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crostorfer · 04-19-2008, 04:37 PM

Are there any of the SOG faithful out there that are also AAA members? I considered joining for our trip next year, but it seems like a lot of money to join at one time. Does AAA enable any discounts on top of our military discounts for the hotel and tickets? Is there any advantage to joining?

Mrsjvb · 04-19-2008, 04:44 PM

you cannot combine discounts as far as room rates or anything, but the mere security is a BIG factor. we needed AAA our last trip to DL when the car battery went dead. we have also used them in the past to get a better deal on a cruise than our military discount could have gotten us.

for us it's worth the price just to have the peace of mind. If you plan on driving, then it's DEFINITELY worth the price you pay.

Lowillian · 04-21-2008, 05:51 PM

Wow, hard to believe we've been home for over a week after our very quick weekend trip to SoG. It was great! We hadn't stayed there in over 7 years. It took us a day to find our way around. We were in room 3148. We were really surprised when we went out onto our balcony and there was a huge wall! I'm pretty short and I could barely see over it. If we had stayed longer than a weekend, I would have requested to change rooms. We had a late night dinner at Evergreens when we arrived Friday night. We shared the Alpine chicken wrap and onion rings. Excellent! We ate breakfast at Garden Gallery on Sunday morning. We enjoyed that also. We thought the buses were a little old, but they did the job. I've been recommending SoG to all the military I work with. Beautiful resort.

4nana · 04-21-2008, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Lowillian

Wow, hard to believe we've been home for over a week after our very quick weekend trip to SoG. It was great! We hadn't stayed there in over 7 years. It took us a day to find our way around. We were in room 3148. We were really surprised when we went out onto our balcony and there was a huge wall! I'm pretty short and I could barely see over it. If we had stayed longer than a weekend, I would have requested to change rooms. We had a late night dinner at Evergreens when we arrived Friday night. We shared the Alpine chicken wrap and onion rings. Excellent! We ate breakfast at Garden Gallery on Sunday morning. We enjoyed that also. We thought the buses were a little old, but they did the job. I've been recommending SoG to all the military I work with. Beautiful resort.

Welcome back to the real world

! Glad you had a good time at SoG and good to hear the food is descent, I've heard so many pros and cons. I'm the kind gal if I don't have to cook or clean up, I'm a happy camper!!

Surprised to hear about high walls on the balcony, you'd think they be wrought iron railing, plexiglass or something - was that possibly the new section? That was the first thing we asked for when we made our ressies in Dec - please give us 'ground' floor rooms w/a play area, and near the pool, for our grands.
We can't wait and feel very fortuante to qualify to stay at SoG!

bigAWL · 04-22-2008, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Lowillian

We were in room 3148. We were really surprised when we went out onto our balcony and there was a huge wall! I'm pretty short and I could barely see over it.

I got this photo from the SOG website. In the new section it appears that there are a handful of balconies that don't have the green iron railings. Instead they are obstructed by the large stone facade structures (see the center of the photo). You must have been in one of those rooms - they all seem to be on the third floor. Perhaps some of the balconies below are obstructed, too. But not to the extent that those third-floor rooms are.

meriann · 04-22-2008, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Lowillian

Wow, hard to believe we've been home for over a week after our very quick weekend trip to SoG. It was great! We hadn't stayed there in over 7 years. It took us a day to find our way around. We were in room 3148. We were really surprised when we went out onto our balcony and there was a huge wall! I'm pretty short and I could barely see over it. If we had stayed longer than a weekend, I would have requested to change rooms. We had a late night dinner at Evergreens when we arrived Friday night. We shared the Alpine chicken wrap and onion rings. Excellent! We ate breakfast at Garden Gallery on Sunday morning. We enjoyed that also. We thought the buses were a little old, but they did the job. I've been recommending SoG to all the military I work with. Beautiful resort.

oh that would make me sad to have a blocked view. It sounds like the rest of your trip was NICE!

now I am getting even more excited for our trip!!!!!

mom2jcc · 04-22-2008, 12:09 PM

So do most of you that fly to WDW use Mears for transportation to and from the airport? Are there any other options besides taxis? Just curious.

suevee · 04-22-2008, 12:17 PM

We rent a car because we like the convenience. Also we often visit my Dad in Lady Lake while we are at WDW.

ntsammy5 · 04-22-2008, 12:25 PM

We've used Mears before and it works fine. Mostly we rent a car though.

my2princessgirls · 04-22-2008, 01:27 PM

We rent a car. We like having a car to get to the parks rather than taking the busses - except for MK since we walk, and occasionaly we walk then take the monorail to Epcot as well.

We have in the past used a car service to get to SOG from MCO and back, and that was nice. That time our friends had their minivan, so we were able to all fit in it to get around during the trip.

hildarumpole · 04-22-2008, 01:38 PM

The Mouse For Less website has discount codes for various transportation services. We used Sun Ray last year. They were terrific.

ElmerTinaRh · 04-22-2008, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by mom2jcc

So do most of you that fly to WDW use Mears for transportation to and from the airport? Are there any other options besides taxis? Just curious.

We used Sun ray Transportion last year and they were great. Using them again in May.

mom2jcc · 04-22-2008, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by hildarumpole

The Mouse For Less website has discount codes for various transportation services. We used Sun Ray last year. They were terrific.

Great! Never heard of them before...I'll check it out.

gibsontrio · 04-22-2008, 04:13 PM

we are using Murray Hill Transportation, they seem to be competitive with the other companies and are pretty friendly so far, they also offer a free booster seat or car seat, stop at the gate to take a picture for you and offer a grocery stop for free!

