SSR Lovers and/or Owners Thread!

[twinscandc]

Okay...I will do a complete wipe down as soon as we enter our SSR room in 12 days!! I hate the stomach flu (who doesn't!!!!! ).

I'm sending well wishes for this family!

 

[Luckymommyx2]

Sending lots of pixie dust that everyone that has it recovers quickly and those who don't have, won't get it!

 

[BriarRose59]

to your friends.

We'll be there on Sunday for a 5 day stay. It'll be the first time all 4 of us have been since we bought in 2003. I can't wait!!

 

[DutchsMommy]

DS and I will be staying in a studio at SSR May 17-21. This is our first trip home. I am wondering whether there are any preferred locations anyone can recommend for a mom and her 5 yo son. We will definately want to use the waterslide in the main pool and will be using the buses to the parks multiple times a day. Proximately to DTD is not as big a concern as we may go over once or twice but that's about it. I would like to have an idea for when we check in. As I understand it you cannot request a specific area on your ressie with MS.

LivinaDream - we bought a few days before you and the package arrived today from FedEx (and we are in Canada) so your's should be along shortly. Our guide said they were quite swamped there with AKV and the price/contract increases.

Hoping the sickness passes by the Liz family quickly. I got sick as a dog leaving our DCL cruise in Nov and it totally sucked!!! Being sick on vacation is just wrong.

 

[Trippy_D_DooDah]

Hey, now that the grandstand section of SSR has opened, does anyone have pictures, especially of the pool area?

When did it open? We were there about a month ago. We stayed at OKW, but walked the path one afternoon from South Point to Saratoga and it looked like they were still working on the Grandstand area. They were close to finishing though. Is there going to be any grand opening hoopla?

 

[JesseDisney]

I just became a member of DVC, i bought 150 points at SSR. I am going myself NOV 11-18th, and then agian with my parents (i am only 19 lol) Jan 21-28th I am SO excited. I love SSR.

 

[disneymom8589]

To liznboys: Get Well Wishes to Your Family!!!

To JesseDisney: neighbor!

 

[tomandrobin]

I just became a member of DVC, i bought 150 points at SSR. I am going myself NOV 11-18th, and then agian with my parents (i am only 19 lol) Jan 21-28th I am SO excited. I love SSR.

To all the new owners..........

Welcome Home!!

 

[bpmorley]

DS and I will be staying in a studio at SSR May 17-21. This is our first trip home. I am wondering whether there are any preferred locations anyone can recommend for a mom and her 5 yo son. We will definately want to use the waterslide in the main pool and will be using the buses to the parks multiple times a day.

Then you will want to request the Springs. It's the 3 buildings right accross from the main pool and Artist's Pallette. I was just posted earlier that the Grandstand is open. It looks like that area has a themed pool too.

 

[DisneyFreaks]

My good friend Liz....aka Liznboys.....is down at SSR with her dh and boys. They arrived this past Sat. for a week..well her oldest came down with the stomach virus in the middle of the night Wed. morning. Nixed that day's plans. Then this morning at 2:30 her 3 year old got it too. They just celebrated his 3rd b'day there on Tuesday. I feel SOOOOOOOOOOOO BAD FOR THEM. This same thing happend to them in Feb. two years ago when they were staying at AKL. They all got it...ruined 5 of their days then. She has two other boys....one is almost 1 and the other 5. She said it is horrible just waiting for the next victim to fall. PLEASE SEND GET WELL VIBES AND PIXIE DUST THEIR WAY. I hope the next time I talk to her that no else has gotten sick. They are to come home on Sunday. She is so sad right now. She said that a CM at SSR told her that she has heard that several people at SSR have that right now too.

Pixiedust on its way to Liznboys. What a horrible way to spend a vacation. I feel so bad for them. This past trip in december I came down with a bad virus so I know all too well how it can ruin a trip. I pray no one else catches it. Pack that can of lysol all you folks that will be leaving for SSR soon.

 

[kritter]

OOOOH I hope someone comes home from a stay at SSR and can show us pics. of the Grandstand and the themed pool.......

 

[tomandrobin]

OOOOH I hope someone comes home from a stay at SSR and can show us pics. of the Grandstand and the themed pool.......

Already posted on another thread.

 

[TenThousandVolts]

OOOOH I hope someone comes home from a stay at SSR and can show us pics. of the Grandstand and the themed pool.......

http://travel.webshots.com/album/558060803VSddBW Modoco posted these- they look nice- but I have to say doesn't starting gate/racetrack theme encourage running by the pool? As the mom of 2 ADHD kids this is the first thing I see when I look at something like this- I think it was BroganMc who posted something about before you get a toy for your kid first imagine all the ways they could misuse it or hurt themselves... that is how I view the whole world thanks to my kids!

