Who drives to WDW

[Vickis3js]

We are heading down for the first time with the kids for Christmas and we are driving. I loath flying. I would be a total and absolute nervous wreck for days before we left and then again the the flight home if I had to fly so there goes that vacation. We have 3 kids who will be 8, 7, and 6 when we go and I am praying for my sanity when we get down there. BTW we are from South Jersey so its a nice LONG drive.

 

[kellig]

We drive from Montgomery, AL. Not too bad...about 8 hours total (including stops). We have friends that flew last time and had to get to the airport around the same time we left. We arrived, checked in, and were in our rooms for over two hours before they got in. Not too reliable of an airport in our lovely capitol city!

 

[HonnyDipp]

We are driving from VA. We plan on stopping in Savannah, GA for the night. Does anyone know a good hotel off of I-95?

 

[dvczerfs]

We are driving from VA. We plan on stopping in Savannah, GA for the night. Does anyone know a good hotel off of I-95?

we hit the hampton inns. realy never hit a bad one yet.

 

[marciemouse]

We moved to SD from FL when I was nine, but a great love for Disney prompted many a spontaneous family road trip to WDW. We'd leave in the late afternoon and drive the 24 hour trip straight through the night. (Thanks, Dad!) We didn't start flying there until our family was more spread out across the country. Now that I live in AZ, flying is the only way to go. You'd think I'd want to "switch" to Disneyland since it's so much closer to us, but I grew up with Disney World. Only one more month till our next trip to the happiest place on earth!

 

[mickeystoontown]

We actually thought about flying to WDW this year but then changed our mind. Honestly, I don't mind the drive even if the drive is anywhere from 14 to 16 hours (depends on the weather).

I am big on family time and, when we are at home, it just seems like we are so busy that the time we do spend together is limited. When we are driving, we get to talk about all kinds of things. We laugh at each other's stupid jokes. We play silly games using the license plates, road signs, etc.

So, we are driving again this year.

 

[mickeystoontown]

Thanks for the info! When I take DD to her appointment, I plan on telling the Dr. what I have read about and ask him what his opinion is. He's usually pretty good about giving us several options when it comes to over-the-counter meds. I know that Dramamine can make you very sleepy and with all of the driving, that might not be too bad. Since we have two that sometimes gets carsick, we really need something! I really don't want to pull over to the side of the highway, especially in those swampy areas of Louisiana! That the heck out of me!

Hope your doctor can give you more specifics on the cherry thing. Where are you guys from in Texas? We are from Louisiana.

 

[Amyz00]

Hope your doctor can give you more specifics on the cherry thing. Where are you guys from in Texas? We are from Louisiana.

We live NW of Houston in Aggieland (College Station). What part of Louisiana are you in?

 

[amyhughes]

We drive from Indiana. Though we are on the border with KY so truly only 3.5 states away or 844.63 miles but who's counting?

 

[Dawn68PA]

I am big on family time and, when we are at home, it just seems like we are so busy that the time we do spend together is limited. When we are driving, we get to talk about all kinds of things. We laugh at each other's stupid jokes. We play silly games using the license plates, road signs, etc.

So, we are driving again this year.

This is exactly why I love driving!

 

[mickeystoontown]

We live NW of Houston in Aggieland (College Station). What part of Louisiana are you in?

We're in North Louisiana...West Monroe to be exact. So, our drive starts out on I-20 and then cuts down Mississippi, goes through Mobile, Alabama where we hit I-10 and later we start our way down Florida on I think it's I-75. The drive really isn't that bad. We actually enjoy our time together.

 

[stemikger]

I live in NYC get to Newark Airport by Car Service and that is when the vacation starts. Ever since I was a kid I loved airports and Newark has a lot of great little stores to get magazines and books and lots of fast food places to eat. It really feels like my vacation is strated when I get there.

When I get to MCO they have all signs of Disney and you know the magic has started.

I really love this part of the vacation, knowing I have 10 days of Disney ahead of me and hopping on ME.

