I am lurking, though, and keeping an eye on the page count. 
Hope you are feeling better!
I've been checking in daily, but the other regulars have taken very good care of any questions.
So excited for your trip, even though it is not at CSR! Hope you enjoy AKL and OKW!
We received our request of Ranchos, Bldg. 7B and were pleasantly surprised to find that we had a corner room, right next to the laundry room and quiet pool, room 7523. What a bonus to be close to both!! The room was what we expected, and we did receive 4 towel animals throughout the week. The really tickled my girls, since we weren't expecting any. My DH and I LOVED the queen beds. We are both tall (I'm 5'11" and DH is 6'1") so that made a huge difference in how we slept. Mousekeeping was wonderful... kept us well stocked and clean throughout the week. We also were just about equidistant from 2 bus stops. We typically chose stop #4 (by the Cabanas) but did use stop # 3 a few times. We had no issues catching a bus or having full buses. I think we only had to stand twice, and that was the weekend of Labor Day. The longest we ever waited was a little over 10 minutes, but that was well within our expectations. Otherwise, buses ran often.
we have found a new "home"!!! We absolutely loved everything about CSR.
We arrived @ check in around Noon on 8/3. Our room wasn't ready yet, so we headed to the Pepper Market to have lunch. We didn't find the card/stamping thing confusing at all, but that's probably because of all of the good information we received from this thread. The food was okay... not great, but certainly not bad. As we were finishing lunch, I received a text that our room was ready!!!
We didn't mind the walk to El Centro from our room. It was about an 8-10 minute walk each way but it was beautiful, especially at night. We really liked all of the selections at Cafe Rix (my girls and I loved the gelato and that a small sized counted as a snack on the meal plan!). Panchitos had everything we needed, in regards to milk and other supplies. Again, we didn't need to hit El Centro too much (maybe twice), but we didn't mind being one of the further locations.
The pools... we had so much fun @ the main pool! The Jaguar slide was a big hit with all of us, and the campfires and marshmellow roasting was an added bonus. Plus, they showed movies pool side @ night starting at 8 p.m. They really had some fun things for kids/families, so we appreciated that, after busy days at the parks.
I can't say enough about how much we enjoyed our stay at CSR... we are already talking about a trip in 2013 to see the Fantasy Land expansion and renovations and plan on booking to stay here again.
Happy travels everyone!
~Kelly
we have found a new "home"!!! We absolutely loved everything about CSR.
We arrived @ check in around Noon on 8/3. Our room wasn't ready yet, so we headed to the Pepper Market to have lunch. We didn't find the card/stamping thing confusing at all, but that's probably because of all of the good information we received from this thread. The food was okay... not great, but certainly not bad. As we were finishing lunch, I received a text that our room was ready!!!
We didn't mind the walk to El Centro from our room. It was about an 8-10 minute walk each way but it was beautiful, especially at night. We really liked all of the selections at Cafe Rix (my girls and I loved the gelato and that a small sized counted as a snack on the meal plan!). Panchitos had everything we needed, in regards to milk and other supplies. Again, we didn't need to hit El Centro too much (maybe twice), but we didn't mind being one of the further locations.
The pools... we had so much fun @ the main pool! The Jaguar slide was a big hit with all of us, and the campfires and marshmellow roasting was an added bonus. Plus, they showed movies pool side @ night starting at 8 p.m. They really had some fun things for kids/families, so we appreciated that, after busy days at the parks.
I can't say enough about how much we enjoyed our stay at CSR... we are already talking about a trip in 2013 to see the Fantasy Land expansion and renovations and plan on booking to stay here again.
Happy travels everyone!
~Kelly
to the DIS and to the CSR thread! 
Unfortunately, I don't know the answer to your pizza question, but someone will. I thought it was through room service, but I have no actual experience to validate that thought. 
Islands of Adventure is great! Plan to be there very early - Universal sometimes opens the gates early, unlike Disney who tends to open at exactly the opening time. Onsite guests have been able to enter the Wizarding World of Harry Potter an hour early (not sure if that will be extended into 2012 or not). Forbidden Journey and Ollivander's have the worst lines, so I'd plan to do those first.
There is a Universal section of the DIS for help with your IOA trip (if you need help).
My husband was last there about 15 years ago so hopefully it will feel like a new experience for him as well. He stayed at CSR when he went and loved it.
We're planning on using Mears transportation to get to Universal from CSR and hopefully we can arrange to get there a little early before they open the gates. 
