SSR Lovers and/or Owners Thread!

[TenThousandVolts]

Going home for the first time on August 18th.

I do have two questions:

1. Does SSR share busses with anyother resort?
2. Does DTD still have the fireworks everynight?

Thanks for any info.

no and no. I hope someday they bring back the fireworks.
Enjoy your trip!

 

[bpmorley]

Going home for the first time on August 18th.

I do have two questions:

1. Does SSR share busses with anyother resort?
2. Does DTD still have the fireworks everynight?

Thanks for any info.

1.not anymore, when the resort was new and only CP & The springs were open it shared a couple buses with OKW
2.The last time we were there I didn't see any.

 

[bpmorley]

no and no. I hope someday they bring back the fireworks.
Enjoy your trip!

I hope so too

 

[ConfettiClowns]

We bought 3 years ago, and we love SSR. I LOVE the elegance of SSR. It reminds me of the hotels I used to stay in when I went on business trips for my last job, before I became a full time mommy.


We weren't crazy about OKW, tho the size was very nice. It seemed a bit boring for me...maybe because I'm a NYC gal.

We have also stayed at BW, and that one is really nice. We are actually staying there again this year, because we have a new born, and we figured that one has entertainment going on right at the resort.

But we do plan on going back to SSR soon..

 

[tjkraz]

1.not anymore, when the resort was new and only CP & The springs were open it shared a couple buses with OKW
2.The last time we were there I didn't see any.

The only reports of busses being shared between OKW and SSR were at park closing time when busses would occasionally service both resorts simply to get people back to their rooms as quickly as possible. Given the resorts' sizes (and the setup which encourages driving by resort guests), it was often possible to collect all OKW and SSR guests in a single trip. Again, this is when SSR only had a couple hundred rooms open.

They've always had dedicated busses to each park during the rest of the day.

I believe the DTD nightly fireworks ended back in early '06. They used to celebrate New Year's Eve every night but did away with that as they started re-inventing Pleasure Island.

 

[bpmorley]

The only reports of busses being shared between OKW and SSR were at park closing time when busses would occasionally service both resorts simply to get people back to their rooms as quickly as possible. Given the resorts' sizes (and the setup which encourages driving by resort guests), it was often possible to collect all OKW and SSR guests in a single trip. Again, this is when SSR only had a couple hundred rooms open.

They've always had dedicated busses to each park during the rest of the day.

I believe the DTD nightly fireworks ended back in early '06. They used to celebrate New Year's Eve every night but did away with that as they started re-inventing Pleasure Island.

It wasn't just late at night. Our first stay @ SSR, only CP and 2 of the Springs buildings were open. They had a temporary bus stop right by the main pool for the springs and then the CP stop. The bus from MGM & MK in the afternoon(separate days) went all through OKW before going to SSR

 

[tjkraz]

It wasn't just late at night. Our first stay @ SSR, only CP and 2 of the Springs buildings were open. They had a temporary bus stop right by the main pool for the springs and then the CP stop. The bus from MGM & MK in the afternoon(separate days) went all through OKW before going to SSR

Then I stand corrected! I never heard anyone else report that and didn't experience it during my stays.

Whatever the case it's far behind us.

 

[bpmorley]

Then I stand corrected! I never heard anyone else report that and didn't experience it during my stays.

Whatever the case it's far behind us.

By our next stay they had stopped. Yes, thankfully, it's way behind us

 

[tinkerbell728]

Thanks for your response.I know that other resort guest including the Deluxe resorts use lime green mickeys to identify other disboardmembers. My DS loves to walk the resort looking for them.

 

[mickeymom923]

Hi neighbors. Received a email today that Disney waived their right to purchase and this is officially ours. I'm just a little excited. They said it'll take about 1 month until we receive the final docs. I'm doing the Magic transatlantic next month so I'm hoping to have the paperwork before we leave. I wish we could have it to use when we get back from the cruise but I'm sure it will probably take awhile until we are in the system. Only purchased 50 pts at SSR for now. When I win the lottery I'll purchase more. I'm sure I'll buy more within the year.

