Disney's CORONADO SPRINGS RESORT Information & Questions

[MiceFan]

But Starbucks snack credits are a great deal!!!

I guess they would be, I think this is our first visit since Starbucks opened. I'd still rather spend credits on food we can't get at home. We'll be there for the Food & Wine Festival this trip so snack credits are in high demand!

 

[archdandy]

Okay so I have a question about room requests (as many people do ). We stayed at CSR in 2011 for our honeymoon and we stayed in Cabana's 9B with a corner king room, it was room 9620. I really loved the location and I want to try and get the same room if its at all possible. But I see on touring plans room locations that its now a business class room. What are the chances that if I requested it but booked a standard room I would get it in September? Or am I better off just requesting something else? If I request something else what buildings do I have as options?

 

[saskdw]

Okay so I have a question about room requests (as many people do ). We stayed at CSR in 2011 for our honeymoon and we stayed in Cabana's 9B with a corner king room, it was room 9620. I really loved the location and I want to try and get the same room if its at all possible. But I see on touring plans room locations that its now a business class room. What are the chances that if I requested it but booked a standard room I would get it in September? Or am I better off just requesting something else? If I request something else what buildings do I have as options?

You will need to book Business Class to get that room. Wouldn't be fair to all the people paying $50 a night extra to have a room in 9B.

Should be a room in 9A that would be give you the same experience. Try requesting there.

 

[saskdw]

Hi, I have booked a King Preferred room for my husband and I for our 15th anniversary. I understand the room could be in Casitas 1-3. Is there an option of being "closer" to the Dig Site than others, as I do think we will take an afternoon to swim. Alternatively, we may be happy with a quiet pool. What would you recommend as a request?

For about $25 per night more you could have a Business Class King room in Cabanas 9B which would be the ultimate location. 2 min walk to the Digsite or Food court from there!

 

[archdandy]

You will need to book Business Class to get that room. Wouldn't be fair to all the people paying $50 a night extra to have a room in 9B.

Should be a room in 9A that would be give you the same experience. Try requesting there.

Well it wouldn't be the same experience because it wouldn't be in the same room as our honeymoon was in. But yes I assume now that 9B is business class I will have to request something else. I just thought it might be worth a shot to request it since it will be September and they might not have all of those rooms booked.

 

[donp]

Well it wouldn't be the same experience because it wouldn't be in the same room as our honeymoon was in. But yes I assume now that 9B is business class I will have to request something else. I just thought it might be worth a shot to request it since it will be September and they might not have all of those rooms booked.

Very little availability at CSR in September likely from FD and POR/POFQ out if the mod FD equation. We are there as well and looked yesterday at room availability--did not look like much.

 

[saskdw]

Well it wouldn't be the same experience because it wouldn't be in the same room as our honeymoon was in. But yes I assume now that 9B is business class I will have to request something else. I just thought it might be worth a shot to request it since it will be September and they might not have all of those rooms booked.

There is only 66 rooms total in BC and they have become quite popular. Plus most people request to be on the front side of the building so those rooms will be full for sure.

*Edit* I just checked and see that 9620 is at the very back corner. Probably not the most requested room. A good room for those with a car, as its the closest room to the parking lot. Disney typically doesn't honor exact room number requests as its almost impossible and they will ignore request out of your booking category. Try this: Request what you would pick in your category and then when checking in tell your story and see if 9620 is vacant. It will take some luck and pixie dust, but you never know.

 

[GigiDisneyfreak]

I am staying at CSR in Sept. I have the room booked for me, my 2 daughters and 2 year old granddaughter. She will be in a pack and play. Will they allow me to add my mother to the reservation since the 2 year old will be in the crib?

 

[archdandy]

There is only 66 rooms total in BC and they have become quite popular. Plus most people request to be on the front side of the building so those rooms will be full for sure.

