SSR Lovers and/or Owners Thread!

[lanand3]

I have to wait until May09 for my 1st trip home I requested a DTD view.I hope I get my request.I am already picturing the kids asleep and DH and I sitting on the balcony,drinks in hand enjoying the warm weather,view of the water and the noise and excitement of DTD. In the mean time I will have to live through everyone elses reports of the resort

 

[Ronald Duck]

I have to wait until May09 for my 1st trip home I requested a DTD view.I hope I get my request.I am already picturing the kids asleep and DH and I sitting on the balcony,drinks in hand enjoying the warm weather,view of the water and the noise and excitement of DTD. In the mean time I will have to live through everyone elses reports of the resort

Don't worry...we'll feed your addiction

 

[Holly]

GrandStand building 8500!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~

That's where I stayed last year and it was perfect.

I'm going to request that section from now on. I can't wait to return to SSR.

 

[bpmorley]

That's where I stayed last year and it was perfect.

I'm going to request that section from now on. I can't wait to return to SSR.

I usually request anywhere in the Springs or that bldg in GS

 

[Sheribo]

BTW - to all the SSR owners, we are now officially among you. Closed a couple of weeks ago and are looking to our first trip home in September!

arty: arty:

 

[cher070171]

We Love our SSR, Also and cannot wait to go back again!!!Had SSR and DCL booked for this December, but had to reschedule for next year due to unexpected DS or DL on Thanksgiving, so when we go we'll be one heavier!! The more the merrier!!! Being that we live @ 30 minutes from Saratoga NY There's No Place Like Home!!!

 

[figment97]

I posted these on another thread, but figured to get them into the SSR lovers thread as well. Enjoy!

SSR

 

[figment97]

Odds and ends...

Mickey head cloud at downtown...

Castle shots...

Ball shots...

Others...

 

[janni518]

Hi new SSR owner here! I can see I have a lot to catch up on. I was just starting this thread and figured I'd jump in and say hi!

We bought this past May while we were at Disney. Our first DVC trip will be this April. (I know, I know, we took our two teens out of school last year for vacation and they asked us not to do that again. My DD17 will be a senior and right now school is more important than waiting a bit in line at Disney.)

My hubby and I have two children DD17 and DS15. I also have two older children from a previous marriage DS29 (in August) and DD25. My eldest gave me a beautiful little granddaughter who will be two in October and they are expecting another baby in December. My son and his wife are both in the USAF currently stationed in California. My son just returned from the Persian Gulf. I think the new baby should be named "Welcome Home"

It's actually funny that we wound up buying in SSR. I graduated from Saratoga Springs High School (we lived up there for 6 years when I was a kid.) Since then we have summered in Saratoga for the past 30+ years. Will be there end of this month as a matter of fact. It was so funny seeing all the landmarks in the middle of Florida.

We plan on buying into more than one resort but I have a feeling that SSR will always hold a special place in our hearts.

So looking forward to getting to know you all.

 

[robinb]

I have to wait until May09 for my 1st trip home I requested a DTD view.I hope I get my request.I am already picturing the kids asleep and DH and I sitting on the balcony,drinks in hand enjoying the warm weather,view of the water and the noise and excitement of DTD. In the mean time I will have to live through everyone elses reports of the resort

Here's something to whet your appetite:

 

[allaboutmm]

The pictures of the pool make me want a pinta coolava (sp?)

 

[aDVCguy]

39 days and counting...WOO HOO!

I'm also a "Springs" section fan...I like the
proximity to main pool and etc.

...at the same time the "Grandstand" section
pix I've seen look awesome! Who knows where
I'll end up in...by the time I get there, I probably
won't care...being that I'll be showing off
my home-away-from-home to 7 of my
wife's family...I still can't believe there'll be
10 of us staying there...WOO-HOO!
Now if the "Mouse" could grant me just one wish...
I'm wait-listed for a Grand Villa.

First "Grand Gathering!"

