SHIMMER Planes, Cars, and Hotels Thread

[SHIMMER office]

APRIL 2013 SHIMMER EVENTS

Secaucus, NJ
WrestleCon: Saturday, April 6, 2013; Noon-4pm

Berwyn, IL
Day 1: Saturday, April 13, 2013; 2 PM-8 PM; Doors "open" at 1 PM
Day 2: Sunday, April 14, 2012; 1 PM-7 PM; Doors "open" at 12 PM

If you need help, or can offer help, copy the following into a new posting:

Name:
Attending shows:
Flying in to:
Date and Time:
Flying Home to:
Date and Time:
Ability to rent and drive a car:
Knowledge of the area:
Best way to contact (E-Mail, or Private Message):
Other Information:

Let's help each other out as much as possible, by doing the following:

• Offer rides.
  
• Recommend other things to do while in town.
  
• Form groups to split the cost of rental cars and hotel rooms.
  
• Point out money-saving travel deals.

While sharing rides are encouraged, there is public transportation available in Berwyn:
Chicago Transit Authority
PACE Bus
American Taxi
Metra Rail

Recommended Berwyn travel options:
Hotels
Rodeway Inn - The (un)official SHIMMER Hotel - 8640 Ogden Ave, Lyons, IL; 4 miles from Eagle's Club - $60 per night pre-tax according to hotel website
Priceline.com Name Your Own Price - Prepay a hotel at a desired hotel star level at your price; guaranteed to save 30% or more over listed price.
Hi Hostel - 24 East Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL; Very affordable $34-$38 a night; easy access to public transportation to get to Berwyn.

Airlines
Southwest Airlines - First two bags are checked free.

[Goddess of Cats]

I've already booked a room at the Rodeway. If anybody is interested in splitting it let me know ASAP so I can upgrade it to a double. (Fair warning: I snore sometimes.)

[emperorcorndog]

Name: Cory A. Jones
Attending shows: AAW, SHIMMER 54-57
Flying in to: O' Hare Intl Airport
Date and Time: 5:00 A.M. Friday Morning
Flying Home to: Sacramento, CA
Date and Time:12:00 A.M. Tuesday
Ability to rent and drive a car: Can provide rent $, but no driver's license.
Knowledge of the area: none
Best way to contact (E-Mail, or Private Message): PM
Other Information: Planning on staying at the Rodeway. Anybody who wants to split taxi fare, rental car $, etc. Please let me know.

Read more: shimmerwomen.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=shimmer&action=display&thread=4350&page=6#ixzz2IpLlHG1n

[emperorcorndog]

BTW, anybody going to the Blackhawks game on the Monday after SHIMMER? I want to go just to Boo them. I do not like the Blackhawks since they are my team's strongest rival.

[SHIMMER office]

We haven't set anything up yet, but we do plan on attempting some sort of gathering at Cigars & Stripes again... either Monday night or Friday afternoon prior to AAW. That is, if enough people are in town early enough, or plan on leaving leaving after Monday. Either way, it's doubtful many of the wrestlers would be able to swing it in terms of their own travel schedules. The only reason Monday night worked in October was the hurricane caused a ton of flight cancellations.

[Evergrey06]

Jan 26, 2013 8:54:03 GMT -6 SHIMMER office said:

We haven't set anything up yet, but we do plan on attempting some sort of gathering at Cigars & Stripes again... either Monday night or Friday afternoon prior to AAW. That is, if enough people are in town early enough, or plan on leaving leaving after Monday. Either way, it's doubtful many of the wrestlers would be able to swing it in terms of their own travel schedules. The only reason Monday night worked in October was the hurricane caused a ton of flight cancellations.

Cigars and Stripes Easter Edition! "Ya gotta see this f***ing Bunny!"

[eromitlab]

Worth remembering that the Cubs have their first homestand of the year April 8-18. Off day Monday the 15th, though. Just in case anyone has an extra day in town before the weekend to check out the reigning World Series champion Giants... or if you just want to catch a game at Wrigley before it's all renovated and whatnot.
Not sure when single-game tickets go on sale through the team, it was early March last year. But online re-sellers already have some up, so there's that in the meantime.

Also a note for those making the trip to the New York area for Shimmer 53, NJ Transit has route 320 from the Port Authority bus terminal directly to Meadowlands Expo Center running every 15 minutes from 9:30am - 1:30pm, and the returning bus to NYC runs every 15-20 minutes after the show.

