Welcome back to our happy place,
@keishashadow
I have seen mixed reports of actual owners being able to make requests, and very spotty reports of those of us renting points being able to make advance requests. Arriving early in the day and being willing to wait for a requested Unit location to become available still seems to be the best advice.
Building 6 upper floors are all presidential units, so if you are in a Deluxe unit, then you will not get an upper floor in building six.
You can check in at building 6 if your assigned Unit will be in building 6. Otherwise, check in is in the main building. In my experience when my assigned Unit was in building six, the gate attendant advised me to head straight there when we arrived at the gate.
Building 5 does for sure - I was in one in January. I think they have 1 BR Deluxe in all towers. 1 BR Presidential would be in building 6.
As I recall, yes. I don't recall how the access would work as we've always had a Unit available and I know access to the pools is generally through the resort towers which require key entry, but I suspect you could get in through the hotel tower or the main building with no problem.
Yes! Some of the activities are a small charge (like for the crafts and ice cream sundaes, etc.)