SSR Lovers and/or Owners Thread!

[wltdsnyfan]

I've been feeling bad because my family wants to try a different resort this time. I can only imagine how you feel. I'm so sorry you have to postpone. (never say cancel!) Good luck to both you and your son on your new jobs!

You are so right cancel is not a nice word postpone sounds so much better.
Thanks for the good luck.

 

[bpmorley]

THanks for being sad with me. At least I have a cruise booked for June of 2008. The only bad thing about cancelling is we have points that have to be used for February 2008. So I guess I will have to go off property like Vegas to use them this summer. COuld be worse. All, I know is we are not going to loose them.

I've never had to do it, but I guess if you were going to lose them you could always rent them.

 

[Marshay]

I've never had to do it, but I guess if you were going to lose them you could always rent them.

or give them away ...

 

[wltdsnyfan]

I've never had to do it, but I guess if you were going to lose them you could always rent them.

I found out the following from are DVC person. If you can'tuse them at SSR or one of the others I can exchange them. They only expire in February 2008 if used at SSR or one of the other resorts. When I call the member services tell them I want to exchange them for a week off DVC property. I would have an extra year to use them. If you look in the World Passport Collection and go to the Interval International Exchanges that is what I would use. We are goingto call there next week and see what they say. I will let you know.
I was happy about this. I am not aobut to loose them.

 

[ansky922]

Thought I would Share

 

[loribell]

Thanks for sharing the pictures. They are great!

 

[Treacle44]

Wow stunning piccies, can't wait to stay there!

x

 

[Treacle44]

Apart from the pools, what activities are there to do for young children (5 and almost 3)?

Also do they hold the community BBQ's all year round?

Thanks

T
x

 

[Treacle44]

Which section is this playground in - anybody know?

What a beautiful playground, dd will love that!

 

[mikeandkarla]

Beautiful pictures. Can't wait till December for my first visit.

 

[3DisneyKids]

Hi my fellow SSR lovers! I was actually the first person to respond to the OP waaaaay back on Page 1, post # 2! Nice to see how many of use love SSR! I have kept up with this thread b/c it makes me happy, though haven't posted much.

Anyway, we leave for our next trip in just 20 days!

But I am FREAKING out....why??? Because we are staying at BWV instead of my beloved SSR! Here is the story from the beginning (copied and pasted from another thread that I started a month ago that is now dead):

First, I must say that I am so thrilled that the SSR bashing is WAY less than it once was. When I first started coming to these boards about 2 years ago (doing research as I was getting ready to buy) it seemed that almost every other thread was bashing SSR). And SSR was what Disney was selling at the time...and it had the extra 12 years. But after having read everything here, I really thought I should purchase one of the other resorts via resale.

However, I had the opportunity to rent some SSR points, so that is what we did...fell in love with the place and the rest is history. Been owners ever since and never once have we regretted it. Love, love, love this resort! SO glad that I did not make a decision just based on the reports here.

Well, we just decided to do a last-minute trip in May (in 5 weeks! yikes! Though I am of course thrilled to be going home in just a few weeks, so much planning...so little time....lol!) So, I called MS to see what was available for 1-BRs. To my surprise, I was able to book BWV. DH and I have stayed there before, but the kids have not. I figured that they would love the pool and we have talked about wanting to try out every DVC resort, so I booked it.

Later as DH and I were talking I mentioned that we would be staying at BWV and he just stared at me open mouthed and then started to stammer... "But...but....but....what about Saratoga Springs? I want to stay at my Saratoga. Why can't we stay there? Were they full? Why didn't you book there? Can you call them back? Are Member Services closed?" As he went at got the phone to hand to me. You just had to see the lost puppy dog look on his face! It was too much!

In the end, I explained my reasoning to him and he sighed and said the he probably should allow the kids to expand their DVC horizons (that killed me!), so we will keep our BWV reservations, but I just wanted to share this story and our love for SSR!



So now here we are with less than 3 weeks and I am freaking out about not staying at SSR. Hearing the comments about the new screen at the pool...and the splash area at the GrandStand...and well....just my SSR! Thoughts? Comments?

 

[tomandrobin]

Thoughts? Comments?

Original poster #10 here..lol! (kind of like a secret agent thing!)

First, its still disney, its not like you are staying at Bonnett Creek!

Second, don't fret the small stuff, have a great trip.

Third, we will deal with your disloyalty later!

 

[DisneyFreaks]

3DisneyKids, wonderful story. I feel your pain. We've changed our SSR reservation to OKW because my family (who all adore SSR) want to try all of the DVC resorts. I am so going to miss our "home". OKW is close so I'm sure we'll take some time to visit during our stay.


ansky922, awesome pictures! Thanks so much for sharing them.

 

[DisneyFreaks]

Original poster #10 here..lol! (kind of like a secret agent thing!)

Oh, and I almost forgot I was poster # 4 on the original start of this thread. LoL Way To Go mamaprincess for starting it!

 

[loribell]

3DisneyKids - I remember that post but I'm not sure whether or not I responded so I just had to comment here.

When we were at Disney in December I had decided that I this summer we should try to stay at BCV's. DD - 8 said she wanted to stay at SSR so I devised a great plan. We went to Beaches & Cream to have lunch and as we walked along and waited for a table I really played up how great SAB was. I made sure she got to walk all around it a really check it out. She was only 4 when we stayed before so she really didn't remember it. Well, it worked she was hooked and that was where she wanted to stay.

