Just to clarify - you asked for Bldg 7, first floor and got bldg 8, 5th floor? The one room request result that drives me crazy is when I ask for 1st floor and get the top floor!
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There’s only 4 floors so the numbering is wonky. 8507 was first floor thankfully! It looks like is goes 85xx up to 88xx for first through fourth floor.
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I love that monorail view too, and Pokemoning monorail trains!
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Oooh, that is much better. I have asked for ground floor and 3 times gotten 4th or 5th!
I went to the front desk and they were able to give me building 7, but it wasn’t ready yet and we had an ADR to get to at HS, so I declined.
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- Resort - All Star Sports
- Class of room booked -Preferred room
- Method used (e.g. fax request, note on reservation, on-line check-in, etc.)- touring plans request, on line check in, note in TP request
- Room requested- Surfs Up section via online check in; room 6155 via TP
- Additional circumstances -on my TP request I asked for a room facing the pool as close to the main lobby building as possible
- Result - room 6355….the exact room I wanted only in the 3rd floor instead of 1st which was fine with me. It was perfect. The only way to have been closer to the lobby/main building/bus stop was to have been on the 1st or 2nd floor!
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Getting the room you want is awesome. Another part of your great trip!
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- Resort: AKV - Kidani
- Class of room booked: Standard One Bedroom
- Method used: requested via DVC owner (we rented)
- Room requested: only request was near Rafiki elevator, plus to celebrate our 15th anniversary.
- Result: 7417, 4th floor near Timon elevator, overlooking bus stops (through the trees, and could barely see the busses. We heard the beeping of the ramp sometimes.)
Ended up loving this location more than I thought. It was a quick walk down the stairs, and then a few doors down to get to the bus stops. Near community hall and lobby too.
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Resort: Pop Century
Room Class: Standard
Method Used: TP fax
Room Requested: Requested Bldg. 6, Ground Floor, Facing 1970’s
Result: Room 6128 which is building 6, 1st floor facing the 1970’s. The room was perfect. Better than som preferred rooms for convience to main building and skyliner. Being on the 2nd floor, my family was still willing to take the steps (I hate having to get to the elevators at Pop!)
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Resort : Animal Kingdom Lodge - Jambo House
Room Class : Resort View - 2 Queen Beds
Method Used: TP fax
Room Requested : Room 4257 - with a note stating we’d be happy with any partial Savanna view rooms and added that we were excited to celebrate our anniversary at AKL.
Result : Room 4230, which is better than what I requested, closer to the lobby and had a better view of where the giraffes hung out in the morning. I am so happy with the room we got! A lot of activity around the watering hole in the morning and a crane slept there at night (loud sometimes but awesome).
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Resort: Saratoga Springs
Room Class: Unknown view/location, but the villa itself was a 2-bedroom.
Method Used: TP fax
Room Requested: Room 6827, the building in the Paddock that is closest to the path to Disney Springs.
Result: 5327, which was almost as far away from Disney Springs as it possibly could be.
Extenuating circumstances: This villa was procured by my BIL who owns 4 weeks of timeshare points through Interval International. (Marriott? I think Marriott. I could be wrong. He is a new BIL and I don’t have his life memorized yet. He was a salesman of many things before he retired, and one of those things was… timeshares.) So we really had no say in anything. The CM who checked us in did mention that they had received my request, “High floor in Paddock,” and when we asked, he went away to look for a 2-BR villa in the building nearest to Disney Springs. No dice.
The view was OK; the distance from everything was not. We never ate in the quick service joint, Artist Palette, because dang that was far away. I drove there once in the whole 8 days we were there to buy fluffy pink ears and half-and-half for my coffee. It was more effective to go out of the bubble and hit a real store for price and selection. We only visited Disney Springs on our first day and our last night because it was such a long walk (walking path and/or boat) and such a long bus trip.
DH Wesley was very keen on the washer and dryer in the villa. Now he’s like, “Can we stay at the Boardwalk next time?” He means the BWV. I adore the BWI.
Anyway, as far as the efficacy of the TP fax request, they did give us a “27” villa in the middle of a building in the Paddock area. So. Yeah.
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You have such a way with words 
. Do you have a TR running somewhere? I definitely don’t want to miss it. I’m hopelessly behind but am trying to catch up, slowly, slowly.
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Resort Polynesian DVC
Requested room Tokelau, 3rd floor, pool view
Assigned PagoPago 1st floor parking lot view.
I don’t understand how Poly doesn’t have a 3rd category (garden/pool view). I am 0 for 5 of my latest room requests. It seems like they get the requests & then they assign the furthest thing from it.
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Requested 1514, First Floor, Boulder Ridge Villas. Got 1514, First Floor, Boulder Ridge Villas!!! Requested only 2 days ago!!! And it is the busiest week of the year! I can’t believe I got it!
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What was it about 1514 that was most appealing to you? I’m just looking at the TP pic and I don’t know if that’s what I would have requested. Which is not to say it’s a bad choice at all, I’m just being nosy and curious.
On second glance though I see it is right right right off the lobby, Is that it?
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Resort : Carribean Beach
Room Class : Standard - 5th sleeper
Method Used: TP fax
Room Requested : Jamaica - 4157
Result : Trinidad - 3735
It was a bummer as I had stayed in Jamaica building 42 over the summer and loved the 5 min walk to the Skyliner. The pros of this room
- 10 min walk to Skyliner
- Right next to the bus stop
- Right next to rideshare drop off / pick up
- Very close to Spyglass Grill
- Refurbished Little Mermaid Room
We never went to the lobby so I have no idea how far away it was 
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I am all about first floor these days, because we have a one year old! Lugging the suitcase, backpacks, stroller, etc. I want the shortest walk to the lobby and transportation as possible!
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Makes sense! Thanks!!
Resort : Boulder Ridge Villas
Room Class : Studio
Method Used: TP fax
Room Requested : 4539
Result : 3503
The room was no where near the requested room and had a view of the main building rather than nature/Bay Lake. There was at least the saving grace of being right next to the stairs.
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I was in 2503 earlier this month! I actually really loved the location even though I was initially a little disappointed in the view.
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