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cluster of accommodations has a quiet pool; a larger pool is at the community hall.
A waterslide in the shape of a giant sand castle is the primary kid pleaser at the main
pool.
Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
STRENGTHS
• Extremely nice studio rooms and villas
• Lushly landscaped setting
• Newly refurbished spa and fitness center
• Convenient self-parking
• Closest resort to Downtown Disney and Typhoon Lagoon
• Excellent themed swimming complex
• Hiking, jogging, and water recreation
WEAKNESSES
• Villas are beginning to show some wear
• Limited dining options
• No character meals
• Most distant of all Disney resorts from the theme parks
• Theme and atmosphere not very kid-friendly
•Limited numberofunitsmakestheTreehousesamongthemostdifficultaccommodations
to book at WDW
THE MAIN POOL IS THIS RESORT'S FOCAL POINT.
Called High Rock
Spring, it tumbles over boulders into a clear, free-form heated pool. The area offers
a waterslide that winds among the rocks, two whirlpool spas, and an interactive wet-
play area for children. The Saratoga Springs complex will eventually be the largest
Vacation Club resort, with well over 800 units. It's expanding toward the Downtown
Disney shopping area (across the lake) via a path and a pedestrian bridge. There is
boat as well as bus service at the facility, although the boats are prohibited from run-
ning if lightning threatens. The resort's decor plays on the history and retro-Victorian
style of the upstate New York racing resort, with traditional horse-country prints and
drawings, stable boy uniforms for the bellhops, and so on. The spa, probably Disney's
