You could try setting up a wait list! We have had pretty good success with the wait list in all the room categories, though sometimes they fill 31 days before the trip! (if you are using banked or borrowed points they'll use those first, but make sure you are within your current banking window if the WL comes through and you have "extra" points)
If you are staying in a resort view, I have requested the end by the tennis courts for a much shorter walk to HS and the bus stop (AK, MK). But if you are using a stroller, you may just want to request "near elevator". We did not find the BW view rooms to be too noisy, and it was fun to sit out there while the kids were in bed and the grownups could still feel like we were a part of the action. We cheered the people playing the games on the boardwalk.