Poohbeck · 04-22-2008, 07:45 PM

is who we've used the last 2 times we went to SOG. I'll prob. use them again this time unless the boards show me a better, still reliable deal!

04-19-2008, 04:37 PM	#751
crostorfer Gryffindor Gal Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 2,167	Aaa Are there any of the SOG faithful out there that are also AAA members? I considered joining for our trip next year, but it seems like a lot of money to join at one time. Does AAA enable any discounts on top of our military discounts for the hotel and tickets? Is there any advantage to joining? __________________

04-21-2008, 05:51 PM	#753
Lowillian Mouseketeer Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 393	Wow, hard to believe we've been home for over a week after our very quick weekend trip to SoG. It was great! We hadn't stayed there in over 7 years. It took us a day to find our way around. We were in room 3148. We were really surprised when we went out onto our balcony and there was a huge wall! I'm pretty short and I could barely see over it. If we had stayed longer than a weekend, I would have requested to change rooms. We had a late night dinner at Evergreens when we arrived Friday night. We shared the Alpine chicken wrap and onion rings. Excellent! We ate breakfast at Garden Gallery on Sunday morning. We enjoyed that also. We thought the buses were a little old, but they did the job. I've been recommending SoG to all the military I work with. Beautiful resort. __________________ Late 60s-71 - Several Day Trips to DL (I lived in SD) Jan 1997 - Caribbean Beach (First Trip to WDW!) Sep 1999 - Shades of Green Sep 2000 - Shades of Green Oct 2001 - Shades of Green/Polynesian Sep 2002 - Polynesian Dec 2002 - Polynesian Aug 2003 - Grand Californian (Honeymoon) Apr 2004 - Polynesian Oct 2004 - Polynesian Apr 2005 - Polynesian Jan 2006 -Animal Kingdom Lodge May 2006 - Polynesian Oct 2006 - Polynesian Apr 2007 - Polynesian Aug 2007 - Grand Floridian Shades of Green Apr 2008Aug 2008 - PolynesianJul 2009 - Wilderness LodgeApr 2010 - Polynesian Dec 2010 - Wilderness Lodge

04-22-2008, 12:09 PM	#757
mom2jcc Castle Suite Memories Forever! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast Posts: 822	SOG and Flying So do most of you that fly to WDW use Mears for transportation to and from the airport? Are there any other options besides taxis? Just curious. __________________

04-22-2008, 12:17 PM	#758
suevee I am in a frenzy! A year later was in the same fix Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Md Posts: 2,287	We rent a car because we like the convenience. Also we often visit my Dad in Lady Lake while we are at WDW. __________________ suevee treehouses '86, SoG 2000, Sog 2002, CR 2003, CR and Poly 2004, Sog 2005, 2006, 2007, March 2008, June 2008, Sog for Feb/Mar 2009, and Oct 2009 thanks to military Salute!!....Following Husband's wishes ...trip in March 2012 with grandson...Family trip in June 2012...

04-22-2008, 01:27 PM	#760
my2princessgirls DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 696	We rent a car. We like having a car to get to the parks rather than taking the busses - except for MK since we walk, and occasionaly we walk then take the monorail to Epcot as well. We have in the past used a car service to get to SOG from MCO and back, and that was nice. That time our friends had their minivan, so we were able to all fit in it to get around during the trip. __________________ Danielle Me DH DD(10) DD(8)

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04-19-2008, 04:44 PM	#752
Mrsjvb DIS Veteran Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pasadena MD Posts: 1,699	you cannot combine discounts as far as room rates or anything, but the mere security is a BIG factor. we needed AAA our last trip to DL when the car battery went dead. we have also used them in the past to get a better deal on a cruise than our military discount could have gotten us. for us it's worth the price just to have the peace of mind. If you plan on driving, then it's DEFINITELY worth the price you pay.

04-22-2008, 12:25 PM	#759
ntsammy5 DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buffalo Posts: 12,095	We've used Mears before and it works fine. Mostly we rent a car though.

04-22-2008, 01:38 PM	#761
hildarumpole DIS Veteran Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Great Lakes Posts: 1,324	The Mouse For Less website has discount codes for various transportation services. We used Sun Ray last year. They were terrific.

04-22-2008, 04:13 PM	#764
gibsontrio DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: "Home is where the Army sends us" Germany ! Posts: 637	we are using Murray Hill Transportation, they seem to be competitive with the other companies and are pretty friendly so far, they also offer a free booster seat or car seat, stop at the gate to take a picture for you and offer a grocery stop for free! __________________ ME! , Hubby , Cameron , Willow , Roselynn

04-22-2008, 07:45 PM	#765
Poohbeck DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 533	tiffany town car is who we've used the last 2 times we went to SOG. I'll prob. use them again this time unless the boards show me a better, still reliable deal! __________________ Planning Stages for Disney - June 2012? SOG Fantasy World Villas - April 2010 for 15 year Anniversary - Swim with Dolphins at DC Shades of Green - November 2008 for MVMCP Fantasy World Villas - February 2006 - Non-Disney trip - Sea World, NASA & Busch Gardens Shades of Green - November 2004 - Celebrated 10 year Anniversary a bit early Shades of Green - April 2000 - 5 year Anniversary Port Orleans - April 1995 - Honeymoon Caribbean Beach Resort - March 1993 - College graduation gift to myself Somewhere Off Site - Spring 1988 - High School Senior Trip DH 42 (celebrated 40th at Disney!) Me- 40 (celebrated 40th on train going home from Orlando) DS12 DS14

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