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  1. #1
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    While on vacation in December, we finally purchased! Our home resort is GF and we have a short trip planned in early December. We are thinking of a short trip in August for our anniversary but so far, I can't find 4 nights at BW or BC or WL. I wasn't thrilled when we visited SSR but I can only find availability there or OKW. I heard that OKW is under renovation and much of the resort was closed? Thoughts???? (Or should I wait list the 4 nights at BW?)
    '76--off site Sr. Trip
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    '95--POR
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    Quote Originally Posted by andmomlau View Post
    While on vacation in December, we finally purchased! Our home resort is GF and we have a short trip planned in early December. We are thinking of a short trip in August for our anniversary but so far, I can't find 4 nights at BW or BC or WL. I wasn't thrilled when we visited SSR but I can only find availability there or OKW. I heard that OKW is under renovation and much of the resort was closed? Thoughts???? (Or should I wait list the 4 nights at BW?)
    Book OKW and wait list the resort you want. I thought most of the renovations were done. Not interested in AKL?
    04 Honeymoon ,Swan and off property WDW
    05 1st Annivesary, off property WDW
    07 at All-Star Music WDW
    08 Disneyland
    09 AKV-Kidani Village WDW
    10 AKV-Jambo House/Boardwalk. 11 Kidani Village
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  4. #3
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    Book OKW. I was just there and the only thing under renovation was the Gurgling Suitcase bar. Pool and Goods to Go counter service were all done. Old Key West is number one!
    39 trips to WDW (before I stopped counting and bought a house in the WDW area), 1 to DL & 5 DCL

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    Although my home resort is SSR and I have never stayed there I would still recommend OKW. I really love this place. Especially if you will have a car you can't beat it. Being able to park that close to your door. No 10 or 15 min walks through the resort and out to the parking lot makes a huge difference. It's beautiful, it's peaceful and just a relaxing place to be.
    Pooh Fan
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    Sep 2000 - CBR & Dis Wonder
    Sep 2004 - OKW
    Sep 2006 - Pop
    Sep 2008 - OKW
    Feb/Mar 2009 - Off Site
    Sep 2009 - AKV
    Sep 2011 - OKW
    Sep 2012 - Paradise Pier
    Sep 2013 - Offsite and AKV
    Sep 2014 - ASM
    Nov 2015 - SSR
    May 2018 - OKW/AKV Kidani
    Jan 2020 - SSR

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pooh Fan View Post
    Although my home resort is SSR and I have never stayed there I would still recommend OKW. I really love this place. Especially if you will have a car you can't beat it. Being able to park that close to your door. No 10 or 15 min walks through the resort and out to the parking lot makes a huge difference. It's beautiful, it's peaceful and just a relaxing place to be.
    My home resort is SSR - and I've never stayed there either!

    We have fallen in love with the Boardwalk Villas! I was thinking of trying the Grand Flo Villas this year - but it would have been over 100 more points to stay for the week. Stuck with our tried & true Boardwalk
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    Quote Originally Posted by seanyred View Post
    Book OKW and wait list the resort you want. I thought most of the renovations were done. Not interested in AKL?
    I agree. Book at OKW and wait list. I just did that for June. I wanted the Boardwalk and it was all booked. I waitlisted on two villa types. A garden/pool view studio and a boardwalk view studio. I added the boardwalk view (same point amount) after talking with member services. There are more rooms with the boardwalk view. My wait list came through about 3+ weeks later... with a boardwalk view.
    Marci

    Many visits. Live 20 minutes from the parks.
    Work at Universal Studios in Diagon Alley. Ollivanders/ wand magic.

  8. #7
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    Default also haven't stayed at home resort SSR !

    Although I'm a fairly new owner at SSR, have stayed at Kidani, BVC, and VGC.
    Wonder if SSR is empty ! lol
    12/97 ASM
    12/99 Caribe Royale
    12/01 Best W.
    08/03 BC
    05/04 ASM
    08/04 POFQ
    04/05 PPH
    07/05 POFQ
    11/06 Pop
    03/08 POR
    05/08 POFQ
    06/08 Pop
    05/10 Grand Calif.
    06/10 Ginn,Reunion FL
    10/10 ASSports
    02/11 HGVC
    09/11 Fairfield (DLR)
    02/12 AKL
    03/13 BCV
    07/13 BW (DLR)
    03/14 VGC

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