Anyway, we got home and I started planning our trip. A weird thing happened though, now that it was time to book a room I no longer wanted to stay at BCV. I could not get myself to book BCV's. I was already missing SSR.

Okay, so now what do I do? I had convinced her BCV was where we should stay. It took a little doing but she finally agreed that SSR would be best. We have my niece joining us and we decided that the zero entry pool at SSR would be safer for her!Boy that was close.

At one point we wanted to try all of the DVC resorts. We will probably try a different one every once in a while but for now we are content staying at SSR & VWL, our homes.

I would say that if even you are questioning it then mabye you should try switching to SSR. Either way have a great trip!

 

[Really_Goofy_Daddy]

Apart from the pools, what activities are there to do for young children (5 and almost 3)?

Also do they hold the community BBQ's all year round?

Thanks

T
x

The CM's run DAILY activities, crafts, a weekly pool party, and now they have nightly movies by the main pool.. You will receive a calandar of events when you check-in, my kids are the same age g-5, b-3, and they loved them last year... The crafts are free or small price. Plus there are rentals too.. My kids can't stop talking about the surrey bike ride we took as a family!

 

[conciergekelly]

3disney kids....I have the same problem. My sons 17th birthday is over Thanksgiving break and he wants to try BCV. I asked him to choose and now I am regretting it. I love SSR. I really like the fact that SSR has more dedicated 2 br to choose from hence more likely to get one. I don't think I want 3 kids fighting over who has to get the pull out if I can't get a dedicated at BCV. Also at SSR I am more likely to get a nice view because of the larger inventory. These were things are positives about the large resort that people don't think of. I made my reservation for SSR and am supposed to change it on the 22nd of April. I DON'T WANNA! I have stayed at BCV (w/out kids) and it was nice but I am gonna miss SSR.

Having said that I really liked the BWV. It is probably my second favorite resort. I love the theme, location and cute pool. I am sure that you will have a great time. Maybe you can pool hop at the new pool and for a movie one day?

 

[La2kw]

Hi my fellow SSR lovers! I was actually the first person to respond to the OP waaaaay back on Page 1, post # 2! Nice to see how many of use love SSR! I have kept up with this thread b/c it makes me happy, though haven't posted much.

Anyway, we leave for our next trip in just 20 days!

But I am FREAKING out....why??? Because we are staying at BWV instead of my beloved SSR! Here is the story from the beginning (copied and pasted from another thread that I started a month ago that is now dead):

First, I must say that I am so thrilled that the SSR bashing is WAY less than it once was. When I first started coming to these boards about 2 years ago (doing research as I was getting ready to buy) it seemed that almost every other thread was bashing SSR). And SSR was what Disney was selling at the time...and it had the extra 12 years. But after having read everything here, I really thought I should purchase one of the other resorts via resale.

However, I had the opportunity to rent some SSR points, so that is what we did...fell in love with the place and the rest is history. Been owners ever since and never once have we regretted it. Love, love, love this resort! SO glad that I did not make a decision just based on the reports here.

Well, we just decided to do a last-minute trip in May (in 5 weeks! yikes! Though I am of course thrilled to be going home in just a few weeks, so much planning...so little time....lol!) So, I called MS to see what was available for 1-BRs. To my surprise, I was able to book BWV. DH and I have stayed there before, but the kids have not. I figured that they would love the pool and we have talked about wanting to try out every DVC resort, so I booked it.

Later as DH and I were talking I mentioned that we would be staying at BWV and he just stared at me open mouthed and then started to stammer... "But...but....but....what about Saratoga Springs? I want to stay at my Saratoga. Why can't we stay there? Were they full? Why didn't you book there? Can you call them back? Are Member Services closed?" As he went at got the phone to hand to me. You just had to see the lost puppy dog look on his face! It was too much!

In the end, I explained my reasoning to him and he sighed and said the he probably should allow the kids to expand their DVC horizons (that killed me!), so we will keep our BWV reservations, but I just wanted to share this story and our love for SSR!



So now here we are with less than 3 weeks and I am freaking out about not staying at SSR. Hearing the comments about the new screen at the pool...and the splash area at the GrandStand...and well....just my SSR! Thoughts? Comments?

BWV is our least favorite DVC resort, but I think it's a good idea to try them all. We have stayed at them all, and I'll miss OKW and SSR this summer, but I'm still looking forward to our stay at the BCV. We love Epcot and know that we will have easy access to it this year, even though I don't like those slow boats to the studio and have had bad experiences with the bus service there. We already plan on returning to SSR the following year, so we're happy about that. I know we'll have a great time at the BCV, and you'll have a great time at the BWV.

 

[BroganMc]

Third, we will deal with your disloyalty later!

Best quote of the day!

3DisneyKids, just think how much more your family will appreciate SSR once you get to see how the other half lives. I travel only because it makes me love my home state more.

But yes, the first resort I expect to "cheat" with is BWV. It holds a fascination for me though I expect to have to just resign myself to the not-SSR glitches first. That's why I'm only planning short flings of a few days before I go home to SSR. (3 days and 9 days).

 

[hrsmom]

Hi everyone!

We're (DH, me, DD age 3 and DS age 1) also SSR owners! Our first trip home is May 6-11!! We are so excited. I'm so glad to see so many who love SSR - it is a little discouraging to read some of the posts by those who don't like it. We've never stayed there, but we thought it was just beautiful when we toured it.

We have our first three trips planned already: May, October and February '08.

I look forward to getting to know everyone!