Wow! Lots of refurbs on this pool! We were there Oct. 23-30 and it was also closed the entire week to be worked on. It was not something that was planned, and we heard a couple different stories in regards to what was going on. (broken slide--water was not clean enough)

Who knows what the real reason was?? Anyway, we did have privileges all week at SAB and that was pretty nice.
Also, crowds this week were comparable to our trip in June, and it was not overly crowded at SAB. (And it was hotter than in June as well!) Hope that helps ease your mind.