Just got back today! 7 days with little ones and we had a blast!

[Texan Mouseketeer]

I am going to post some different things in each appropriate forum, but we went for 7 days, stayed at CSR, did the dining plan, brought our own stroller, went on some really busy and not so busy days, had plenty of rain from tropical storm Arlene, took the baby on almost all the rides that we rode, had some experiences with the baby swap. If you have any questions, just ask!

 

[Suzanne74]

glad you had fun. Can I ask how CSR was - esp their buses and internal transportation. What section where you in?

 

[Texan Mouseketeer]

glad you had fun. Can I ask how CSR was - esp their buses and internal transportation. What section where you in?

We were in Ranchos 7B. I have read complaints about it since it was so far out from things, but we loved it. It was very quiet and we loved the theming. We stayed at the quiet pool more than the dig site. The buses were great, but that was also based on when we went. We were early morning people and we also were usually home by 7. We rarely waited that long for a bus and most buses were very uncrowded. The only times they were full were the times we seemed to not get home before 7 and the afternoon we had to ride the MK bus to get to the monorail to go to Chef Mickey's and back. That was the MK's EMH late evening day and it made the buses very crowded. We waited for a second bus. The driver said it would be ten minutes, but it showed up after 4! We would definitely stay there again. Just because of the fact that we had two little kids, we did not care for Pepper Market. The setup was too hard for us to go to a station, wait in line for food and bring it back to the table three times. Our four year old couldn't exactly go get his own food and the baby couldn't stay at the table! Buffets aren't so bad since you don't have to wait. But here, each station had a line of about two to four people ahead of you and then you had to wait some times for your food to be prepared. So it just didn't work for us. If we ate there more often, we may have not liked the distance of the Ranchos. All the staff that we encountered at CSR were very friendly. Hope that helps!