SSR Lovers and/or Owners Thread!

[DisneyBride'03]

What is the current add on deal? I guess I haven't been paying attention to the DVC forums!!!

 

[edk35]

What is the current add on deal? I guess I haven't been paying attention to the DVC forums!!!

YES PLEASE FILL US IN...WHAT IS THE CURRENT ADD ON DEAL???

 

[jenna]

I saw this thread:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1617675

And somewhere else I found this link:
http://dvcnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=218&Itemid=1

It says an e-mail was sent to members on Oct. 24th, but I didn't receive one. Looks like a call to my guide is in order.....

 

[Harley-Mouse]

What is a good room for a studio to request. Would like to be by a pool. We went pool hopping last trip to the main pool but the new pool looks cool. The one with the starting gates. What section is that in? Wher is the first pick up for buse going to the parks? Is ther a bus that just goes around the resort? How far is the walk from one poll to the next. Can you drive your car to divrent areas of the resort? WE belong to BCV and would like to try some thing new.
What kind of thing do thay do for kids like at coumintyhall? We will be ther in July 11-22 DD !!, DS 6, & DD 4 will thay have thing to do we will only go to the park for 3 days and enjoy the reort and water barks the rest of the trip.
Thank you for any help.

 

[connorlevismom]

We are headed HOME in a few short days and I cannot wait!!!

We stayed there last October and it was amazing. We had a two bedroom in Congress Park and I could not have been happier.

Question, we are arriving on Sunday Nov 11th around 2:00 in the afternoon What are the chances there will be a room ready for us?

Kristine

 

[mamaprincess]

We are headed HOME in a few short days and I cannot wait!!!

We stayed there last October and it was amazing. We had a two bedroom in Congress Park and I could not have been happier.

Question, we are arriving on Sunday Nov 11th around 2:00 in the afternoon What are the chances there will be a room ready for us?

Kristine

I will live vicariously through you! We are not taking our usual SSR trip this year.

I am not sure there is anyway of knowing if they will have a room available or not for you when you arrive. I would probably plan on nothing being ready right away and maybe head over to DTD for lunch while I waited. If there is something then you can just be pleasantly surprised.

Have a wonderful stay at SSR!

 

[connorlevismom]

I will live vicariously through you! We are not taking our usual SSR trip this year.

I am not sure there is anyway of knowing if they will have a room available or not for you when you arrive. I would probably plan on nothing being ready right away and maybe head over to DTD for lunch while I waited. If there is something then you can just be pleasantly surprised.

Have a wonderful stay at SSR!

Kind of what our plan was. I will be very pleasantly surprised if there is a room ready.

Kristine

 

[DbleTheFun]

Hi all!!! We are super excited, after filing our docs to purchase at SSR!!!! We are buying resale for our initial contract, and then adding on when at WDW in December. We considered adding on at another resort, but decided we really want SSR to be our true home, so we will have about 500 points all here!! (I may convince my DH to purchase some extras for AKV, but if not I am still thrilled!!!) YIPPPEEE!!! We are soooo excited!!!!

We cant wait to book our first trip! I have been reading through this thread, and am even more excited!

We cant wait for the first time we hear "Welcome Home"!!!! Say Bye Bye to staying off site... SSR here we come!

 

[mamaprincess]

Hi all!!! We are super excited, after filing our docs to purchase at SSR!!!! We are buying resale for our initial contract, and then adding on when at WDW in December. We considered adding on at another resort, but decided we really want SSR to be our true home, so we will have about 500 points all here!! (I may convince my DH to purchase some extras for AKV, but if not I am still thrilled!!!) YIPPPEEE!!! We are soooo excited!!!!

We cant wait to book our first trip! I have been reading through this thread, and am even more excited!

We cant wait for the first time we hear "Welcome Home"!!!! Say Bye Bye to staying off site... SSR here we come!

Congratulations and Home!!!

SSR is sooooo beautiful. I think its the prettiest of the resorts. The decor is so classic and soothing. Downtown disney is also so awesome. We are always over there.

Have you considered breaking the 500 points into smaller contracts? It's very easy to sale crontracts that are 100 points or less, but a little harder to sale them when they are larger than 150. I say this because like most of us, the add-on bug may bite you when they build something else and you may want to move some points to make room for another resort or you just may need to move a few for some other unforseen reason. Just a thought.

 

[kritter]

What is a good room for a studio to request. Would like to be by a pool. We went pool hopping last trip to the main pool but the new pool looks cool. The one with the starting gates. What section is that in? Wher is the first pick up for buse going to the parks? Is ther a bus that just goes around the resort? How far is the walk from one poll to the next. Can you drive your car to divrent areas of the resort? WE belong to BCV and would like to try some thing new.
What kind of thing do thay do for kids like at coumintyhall? We will be ther in July 11-22 DD !!, DS 6, & DD 4 will thay have thing to do we will only go to the park for 3 days and enjoy the reort and water barks the rest of the trip.
Thank you for any help.

The new pool is near the Grandstand which is near the main pool~well a short walk and to the food area too...

The Springs is nearest to the Main pool area as well.

At the community hall they have various fun things scheduled all week long you will get the schedule when you check in. They also have movies by the pool on Mon. Wed. and Friday nights outside on the big screen at the Main pool tons of fun. They start at 8:15. Always a Disney movie of course.

The area called Congress Park is near Down Town Disney if you plan on going there. There are a few playgrounds located throughout SSR the kids will love them too. There is one at Congress Park too. I also think the Paddock has one too.

