Disney's CORONADO SPRINGS RESORT Information & Questions

bethjones · Mar 2, 2015

Well I walk slowly and it took me 8 minutes to walk from Ranchos to El Centro. I'm sure you could do it in 5 minutes being in your 20's and being a runner.

crb60 · Mar 3, 2015

bethjones said:
Well I walk slowly and it took me 8 minutes to walk from Ranchos to El Centro. I'm sure you could do it in 5 minutes being in your 20's and being a runner.

Awesome! Thanks so much! That actually sounds great. Even 8 minutes isn't bad, I guess I was expecting the worst.

TJDisneymama · Mar 3, 2015

Hi all, will be at CSR for first time in 43 days! Trying to nail down which building I want to request. I want to be somewhat equal distance to the dig site (for my kids), and the food court (for my parents). What do you experts think about Cabanas 9A - is that a good choice? We booked a standard room. And what should I pick for my 2nd choice - Cabanas 8B? Or is that getting too far from the food court? Would Casitas 4 be better for my 2nd choice as far as being equal?

bethjones · Mar 3, 2015

TJDisneymama said:
Hi all, will be at CSR for first time in 43 days! Trying to nail down which building I want to request. I want to be somewhat equal distance to the dig site (for my kids), and the food court (for my parents). What do you experts think about Cabanas 9A - is that a good choice? We booked a standard room. And what should I pick for my 2nd choice - Cabanas 8B? Or is that getting too far from the food court? Would Casitas 4 be better for my 2nd choice as far as being equal?

Cabanas are a good choice for what you want. I wouldn't request Casitas as they are not guaranteed due to being convention rooms, and also pretty far from dig site pool. Just so you know, you really can't be close to both dig site and the food court with any room, although the business class rooms in cabanas 9B are the best location because they have a short cut bridge across to the dig site and are very close to El Centro. 8A is really close to the dig site pool and about the same distance to el centro as 8B or 9A because of the way the paths are laid out. Although the cabanas area is pretty small, so not a big difference between buildings.

SweetieinVT · Mar 3, 2015

Does anyone know if Garden Grocer deliveries are charged delivery fee as shipping something via Fedex/UPS does at CSR?

saskdw · Mar 3, 2015

SweetieinVT said:
Does anyone know if Garden Grocer deliveries are charged delivery fee as shipping something via Fedex/UPS does at CSR?

No, there are no additonal charges for GG deliveries. We have used GG at CSR 4 times and the service has been great from GG and CSR staff.

TJDisneymama · Mar 3, 2015

bethjones said:
Cabanas are a good choice for what you want. I wouldn't request Casitas as they are not guaranteed due to being convention rooms, and also pretty far from dig site pool. Just so you know, you really can't be close to both dig site and the food court with any room, although the business class rooms in cabanas 9B are the best location because they have a short cut bridge across to the dig site and are very close to El Centro. 8A is really close to the dig site pool and about the same distance to el centro as 8B or 9A because of the way the paths are laid out. Although the cabanas area is pretty small, so not a big difference between buildings.

Thanks. So sounds like my 2nd choice should be 8B vs. Casitas.... I just don't want to get TOO far from the food court as my father is recovering from knee surgery and he'll be going back and forth from the food court more than he will the pool. But I also don't want to be trekking 1/2 mile to the pool with the kids. I don't know why they don't just make things simple and build a bridge going from the Casitas section over to the other side.

bethjones · Mar 3, 2015

Yep a bridge sure would be nice. They used to rent boats there which is why the lake was so big and un-bridged, but they've discontinued that so now the lake is just a big pain.

2ndStarr · Mar 4, 2015

Hey y'all. We're staying May 14-20 for the one weekend that Star Wars Weekends and Flower and Garden overlap. We've done POFQ, PORS, CBR, Poly, WL, and AoA, but this will be our first stay at CSR.

Quick question- does anyone know if Panchito's sells gallons of water? I assume all the resorts do, but I want to be safe.

Oswin · Mar 5, 2015

How much do things like cheerleading or dance competitions impact the bus situation/main building/pool crowds? I'm considering switching from a deluxe down to CSR for our June 29-July 5 trip and see there's going to be a dance competition there and heard there might be a cheer competition around the same time. I'm considering paying for the preferred room to make sure we're close to the main building but don't necessarily want it if there's going to be crowds of loud kids and teenagers running around where I'm trying to rest and feel secluded from the business of the parks.

dmband · Mar 6, 2015

crb60 said:
Hi all! My GF and I are planning a September trip to stay at a moderate. From pictures, I love Coronado and POR, with a slight bias to Coronado. My only concern is the Ranchos distance to El Centro after reading reviews.. While the Ranchos buildings/theme/landscape looks amazing and most appealing, is the walk from Ranchos really THAT bad? We both run frequently and are certainly capable of walking to and from, but how long does it really take for a mid-20 year old?

http://www.geodistance.com
It is approx .37 miles from 6b, how fast do you walk that?

Oswin said:
How much do things like cheerleading or dance competitions impact the bus situation/main building/pool crowds? I'm considering switching from a deluxe down to CSR for our June 29-July 5 trip and see there's going to be a dance competition there and heard there might be a cheer competition around the same time. I'm considering paying for the preferred room to make sure we're close to the main building but don't necessarily want it if there's going to be crowds of loud kids and teenagers running around where I'm trying to rest and feel secluded from the business of the parks.

personally I wouldn't pay extra, at that time of yr anyway, the S American tour groups are just as bad if not worse and they stay at deluxe often times. Had a great one at contemporary few yrs back

crb60 · Mar 6, 2015

@dmband Thanks! That map is helpful.

