Does anyone remember the Disney Inn?

[missj1975]

I remember staying at the Disney Inn in 1987. Does anyone know where it was located at the parks? Was it torn down or refurbished into a different hotel? I tried to search old threads but the search function keeps coming up with error messages. Thanks to anyone who can help

 

[twinmomplus2new]

The Disney Inn is now Shades of Green operated for and by the Military for it's personnel.

 

[legalslave]

The Disney Inn (The Golf Resort before that) is now Shades of Green. It's located near the Polynesian between two golf courses.

 

[cdntourguide]

I love the Disney Inn, was there my first time in 1978: imo it had the best restaurant of any of the hotels at WDW. Plus you got all of the perks of being at a Disney resort. the Inn was the smallest hotel but with the best CM staff.

 

[minnie61650]

The Golf Resort became the Disney Inn in 1986.
Then it was leased to the Military in 1994 and became SOG.


There was nice thread a few weeks ago called;Remembering the Disney Inn :

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?p=13323991#post13323991

Here is some info I found on this Website:

http://waltdatedworld.bravepages.com/id120.htm

Presto! Chango! The Golf Resort becomes the Disney Inn!


The Golf Resort opened in December of 1973 and originally had 125 rooms. It was located near the Palm and Magnolia golf courses between the Polynesian and the then-unbuilt Grand Floridian. The Golf Resort was known for its Magnolia Room (later Trophy Room) restaurant, where the signature dessert was French Fried Ice Cream. The Player's Gallery was the cocktail lounge that overlooked the Magnolia course. Perhaps to appeal to more than just golfers, it became the Disney Inn in February of 1986 and was remodeled to have a Snow White theme. Another 150 rooms were also added at this time.
The rooms of Disney Inn were located in one of two 3-story wings behind the lobby area. Each bed in the room had a quilt and the furniture was made of oak. Floral accents rounded out the decor.
Dining options included the Garden Gallery, which focused on "American Cuisine". The lounge adjacent to the Garden Gallery was called The Back Porch. The Diamond Mine was the snack bar and the Sand Trap was the poolside snack bar.
In addition to the nearby golf courses, guests could play at the Diamond Mine arcade, swim in the two pools, or play tennis on one of two courts.
Shopping options included The Pro Shop and Gifts and Sundries. Small meetings could be accommodated in the 1,024 square-foot Summer Room.
In February of 1994, the Disney Inn was leased by the U.S. Government for military personnel and the name changed to Shades of Green. ...........

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

Then it was leased to the Military in 1994 and became SOG.

This information is incorrect. SOG (former Disney Inn) is NOT leased to the military, they own it outright.

 

[ducklite]

This information is incorrect. SOG (former Disney Inn) is NOT leased to the military, they own it outright.

Yup. It WAS however originally a lease situation, after about two years like that they outright bought it--although I think Disney continues to own the actual land it's built on, with a 100 year land lease or something to that extent.

Anne

 

[minnie61650]

We stayed at the Disney Inn in 1987.
The rooms were large, the grounds were beautiful.
We had a ground floor room with a patio overlooking the golf course.

It was just a short bus ride back to our rooms so we enjoyed returning from the parks for an afternoon swim.

The pool bar did have snacks and a grill. The children loved the hamburgers at Disney Inn. Back in the 1970s and 1980s it was very hard to find any hamburgers severed in the parks.

There were only two parks open in 1987, the MK and Epcot.

We could to the Poly and then take the monorail or we take a bus to the TTC.
Buses did not run directly to the MK. They would drop us off at the TTC where we could get a monorail to Epcot or take a ferry or monorail to the MK.

I miss not being able to return for a visit.

 

[afr117]

I don't remember what year it was, but I stayed there when it was the Golf Resort. I also remember that the Disney bus transportation had one or two yellow or green flags to let you know where it was going. Does anyone else remember that?

 

[HappyDznyCamper]

I don't remember what year it was, but I stayed there when it was the Golf Resort. I also remember that the Disney bus transportation had one or two yellow or green flags to let you know where it was going. Does anyone else remember that?

Green flag busses went TTC, Poly, Golf, Yellow went TTC, Contemporary, Blue went TTC, Fort Wilderness, Red(I think) went TTC to The Market Place, aka Lake Buena Vista shopping Village now known as DTD. At one time they had a Black flag bus that went FW to MK, later it was shuttle for the Luau and the HDDR. Boy getting around was easy then!

 

[Babs50]

We went there on our honeymoon in June of 1977. It was named the Golf resort and had a wonderful seafood restaurant. A strolling violinist went amonagst the tables and played requests.