from OL Sunday. If you're staying on site..there is no charge for River Island. It is not open to the public. We're owners of 4 weeks there, two in the spring and two in the fall. The tubes that you use on the lazy river can be rented and I think it's about 12$ for a double for the day, with a refund of 2.50 when you turn the tube back in. The single tubes are less.
The bigger pools (one of which is being refurb. right now) are scattered and depending on where you're unit is - would depend on how convenient their location was for you. There is a shuttle bus (free) that you can take to any of the pools. There are smaller pools too...they are just not as elaborate as the main ones. River Island right now is the newest, but the one they're working on now at the main club house is going to be a beaut. There is also a lake and "beach type" area. There is parking at all the pool locations.
The drive to WDW is not bad at all...and we've never encounted a problem with traffic. Sometimes of the day are busier than others. We use the Sherberth Rd. short cut to get to WDW.
As I said...we're owners, and love it there. We never trade our weeks to go anywhere else. The're revamping the units and we've never had a problem with anything there. Any maintenance problem has always been handled promptly and swiftly.
If you have any other questions..please feel free to pm me. Barb