Side note - Great user name and avi! I'm a big fan of DMB, as well. I'll be seeing a few shows this summer.

Babsy · Mar 6, 2015

Hello all!

Soooo, DH and I are looking for a moderate resort for this November. Due to the price of luxury resorts and some decisions regarding financing we have decided to go back to a moderate. The problem is deciding which one. Obviously, we are looking at my two favourites - CSR and POR! I have stayed at both but it's been a while. I keep waffling between the two. POR has the great boat to Downtown Disney and carriage rides, but CSR has an awesome pool, fitness centre and beautiful theming complete with hammocks on the beach!

It's just DH and me, retired seniors, taking it slow and easy with a lot of relaxing down time at the resort.

Please help me decide! Is there anything that I should know about in November such as cheerleader competitions that would be housed at either of these two resorts?

Thanks for any help. I love to hear everyone's opinions and experiences.

bethjones · Mar 6, 2015

Babsy said:
Hello all!

Soooo, DH and I are looking for a moderate resort for this November. Due to the price of luxury resorts and some decisions regarding financing we have decided to go back to a moderate. The problem is deciding which one. Obviously, we are looking at my two favourites - CSR and POR! I have stayed at both but it's been a while. I keep waffling between the two. POR has the great boat to Downtown Disney and carriage rides, but CSR has an awesome pool, fitness centre and beautiful theming complete with hammocks on the beach!

It's just DH and me, retired seniors, taking it slow and easy with a lot of relaxing down time at the resort.

Please help me decide! Is there anything that I should know about in November such as cheerleader competitions that would be housed at either of these two resorts?

Thanks for any help. I love to hear everyone's opinions and experiences.

They are definitely both really nice resorts for relaxing down time. I can tell you that we stayed at POR the first week in November 2 years ago, and also visited CSR while we were there. CSR was remarkably quieter and less crowded than POR. For example, the main pool at POR was quite crowded while at CSR only had a few people swimming! I just stayed at CSR last week in January and even though the resort was heavily booked with a convention, it seemed deserted to me. The POR food court was always so crowded at meal times and the CSR food court was almost empty. Some new things that might affect your decision are:
1-construction at Downtown Dis makes going there less appealing right now-but you would want to check to see how it will be in November
2-CSR has added a new table service restaurant for BK and lunch called Las Ventanas which is excellent and reasonably priced- in the $12 to $15 range. I thought the food was a lot better at CSR than POR.
3-CSR no longer has any kind of bike or boat rentals.
Overall I thought POR had more fun things to do but CSR was better for a quiet, relaxing chill time.
I would suggest not staying right by a pool at either resort, as even without cheerleaders, they can be quite noisy at night with children as I discovered.

Babsy · Mar 6, 2015

bethjones said:
They are definitely both really nice resorts for relaxing down time. I can tell you that we stayed at POR the first week in November 2 years ago, and also visited CSR while we were there. CSR was remarkably quieter and less crowded than POR. For example, the main pool at POR was quite crowded while at CSR only had a few people swimming! I just stayed at CSR last week in January and even though the resort was heavily booked with a convention, it seemed deserted to me. The POR food court was always so crowded at meal times and the CSR food court was almost empty. Some new things that might affect your decision are:
1-construction at Downtown Dis makes going there less appealing right now-but you would want to check to see how it will be in November
2-CSR has added a new table service restaurant for BK and lunch called Las Ventanas which is excellent and reasonably priced- in the $12 to $15 range. I thought the food was a lot better at CSR than POR.
3-CSR no longer has any kind of bike or boat rentals.
Overall I thought POR had more fun things to do but CSR was better for a quiet, relaxing chill time.
I would suggest not staying right by a pool at either resort, as even without cheerleaders, they can be quite noisy at night with children as I discovered.

Thank you for the information! Excellent point about Downtown Disney. I had read that there was a lot going on at present. I will try to look into what the status is expected for November.

Too bad about the boat rentals. The bikes probably wouldn't be something that we would use, anyway.

Also, I didn't know that there was now a new restaurant at CSR. I remember liking the one that was there before, the Mayan Grille, was it?
Anyway, it will be nice to try something new if we stay here. I'm still considering both options, but you are starting to sway me towards CSR!!

bethjones · Mar 7, 2015

Babsy said:
Thank you for the information! Excellent point about Downtown Disney. I had read that there was a lot going on at present. I will try to look into what the status is expected for November.

Too bad about the boat rentals. The bikes probably wouldn't be something that we would use, anyway.

Also, I didn't know that there was now a new restaurant at CSR. I remember liking the one that was there before, the Mayan Grille, was it?
Anyway, it will be nice to try something new if we stay here. I'm still considering both options, but you are starting to sway me towards CSR!!

Maya Grill is still there for dinner only. Las Ventanas is breakfast and lunch. Its only a few dollars more than the food court for much better food and atmosphere. Also café rix has nice grab and go items you can take into the rix bar and eat for nice ambiance also. Also you can take the food court in there as well if you want.

nessz79 · Mar 7, 2015

Anyone that has been there recently- Siesta's Poolside is still doing a CS breakfast, right? That is going to be our main place if we are put our in Ranchos.

Olaf63 · Mar 7, 2015

Yes, there is still a breakfast at Siestas

nessz79 · Mar 7, 2015

Thanks!

bethjones · Mar 7, 2015

Also the concierge told me that they have decided to make the breakfast at Siestas a permanent thing. They had started it as a trial run first to see how it would go over.

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