I never put in a request prior to check in. Funny, if I make a request we always get the worst room and have to wait forever to get it. I usually wait till we get there and ask what is currently open. At BCV we normally try to get a room with a quiet pool view. And if you can get on the 2nd floor, they have the biggest balconies. But we did have a fifth floor 1-bedroom one time that overlooked part of EPCOT. We were able to see a big portion of Illuminations. That was very cool.