we were told once..that if the corner of the main bld was like 500 feet to the resort bld...then it was a preferred...
SO at Pop one year...(we always pay for a preferred) and the bld was to the left of the main check in food court bld...so that was a preferred bld..so we go to this and up to the top floor and then around the back of the bld and we were facing the parking lot ..we were so far from the main bld that we finally went to the front desk and said ..what gives...
we got a room in the right section then..
Now there are preferred blds and pool view preferred blds...in some of the resorts..