SSR Lovers and/or Owners Thread!

[bpmorley]

I'll be posting some pics from our recent trip by the end of the weekend.

 

[kritter]

I'll be posting some pics from our recent trip by the end of the weekend.

Just got home tonight.. How was your trip??!!!

 

[ADisneygirl]

We just returned from our first trip to SSR. We were at SSR 3 days and then stayed at AKL for 3.

I have to agree with everyone here -- SSR is a beautiful resort. We thought our studio in the Springs section was very comfortable, elegant, tastefully decorated. The grounds are lovely to walk. The main pool was quite crowded in the evenings, and did seem kind of small for the vastness of this resort. We ate at Artist Pallette a couple of times and once at the Turf Club. Had the flatbread vegetable pizza at AP -- very tasty. I highly recommend the Turf Club. Relaxing place to eat, and good food. A hidden gem.

The boat dock is behind the Turf Club and down some stairs. Found it by accident while poking around the pool table area of the Turf Club. We just decided to go out one of the doors and see the patio in case we wanted to eat out there that night, and that's when we spotted the boat dock. Directional signs are really needed to get to these places. It was not well marked, but we enjoyed the peaceful ride to DTD.

We used Disney transportation the whole time. Once I got there I didn't want to drive. Buses came frequently, and we didn't wait more than 15 minutes for the one we wanted.

When I get my pictures developed I'll post a few nice ones from SSR!

 

[disneyfanUSA]

This is the thang, I need to learn how to post my pics cause it's more fun when you read the TRs w/pics. We have so many pictures too!! My dh is a graphic designer so he makes all of us shirts to wear for all our trips. So, I would love to show all of my DIS friends the t-shirts! We get a lot of people that come up to us and ask where we got them, and this one lady told my dh that disney needed him working for them. I wished! We have a lot of fun and there are a lot of stories to tell. My inlaws go w/us on every trip and they are a lot of fun. I was so upset that POR didn't have the frozen cokes so I could do the rum thang!!! I rode past SSR at night on the boat taxi to DTD from POR and at night it was all lit up and beautiful. I was like, "Man, it would be nice to stay somewhere like that" so I'm considering this like getting a dream. Our favorite resort is POP. We love it! We will be back there at the end of Sept.
Mousiemom

Ok this is how you upload pictures!

1st if you have a digital camera upload the pictures into "my pictures" on your computer!

2nd you will need to make a free account on http://photobucket.com/ it is a very easy sight to use!

3rd once you make your account and type in all your info. After that you will see a big page with special offer for photo bucket users you can skip all that buy clicking this at the top of the page "Thanks for registering for Photo bucket... Click here to go to your album"

4th you will be brought to a page you will see in the top right corner 3 lines are there and say browse next to it. Just click browse then double click on the picture you want. (you can get more slots by pressing add more in the bottom corner by the upload button!)

5th just click the big upload button.

6th once you upload them they will appear on the bottom of the page. Click on the picture you want to get the code! For the dis boards you would want to select IMG Code - Forums & Bulletin Boards.
Just left click on the code box and it will automatically copy. Just past the code anywhere on any of your posts!!

7th you can also resize your images and do lots of cool stuff with them!

Hope this helps have fun!

 

[BlakeNJ]

We just returned from our first trip to SSR. We were at SSR 3 days and then stayed at AKL for 3.

I have to agree with everyone here -- SSR is a beautiful resort. We thought our studio in the Springs section was very comfortable, elegant, tastefully decorated. The grounds are lovely to walk. The main pool was quite crowded in the evenings, and did seem kind of small for the vastness of this resort. We ate at Artist Pallette a couple of times and once at the Turf Club. Had the flatbread vegetable pizza at AP -- very tasty. I highly recommend the Turf Club. Relaxing place to eat, and good food. A hidden gem.

The boat dock is behind the Turf Club and down some stairs. Found it by accident while poking around the pool table area of the Turf Club. We just decided to go out one of the doors and see the patio in case we wanted to eat out there that night, and that's when we spotted the boat dock. Directional signs are really needed to get to these places. It was not well marked, but we enjoyed the peaceful ride to DTD.

We used Disney transportation the whole time. Once I got there I didn't want to drive. Buses came frequently, and we didn't wait more than 15 minutes for the one we wanted.

When I get my pictures developed I'll post a few nice ones from SSR!

Sounds like you had a wonderful trip! Thanks for the TR!

 

[hadleyzoo]

Leaving for SSR today and will be there for a week. This will be our first stay at SSR since buying DVC. We are excited!

Tiffany

 

[tjkraz]

I hope everyone subscribed to this thread will take a moment to check out this discussion as well:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1483974

If you agree that SSR guests should be able to guarantee a room in a certain section of the resort at the time of booking, send your comments to the DVC Member Satisfaction Manager. The thread above contains the appropriate email address, along with a few sample messages that have already been used.

While there is no guarantee that DVC will implement changes, the more people who speak up the better our chances!

 

[bpmorley]

Just got home tonight.. How was your trip??!!!

We had a good trip. Just 4days/3 nights. We had a great view of the Grandstand Pool from our room. We had a couple storms, but I'm sure you know that. We didn't do any parks, just a relaxing trip. Unless you want to count Typhoon Lagoon. We also did discovery cove

 

[DVCKennyD]

Hello all,

Just wanted to chime in here and say howdy to all my fellow SSR lovers... My family and I just returned from our inaugural trip as DVC members at SSR and I just wanted to continue singing the praises of this wonderful resort! We were located in the Grandstand area directly adjacent to the new pool. What a great location... My 3 boys actually preferred the Grandstand pool to the main High Rock pool. Here are some photos of our stay...

