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I just wish the units there were bigger. Sometimes traveling with all five kids is a drag. *sigh* But we've done a couple of vacations without someone, and I always miss them, so I guess I'm just never satisfied. 
Nice! I really like the layout of that front panel, with Mickey and Minnie, Chip and Dale, and Cinderella's slipper.
SSR looks beautiful. Such a pretty resort.
Honestly, it's my dream to stay deluxe some day, but I have a feeling that when we finally do we'll be seriously lacking in park visits because we won't want to leave the hotel. I'd totally spend a whole day in that tub! 
I doubt we'll ever indulge in a GV, but we like our porches so if we win the lottery, SSR still isn't on the list. 
Although not necessarily the unit, per se. 
Your husband is so sweet
and it's my fav QS. Next trip for sure
**Drooling** I LOVE your room!!! Maybe one day I'll be able to afford to stay there. Your pictures are GREAT! And once again, your husband is amazing! You're a lucky gal!
He's been just amazing these last couple of weeks, caring for me, the house, the yard, and working. 
Well, if you were stuck in the room more than you wanted to be, at least you got to do it in style
It's mass quantities of cash even renting points! But the dumb thing about SSR GVs is that they only have one dinky porch. Even the 2 BRs have two.
What a lovely room! There's so much charm in the decor. So glad that this room swap was made possible.
Oh my gosh your D&B bag is sooooo awesome!!! I love love love those bags. What a wonderful "final" surprise.
I LOVE THAT BAG!!!!
Perfect with the Mickey and Minnie right on the front
Wow, your pics are beautiful! Quite tempting if I must say. I do like the fact that you don't need to be transported to DTD, since that's usually the worst place to get to/from no matter where you're staying (even POR on the boat).
Every trip I say I'd like to get to WPE for bfast and still have yet to get there. This past trip I didn't even get there for lunch or dinner
He was trying to process everything, but it was just too much too quickly.
I reminded him we needed to get back to the room in time to go to MNSSHP, but we could check to see what openings they had available, if any. 
On the ride back to SSR, I asked my husband what was up with the last minute decision to do this. He said, "You like SSR, right? Well, so do I. In fact, I love it. I just don't think I can go back to staying in one room again when we come back here."
Talk about a shocker! I never thought in a million years this was how we would end our trip ... not after the way this vacation had gone, anyhow. 
But hey, they were offering a nice incentive ($100 Disney gift card), so what did we have to lose besides an hour, right?
The tour was no pressure whatsoever. Our guide was great and gave us a ton of stuff to take home and look over ... which is what we've been doing for the last two weeks.
In the time it took us to get our wristbands and get to the Hub, it was pouring. Yay.
Whatev. 
Let's just say I was ready for this vacation to be ovah! 
That's too many what-ifs, and I don't know if we're willing to fork over the money again to find out if we are wrong in our opinion. Seeing guests in their costumes was honestly the best part of this whole thing. 
I doubt hubby will ever consider DVC, since we can trade into it for less than owning would cost. *sigh* We're definitely staying onsite in the future, and maybe he'll fall in love with that and decide the flexibility of owning is worth the extra money. Very, very unlikely, since he's quite happy offsite, but I can dream. 
I've seen a gazillion pics of POFQ, and been there myself, and your pics still offered something new. Plus I've been trying to track down a clear shot of "the Springs" sign for a good long while now. Must be a challenging shot, going on all the awful ones I've run across. And I don't think I'd ever seen pics of the elevator doors before -- if I did, the door wasn't clear enough to make out the pattern. 
Your photos of the resort properties are so beautiful - you have some talent!!
Sorry the MNSSHP wasn't a special experience. I understand how the rain can wash out not only the parade but the overall fun that goes with it. However, the people that were rude and inconsiderate - no excuses for that! (I had a lot more to say but I edited it because it sounded like I was getting out the pitchforks and torches! My mom has an ECV so I've seen this firsthand.)
We were at D-land last night when they were starting the MNSSHP and I saw one of the best costumes on a lady with an ECV - she was Ursula. Her tentacles were floating all around her ECV and it had some seaweed and seashells on the ECV - so very creative!! I agree with you, I like to costume watch.
Good luck deciding if DVC is for you. That would be exciting to look forward to returning year after year in a villa!!
Loving the pitchfork/torch comment! Yeah, that's pretty much how I felt. It's bad enough being at hiney-level all the time, but the people who flat ignore you are the worst. I'm still experiencing it here at home when we grocery shop. I'll be glad when my time on crutches is over.Wowsers!
If you guys like SSR, should be easy to get a resale, but I expect you've figured that out by now.
Resale is the way we will go - I won't buy direct from WDW.
I expect you were getting the people who'd always planned to go, as well as everyone who'd delayed from Tuesday. Although I've also heard that MNSSHP has gotten progressively more crowded over the years.
I was thinking the same thing ... and I've also hard it's getting more and more crowded. But oh well - at least we got to experience it once, right?
Sometimes I think it'd be totally fair if people in wheelchairs DID get a "front of the line" pass. It'd help balance out stupidities like that.
I think it would have helped having a CM direct the people waiting in the lines, particularly the one we got in. How would I ever have left the line and merged back in without a CM's help? There'd have been no way - the masses would have crushed me before they let me in!
From your earlier description of trying to look at the map in the dark, I expect you were dealing with the usual rudies who just don't care, combined with people who were having problems seeing you! I don't think I see as well in the dark as I used to, and from your description I'm definitely rethinking the whole MNSSHP thing. The park at night is cool, but the park at night with unusually distributed crowds and essentially a different navigation system that I can't study out in the light... not so sure about the coolness of that.
Not that I'll be seriously considering the parties for years, like as not...
Oh I recommend you try it at least once to see what it's like for yourself. As long as you're mobile, you really should have no issues.
Weren't you the one saying you hadn't got the hang of your new camera yet? I beg to differ! Some absolutely stunner pics there.
Also enjoying your "greenery scenery shots". I love all the "water features" at the resorts.
Thank you! I enjoy photography a lot. If you could see all the "dud" photos I weeded out before I posted the nice, clear ones you just may have a different opinion!
