SSR Lovers and/or Owners Thread!

[MiaSRN62]

Calle&Jacksmom is simply expressing her opinion. Every Disney resort offers something different than any other and there will always people that it doesn't strike a chord with - which is why Disney makes them so different. For SSR, the theme is peace and relaxation - it's just not what she's looking for.

If SSR is not for her, that's fine.....but I think I would understand her comment a little better if she didn't say : "it's not a disney resort". Because it most certainly is a disney resort. That's the one line that got me

Just remember... All opinions are interesting and valued.

I wholeheartedly agree with this twinklebug.....it's just comments like "it's not a disney resort" or others have made statements about other WDW resorts, like : "it's not on property". I just find these type of statement misleading and just plain not correct. I'm fine with someone who says, "SSR is not quite for me because..........(whatever)".

Anyway....thanks twinklebug and Lori. Congress Park is what I'll request. On the off chance I don't get it, what would be a good 2nd choice ? Sorry for all the questions.

 

[loribell]

Maria the Springs is great since it is just across from High Rock Springs pool & hot tubs as well as Artist Pallet & the Turf Club. Or you could try to get in to the Paddocks 6500 series building. It will be your next closest in distance to DTD from what I can tell.

Here is a link to the map that has the distances marked on it. Maybe it will help.

 

[MiaSRN62]

Thanks Lori ! Very helpful !

 

[LMO429]

How close is Downtown Disney from the Saratoga Springs resort? We are considering staying at SSR for one night before our cruise (the other 7 nights we will be at the beach club) We seem to never make it to downtown disney when we stay at the beach club we were thinking if we stayed at SSR we could make a day of hanging out at downtown disney

 

[dizney4us]

SSR is the closest resort to DTD. It is a quick boat ride, bus ride or walk away. If you stay in Congress Park you can walk there very easily.

 

[loribell]

Thanks Lori ! Very helpful !

Us groupies have to have each other's backs!

 

[Candice30]

i am considering staying at SSR but concerned about the amount of walking with my mother. is there an internal bus around the resort? i'm concerned about being far from the main bldg to catch a taxi to our ADRs.

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Do tell! With everything else shaped like Mickey, they've got to be around somewhere!

There are Mickey Mouse hand lamps and sconces at DLR

 

[MAGICFOR2]

i am considering staying at SSR but concerned about the amount of walking with my mother. is there an internal bus around the resort? i'm concerned about being far from the main bldg to catch a taxi to our ADRs.

As Lori stated in post 2562, the Springs is closest to the main building. She also provided a link to a map there. Hope you enjoy your stay!

 

[bpmorley]

i am considering staying at SSR but concerned about the amount of walking with my mother. is there an internal bus around the resort? i'm concerned about being far from the main bldg to catch a taxi to our ADRs.

They really don't internal shuttles but every bus has to go around the whole resort. All buses. except for DTD, go GS, Carousel, Paddock, CP, Springs. The DTD bus goes in the opposite order. So you can kind of use them as an internal shuttle.

 

[LMO429]

SSR is the closest resort to DTD. It is a quick boat ride, bus ride or walk away. If you stay in Congress Park you can walk there very easily.

How many minutes would you say it would take to walk to dtd, is it the same as say walking to epcot from the boardwalk or beach club? or more like walking from the beach club to Hollywood studios!

 

[dizney4us]

How many minutes would you say it would take to walk to dtd, is it the same as say walking to epcot from the boardwalk or beach club? or more like walking from the beach club to Hollywood studios!

If you stay in Congress Park, it is like walking to Epcot from Boardwalk. If you saty in another area of SSR, you'd probably want to use the boats to get there.

 

[TenThousandVolts]

If you stay in Congress Park, it is like walking to Epcot from Boardwalk. If you saty in another area of SSR, you'd probably want to use the boats to get there.

I would say CP is even closer to DTD than BWV to Epcot. More like BCV to Epcot. Paddocks is also very close. I wouldn't have a problem walking from any section. Depending on where you are heading at DTD, the West Side walkway is another nice option, but it is a longer walk.

 

[Doingitagain]

Paddock has many buildings. If you stay in the higher numbers (we were in 67xx), you actually use the Congress Park bus stop. The walk is just five minutes or so to DTD, but if you want to go all the way to the other end of DTD (Disney Quest, etc.), it takes a lot longer. We walked over once this week, but when we went to Disney Quest we hopped a bus because my feet were really hurting that day.

We love this section of Paddock, have stayed there twice. We have older children, and don't need access to the playgrounds or swimming pool. We don't mind the short walk to the main area (it is nothing compared to all the walking we do at the parks), but sometimes coming home from the parks we get off at Springs to do some quick shopping and then walk back to our room.

 

[ont/ohana]

MiaSRN62, we stayed in the grandstand and it was a 2 min walk to the boat or a 15 minute walk to westside. Our kids got a kick out of being able to take a boat every day across to DD!!
Hope you love our home we do-we love VB too!

 

[TandT]

I need help all of you SSR lovers!!! My husband and I are coming "home" for the first time in December and was wondering what section in SSR would you recommend? We are going for "romantic" getaway and want it to be as peaceful as possible. And we are renting a car so distance to the bus stops aren't an issue. THANKS!!!!!

 

[ont/ohana]

Congress Park, waking up in the morning..standing on your balcony...looking towards DTD over the water and watching the birds fly across....Going to bed at night watching the soft lights around the pool...
Hope you have fun!!!

 

[TandT]

Congress Park, waking up in the morning..standing on your balcony...looking towards DTD over the water and watching the birds fly across....Going to bed at night watching the soft lights around the pool...
Hope you have fun!!!

Sounds heavenly......thanks!!!

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Congress Park, waking up in the morning..standing on your balcony...looking towards DTD over the water and watching the birds fly across....Going to bed at night watching the soft lights around the pool...
Hope you have fun!!!

Oh, that does sound wonderful. We loved grandstand with kids, but I think Congress Park would be great for just us two

 

[mamaprincess]

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