Has anyone changed their opinion of SSR?

[PinkTink63]

Don't look now, Kim, but another fellow has started an SSR-bashing thread.... According to him, those of us who bought at SSR are afraid to admit that we've made a huge mistake because we've spent so much money on this place. He called it the "Las Vegas pot" syndrome or something like that.

I guess they're on to us now. We'll just have to admit they're right and that we made a huge mistake buying at SSR. Somehow we must find the strength to get through 48 more years of horrendous vacations. I thought my family had a wonderful time at SSR in February, but clearly we were just kidding ourselves.

(I know I'm being snarky, but it's all so silly.)
Shannon

Snarky! I love that! I don't believe I have heard that one before!

 

[PinkTink63]

Dave, no good deed goes unpunished. And that is a VERY GOOD deed. Hope your brother has a nice trip.


I know I will.

Dave is the best.

I don't care what dad says........

I knew I would see you appear after this post with something witty to say!

 

[3DisneyNUTS]

crisi unless you book every dvc trip the next 30 years, 210+ days in advance, you WILL be staying at SSR. The numbers dictate this........

sorry.....

This is not in stone. Out of the hundreds of posts that say this my experience says otherwise. I was able to get parking lot view at BWV with 3 months out just by calling. Not everyone plans their vacations so far in advance like the dis-boarders do. So this reoccurring warning about the 11-7 rules are not going to be as dramatic as everyone makes them out to be on these boards.

 

[PinkTink63]

I am amazed by all the "SSR-haters" on this board sometimes. Do they not realize that by telling people on the boards all the things they don't like about SSR, they are only causing those people to not want to go to SSR but rather to want to stay at their chosen resort? For goodness sakes...if you don't want people staying at the Blessed Heart of BWV or BCV, be quiet already and let those of us who are deluded enough to actually like SSR stay there!

Very Well put and good points!

 

[3DisneyNUTS]

I am amazed by all the "SSR-haters" on this board sometimes. Do they not realize that by telling people on the boards all the things they don't like about SSR, they are only causing those people to not want to go to SSR but rather to want to stay at their chosen resort? For goodness sakes...if you don't want people staying at the Blessed Heart of BWV or BCV, be quiet already and let those of us who are deluded enough to actually like SSR stay there!

Don't worry there are BWV haters out there (as well as haters of each resort I am sure). We hated out experince there we will never go back and since it was a total of 9 of us and 3 rooms I am sure there will be BWV lovers to fill the void left by us. We love SSR and while I am sure will will try okw, VWL BCV HHI and VBR sometime in the next 40+ years my main choice will be SSR. Since buying in 2004 we have been there 3 times with our 4th trip being this may

 

[PinkTink63]

I don't get it.

This is considered tacky:

But this is isn't? (I think if you stare at this couch long enough, you may actually develop double vision! )

This is an interesting look:

Ya know, I think I actually had this couch in my first apartment.

I was thinking the same thing! 1970's I don't see the same harvest gold, avacodo green, and lets not forget the burnt orange.!
I didn't see you put the VWL photo in with these?! Don't they have forest green and maroon or something like it!I guess there is something for everyone!

 

[PinkTink63]

Well it's become obvious SSR is by far the best resort.

Location, looks, fast elavators, what more do you need?

Well, according to you, it needs to be right behind EPCOT and MGM!

 

[PinkTink63]

sam

ssr reservations will NEVER reflect the size.

you know that, i know that, everyone including DVC knows that.


That isn't bashing, it is simply stating the obvious.

take 100 potential customers, show them all 5 WDW resorts, and offer to sell them pts for 100 dollars each, for a 50 year contract, and ssr would not sell as well as the others.

to dispute that is foolish.

there is a reason dvc didn't build in that location sooner.

now with that being said, if i were buying dvc today, and wanted a wdw resort (not hh or vero), I would look long and hard at ssr. 12 years means alot, and I would never discount the value of that.

But, if everything was equal, ssr would be the slowest selling of the 5 wdw dvc's if they were brand new and put on the mkt today.

Once again, where are they supposed to continue building DVC? Since BWV & BCV are already in place, DTD, to me, does seem logical! I know, they could make BC & BW 20 stories high! How about that! B3, your logic is flawed! Disney is going to continue building DVC and do you honestly think they are going to get smaller? (excluding already existing resorts) That is why they have the booking window set up the way they do. No, you might not get BC or BW 2 weeks out during spring break, but that is the way it goes! You better plan ahead and that is what DVC recommends. We were all sold DVC as a home resort able to use all of DVC and it is really too bad that there are some people that only like one or two resorts, because I think they are all great, and I would not be upset if I got "Stuck" at any of them! Sure, I prefer some over others, but come on people, it's not like any of them are dumps!! If someone hates SSR so much that they would rent out there points to not stay there, then, by all means, do it! That is the BEAUTY of DVC!