How do I get the DVC SSR in my signature thing?

Bev

 

[flyerron]

go to this site & copy the sig. Then paste it in the sig box


http://members.cox.net/disneyvacationclub/pages/Resorts/dvcresorts.htm

 

[mickeymom923]

Thank you for the link. Of course, I had no idea how to do it but my DD did it for me.

Bev

 

[Entropy]

Hello!!!
We are taking our first trip home in May '08!!!!!!! I requested Congress Park Water View.......is this pretty good?? All the sections have their own pool, don't they? I am so excited and can't believe I have to wait 10 more months......ugh!

I'm sitting in my Congress Park room right now looking out at Downtown Disney. There's a smaller pool here adjacent to a plastic playground structure. The pool also has a Jaccuzzi hot tub that'll hold quite a few people. Not all complexes have their own pool.
Be sure to reiterate your water view request at check in. The CM at the desk was all ready to give me a room at 0700 way out in the boonies. We declined and waited until 4:00 to move in to CP. I'm glad that I did. The walking path is right outside our door and I walked to DTD in 8 minutes, World of Disney in 9 minutes from my door. The Motor Coach stop is 50 yards from the elevator.
Enjoy your trip.
Mickey M

 

[lyzziesmom]

Entropy, I am officially jealous of you right now.

 

[DisneyJen]

I'm sitting in my Congress Park room right now looking out at Downtown Disney. There's a smaller pool here adjacent to a plastic playground structure. The pool also has a Jaccuzzi hot tub that'll hold quite a few people. Not all complexes have their own pool.
Be sure to reiterate your water view request at check in. The CM at the desk was all ready to give me a room at 0700 way out in the boonies. We declined and waited until 4:00 to move in to CP. I'm glad that I did. The walking path is right outside our door and I walked to DTD in 8 minutes, World of Disney in 9 minutes from my door. The Motor Coach stop is 50 yards from the elevator.
Enjoy your trip.
Mickey M

We'll make our first visit to SSR in 22 days I requested CP and a DTD view but I will make sure get the low down on location when we check in.

At what time did you check in?

We be wheels down at MCO until 2:05 p.m. so I guess we won't arrive until 3 ish (we are just bringing carry-ons for this 4-day visit). Wondering if that makes a difference with room assignment?

Enjoy your trip Entropy!

 

[tomandrobin]

We'll make our first visit to SSR in 22 days I requested CP and a DTD view but I will make sure get the low down on location when we check in.

At what time did you check in?

We be wheels down at MCO until 2:05 p.m. so I guess we won't arrive until 3 ish (we are just bringing carry-ons for this 4-day visit). Wondering if that makes a difference with room assignment?

Enjoy your trip Entropy!

The earlier you check-in, the better chance of getting a preferred view or location.

We love those short trips with just taking carry-on luggage. Get off the plane, right on to Magical Express and at SSR in 45 minutes.

 

[tomandrobin]

We have three trips to SSR coming up, but unfortunately the first one is no until October 30th.

 

[DisneyJen]

The earlier you check-in, the better chance of getting a preferred view or location.

We love those short trips with just taking carry-on luggage. Get off the plane, right on to Magical Express and at SSR in 45 minutes.

Hopefully 3ish won't be too late to get a CP DTD viewWe have rented a car this trip since we aren't doing the parks.

We are checking in on a Wednesday as well so who knows?

 

[lyzziesmom]

The earlier you check-in, the better chance of getting a preferred view or location.

Uh-oh, we won't arrive until after midnight. Does that technically count as very early the next day??

 

[3mtn-kate]

THIS IS FROM KGKMOM

Going home for my 40th b-day!

In January we were in The Springs, which we really liked. We like being close to the transportation and the food! I'm going to try to request that area again.

What is the area closest to the entrance called? That doesn't seem too far from the buses and Artist's Palette either.