks.
So because of the being seated and filling drinks there is gratuity expected.
This turns some people off but if you know it up front then you have a choice to go find another QS place to eat.

From reading these boards, I'm excited to try new resorts. I tend to stay with what I know, but now considering other options for the future.

The gratuity part doesn't bother me. I guess I am just trying to figure out if the whole ordering, getting food process at CSR might be a little less time consuming than we experienced at POR this past May. It was overwhelming (the long wait to order, to get the food and then pay) for my daughter. Are you not allowed to pick seating at all? We always try to find a table in a quieter corner. Now I am wishing we had at least visited Pepper Market on our last trip. We like to resort hop and use QS dining credits at various resorts in addition to the one we are staying in.

 

[ADisneyQueen]

The gratuity part doesn't bother me. I guess I am just trying to figure out if the whole ordering, getting food process at CSR might be a little less time consuming than we experienced at POR this past May. It was overwhelming (the long wait to order, to get the food and then pay) for my daughter. Are you not allowed to pick seating at all? We always try to find a table in a quieter corner. Now I am wishing we had at least visited Pepper Market on our last trip. We like to resort hop and use QS dining credits at various resorts in addition to the one we are staying in.

I thought I would be annoyed by the gratuity at PM, but it was not bad at all. We were always seated right away and I even requested certain areas to sit and they were ok with it. We got our food fairly quickly and it was so nice to eat it before we paid. Don't forget that they will clean up your dishes too so if you are in a hurry it is one less thing to do. After we stayed at CSR, we stayed the rest of the week at AOA and really preferred Pepper Market. The food was better, it was less crowded, and we didn't have to deal with cleaning( at AOA you have to bus your own table, sort your dishes and silverware and try to get your garbage in to a slot. It's gross to have to look at a pan with dirty dishes and food).

 

[RejoyceoverDisney]

The gratuity part doesn't bother me. I guess I am just trying to figure out if the whole ordering, getting food process at CSR might be a little less time consuming than we experienced at POR this past May. It was overwhelming (the long wait to order, to get the food and then pay) for my daughter. Are you not allowed to pick seating at all? We always try to find a table in a quieter corner. Now I am wishing we had at least visited Pepper Market on our last trip. We like to resort hop and use QS dining credits at various resorts in addition to the one we are staying in.

IF and that is a big one, my son with Autism ever wants to come with me to Disney again, I would have person with Autism added to my reservation and dining information. And then if I was at a place like Pepper Market, I would talk to them when I got there and ask about accommodations. Especially the part of a table not in the middle of everyone. He would not be able to handle all the movement of people around him. It would get him up and jumping with loud vocals and might disturb/worry the little kids around us. My son is not aggressive but being an aduilt with deep voice and quick movements.......

Again I'm sure it's not 100% great but I know for the most part a lot of people who I know who have gone with a person with Autism has had great experiences not only with the CM but with the people around them. You know your daughter best. Communicate for her.

I know when I go to new places with my son, I like to leave him with my husband in the room and go talk to different people about what can and can't be done. That way I have names and they can give me pointers of how to request things and me not look "selfish" in asking for accommodations. Always easier to explain things when he isn't right there. Believe it or not he does get embarrassed sometimes when he hears me asking. Making decisions on the fly can set me up to fail in accommodating him.

Don't forget, I think someone said you can eat outside too. There are tables there. That could work on the noise factor. maybe

Good luck. Glad to hear you had success with Disney vacations before.
Keep those what worked in your head.

 

[Disneylvr]

I thought I would be annoyed by the gratuity at PM, but it was not bad at all. We were always seated right away and I even requested certain areas to sit and they were ok with it. We got our food fairly quickly and it was so nice to eat it before we paid. Don't forget that they will clean up your dishes too so if you are in a hurry it is one less thing to do. After we stayed at CSR, we stayed the rest of the week at AOA and really preferred Pepper Market. The food was better, it was less crowded, and we didn't have to deal with cleaning( at AOA you have to bus your own table, sort your dishes and silverware and try to get your garbage in to a slot. It's gross to have to look at a pan with dirty dishes and food).

This sounds encouraging! Pepper Market may work really well for DD. We ate at AoA food court on our last trip (May 2013) and were not impressed at all.

 

[Ilivetogo]

From what I'm reading the wait person fills your drinks.
So because of the being seated and filling drinks there is gratuity expected.
This turns some people off but if you know it up front then you have a choice to go find another QS place to eat.

From reading these boards, I'm excited to try new resorts. I tend to stay with what I know, but now considering other options for the future.

Bolded is true. BUT, if you want to just refill your mug, the refill spot is just outside the restaurant. You can fill your mug before you go in and not order a drink, if desired. My kids got milk and juice drinks that they otherwise wouldn't have been able to fill their mugs with at the filling station while we at PM. Sometimes, if I wanted a Diet Coke, I just filled my mug before being seated.

Also, even tho they seat you, I would think they'd try to seat you in an area you wanted if you explain where you'd like to be to them just before being seated.

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[cheerful chickadee]

any update on the fridge situation from people staying at CSR right now?

 

[Disney*Dreamer]

any update on the fridge situation from people staying at CSR right now?

Good question