Disney has space to keep building for several decades. I think that everything will work out for everyone. Unlike Daitcher, I bought SSR knowing the size of the resort.

And for anymore of you SSR "Hater's", bring it on! I have thick skin! I am a fragrance model, for goodness sake! I get more abuse and rejection than this everyday at my job!

Where is the love?

 

[PinkTink63]

Well said Iankh! Or to use boatboatboat's favorite term......"EGG-ZACT-LEE"

Shan

Darnit! You beat me to it! I was going to say that!

 

[PinkTink63]

my sweetheart - boyfriend just lost his Dad this past week and some of you, I'm sure will understand the sadness we're going through....we are bringing his Mom to SSR with us in October - I can't wait to be there - to enjoy early morning coffee on our balcony's - to take a leisurely stroll with her down the winding paths - to bring her to the spa for a treat....to share our "home" with her...

people, remember the important stuff - it's not so much the place as the feeling...and SSR feels right to us..

good night

I most certainly do understand the sadness that you're going through! I lost my dad last year and it has been the hardest thing ever for me and my family!
I saw my dad almost every day, because they lived down the street from me.
My dad had health issues for many years, which enabled him to travel. Therefore, my mom didn't really either. That is one of the reasons for buying DVC, even though we didn't have the cash. We just never know what lies ahead and I don't want miss out on my family!

I'm very sorry for your loss and I think it is great that you guys are taking his mom to SSR. I hope to get my mom there some day!

Stephanie

 

[bpmorley]

This is not in stone. Out of the hundreds of posts that say this my experience says otherwise. I was able to get parking lot view at BWV with 3 months out just by calling. Not everyone plans their vacations so far in advance like the dis-boarders do. So this reoccurring warning about the 11-7 rules are not going to be as dramatic as everyone makes them out to be on these boards.

I had 2 vactions(actually long weekends) that were booked within 6 week to 2 months. BW and BC. i haven't heard of anyone not being able to get a room. Maybe not the room or view that they wanted but still a room in the resort they want

 

[ellynsoh]

We stayed March 12-17. We were in a studio in the Paddock section. We had no car and found it was quite a walk to the bus stop, quiet pool, Artists' Palette. We walked along the path to Downtown Disney from the Congress Park stop, as the bus driver suggested, but it was a LONG walk. We thought the big advantage of Saratoga would be the proximity to DD, but we didn't find it so. I'm wondering if the paid guests get the good locations, and DVC gets whatever is left over. I had requested walking distance to DD.
That said, it was very quiet. This time, we had two adults. I thought often of the trek to the pool or bus stop with three babies, which we'll have next time. However, we were at the end of a long corridor the last time we stayed at BC, and that was a hike, also.

 

[shantay1008]

We stayed March 12-17. We were in a studio in the Paddock section. We had no car and found it was quite a walk to the bus stop, quiet pool, Artists' Palette. We walked along the path to Downtown Disney from the Congress Park stop, as the bus driver suggested, but it was a LONG walk. We thought the big advantage of Saratoga would be the proximity to DD, but we didn't find it so. I'm wondering if the paid guests get the good locations, and DVC gets whatever is left over. I had requested walking distance to DD.
That said, it was very quiet. This time, we had two adults. I thought often of the trek to the pool or bus stop with three babies, which we'll have next time. However, we were at the end of a long corridor the last time we stayed at BC, and that was a hike, also.

We stayed at SSR in Feb. with four babies, and requested the Springs section. We were right across the street from the main pool and had no trouble bopping back and forth from the pool/Artist's Palette and our room. I actually preferred not having to traipse dripping wet and half-dressed through a lobby to get back to our room after swimming.

Our building was also right next to a bus stop, and the kids kept busy during the short waits for the buses by watching the ducks in the pond right behind the bus stop (there's a nice little overlook area there).

Shannon

 

[Slakk]

However, we were at the end of a long corridor the last time we stayed at BC, and that was a hike, also.

I feel your pain - we had the same thing happen at BWV and after a day doing the Epcot Death March imagine how we felt when our room key did not work and we had to walk back to the front desk and get new keys and walk back...I almost thought I would be crawling back.

In fact the CM felt so bad they sent someone to check and make sure we got in so we did not have to trek back.