Thank you for the warm welcome! I am beyond ecstatic to be going to Disney World! I have only been once, which was when I was 3 so that obviously doesn't count.
Thanks for the tips on Universal Studios. We will make sure and do Forbidden Journey & Ollivander's first. Honestly I'm not all that excited about Universal, but my husband is dying to see the Harry Potter section...and I guess if we're going all the way to Florida from Washington State, we may as well do it all!
The shops are very small - true to the books, but they can get very crowded. You are going during the off season, so you shouldn't have as much trouble with high crowds as we did during the summers.
- the attention to detail is astounding, from there being no straight lines in the entire land to Universal bringing in palm tress bent by Hurricane Andrew so the trees in Seuss Landing look Seussian. Make sure to ride One Fish, Two Fish - it looks like a kiddie Dumbo-type ride (and it is, kind of), but it is much more fun with a catchy song that we find ourselves singing for days after our trip!
MY CORONADO SPRINGS REVIEW
the resort: we just returned last night. we were in rooms 5121 and 5122. the resort was absolutely beautiful. pictures of it do not do it justice. we were in casitas 5, close to the small pool/laundry and not too far from the dig site. we adored the resort theme and the rooms were our favorite of the moderates i.ve been to so far.
peppermarket: my family ate there 5 out of our 7 counter service meals. the food was excellent and the portions were huge.. we never found the layout or set up confusing either. it is now our favorite counter service location!
maya grill: we ate there twice-once for breakfast and once for dinner. for dinner we all had steak dinners. the service was very good and so was the food. breakfast was good too. i can not say it was our favorite restaurant of the trip but it was very good.
the dig site and casitas pools: we loved the pools. the dig site was so gorgeous. i also liked the activities by the pool both day and night. we loved the casitas pool too as it was so close to our room. we love to swim so these pools did not disappoint.
bus transportation: on 9/6 we waited 45 minutes at the casitas bus stop to go to the magic kingdom. coming home there was no wait as the bus was sitting there. on 9/7 we waited 65 minutes for a magic kingdom bus. on 9/8 we waited 50 minutes for an epcot bus in the am. on 9/9 it was a 45 minute wait to go to animal kingdom. on 9/10 a 40 minute wait to get to typhoon lagoon. honestly that week we had the worst bus service compared to any moderate we have been to.
we were at the first bus stop. i cant understand why the long waits
the staff: we found all of the staff to be very friendly and helpful.
coronado srpings is now our favorite moderate. with the exception of the bus transportation is was the best experience we have ever had. my famly would love to stay there again
MY CORONADO SPRINGS REVIEW
the resort: we just returned last night. we were in rooms 5121 and 5122. the resort was absolutely beautiful. pictures of it do not do it justice. we were in casitas 5, close to the small pool/laundry and not too far from the dig site. we adored the resort theme and the rooms were our favorite of the moderates i.ve been to so far.
peppermarket: my family ate there 5 out of our 7 counter service meals. the food was excellent and the portions were huge.. we never found the layout or set up confusing either. it is now our favorite counter service location!
maya grill: we ate there twice-once for breakfast and once for dinner. for dinner we all had steak dinners. the service was very good and so was the food. breakfast was good too. i can not say it was our favorite restaurant of the trip but it was very good.
the dig site and casitas pools: we loved the pools. the dig site was so gorgeous. i also liked the activities by the pool both day and night. we loved the casitas pool too as it was so close to our room. we love to swim so these pools did not disappoint.
bus transportation: on 9/6 we waited 45 minutes at the casitas bus stop to go to the magic kingdom. coming home there was no wait as the bus was sitting there. on 9/7 we waited 65 minutes for a magic kingdom bus. on 9/8 we waited 50 minutes for an epcot bus in the am. on 9/9 it was a 45 minute wait to go to animal kingdom. on 9/10 a 40 minute wait to get to typhoon lagoon. honestly that week we had the worst bus service compared to any moderate we have been to.
we were at the first bus stop. i cant understand why the long waits
the staff: we found all of the staff to be very friendly and helpful.
coronado srpings is now our favorite moderate. with the exception of the bus transportation is was the best experience we have ever had. my famly would love to stay there again
MY CORONADO SPRINGS REVIEW
the resort: we just returned last night. we were in rooms 5121 and 5122. the resort was absolutely beautiful. pictures of it do not do it justice. we were in casitas 5, close to the small pool/laundry and not too far from the dig site. we adored the resort theme and the rooms were our favorite of the moderates i.ve been to so far.
peppermarket: my family ate there 5 out of our 7 counter service meals. the food was excellent and the portions were huge.. we never found the layout or set up confusing either. it is now our favorite counter service location!