*Edit* I just checked and see that 9620 is at the very back corner. Probably not the most requested room. A good room for those with a car, as its the closest room to the parking lot. Disney typically doesn't honor exact room number requests as its almost impossible and they will ignore request out of your booking category. Try this: Request what you would pick in your category and then when checking in tell your story and see if 9620 is vacant. It will take some luck and pixie dust, but you never know.

Thanks! I might try that suggestion. I'm going to fax in a general request closer to our trip and then when checking in I might mention 9620 and see if they say its booked up or not. I'm curious, does anyone know when the 9B category turned into business class?

 

[archdandy]

I am staying at CSR in Sept. I have the room booked for me, my 2 daughters and 2 year old granddaughter. She will be in a pack and play. Will they allow me to add my mother to the reservation since the 2 year old will be in the crib?

They charge extra for more than 2 adults but judging from your signature, your daughters are considered adults in Disney's eyes anyways. The regular rooms sleep up to four adults. I'm pretty sure they would allow her in the room but like I said it would be an extra charge. But are you sure you want to cram that many people in one room?

 

[saskdw]

Thanks! I might try that suggestion. I'm going to fax in a general request closer to our trip and then when checking in I might mention 9620 and see if they say its booked up or not. I'm curious, does anyone know when the 9B category turned into business class?

I want to say it was at the start of 2013. We stayed in a Business Class King room in December. I'm pretty sure it was a bookable category when the year changed over from 2012 to 2013. If I remember correctly they offered some people free upgrades in late 2012 to test it out.

 

[GigiDisneyfreak]

They charge extra for more than 2 adults but judging from your signature, your daughters are considered adults in Disney's eyes anyways. The regular rooms sleep up to four adults. I'm pretty sure they would allow her in the room but like I said it would be an extra charge. But are you sure you want to cram that many people in one room?

Thanks, I know they charge extra for more than 2 adults over 18 in the room. The 2 year old was going to be in the pack and play either way so that was going to take up room. I was pretty sure you could have four adults in the room with a child under 3 just looking for confirmation.

 

[mdgineok]

Greetings, and thanks to all the contributors to this thread! I am a long time lurker of the old thread and now this one. I have been reading and reading to prepare for our (what will be our only) 5/2015 trip to WDW. I have a question about the bus stops. It seems that the Theme Park buses arrive in reverse order, 4-1. So, if you are staying in BC (Cabana's 9B, right?) does it make sense to walk to an earlier bus stop, such as 2, to get a seat, or is it too far of a walk?

Mark in MN

 

[saskdw]

Greetings, and thanks to all the contributors to this thread! I am a long time lurker of the old thread and now this one. I have been reading and reading to prepare for our (what will be our only) 5/2015 trip to WDW. I have a question about the bus stops. It seems that the Theme Park buses arrive in reverse order, 4-1. So, if you are staying in BC (Cabana's 9B, right?) does it make sense to walk to an earlier bus stop, such as 2, to get a seat, or is it too far of a walk?

Mark in MN

We have spent 36 nights at CSR and have 14 more booked this December. We have always used the closest busstop. We have used stops 1, 2, and 4 extensively. While there is no doubt that stop 2 is the best we never felt the need to walk there from 9B this past December. It's about an extra 5 mins to walk to stop 2 from 9B. It just seems silly when stop 1 is just steps away.

We were there from Dec. 12th-24th last year. The buses were great overall. They got a a little busier around the 21st. I had to stand a couple times toward the end of the trip. You might want to walk to stop 2 for a rope drop at MK, but other than that I wouldn't bother, but get a feel for the crowd during your trip and adjust accordingly.

 

[Victoriasmom98]

Greetings, and thanks to all the contributors to this thread! I am a long time lurker of the old thread and now this one. I have been reading and reading to prepare for our (what will be our only) 5/2015 trip to WDW. I have a question about the bus stops. It seems that the Theme Park buses arrive in reverse order, 4-1. So, if you are staying in BC (Cabana's 9B, right?) does it make sense to walk to an earlier bus stop, such as 2, to get a seat, or is it too far of a walk?