 

[kdepot]

Hi
Also new owners at SSR. Going home March 09. We bought in May while we were on our 30TH anniversary vacation. our boys are 27 & 23 so we are going alone. All our family said why did we wait so long to do this?
With PI closing as it now sits we will be watching to see what replaces AC and CW plus 8trax. We bought SSR because its what they were selling (DW didn't like the dark look of AKV). We talked about this 1st trip home and skipping the parks. Now we think we will buy passes for our 1st and 2nd trip as we are looking at going during F&W 09.
We took the tour and loved the look and colors of the resort. When we were at POR in 06 we rented a boat and rode past SSR and thought about taking the tour that year but didn't.
This year we did the tour saying we just wanted to look not buy.
When we talked to the CM at CSR and found out we could get 25% off because of DS 23 is a CM we were hooked.

Keep all these post comming as we are living at our home thru them untill March. We hope Disney dosen't drag their feet on redoing PI.

 

[janni518]

39 days and counting...WOO HOO!

I'm also a "Springs" section fan...I like the
proximity to main pool and etc.

...at the same time the "Grandstand" section
pix I've seen look awesome! Who knows where
I'll end up in...by the time I get there, I probably
won't care...being that I'll be showing off
my home-away-from-home to 7 of my
wife's family...I still can't believe there'll be
10 of us staying there...WOO-HOO!
Now if the "Mouse" could grant me just one wish...
I'm wait-listed for a Grand Villa.

First "Grand Gathering!"

Okay, now I'm feeling torn. I had requested Congress Park for our 4/09 trip but may have to rethink that.

 

[Sheribo]

I too am a Springs fan. I like having a main floor villa so we can sit on the patio and feed the ducks, watch the Surrey bikes go by and still access the carriage house with ease.

Hi
Also new owners at SSR. Going home March 09. W

Kdepot - see you in March '09

 

[PrincessV]

Question: is it safe to assume that I can pull up to the CH and drop my luggage off with Bell Services to have it delivered to my room later? And vice-versa for check out? I drive and have always just handled my own luggage, but thanks to a bad back I'd rather not do it myself next trip.

Also, assuming the above is true, about how long do they take from phone call to door knock to deliver luggage?

 

[figment97]

Question: is it safe to assume that I can pull up to the CH and drop my luggage off with Bell Services to have it delivered to my room later? And vice-versa for check out? I drive and have always just handled my own luggage, but thanks to a bad back I'd rather not do it myself next trip.

Also, assuming the above is true, about how long do they take from phone call to door knock to deliver luggage?

i can't speak about getting it to the room as we have always done the magical express (although i can't imagine it taking that long)... but leaving the resort, we had to call the night before and reserve a time for bell services to come up to our room and collect our luggage. the guy told us that they work on tips only, so please remember that. hopefully he was telling the truth.

like you, though, we wouldn't have done it different. it would have took us three trips to get everything down there.

 

[PrincessV]

i can't speak about getting it to the room as we have always done the magical express (although i can't imagine it taking that long)... but leaving the resort, we had to call the night before and reserve a time for bell services to come up to our room and collect our luggage.

Ooo, good to know - thanks!

the guy told us that they work on tips only, so please remember that. hopefully he was telling the truth.

That wouldn't surprise me - that's the case with most FL hotels (I live in FL).

 

[BlakeNJ]

Hi
Also new owners at SSR. Going home March 09. We bought in May while we were on our 30TH anniversary vacation. our boys are 27 & 23 so we are going alone. All our family said why did we wait so long to do this?
With PI closing as it now sits we will be watching to see what replaces AC and CW plus 8trax. We bought SSR because its what they were selling (DW didn't like the dark look of AKV). We talked about this 1st trip home and skipping the parks. Now we think we will buy passes for our 1st and 2nd trip as we are looking at going during F&W 09.
We took the tour and loved the look and colors of the resort. When we were at POR in 06 we rented a boat and rode past SSR and thought about taking the tour that year but didn't.
This year we did the tour saying we just wanted to look not buy.
When we talked to the CM at CSR and found out we could get 25% off because of DS 23 is a CM we were hooked.

Keep all these post comming as we are living at our home thru them untill March. We hope Disney dosen't drag their feet on redoing PI.

Welcome home! Smart move on your part to buy and not wait! From what I hear, the CM discount for DVC is going bye, bye!

Have a wonderful first visit home and be sure to post pic of your stay!!

 

[tomandrobin]

Welcome home! Smart move on your part to buy and not wait! From what I hear, the CM discount for DVC is going bye, bye!

Have a wonderful first visit home and be sure to post pic of your stay!!

The CM discount is ending prior to the "yet to be announced" DVC resort.