The we loooooove Bonnet Creek thread part2

[dtum]

LisaCat, on page 124, post 1860, there's a picture of the shuttle schedule in effect during our trip in February, the week before school vacation. Others have since said it pretty much agreed with the schedule when they were there. I think they may add some buses in busier times, but the schedule posted seems to be fairly standard for the less busy times. Hope it helps.

That's really good info. Looks like the buses are really flexible going and coming back. I was afraid they would only run a few hours in the a.m. and then a few hours in the p.m. and we'd be stuck there during the hot afternoon when we usually take a break. Thanks for reposting this. It's hard to find things when the thread is so long.

 

[GraceLuvsWDW]

I just received my confirmation letter which states Building 001, Room 720. First of all I didn't know Building 1 had 7 floors. I thought it was a 2-3 story building???

Secondly, Does anyone know which side of Bldg 1 this would be on? We have a 4BR Presidential. Anyone know the condition of 4 BR Presidentials in Building 1???

Thanks!

 

[SHammett]

I just received my confirmation letter which states Building 001, Room 720. First of all I didn't know Building 1 had 7 floors. I thought it was a 2-3 story building???

Secondly, Does anyone know which side of Bldg 1 this would be on? We have a 4BR Presidential. Anyone know the condition of 4 BR Presidentials in Building 1???

Thanks!

We have stayed in that room twice. Building 1 is indeed 7 floors, which is fewer than many of the other buildings (building 6 has 19). It is a quiet building with a short walk to the main building and pool, playground and mini-golf.

Room 720 is on the resort side, with a great view of the lake and pools, epcot fireworks can be seen from the end of the balcony. The room itself is beautiful and huge, i'll try to post some pics. We had a few minor issues, but nothing that would keep us from booking again (garbage disposal is tricky, will spit stuff up at times, ants in laundry room first trip, none last time, dryer doesn't work well- had to cycle twice to dry a load). Again, nothing that would keep us from booking that room again, we actually tried for this yr but it was already booked for our week.

 

[GraceLuvsWDW]

We have stayed in that room twice. Building 1 is indeed 7 floors, which is fewer than many of the other buildings (building 6 has 19). It is a quiet building with a short walk to the main building and pool, playground and mini-golf.

Room 720 is on the resort side, with a great view of the lake and pools, epcot fireworks can be seen from the end of the balcony. The room itself is beautiful and huge, i'll try to post some pics. We had a few minor issues, but nothing that would keep us from booking again (garbage disposal is tricky, will spit stuff up at times, ants in laundry room first trip, none last time, dryer doesn't work well- had to cycle twice to dry a load). Again, nothing that would keep us from booking that room again, we actually tried for this yr but it was already booked for our week.

Oh, wow SHammett, thanks so much for posting. I was confused! Glad to hear the room is ok. We have only stayed in Tower 6. How is the parking at Building 1?

ny pics would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

 

[SHammett]

After building 6, parking will be a breeze! No need for a parking garage or driving around in search of a space, you can always find a space within view of the entrance.

 

[luchamouse]

Hi everyone, WH and On-site devotee here. I am completely mesmerised by this thread and BC. Where's the catch? LOL!

We are going next year, two families. My dd age 16 has special needs. Looking at the towers, I'm a bit scared of her falling over the balcony? Am I nuts? Obviously I wouldn't leave her out there alone, but can I lock the doors properly? Could she override it?

Sorry if this has been asked previously!

 

[kellyw8863]

I have read through much of the thread and even tried a search, but I'm having a hard time finding what I need. Right now I have two quotes for a 4br presidential - one from VS and one from Ken Price. VS quote is considerably lower, but there seems to be more info out there on VU. Is there a reason to not go with VS other than Ken Price has a longer standing reputation? Anyone have a bad experience with VS?

While I would love to save a couple of hundred dollars, both offers are quite good, so I'm more concerned about everything going smoothly.

Thanks so much!

 

[jujube]

Hi everyone, WH and On-site devotee here. I am completely mesmerised by this thread and BC. Where's the catch? LOL!

We are going next year, two families. My dd age 16 has special needs. Looking at the towers, I'm a bit scared of her falling over the balcony? Am I nuts? Obviously I wouldn't leave her out there alone, but can I lock the doors properly? Could she override it?

Sorry if this has been asked previously!

I'd request a first floor room. Let them know that your daughter is special needs and why you're concerned.

 

[SHammett]

Hi everyone, WH and On-site devotee here. I am completely mesmerised by this thread and BC. Where's the catch? LOL!

We are going next year, two families. My dd age 16 has special needs. Looking at the towers, I'm a bit scared of her falling over the balcony? Am I nuts? Obviously I wouldn't leave her out there alone, but can I lock the doors properly? Could she override it?

Sorry if this has been asked previously!

You are certainly not nuts! The balconies are pretty simple to get to, having traveled many times with toddlers, that's always been a fear of mine. I would call the resort directly and request a ground floor room for your own piece of mind. Certainly they would be required to accommodate given your reason.

 

[DCTooTall]

Hi everyone, WH and On-site devotee here. I am completely mesmerised by this thread and BC. Where's the catch? LOL!