Mark in MN

Hi Mark and welcome!!! Congrats on your first post...it's all good times from here! I think as far as walking to bus stop 2, that would be up to you. We are staying in BC in September and are planning on just picking up the bus at 1. September is a slower month and with crowd calanders being 2 - 3, I'm not concerned about standing on the bus.. I hope that helps!

 

[mdgineok]

We have spent 36 nights at CSR and have 14 more booked this December. We have always used the closest busstop. We have used stops 1, 2, and 4 extensively. While there is no doubt that stop 2 is the best we never felt the need to walk there from 9B this past December. It's about an extra 5 mins to walk to stop 2 from 9B. It just seems silly when stop 1 is just steps away.

We were there from Dec. 12th-24th last year. The buses were great overall. They got a a little busier around the 21st. I had to stand a couple times toward the end of the trip. You might want to walk to stop 2 for a rope drop at MK, but other than that I wouldn't bother, but get a feel for the crowd during your trip and adjust accordingly.

Thank you for the reply, stop # 2 looks not too far on a map but you never know and that is good advice about getting a feel for the crowd.

 

[mdgineok]

Hi Mark and welcome!!! Congrats on your first post...it's all good times from here! I think as far as walking to bus stop 2, that would be up to you. We are staying in BC in September and are planning on just picking up the bus at 1. September is a slower month and with crowd calanders being 2 - 3, I'm not concerned about standing on the bus.. I hope that helps!

Thank you for the advice and welcome. It just seems so overwhelming this early in the planning stages of what will mostly likely be our only trip to WDW. Thanks again.

Mark in MN

 

[lilluv117]

Greetings, and thanks to all the contributors to this thread! I am a long time lurker of the old thread and now this one. I have been reading and reading to prepare for our (what will be our only) 5/2015 trip to WDW. I have a question about the bus stops. It seems that the Theme Park buses arrive in reverse order, 4-1. So, if you are staying in BC (Cabana's 9B, right?) does it make sense to walk to an earlier bus stop, such as 2, to get a seat, or is it too far of a walk? Mark in MN

I had been wondering the same thing. We will have 2 young kids & 2 strollers so we'd prefer an empty bus to put the strollers under the seats and then sit with the kids or at least let the kids sit if they will sit alone.

 

[Momoftwins+1]

I had been wondering the same thing. We will have 2 young kids & 2 strollers so we'd prefer an empty bus to put the strollers under the seats and then sit with the kids or at least let the kids sit if they will sit alone.

We were there end of May/early June this year and stayed in 9B. That being said, if we had gone to Bus Stop 1 on our MK mornings we'd have never seen a bus! We watched 2 go past us at Bus Stop 4 one MK morning at 730ish and finally squeezed our 7 people on a 3rd one that passed (like 45 mins of waiting). We from then on walked to Bus Stop 2 for MK trips and every time it was full by Stop 3 and didn't even hit 4 or 1. My husband tried to get to MK to meet up with us our last day there. He waited for 30 mins at stop 1, bus never came, even with a cast member standing there with a clip board. He then hopped a bus to somewhere else, where he got on the monorail to go to MK. Our only complaint at CSR was that there needed to be far more bus volume for MK park. All the other parks, go to 4 or 1, whatever is closer to your room for the most part.

Bus Stop 2 is about 5 mins walk (we had ages 70+ down to 7 years old with us so all walking speeds and leg sizes) and worth it if you really want to get on a first bus you see for MK.

 

[dmband]

I had been wondering the same thing. We will have 2 young kids & 2 strollers so we'd prefer an empty bus to put the strollers under the seats and then sit with the kids or at least let the kids sit if they will sit alone.

I wouldn't plan on ever putting the stroller under the seat
I don't think it will fit in most seats and if you end up with a packed bus it would be a pain to get out on the way back to the resort
I would see about having them sit on your lap and the folded stroller in between your legs