My experience at The Grandstand a few weeks back was very positive. We had excellent proximity to the Carriage House, which is the main building featuring the restaurants, gift shop, and also the water transportation to DTD.
One thing to consider is that The Grandstand is the first bus stop when leaving SSR, which means that you have to stop at all other buildings before finally departing for your destination. However, when returning from a park, you are the very first drop off, which is a nice perk after a long day in the parks. We learned that The Springs is the last bus stop on the way out, and is in close proximity to The Grandstand, so we would simply walk over to that bus stop when leaving the resort.
Not a big deal either way, but this was a nice little trick that probably saved us 10-20 minutes of bus time each day. When in Disney, time is very precious!