[krazymed]

I'm flying in from LA, and am a first timer at this thing. I have no idea what to do and could use the help. Willing to split rooms and get a rental car if someone can help point me in the right direction. I've tried the travel agencies here, and most are either out of business or international flights only...Arrrgh!

Update: sorry for the mini-panic, booked everything through the Southwest Airlines site, and reserved a room at the Rodeway, so if anyone wants to split a room, hit me up.

[freaky]

Jan 26, 2013 11:05:38 GMT -6 Evergrey06 said:

Jan 26, 2013 8:54:03 GMT -6 SHIMMER office said:

We haven't set anything up yet, but we do plan on attempting some sort of gathering at Cigars & Stripes again... either Monday night or Friday afternoon prior to AAW. That is, if enough people are in town early enough, or plan on leaving leaving after Monday. Either way, it's doubtful many of the wrestlers would be able to swing it in terms of their own travel schedules. The only reason Monday night worked in October was the hurricane caused a ton of flight cancellations.

Cigars and Stripes Easter Edition! "Ya gotta see this f***ing Bunny!"

Thumbs up. But only if Iron Balls McArthur shows up, and Courtney brings her steel toed boots.

[eromitlab]

If you're ready to book air travel today, Southwest is running a sale that ends one minute before midnight in your respective originating time zone. Starting fares displayed below are to/from Chicago Midway.

Akron starting at $49 one-way
Albany starting at $89 one-way
Atlanta starting at $89 one-way
Austin starting at $89 one-way
Baltimore starting at $89 one-way
Birmingham starting at $89 one-way
Boston starting at $149 one-way
Branson starting at $49 one-way
Buffalo starting at $49 one-way
Burbank starting at $153 one-way
Charleston starting at $89 one-way
Charlotte starting at $89 one-way
Cleveland starting at $49 one-way
Columbus starting at $49 one-way
Denver starting at $89 one-way
Des Moines starting at $49 one-way
Detroit starting at $49 one-way
El Paso starting at $159 one-way
Ft. Lauderdale starting at $119 one-way
Greenville/Spartanburg starting at $89 one-way
Harlingen starting at $129 one-way
Hartford starting at $89 one-way
Houston starting at $89 one-way
Jackson starting at $89 one-way
Kansas City starting at $49 one-way
Las Vegas starting at $149 one-way
Little Rock starting at $89 one-way
Los Angeles starting at $149 one-way
Louisville starting at $49 one-way
Manchester starting at $89 one-way
Minneapolis/St. Paul starting at $49 one-way
Nashville starting at $49 one-way
New Orleans starting at $119 one-way
New York starting at $119 one-way
Newark starting at $89 one-way
Norfolk starting at $89 one-way
Omaha starting at $49 one-way
Orange County starting at $149 one-way
Orlando starting at $89 one-way
Philadelphia starting at $89 one-way
Pittsburgh starting at $49 one-way
Raleigh/Durham starting at $89 one-way
Reno/Tahoe starting at $153 one-way
Salt Lake City starting at $119 one-way
San Antonio starting at $119 one-way
San Jose starting at $160 one-way
San Juan starting at $177 one-way
Spokane starting at $160 one-way
St. Louis starting at $49 one-way
Tampa Bay starting at $89 one-way
Tucson starting at $119 one-way
Washington starting at $89 one-way

[burmy]

I'm close enough where I can take the train to and from Chicago's Union Station (I live in Racine, so I'd take the Amtrak from Sturtevant)...lodging would be the key issue for me though.

Leaning towards the Hi Hostel...does anybody know which Metra line would be best for me to go from there to Berwyn? (I'd likely need a ride from the station to the Eagles Club and vice versa).

[G-Reg]

You can take the BNSF Railway to the Berwyn station, and you're 1.2 miles from the Eagles Club. The line doesn't stop at the closer Lavergne station on weekends. You can read more at this link:

metrarail.com/content/metra/en/home/maps_schedules/metra_system_map/bnsf/schedule.html

[burmy]

Thank you! I'm doin' this on a budget, so this and the night's stay at the hostel will work out VERY well for me.

[emperorcorndog]

anybody know how far the 26th street station is from o'hare airport by chance?

[G-Reg]

You mean the Cicero stop on the BNSF line? It's the only 26th street stop I can see. If you're taking public transportation, you can get there in about 90 minutes, taking the Blue Line to downtown, walking to Union Station, and the BNSF line the rest of the way.