 

[bpmorley]

I think it's the Paddock section that everyone has the problem with. If you're in congress park, it's 5 minutes to DTD. The Springs is right accross the street from the main pool and building. Maybe I'm just reading into it, but it does seem that most of the complaints were from people who stayed in the Paddock. My only stay there was in The Springs. i thought it was great. Also at the time the Paddock wasn't open. I don't think I could imagine staying back there. they need to build something over in that side for the paddock. The springs and Congress park don't need any changes.

We also stayed right by the parking lot at BCV, i'm sure the indoor walk was nowhere near the distance from the Paddock to the main pool at SSR

 

[NYBlue1]

Here's the thing. We bought at SSR and expected to like it, and then we stayed there and we did like it. It is in our best interest to have a blast at SSR since we own there, and we managed to do just that.

I think we have some very different perspectives at play on these threads. We have people like me who bought at SSR with eyes wide open and think it's just great and wouldn't have (I hope) bought there if we didn't like it. We've already made ourselves at home there and have our list of things we can't wait to do when we go back.

But then there's another group who bought at other DVC resorts and are afraid they're going to be forced to stay at SSR, a resort they don't like very much.

I feel for you, but I don't know what you really hope to accomplish here. You're not going to convince those of us who bought SSR because we like it not to like it. Pointing out things you don't like won't really help your cause...and will just make you seem like a sort of buzz-killer.

So it seems to me that you need to work with DVC management to figure out what to do if you find yourself "stuck" in a resort you don't like. I'm not saying there's not room for improvement at any of the resorts, and conversations to that effect can be really interesting and productive, but I just don't think the current approach is very effective.

Shannon

Very nicely presented Shannon, I just purchased an additional 130 points at SSR and took advantage of the 2 free season passes perk before the prices jump on the first. I could not be more happy!

 

[bpmorley]

Very nicely presented Shannon, I just purchased an additional 130 points at SSR and took advantage of the 2 free season passes perk before the prices jump on the first. I could not be more happy!

I've been debating on the same offer. That would give us 400 total pts. Alot of disney time.

 

[NYBlue1]

Sounds great to me the more Disney time the better!!! 12

 

[Ms.Mouse]

I want to ask people this question:

If SSR is where BWV is, would you love SSR? And if BWV is where SSR is, would you still praise so high about BWV?

To be honest with you....Yes!!! There were a few reasons why I refused to buy SSR. The main reason was the location. Downtown Disney and PI does nothing for me. I do like to go to two or three shops in that Downtown area but that one day trip is enough for me. AND I don't even get to DTD on each trip we make. I like Goofy's Candy Company, The Home Store and of course, IceCream sundaes!!!! My DH and I brought our kids to WDW every year for many years...That was our "family trip" each year. We took about 5-7 years off and started going again. Sometimes just DH and I alone and sometimes the whole family. EPCOT has always been a favorite of my whole family so it was an easy choice to want to purchase into the BWV's. Another "problem" is that I wasn't about to buy into SSR because I've read more negative posts about the transportation problems and the other problems with the size of the place (walking distance) etc...AND FROM PEOPLE WHO OWN THERE!!! I wasn't about to take the chance when the park we like the best is withing a short walking distance from the resort... I know BCV and BWV's may also have transport problems from time to time (although I haven't seen many negative posts about that) but who cares about it when it takes a few minutes to walk to two of WDW's parks??? Even if they did have bus problems, you can make it to two parks with no problem and the hassle would be much less... It was a location thing for me and probably is for most. Most of us wouldn't "Praise so high" the BWV's if they were where SSR is. Of course, this is my opinion on what others would think (and that means nothing) The extra years my guide kept telling me about was not going to sway my decision. I'd rather be where I am for twelve years less and be where I enjoy being... Will I go to SSR??? Probably not if it were my choice... like I said, I don't like the area (but nothing against those who do, so please don't anyone get defensive)... But if there were DVC resorts within close walking distance to AK or MK, I'd certainly consider a visit there first .

So... after all of my rambling to answer your ????? If SSR was in walking distance to the parks I enjoy, I would have bought in a heartbeat...

 

[bpmorley]

It's tough to change my opinion. I like the place. We just got married and have no kids, so we like PI at night. BCV & BWV are close to EPCOT and MGM, but I don't mind the few minute bus trip to either park. We like the restaurants and everything else that DTD & SSR have to offer. Maybe once we have children we'll want to be closer to MK or AK, but for now it doesn't matter. I hear all the changes that people want to put into SSR and they would be great. Really great actually, but if they don't change a thing that would be fine too. I do have to say though, if they do build another DVC at AK or Contemporary I will buy points over there too. And one thing is great about SSR, I have an extra 12 years.