SSR Lovers and/or Owners Thread!

[TisBit]

I asked this over in the resort board & no one seemed to answer, so I figured I'll try over here...

I'm bringing friends to SSR. This will be their first time to WDW. This will be my second time staying at SSR. One of my friends will be celebrating a birthday while we are there. Do any of you know what SSR offers for room deliveries, if anything at all? A lot of the deluxe/dvc resorts do chocolate covered strawberries, cakes, etc. but does SSR, a stand alone DVC resort, offer anything like that?

Thanks for any help you can give me.

Contact Disney Florist, they will deliver gift baskets, etc throughout WDW! I am not sure if they do the strawberries, etc...but they have a lot of different things or might be able to suggest something.

 

[BigMama]

Hello!

My Wife and I just bought at SSR last night. We are so anxious to come back to WDW and stay at a DVC location.

congrats!!!

 

[dbprimeaux]

 

[kritter]

Love your picture in your signature......

Kristin______

 

[athenna]

Hello!

My Wife and I just bought at SSR last night. We are so anxious to come back to WDW and stay at a DVC location.

That's awesome!
Welcome home, neighbor!

 

[Michael-DVC]

Welcome to DIS and Welcome Home!! I think you're going to like it here!

Have you booked your first trip *Home* yet?

Thank you! We haven't booked yet, but we are looking at planning one this week and can't wait!

WELCOME HOME

Thank you!

congrats!!!

That's awesome!
Welcome home, neighbor!

Thank you so much!

 

[BigMama]

Thank you! We haven't booked yet, but we are looking at planning one this week and can't wait!



I CAN NEVER JUST PLAN ONE THERE ARE ALWAYS TWO IN THE WORKS!!

 

[baxter1999]

Please add me to your list! I just joined and are giving my parents points to use for my mom's birthday 2-13-08! It's the first use of DVC points and 1st time ever stayed at that nice of a resort! I get to try it out in April...my birthday and 25th visit!!!!

 

[BroganMc]

Please add me to your list! I just joined and are giving my parents points to use for my mom's birthday 2-13-08! It's the first use of DVC points and 1st time ever stayed at that nice of a resort! I get to try it out in April...my birthday and 25th visit!!!!

Welcome aboard!

My dad and I will be there April 20-27. Just look for a fun old fella with a gray mohawk. Mention the Dis or ask for Brogan.

SSR is beautiful in the Spring. All the flowers are in bloom and the greens filled with young wildlife. Lots of baby bunnies, ducks, a few otters and other birds sneaking about.

 

[toocherie]

I just bought at SSR too!

A question--would it be just insane to think that I could book two studios for late April at this point?

 

[DisneyBride'03]

A big welcome home and congrats to the new SSR owners!!!

 

[disneymom8589]

Hello!

My Wife and I just bought at SSR last night. We are so anxious to come back to WDW and stay at a DVC location.

home SSR neighbor!!

 

[BroganMc]

A question--would it be just insane to think that I could book two studios for late April at this point?

When I called last week to switch my HA rooms around, they still had several studios for April 20-27. In fact, I gave up a HA one (with bathtub in Congress Park).

It doesn't hurt to try. Good luck!

 

[mayopac]

Hi,

Will be traveling SSR soon and trying to locate an up to date map of the grounds. Looking for either Grandstand (because of quiet pool and sprinkler for kids) or Congress Park (because of view) Does anyone know if Congress Park has a sprinkler too, or does it just have a quiet pool? If anyone has any pics of Grandstand area would be nice to see them or any room numbers recommended? Seems like a beautiful property...
Thanks,
Mayopac

 

[tomandrobin]

Hi,

Will be traveling SSR soon and trying to locate an up to date map of the grounds. Looking for either Grandstand (because of quiet pool and sprinkler for kids) or Congress Park (because of view) Does anyone know if Congress Park has a sprinkler too, or does it just have a quiet pool? If anyone has any pics of Grandstand area would be nice to see them or any room numbers recommended? Seems like a beautiful property...
Thanks,
Mayopac

Congress Park does not have a sprinkler at the pool. The pool is a large quiet pool with 4 fountains that spill into the pool, at the corners. There is also a hot tub, a picnic area with grilles and a playground all at the pool.

 

[Natterjack9]

I just bought at SSR too!

A question--would it be just insane to think that I could book two studios for late April at this point?

Welcome home and Congrats!!

SSR here we come. WE CAN'T WAIT!!

 

[mamaprincess]

I just bought at SSR too!

A question--would it be just insane to think that I could book two studios for late April at this point?

If you haven't yet you should go ahead and try to book the two studios. You will probably be able to (crosses fingers). If there is a problem just wait list.

 

[mayopac]

Ownership is not required, just admiration for SSR!



You are welcome!



That is the exact strategy we do on most of our trips. Get up early and hit the parks, take a break around noon and relax at the resort, then hit a second park in the evening. Works well at SSR, probably better then alot of the resorts. Those bus trips to DTD or MK in the evening from BCV or BWV are not fun.



This is a tough call. If the kids are all about the slide then Springs or Grandstand (first 2 buildings) are best. Going to DTD is easy, you have 3 options. Walk, take the bus, or take the ferry. When we stayed at the Grandstand area the ferry and bus are the best options. Either way, I wouldn't stress about getting to DTD, the pools are probably more important to your needs, with the kids. When my DW and I go alone, we will go to DTD every day. When the kids are with us maybe two times during the week.



They do deliver pizza to your room at SSR. I am not sure if thats been expanded since May when we were there last.

Hello,

Will be traveling to SSR soon and reading the posts and would like to know which pool area is better for a 2 yr old....grandstand or congress park....it seems that grandstand closes at 10 pm....what about congress park, is it open all night? Any info would be greatly appreciated...Thank you

 

[loribell]

Hello,

Will be traveling to SSR soon and reading the posts and would like to know which pool area is better for a 2 yr old....grandstand or congress park....it seems that grandstand closes at 10 pm....what about congress park, is it open all night? Any info would be greatly appreciated...Thank you

The better pool for the 2 year old would be High Rock Springs, the main pool. It has a zero entry area & a slide for the little ones as well as a water play area. The grandstand has a great water play area but the pool is a regular pool.

 

[maxtomsmom]

Hi all-

We are just about to close within the next couple of days on our SSR membership. We just bought a resale and are hoping to go the end of April into early May. We know we need to wait until we are in the system.

I haven't had time to read through the posts so excuse me if I ask questions that were addressed earlier. We bought the resale sight unseen - well we actually saw it from DTD at least a part of it. It looked sooo beautiful!

We have two young boys ages 4 and 6. They have both been to WDW twice. They are very active and can be loud. They're boys Seriously, given their ages what section should we recommend? They do like the pool, but tend not to be patient when waiting for the bus. We are OK with some noise, but they go to sleep earlier (on nights we get back from the park around 8:00 they are asleep by nine.) They usually don't take naps, but sometimes will when we're at Disney. We also plan on taking breaks at the resort, but not necessarily go into the pool each time. I know they have activities going on, but the last thing we want to do is a ton of walking during our breaks. We realize we haven't booked the room and we're hoping it isn't too late for that time of the year. But if we're able to request and get a room, what should we pick? Oh, we don't necessarily need to be by the food courts we'd prefer to be closer to a bus or a pool. Thanks!