BroganMc
It's not the age, it's the mileage
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Hey folks,
Just wanted to wave hello from Orlando. I've been in town since 10/7 but either haven't had internet access (the free wireless at our Marriott wasn't working last week) or have been too busy.
Checked into SSR by 10am Sunday after doing our Marriott/Disney resort shuffle. Our room wasn't ready, of course, but we planned smart this time. We came with our bathing suits ready.
Spent the day in the pool waiting for my sister's family (her, hubby, and two boys age 6 and 8) to fly in from Baltimore. Weather was hot and humid in the 90's last week. Sunday got noticeably cooler, windy and cloudy. Pool was cold. Still a much more pleasant way of waiting for your room.
Our room turned out to be on the ground floor of the Springs near the entrance to the model rooms. A dedicated 2-bedroom HA room that is larger than our room at Marriott Horizons. Only downside is that it faces the parking lot. But we have a very short walk to the main pool, bus stop and AP and our van is parked right outside.
We have had some slight issues. The door lock on our patio was broken. Called around 11pm the night we checked in when we discovered it. 5-10 minutes later maintenance arrived and locked us in. The morning crew switched the lock the next day.
We were out of toilet paper in the master bath but the maid was just outside. She had cleaned the room and forgot to switch the role. She loaded us up with extra rolls when we brought it to her attention.
Oh and it seems the Donald Duck water play area at HRS pool is being refurbished. It's closed off. Also the lifeguard told me kids broke the clock by the shallow end (it was standing on a pole) so it's missing.
But on the whole SSR is more wonderful then when I fell in love with it last May. Probably my biggest issues this whole trip have involved sharing it with a young family of Disney neophytes. The 6 yr old has a lot of phobias and freaks at all kinds of things. (His meltdown at the car stunt show in MGM the first day led to the group unexpectedly getting split up and lost for hours. And he worked himself into such a frenzy before the fireworks at the MNSSHP party last night.)
The 8 yr old is having a great time though. He celebrated his birthday yesterday with a card and balloons from Mickey, birthday cake at Liberty Tree Tavern last night and extra candy from the Goofy treat stations. He also got to meet the stunt drivers at MGM and Indiana Jones, as well as was on the video screens at the Laugh Factory.
Today I've got the kids while my sis and her hubby celebrate their anniversary. I'm taking them to Animal Kingdom then back here to the pool for the movie. (SSR is showing movies at the HSR pool M, W, F. We saw Hercules Monday night. It was fabulous.)
Oh and the weather is beautiful, better than '05. It hasn't rained in the afternoon at all during our last 10 days. The sun is bright and hot, but there's a cool breeze in the air. Middle of the afternoon is the worst.
Just wanted to wave hello from Orlando. I've been in town since 10/7 but either haven't had internet access (the free wireless at our Marriott wasn't working last week) or have been too busy.
Checked into SSR by 10am Sunday after doing our Marriott/Disney resort shuffle. Our room wasn't ready, of course, but we planned smart this time. We came with our bathing suits ready.
Spent the day in the pool waiting for my sister's family (her, hubby, and two boys age 6 and 8) to fly in from Baltimore. Weather was hot and humid in the 90's last week. Sunday got noticeably cooler, windy and cloudy. Pool was cold. Still a much more pleasant way of waiting for your room.
Our room turned out to be on the ground floor of the Springs near the entrance to the model rooms. A dedicated 2-bedroom HA room that is larger than our room at Marriott Horizons. Only downside is that it faces the parking lot. But we have a very short walk to the main pool, bus stop and AP and our van is parked right outside.
We have had some slight issues. The door lock on our patio was broken. Called around 11pm the night we checked in when we discovered it. 5-10 minutes later maintenance arrived and locked us in. The morning crew switched the lock the next day.
We were out of toilet paper in the master bath but the maid was just outside. She had cleaned the room and forgot to switch the role. She loaded us up with extra rolls when we brought it to her attention.
Oh and it seems the Donald Duck water play area at HRS pool is being refurbished. It's closed off. Also the lifeguard told me kids broke the clock by the shallow end (it was standing on a pole) so it's missing.
But on the whole SSR is more wonderful then when I fell in love with it last May. Probably my biggest issues this whole trip have involved sharing it with a young family of Disney neophytes. The 6 yr old has a lot of phobias and freaks at all kinds of things. (His meltdown at the car stunt show in MGM the first day led to the group unexpectedly getting split up and lost for hours. And he worked himself into such a frenzy before the fireworks at the MNSSHP party last night.)
The 8 yr old is having a great time though. He celebrated his birthday yesterday with a card and balloons from Mickey, birthday cake at Liberty Tree Tavern last night and extra candy from the Goofy treat stations. He also got to meet the stunt drivers at MGM and Indiana Jones, as well as was on the video screens at the Laugh Factory.
Today I've got the kids while my sis and her hubby celebrate their anniversary. I'm taking them to Animal Kingdom then back here to the pool for the movie. (SSR is showing movies at the HSR pool M, W, F. We saw Hercules Monday night. It was fabulous.)
Oh and the weather is beautiful, better than '05. It hasn't rained in the afternoon at all during our last 10 days. The sun is bright and hot, but there's a cool breeze in the air. Middle of the afternoon is the worst.
