aww so sad that the trip is almost over!! Don't worry though, you'll be starting your new one pretty soon!!!
I love SSR, it is very pretty! I stayed there with my college roommate when she bought into DVC (at AKL before it opened) and our building was right across from the main pool and food court area!
The thing that surprised me were the concrete hallways..I was not expecting that! We had a Studio that time and the pull-out which her and I slept on was hard as a rock but it was free for me so I didn't complain! I think the other times she went there, shes only gotten a 1 br which they liked much better!
Yes, that's partly why I need to get this one done. I can't believe how long it's taken me.
This might sound weird but I actually kind of enjoy the concrete hallways. LOL! I don't know why. We stayed in a 2 BR once and that was so nice.
What a bummer that you had to wait so long for a DHS bus, you could've had another half hour or so in the park! You really did get a lot done in a short amount of time though. Love the Animation Academy, your Piglet is really cute
It did stink but if only we'd actually looked up the park hours. Oh well!
Those Vinylmation things are so cute!
I always consider getting one when I'm there, but I don't want to get addicted, so it's better for me to stay away!
Ugh that's too bad you only had an hour in DHS! But at least you got a lot done!
The Piglet drawing is too cute, I really have to try that sometime!
I love the Jafar and Pinocchio pics! When are you supposed to go in the Animation building to meet random characters, on non Fantasmic nights, or before Fantasmic starts? I always forget! Either way, I'm going to be stalking that place on my next trip!
haha, yeah, once you get started on them you can't stop! I feel like I have a lot but then I see pictures of some other people's collections and am just like
because they get every single figure of every single set. I don't know how anybody could afford that!
I love the Animation Academy and I'm glad my sisters did too. It was a lot of fun getting to do it 3 times.
Hmm, I'm not sure when you're supposed to go in. On this trip and in April it seemed like every time we went in there they had a bunch of random characters. So I don't really know.
I'm with you, I don't get why SSR gets a bad rap...it's my favorite resort We stayed in a 2 bedroom villa in 2009 in The Grandstand and I didn't want to leave when it was time to switch to AKL. I like AKL...but I LOVE SSR!!!
The final moments at the World are bittersweet aren't they?
The 2 BRs are so nice, aren't they? We had one in '07 and our balcony looked out over DTD. It was awesome.
Yes, they sure are, no matter how many times we've been. The end of a trip is never fun.
We have yet to do a KP Mission, but I think it might go on the "3 Things" list for Feb/March during our Epcot days. Surely we should be able to accomplish at least one! I think Henry will get a real kick out of the phone - he won't quite understand the missions, but Joe and I will enjoy those!
Too bad about the rain and the early park closing!
But you did get a lot done for just one hour!
We stayed at SSR back in January 2009 and were kinda "meh" about it. I enjoyed the room, the overall feel of the resort and the view was AWESOME, so relaxing!
but I did NOT like the hugggggge walk between our building and the main one. I did that walk so many times. Next time we stay there I will plan better and we won't have to go there as much - or we will get a room closer.
I wasn't crazy about the AP offerings either, but I know I'm in the minority on that one! We should have taken more advantage of eating at DTD than what we did. Live and learn! Our next stay at SSR will be much better I'm sure!
I'm sure Henry would love the KP missions!! And you'll have plenty of time to do a couple of them on your trip.
I can understand the walk. Luckily our building in the Paddock wasn't too far from the main building. But part of it too is that we don't really go over there too often since we're always at the parks and we get food to keep in our room.
I'm a bit behind. Just got back from the World. I agree that SSR is a lovely resort. I would stay there anytime, but my DH wouldn't. He doesn't like the location and there isn't enough extras to counterbalance not being close to the parks. (He loves the Epcot area resorts.) You really did get a lot done in an hour at HS. I sometimes like those short jaunts into the park. Enough to enjoy, but not enough to tire you out.
Welcome back! How was your trip? My dad talked to my cousin's wife (I know I mentioned on your TR that my cousin was also running in the marathon) and they said it was really nice down there...not too many crowds and the weather was decent.
It was nice having one last little visit at the park before we left. And we got to do a couple of our favorite attractions which is always good.
Great updates (so sad your trip is almost over!)
I think SSR is lovely, but so huge it is overwhelming to me. Maybe it was our room location - because I wasn't overwhelmed by the size of OKW.
Glad you didn't get caught in the downpour. From experience, it really really isn't fun.
I love the picture of your sister with Jafar - too funny!
It is sad but no worries, soon there'll be another TR to start!
Getting caught in any type of rain isn't fun. When we were in
Disneyland the first time the one day we were there it rained pretty much the whole day we were there. Keep in mind this was in December, so we were in jeans, sweatshirts, and jackets. No raincoats. We decided to go on Grizzly River Run (like Kali River Rapids) because we were so soaked we figured we couldn't get any wetter. I swear our clothes gained an extra 30 pounds after that. LOL! Sorry for that random story...
It is funny because she was trying to have an evil look on her face which didn't quite work out.
I think you may have finally convinced me to stay at Saratoga Springs in the future.
My main reasons for not wanting to stay there are that the studios are the smallest of all the DVC resorts, it's a huge resort, and I've generally heard really bad things about the transportation. But it does look very pretty-my mom really liked the recessed balconies we saw on our boat ride to Port Orleans. And they'll be having that new pool in the near future.
What exactly is Vinylmation? I get that it's Mickey shaped vinyl figures with different character designs/logos/themes, but are they just for display or can you actually do stuff with them? Is it just the keychains that are a surprise? And do they sell them elsewhere besides DTD? The SpectroMickey is cute.
Finally, you may have said this at some point, but did Emma get accepted into the College Program for this semester?
YAY!!! I say go for it...the worst that can happen is that you don't like it but I think you would! I know everyone says the rooms are the smallest out of the DVC resorts but it doesn't seem like it. They aren't that small. I guess we're not that picky since we don't spend a ton of time in the room anyway. And we've never really had any big issues with the buses.
Vinylmation is basically just these random Mickey figures that, like you said, come in various designs. Most of them come in the blind boxes, which are the ones you don't know what you're getting. They do have some figures that come in boxes where you can see the actual figure. They're just a fun little collectible, kind of like pins. They sell them pretty much everywhere now...you can't miss 'em!
Sadly she didn't get into the spring CP but she is going to try again for next fall. So fingers crossed!
Finding new characters are always so much fun! I love KP!! I hope we get to do more next time. It's definitely a great way to see the WS!!
) so we were able to do both of them fairly quickly. Walking down Sunset Boulevard...
