Here you go, thanks to @Shamus, @WebmasterDoc, and @drusba. You have to click on the view to see the room numbers on each side of the building.
Agreed. I used Touring Plans on my last trip and the result was an amazing room with the view I wanted. Very impressive and it solidified my trust in TP. I tried my own way for our Christmas trip which was a porch with a view, so fairly general. We received a porch with no view at the GF. Literally, we sat in a cave and could only see out if standing. So, Touring Plans is 'da bomb!
Last time we were in room 429 and I'd happily be in that area again. We had a large, peaceful balcony that looked over the woods, although the only bit of Epcot we could see was the Eiffel Tower.
I love that view. I was told that was a woods view, but when I asked for a "woods view", I got a room facing the road. What I did once because I wanted a room on the inside of the "U", was find a map of the BCV, made a list of all the rooms in the size of the reservation that would be facing the woods and the Eiffel tower, requested "room ending in....." [I think there were about 15-20 choices if you consider there was 1 on each floor] and I got one of the rooms I requested, a wonderful view.
We had a room recently on that side with a woods view - we were up a bit more, overlooking the 'Future World' side. Got back to the room a bit earlier one evening later in the trip, and wow - do those Luminous fireworks come in loud and clear on that side! We really enjoy that location......
So this "woods view" is preferable to a pool view? What would those numbers be if you don't mind me asking.
It's not scientific, but what we have found is it doesn't matter when you have DVC put a specific request on your reservation - it's just a notation on the reservation for your preferences. You can do it at 11 months or 11 days, it probably doesn't matter. BUT, if you put in a request through DVC, when you do an online check-in for the room, do not select anything in the room request category. It seems that making a room request during online check-in overwrites what you had DVC put on the reservation - and the online choices are very slim and very specific. From our experience (and others might be different), we add a request through DVC as soon as we make the reservation. Then when we arrive at the resort, if that request was important, we go to the front desk to see if the request has been honored. If the room isn't ready for you yet, the cast member won't tell you the room number, but they can see where your assigned room is located. If the location isn't to your liking, they sometimes can make a room change for you. Not always, but they will try to make you happy.
I'm not aware of a way to call the resort front desk. Perhaps someone else will chime in with some experience there.