maya grill: we ate there twice-once for breakfast and once for dinner. for dinner we all had steak dinners. the service was very good and so was the food. breakfast was good too. i can not say it was our favorite restaurant of the trip but it was very good.
the dig site and casitas pools: we loved the pools. the dig site was so gorgeous. i also liked the activities by the pool both day and night. we loved the casitas pool too as it was so close to our room. we love to swim so these pools did not disappoint.
bus transportation: on 9/6 we waited 45 minutes at the casitas bus stop to go to the magic kingdom. coming home there was no wait as the bus was sitting there. on 9/7 we waited 65 minutes for a magic kingdom bus. on 9/8 we waited 50 minutes for an epcot bus in the am. on 9/9 it was a 45 minute wait to go to animal kingdom. on 9/10 a 40 minute wait to get to typhoon lagoon. honestly that week we had the worst bus service compared to any moderate we have been to.
we were at the first bus stop. i cant understand why the long waits
the staff: we found all of the staff to be very friendly and helpful.
coronado srpings is now our favorite moderate. with the exception of the bus transportation is was the best experience we have ever had. my famly would love to stay there again
Sorry the buses were bad.MY CORONADO SPRINGS REVIEW
the resort: we just returned last night. we were in rooms 5121 and 5122. the resort was absolutely beautiful. pictures of it do not do it justice. we were in casitas 5, close to the small pool/laundry and not too far from the dig site. we adored the resort theme and the rooms were our favorite of the moderates i.ve been to so far.
peppermarket: my family ate there 5 out of our 7 counter service meals. the food was excellent and the portions were huge.. we never found the layout or set up confusing either. it is now our favorite counter service location!
maya grill: we ate there twice-once for breakfast and once for dinner. for dinner we all had steak dinners. the service was very good and so was the food. breakfast was good too. i can not say it was our favorite restaurant of the trip but it was very good.
the dig site and casitas pools: we loved the pools. the dig site was so gorgeous. i also liked the activities by the pool both day and night. we loved the casitas pool too as it was so close to our room. we love to swim so these pools did not disappoint.
bus transportation: on 9/6 we waited 45 minutes at the casitas bus stop to go to the magic kingdom. coming home there was no wait as the bus was sitting there. on 9/7 we waited 65 minutes for a magic kingdom bus. on 9/8 we waited 50 minutes for an epcot bus in the am. on 9/9 it was a 45 minute wait to go to animal kingdom. on 9/10 a 40 minute wait to get to typhoon lagoon. honestly that week we had the worst bus service compared to any moderate we have been to.
we were at the first bus stop. i cant understand why the long waits
the staff: we found all of the staff to be very friendly and helpful.
coronado srpings is now our favorite moderate. with the exception of the bus transportation is was the best experience we have ever had. my famly would love to stay there again
MY CORONADO SPRINGS REVIEW
the resort: we just returned last night. we were in rooms 5121 and 5122. the resort was absolutely beautiful. pictures of it do not do it justice. we were in casitas 5, close to the small pool/laundry and not too far from the dig site. we adored the resort theme and the rooms were our favorite of the moderates i.ve been to so far.
peppermarket: my family ate there 5 out of our 7 counter service meals. the food was excellent and the portions were huge.. we never found the layout or set up confusing either. it is now our favorite counter service location!
maya grill: we ate there twice-once for breakfast and once for dinner. for dinner we all had steak dinners. the service was very good and so was the food. breakfast was good too. i can not say it was our favorite restaurant of the trip but it was very good.
the dig site and casitas pools: we loved the pools. the dig site was so gorgeous. i also liked the activities by the pool both day and night. we loved the casitas pool too as it was so close to our room. we love to swim so these pools did not disappoint.
bus transportation: on 9/6 we waited 45 minutes at the casitas bus stop to go to the magic kingdom. coming home there was no wait as the bus was sitting there. on 9/7 we waited 65 minutes for a magic kingdom bus. on 9/8 we waited 50 minutes for an epcot bus in the am. on 9/9 it was a 45 minute wait to go to animal kingdom. on 9/10 a 40 minute wait to get to typhoon lagoon. honestly that week we had the worst bus service compared to any moderate we have been to.
we were at the first bus stop. i cant understand why the long waits
the staff: we found all of the staff to be very friendly and helpful.
coronado srpings is now our favorite moderate. with the exception of the bus transportation is was the best experience we have ever had. my famly would love to stay there again
I hope it was just a fluke.
