SSR Lovers and/or Owners Thread!

[minniekissedme]

I am so excited, hope my resale goes through quickly as some listed here. I was a little nervous because we bought SSR unseen. But I know all about the Disney magic ! DH does not know yet..oops. Hope he will love it when we get there.

ME 34 DH 38 DS 4 DD 2

ooh...good luck! Here's a little your way!

 

[TenThousandVolts]

Agree about using a snack for breakfast- you can get a bagel with cream cheese at AP for a snack credit. Also- we often order our desserts from our sit down meal in a 2 go box and then use that as our actual snack- the next day.

I found it hard to use up all the snack credits- so getting a muffin or bagel on a snack worked well for us.

 

[secretprincess]

Thanks for the As you can see I need it. Do you think splurging for the 2BR is worth all the points ? Is the extra floor space with 2 toddlers worth whille ?

 

[Monorail Purple&Gold]

Just wanted to post our first DVC ever will be at SSR for Thanksgiving, we're really looking forward to staying at this beautiful DVC!!!!!

 

[minniekissedme]

Thanks for the As you can see I need it. Do you think splurging for the 2BR is worth all the points ? Is the extra floor space with 2 toddlers worth whille ?

I'll let you know in 98 days, 22 hours, and 50 minutes when begin spending my 158 points on a 2BR!

 

[Liljam]

Splurging on a 2 br...

I say go for it. We did a GV last week and loved it, but I know we won't do it again unless it's for a relaxing week. The villa was so spacious and comfy that it made us a bit lazy to get out of there and head to the parks in the morning. My parents said that they loved feeling like they could be sooooooo relaxed and loved spending a few hours in the parks to come home to an ac and a comfy couch and loaded fridge! I will say that I will always go for a 1 br. for the 3 of us because the kitchen is awesome. I will only do studios once in a blue moon or when we book HHI. I think you will love the 2br for the space and it will help our family feel spread out. It was nice to have a total of 9 people in a villa and not have to worry about sharing bathrooms, waking someone up or whatever because it was far from cramped!

I love reading this thread and following it! Actually having my first trip home was like a right of passage, ! I took in every bit of the resort that I could so that I could help with tips and such on these boards. Several people were helpful to me - BroganMc has to be a secret seller for SSR, She has soooooo much knowledge!!!!

 

[fers31]

Just passed ROFR yesterday and looking forward to going sometime soon.

 

[secretprincess]

Congratulations, Good for you ! How long did it take ?

 

[Mr Man]

Thanks for the As you can see I need it. Do you think splurging for the 2BR is worth all the points ? Is the extra floor space with 2 toddlers worth whille ?

We stayed in a 2BR (w/ 2 toddlers DS18mos and DN12mos) on our last trip. The extra space was golden. We used one bedroom for baby nap time and still had plenty of room for the older kids to play (and adults could nap in the other bedroom.

 

[madge62]

New owner here, not even a week since we signed the papers at SSR. This thread has been a great source of info, took me 3 nights to read it all!

We're going to book our first trip "home" next August, early Sept. Are the parks busy then? Never tried that time of year before but my DD hopes to be working for the Mouse on a 6-mo. post degree program and wants us there for her birthday (even tho we'll likely be melting in the heat!).

 

[Mr Man]

New owner here, not even a week since we signed the papers at SSR. This thread has been a great source of info, took me 3 nights to read it all!

We're going to book our first trip "home" next August, early Sept. Are the parks busy then? Never tried that time of year before but my DD hopes to be working for the Mouse on a 6-mo. post degree program and wants us there for her birthday (even tho we'll likely be melting in the heat!).

Welcome Home!

We will be at WDW 1st week of August this year. We find that opening up parks and leaving by noon works best for us. This is our 3rd year in a row doing the Aug/Sep timeframe. Sometimes we go back in the evening but most of the time we just hang out at SSR (there's a lot of stuff to do).

Regards,

 

[Sheribo]

I am so excited, hope my resale goes through quickly as some listed here. I was a little nervous because we bought SSR unseen. But I know all about the Disney magic ! DH does not know yet..oops. Hope he will love it when we get there.

ME 34 DH 38 DS 4 DD 2

Hey Secretprincess. Any news? We waited about 3 weeks to pass ROFR. Made our first trip home last March. We had visited SSR before with friends and fell in love. Good Luck.

 

[corky441]

I am so excited, hope my resale goes through quickly as some listed here. I was a little nervous because we bought SSR unseen. But I know all about the Disney magic ! DH does not know yet..oops. Hope he will love it when we get there.

Hey Secretprincess - there must be an upstate NY thing going on. I just bought into SSR myself - sight unseen - DH doesn't know - and I'm waiting for ROFR to go through too..... very spooky wouldn't you say?

 

[mamaprincess]

Hi SSR Lovers!!!

Just 3 more days before we leave for Saratoga Springs Resort!!! I am running around like a crazy woman trying to make sure we are prepared for the trip! Also I have some really crazy news for everybody. We are one of the family selected to be featured in that Disney DVC travel channel special!
There dates and our dates coincided perfectly, they loved our email and the little video we sent them, so mamaprincess and family will be representing SSR on the special. Soooooooooooooooooooo Cool!!!

 

[minniekissedme]

Hi SSR Lovers!!!

Just 3 more days before we leave for Saratoga Springs Resort!!! I am running around like a crazy woman trying to make sure we are prepared for the trip! Also I have some really crazy news for everybody. We are one of the family selected to be featured in that Disnye DVC travel channel special!
There dates and our dates coincided perfectly, they loved our email and the little video we sent them, so mamaprincess and family will be representing SSR on the special. Soooooooooooooooooooo Cool!!!

too cool! Have a great time and !!!

 

[podsnel]

Hi SSR Lovers!!!

Just 3 more days before we leave for Saratoga Springs Resort!!! I am running around like a crazy woman trying to make sure we are prepared for the trip! Also I have some really crazy news for everybody. We are one of the family selected to be featured in that Disney DVC travel channel special!
There dates and our dates coincided perfectly, they loved our email and the little video we sent them, so mamaprincess and family will be representing SSR on the special. Soooooooooooooooooooo Cool!!!

Hi and congratulations!!!! That is so cool!!! I'll be there in 9 days- if you're still at SSR on June 1st say hi!!

 

[mamaprincess]

Hi and congratulations!!!! That is so cool!!! I'll be there in 9 days- if you're still at SSR on June 1st say hi!!

We will be there from May 27th - June 4th. We will definitely say hi!

 

[Diznee4me]

My family and I have been members since 12/07. We bought at SSR. This is our favorite place to stay for our week long Christmas vacation. We love how open and spacious the resort is. Th theme, the views, the pool. It is so relaxing! It is great to meet all my neighbors!

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[fers31]

Congratulations, Good for you ! How long did it take ?

Sorry it took so long to write back, I just found the thread again. It took about 2 1/2 weeks. I was quite relieved to find out we passed. Any new news from you Secretprincess?

 

[my3princes]

Hi SSR Lovers!!!

Just 3 more days before we leave for Saratoga Springs Resort!!! I am running around like a crazy woman trying to make sure we are prepared for the trip! Also I have some really crazy news for everybody. We are one of the family selected to be featured in that Disney DVC travel channel special!
There dates and our dates coincided perfectly, they loved our email and the little video we sent them, so mamaprincess and family will be representing SSR on the special. Soooooooooooooooooooo Cool!!!

That is awesome. We also applied, but haven't heard anything. Of course we didn't hear about it until a few days ago and I suspect they had chosen by then. Have a great time and represent the DIS well with all your knowledge.