There isnt any problem getting on the resort unless your wanting to park, thats when youll need your ID, They had a couple of other busses (MGM, Animal Kingdom) that were nicer than the TTC bus but were broke down most of the time we were there so they barely ran, also, they had to send a shuttle one night to MGM because the main bus broke down, we then gave up on them for anything but TTC travel. Ol' Smokey was definitely distinctive when waiting for a ride from the TTC though, even without any markings to signal its prescence. Depending on the time of year you go, the walk to the poly is probably an option, but in the July heat, we only did that once.
We had rooms 252, 255, 256, 2nd floor with pool views, loved the rooms and the resort as a whole, though, like someone else mentioned, a slide at the mickey pool would be awesome, I cant complain about this aspect of the resort. Really, its so nice that it makes these other shortcomings more glaring.
The Garden Gallery had recently raised there prices, had they still been where they were previously, I could overlook the food quality, but they are just too close to the park prices now and the experience isnt anywhere as good. For instance, dinner ran our party here $140, but breakfast was only $45, so even though the food may not have been fantastic, we gladly went back three times for breakfast. Under their old pricing structure, the buffet would have been less than $100 for dinner so not only was the price change dramatic, the food didnt reflect the increase. Mangino's you must make reservations for (at least in July), although I assume you can get them on short notice.
One thing to note, If your staying at any other Disney Resort you can still purchase
attraction tickets as SOG.
) but I did have a choice!