 

[graygables]

Not an SSR owner anymore, we just sold our 100pt contract (we're AKV nuts), but I'm taking my mom to SSR in December for a few nights. Can't wait to go back and visit again!

 

[DVCsince02]

We have always stayed at the Springs in SSR. We didn't request it, just how it worked out.

It's super close to the main pool, bus stop, arcade and AP. When traveling with small ones, being close to the pool and boat launch for DTD is nice.

We go again in 40 days and thinking about requesting a DTD view. Any building and floor suggestions?

 

[soozaay]

We go again in 40 days and thinking about requesting a DTD view. Any building and floor suggestions?

On our last trip we had a DTD view....I would request Congress Park, high floor with a DTD view.....it was great and Congress Park has a quiet pool, playground and picnic area....and it's a short walk to DTD. Have a great time!

 

[Calle&Jakesmom]

Went to SSR for the first time in August. We're disney veterns and have spoiled ourselves with the Boardwalk, Beach Club & Wilderness Lodge. We've tried others too, but those three are absolutely the best.

We stayed at Grandstand which was by far the best place to be. Our kids loved the pool and the water play area (Starting Gate) and this area had it's own pool bar, so we were all set for drinks & snacks for the kids & ourselves. It never really seemed to get busy and they even had a movie night there at the pool. We went to the main pool one day and although our son loved the water slide, it was so crowded that it was wall to wall people and we were so miserable that we left after an hour.

This was all great (and we did really enjoy it) if we had only wanted to do a resort. However, we also love to do parks and, as I said earlier, have really gotten spoiled with the EPCOT resorts. We love to be able to just walk into a park, take a boat, monorail (Poly) or bus. We hate being tied down to just having to rely on the buses.

The Grandstand was the first stop for the buses in SSR, which was good coming home at night, but bad going out in the morning . There are 4 other stops within SSR and then you go to the park- ugghh! The buses didn't run as often as I'd like or I would have expected- we waited an average of about 20 minutes each day for our bus to the park- some days longer!! (not good in August heat with two kids who want to go!) Overall, I don't know that I'd stay there again (sorry all you SSR lovers out there). It's a great resort, but not a Disney resort(parks and all).

 

[JW9DVC]

If they only sell Coke products, its a Disney Resort! Mt. DEW anyone? JW

 

[BroganMc]

You know this talk of a "Disney resort" reminds me of a comment I heard from a CM at Poly on my recent trip this month.

She was working at Cpt Cook's counterservice and I asked if they accepted the DDE. In a not so pleasant tone she said no, acting like I had three heads for suggesting such a thing. It's only for sit-downs she said. I pointed out Artist's Palette at SSR accepted it and she rattled off: "Well Saratoga isn't owned by Disney."

I just thought it was funny how determined she was to diss me and the resort. Of my entire 16 days there, I think she was the only surly CM I encountered.

 

[BroganMc]

I thought I'd add this pic to the thread for any newcomers and thread surfers. This is movie night at the main pool (High Rock Springs) in the Springs section. Date is Wed October 17, 2007. They were playing Mighty Ducks 2 at 8:15pm till 10pm.

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When I was there in May, the movies were shown at the Grandstand pool. Alas the only nights I had free, they cancelled due to wind. (Wind and rain storms can wreak havoc with the equipment so they don't set it up.) But having actually seen the movie at HRS I think I like the idea of it there better.

It was very easy for our group to get dinner from Artist's Palette (including our drink refills), set up at a table and then settle in for the movie. The movie is viewable from as far away as the shallow end and pretty much the entire pool. And you can see the reverse image from the spa behind the screen. Sound system is good and loud too.

Everyone lounged and watched when I was there. Kids in the pool and adults sitting on the chaises. My only complaint is that there are too few tables on the shallow end of the pool. Most are stuck over by the arcade in a place obscured by shrubs. By week's end, families caught on to the "movie night" routine and began camping out tables by 5pm.

 

[Wigit12]

On our last trip we had a DTD view....I would request Congress Park, high floor with a DTD view.....it was great and Congress Park has a quiet pool, playground and picnic area....and it's a short walk to DTD. Have a great time!

Everyone we talked to on the bus each day really recommended Congress Park. We had Grandstand which was good but of course we had the furthest building. Definitely request a high floor. We couldn't use our patio much on the first floor due to frogs. Family had 5 different 1st floor studios. Each one had frogs living in the lights or patio door frame. Every night they were stuck to the doors catching insects.

 

[Calle&Jakesmom]

Definitely request a high floor. We couldn't use our patio much on the first floor due to frogs. Family had 5 different 1st floor studios. Each one had frogs living in the lights or patio door frame. Every night they were stuck to the doors catching insects.

We didn't stay on a first floor, but walking around we noticed that the first floor patios were very small and not at all private. Second floor and above have ok size baloconies with good views for the most part. I wouldn't recommend at first floor at all.

 

[jenna]

Everyone we talked to on the bus each day really recommended Congress Park. We had Grandstand which was good but of course we had the furthest building. Definitely request a high floor. We couldn't use our patio much on the first floor due to frogs. Family had 5 different 1st floor studios. Each one had frogs living in the lights or patio door frame. Every night they were stuck to the doors catching insects.

This reminds me of our trip in June when we stayed at OKW. We took my DMIL who is deathly afraid of snakes. I requested a 2nd or 3rd floor since I know she wouldn't go out on the patio if we were on the first floor. We got a room on the 2nd floor. Sure enough, the first morning we were there, DH & I saw a big black snake laying outside. At least we were looking down at him!