Thanks to Buzz for this great thread!!
My husband and I are going to stay at CSR from 9/13-9/16 for our 10th anniversary-just the two of us.

We are 36 and 37 and have been to the world a number of times, including our honeymoon. We were able to take advantage of the
free dining, which is a plus. A few questions:
What location (in your opinion) should we request if we would like a quieter area? We do not mind walking to pools or food court. We are currently booked in a standard room. We would prefer a king, but none are available at this time. Should I keep looking and see if one opens up or just let my TA note on our ressie that we would like a king?
Do they do anything special for you if you are celebrating an anniversary? Something like a pin or tshirt or hat or something? Or a free photo? We took our honeymoon at CBR and we received a picture of Mickey and Minnie in a congratulatory card when we checked in. I am not looking for anything, just wondering if they do special things on occasion. Do they ever upgrade to a suite? Again, not expecting anything just wondering if it has ever happened to anyone here.
We will be using ME for the first time. Our flight gets in to MCO at 10:30am and we are wondering how long it would take us to get to CSR roughly? Can we check in to get our passes at least if a room is not ready for us? We have an ADR at 3pm at San Angel Inn at EC. Will this work out for us?
Someone said you can have the concierge print out your boarding passes for SWA. Our flight leaves at 6pm and we wanted to try to hit a park that am. How far in advance of your flight does ME usually pick up?
Thanks in advance for any help you can give. WDW was not our original plan for our anniversary trip, but since I am getting some time off from work with pay (instead of taking off without pay) this trip works the best for us. We are excited about CSR and have wanted to stay here for a while. We tried WL in December and I will say that I think deluxe is overrated. Give me mods any day.

Any other thoughts or insights would be appreciated.
Thanks