 

[tomandrobin]

http://travel.webshots.com/album/558060803VSddBW Modoco posted these- they look nice- but I have to say doesn't starting gate/racetrack theme encourage running by the pool? As the mom of 2 ADHD kids this is the first thing I see when I look at something like this- I think it was BroganMc who posted something about before you get a toy for your kid first imagine all the ways they could misuse it or hurt themselves... that is how I view the whole world thanks to my kids!

The starting gate has water jets at the bottom and misters at the top. There are also water jets on the left and right side of the gate. And of course the horse heads are water guns that can be rotated, and moved up and down.

As far as the main pool, I don't see running as being anymore a problem here then at any other pool. In fact it may be less of a problem here then at the Springs pool, where the big slide is located.

 

[TenThousandVolts]

... the horse heads are water guns that can be rotated, and moved up and down.

That is cool- the kids are gonna love that. Thanks for the description.

 

[goaliewife]

We are new SSR owners, bought in August 2006 after seeing a portable unit of a 1 BDR unit while in Disneyland, CA. We were totally impressed.

We are planning our first trip to SSR in October 2007 with our two grandchildren. It is booked, but I didn't ask for a specific room spot/location. After reading some of the posts on this thread (limited since I am working) I am thinking and would like your input that we should request that our room for the first time be on the Springs side. Am I correct in assuming that the theme pools on this side are the same as the pictures that we had seen during our introduction and the ones that are in the brochures we received (this was before the Grandstand opened). My grandchildren were so excited when they saw those pools. Hoping that my assumption is correct.

I have to call next month to make our dining reservations (6-month window) so figured that I would take care of the room request at the same time.

Any input for a newbie would be greatly appreciated. The anticipation is killing all of us, me especially.

 

[tomandrobin]

We are new SSR owners, bought in August 2006 after seeing a portable unit of a 1 BDR unit while in Disneyland, CA. We were totally impressed.

We are planning our first trip to SSR in October 2007 with our two grandchildren. It is booked, but I didn't ask for a specific room spot/location. After reading some of the posts on this thread (limited since I am working) I am thinking and would like your input that we should request that our room for the first time be on the Springs side. Am I correct in assuming that the theme pools on this side are the same as the pictures that we had seen during our introduction and the ones that are in the brochures we received (this was before the Grandstand opened). My grandchildren were so excited when they saw those pools. Hoping that my assumption is correct.

I have to call next month to make our dining reservations (6-month window) so figured that I would take care of the room request at the same time.

Any input for a newbie would be greatly appreciated. The anticipation is killing all of us, me especially.

The pool in the literature is the main pool, next to the Springs section. You can request a specific section, but its not guaranteed. If you like to walk to DTD then use Congress Park as a fall back choice.

There is a quiet pool in Congress park and one also in The Paddock section. The only section without a pool is the Carousel section. Both the Grandstand pool and the Springs pool has a bar.

We are going at the end of October and need to start working on our ADR's soon too.

 

[mamaprincess]

Wow you guys have been busy! How am I ever going to add all the new names? No one can say SSR isn't loved. I'd say it's getting a whole lot of lovin'. I'd better not get sick again!

We finally figured out that our youngest DD has nasal allergies which when compounded with a cold is just unbearable. She just started on an allergy medication and is doing super! I'm finally getting some rest now that she can breathe. The other girls are doing much better though one was a little congested this morning.

I've got to go back through this thread and try to figure out where I left off!

 

[tomandrobin]

Wow you guys have been busy! How am I ever going to add all the new names? No one can say SSR isn't loved. I'd say it's getting a whole lot of lovin'. I'd better not get sick again!

We finally figured out that our youngest DD has nasal allergies which when compounded with a cold is just unbearable. She just started on an allergy medication and is doing super! I'm finally getting some rest now that she can breathe. The other girls are doing much better though one was a little congested this morning.

I've got to go back through this thread and try to figure out where I left off!

Looks like Mama is going to be busy, busy, busy!

 

[mamaprincess]

Looks like Mama is going to be busy, busy, busy!

I just updated the list. Hope I got everyone!

liznboyz: I'm sorry to here you guys are under the weather. My family is just recovering from all kinds of respiratory stuff. Here's pixie dust for a speedy recovery!