Ken

 

[graygables]

The pool pictures reminded me...when we were at the main pool in Mar, I was playing with 8yo non-swimming DD (and I am also a non-swimmer) and we were walking toward the area where the steps are. (sidetrack: I always look at the depth measurements to give DD guidelines where she can and cannot go). The water was getting VERY deep and finally got to where I could barely reach the bottom (I'm 5'6") I returned a very panicked DD to the side and looked at the depth measurements again, and they all read 3' something. Has anyone else noticed that "basin" by the steps (near the spa)? Is it marked anywhere and I just missed it? It made for a very unhappy little girl who refused to get back in the pool.

 

[bpmorley]

DVCKennyD, nice pictures. I noticed that one of the starting gate was taken from above. If that was from your room, you were staying almost directly accross from me.

 

[Merylj]

Wonderful pictures DVCKennyD - thanks for posting

 

[athenna]

Wow, thanks for sharing those great pics! However, now you've made me homesick I've got about 5 and 1/2 months before I get back....Stayed at OKW for the 1st time last month, and it was nice, but I missed my ''home'', so I am really dying to go back!

 

[TenThousandVolts]

great pics dvcKenny! graygbles: thanks for the warning, I never noticed that.

 

[alldiz]

Thankyou so much for those beautiful pics....

It does make me homesick though
Sounds like you had a great trip kennydvc
Kerri

 

[lyzziesmom]

Beautiful pictures! I like the "hiding behind the shrubbery" effect. We had a photographer in MGM take a picture of DD8 like that last year, it came out really cute and was so nice to have some Photopass pictures that were not the same old same old pose.

Now I REALLY can't wait until September to go to SSR, it looks gorgeous. I just Love the new water play area!

Quick question: How far is the Grandstand area from the main building, in walking distance. It looks pretty close on the map, but I didn't know if there's a direct path to walk to the main building or if it's quicker and easier to hop on the bus. Thanks! We've requested either Springs or Grandstand, but will be happy no matter we end up.

 

[DVCKennyD]

Hello all,

Good morning everyone and to all of the fathers out there, happy Fathers Day! We get to live like Kings for a day so enjoy. Thanks for the kind words... We had a wonderful time and I had to laugh when I read the comments about being "homesick"... tell me about it! It has been a WHOLE week and we miss it already!! We actually just had a chance last night to look at our pictures for the first time as I have yet to make the leap into the digital age of photography(still love my trusty "old school" Nikon SLR 35mm)and had to wait for the pictures to be developed However, it was worth it...

Thanks again, KennyD

PS: Wanted to add one more of the family and I after a wonderful surrey bike ride around the resort.

 

[DVCKennyD]

Beautiful pictures! I like the "hiding behind the shrubbery" effect. We had a photographer in MGM take a picture of DD8 like that last year, it came out really cute and was so nice to have some Photopass pictures that were not the same old same old pose.

Now I REALLY can't wait until September to go to SSR, it looks gorgeous. I just Love the new water play area!

Quick question: How far is the Grandstand area from the main building, in walking distance. It looks pretty close on the map, but I didn't know if there's a direct path to walk to the main building or if it's quicker and easier to hop on the bus. Thanks! We've requested either Springs or Grandstand, but will be happy no matter we end up.

Howdy,

From our building (Room#8814, building directly adjacent to the pool) it was literally a 2 minute walk... As you exited our building, the pool area was directly across the walkway, if you turned right, the main areas of the resort (Carriage house,High Rock pool, Artist Palette etc...) were accessible via the walkway that wound around the main drop off area turnaround by the Carriage House. If you turned left, that pathway led around the BBQ area by the Horsin' around sprinkler area to the Grandstand bus stop. BPMorley, you were right on...That picture was taken from the 4th floor of our building overlooking the pool area. If I understood you correctly, your building was the one in the background of that pic. That location looks great as it is closer to the bus stop . As an aside, IMHO, The Grandstand area is THE place to stay at SSR... and will quickly become the favorite of families like mine! The convenience of all the common areas minutes away, yet very peaceful and tranquil... Lyzziesmom, we actually originally requested the Springs area as well, but all of the talk about Grandstand area here on the DIS convinced me to give it a try. I'm glad we did I may be incorrect here, but it appeared to us(my wife actually noticed this) that to access the main areas of the resort from The Springs area, you had to cross a road that had fairly steady traffic on it. These photos show this area...

First photo: The woman in the background just actually crossed the road
Second photo: I was standing on the Springs side of the road facing the bike rental stand... My photographers eye (and thus the resulting picture)cropped out the road.


KennyD

 

[RachelTori]

Quick question: How far is the Grandstand area from the main building, in walking distance. It looks pretty close on the map, but I didn't know if there's a direct path to walk to the main building or if it's quicker and easier to hop on the bus. Thanks! We've requested either Springs or Grandstand, but will be happy no matter we end up.

I totally agree with DVCKennyD!! Grandstand is *THE* place to be and it's a quick walk to the main building! You might even get a view of that great water play area like we had 2 weeks ago!!

This is the view from our balcony (although the water play area is just out of camera range!!)

Now I'm Homesick!

 

[Nicoal13]

Just had to post here because I toured SSR back in January and am now in the process of purchasing a resale there through TSS. Can't wait to get back for my first trip HOME!