We are going next year, two families. My dd age 16 has special needs. Looking at the towers, I'm a bit scared of her falling over the balcony? Am I nuts? Obviously I wouldn't leave her out there alone, but can I lock the doors properly? Could she override it?

Sorry if this has been asked previously!

"Special Needs" can be a very broad category, so since I don't know your exact concerns or situation, I'll try and give you some basic details so you can get an idea of what your options are.


The balcony's are surrounded by pretty standard balcony railing. It's sturdy (I will often lean on them when smoking on the balcony and watching the resort), but just like any other balcony railing, if you lean to much over it or try and climb over it, you could potentially fall over.

Balcony access is gained (in most Deluxe units) via a sliding door. I think I've seen some pictures where in some Presidential units there may be a more traditional door available to access it. The Sliding door does have a latch, but it wouldn't be too hard to unlock/open if you wanted too. It might be possible as an extra safeguard however to use the ole' broom-handle/stick method where you place it in the track to basically bar the door closed and prevent it from being opened. (Once again however, all that would be required to open the door is removing the stick)


I hope this helps answer your questions.

 

[GraceLuvsWDW]

So Building 1 doesn't have Wi-Fi right? I think I'll bring a router. Has anyone done that, and if so, what do I need to know to do it?

 

[dtum]

So Building 1 doesn't have Wi-Fi right? I think I'll bring a router. Has anyone done that, and if so, what do I need to know to do it?

You can plug your router into the connection with an ethernet cord, or if you don't mind leaving your laptop in one place, just plug your laptop directly into the connection with the ethernet cord.

 

[luchamouse]

Hi again, thanks for all the info on the balcony situ. I realise no one has fallen from one yet, but like I say my dd is a different matter.

She has Downs Syndrome and Autism, she will have her cousin (14) as her travelling companion and her brother who will be nearly 13. They are uber sensible and are used to helping us look out for her, but there's no way we could opt for a really high floor as she would be just drawn to the balcony all the time.

We've been 6 floors up in Wilderness Lodge and she would sit on the floor of the balcony and just look down, but that was 3 years ago.

Not sure how the 15th or even 19th floor would pan out!

We also need a 3br unit to accommodate the kids are they all high up too?

I think I read the presidentials where?

Dh is sold on BC because it means we can get the shuttle back from WS allowing him to have a few grey goose slushies! Yep that was the clincher for him

 

[dizneechic]

We also need a 3br unit to accommodate the kids are they all high up too?

I think I read the presidentials where?

We had a 3BR in Tower 6, room 1205, so yes the dreaded 15th floor. Our door was a regular handled door, not a set of sliders. You can see it a little in the picture below to the right of the window. It did have an extra lock above the handle but certainly accessible.

And here is the size and railing types on the 3BR balconies. You can see most is sculpted concrete but you do have a small section of iron as well.

And the view from there:

 

[luchamouse]

Wow that is pretty high up! And long too. I'd never catch her if she ran away from me.

I think we'll have go with a 2 bed and figure out the sleeping arrangements when around that. The balcony would be much smaller and I'd get one on a lower floor. We could cope 3 floors up, I know that wouldn't interest her. Any higher and we're in trouble.

Thanks for posting those pics Dizneechic, the 3 Bdr looks incredible!

 

[dtum]

Wow that is pretty high up! And long too. I'd never catch her if she ran away from me.

I think we'll have go with a 2 bed and figure out the sleeping arrangements when around that. The balcony would be much smaller and I'd get one on a lower floor. We could cope 3 floors up, I know that wouldn't interest her. Any higher and we're in trouble.

Thanks for posting those pics Dizneechic, the 3 Bdr looks incredible!

I'd really make sure to request a lower floor to be safe. Are there no larger units on lower floors?

 

[trishwal]

Is there a tower or section that you would advice visitors to stay AWAY from - in other words, they're too inconvenient or have other problems? Currently we're undecided about the view, so long as it's not an ugly view I'm happy. And which areas in your opinion have the best combination water/fireworks view?

 

[Bonniec]

Is there a tower or section that you would advice visitors to stay AWAY from - in other words, they're too inconvenient or have other problems? Currently we're undecided about the view, so long as it's not an ugly view I'm happy. And which areas in your opinion have the best combination water/fireworks view?

I'd say we had the best view. We were in tower 3 on 9th floor in a presidential. We had views of the water and fireworks. I think it's only presidentials on that floor. And this is one of the older buildings so there's that as a trade off.

Honestly, I don't think there is really a bad place to stay there. Everything is lovely.

 

[::danielle::]

The discussion of special needs accommodations triggered my memory about the busses.

If someone in your group requires a motorized scooter to get around it is very important that you call in and let them know what time you will be taking the shuttle both to the parks and back. Not all of their busses accommodate the scooters. Some of them can only accommmodate one scooter at a time.

I was there when a family with two motorized scooters couldn't board after park closing because they didn't call ahead. They had to wait for another bus to be dispatched (no idea how long that took). They tell you that when you visit the parking pass desk (where they also give you the shuttle schedule and timeshare spiel).

 

[Gru]

What time does the pool/lazy river open and close? We usually stay at the parks til 7-8 pm, and like to swim when we get back.