Other then the 17 plus hours I would have to drive to Orlando from New York, this is another great perk. I get to MCO in 2 hours and 20 minutes.

 

[kimsuenew]

We drive from NW Ohio!

 

[dawz1026]

Just returned from our trip.Left NY 230am and 16 hours later we checked in to Holiday Inn Jacksonville...another 1.5 to Disney from there.17.5 home..drove straight through..really was not bad at all!

 

[TinaLala]

We're leaving MA at 8pm tonight and plan to drive through Saturday, stop around 6pm overnight and then into Disney...24 hour trip.

 

[Fantasmic23]

We made our first drive down to WDW (from Connecticut) in mid-February. We left on a Friday night (around 9:30/10:00) and drove to the in-laws house in New Jersey. We spent the night in NJ and left the next morning around 10:30/11:00. On Saturday, we drove as far as Harrisburg, Nouth Carolina where we spent the night at my brother-in-law's house (we arrived in NC around 8:30/9:00). We hung out in Nouth Carolina on Sunday and on Monday morning (around 6:00 or so) we left for Florida. If memory serves, we hit the "Welcome to Florida" sign around 3:00 p.m. and it might've been 4:30/5:00 before we arrived in Kissimmee.

The drive down with the kids (ages 9 and 5) wasn't that bad (even if the portable DVD player was on the fritz). We actually had a great time, singing along with the radio, listening to audio cassettes (my Nissan Quest doesn't have a CD player), stopping to eat at the Waffle House (discovered we don't care for the Huddle House that much), counting all the Cracker Barrel signs, etc., etc.

The drive back wasn't too bad (although Virginia feels that the longest state EVER!), even if we did come back to a driveway full of unplowed snow.

We're planning another WDW trip next February and we'll be driving again.

 

[dvczerfs]

We made our first drive down to WDW (from Connecticut) in mid-February. We left on a Friday night (around 9:30/10:00) and drove to the in-laws house in New Jersey. We spent the night in NJ and left the next morning around 10:30/11:00. On Saturday, we drove as far as Harrisburg, Nouth Carolina where we spent the night at my brother-in-law's house (we arrived in NC around 8:30/9:00). We hung out in Nouth Carolina on Sunday and on Monday morning (around 6:00 or so) we left for Florida. If memory serves, we hit the "Welcome to Florida" sign around 3:00 p.m. and it might've been 4:30/5:00 before we arrived in Kissimmee.

The drive down with the kids (ages 9 and 5) wasn't that bad (even if the portable DVD player was on the fritz). We actually had a great time, singing along with the radio, listening to audio cassettes (my Nissan Quest doesn't have a CD player), stopping to eat at the Waffle House (discovered we don't care for the Huddle House that much), counting all the Cracker Barrel signs, etc., etc.

The drive back wasn't too bad (although Virginia feels that the longest state EVER!), even if we did come back to a driveway full of unplowed snow.

We're planning another WDW trip next February and we'll be driving again.

do you use int. 95 , and read all the billboards for south of the boarder?

 

[Jengonz1982]

I'm in Baton Rouge,LA and we'll be driving for the first time in less than a month We're planning on heading out on the 16th,driving until we get tired,and then renting a hotel room for the night. Getting up the next morning and driving to Disney. I'm hoping to get there kinda early on Saturday so we can hopefully hit MK that night

 

[sconnell]

Cracker Barrel
I don't know if anyone has mentioned it, but Cracker Barrel has a feature on their site where you can get directions from one point to another and they put all of their CB's on there that are en route! lol. It's fun to see how many you really do pass! (within 5 miles!)
http://direct.where2getit.com/cwc/apps/w2gi.php?template=searchatw&client=cracker3

ETA: We pass 11 in the 280 miles from Savannah to Orlando! lol

 

[Amyz00]

Cracker Barrel
I don't know if anyone has mentioned it, but Cracker Barrel has a feature on their site where you can get directions from one point to another and they put all of their CB's on there that are en route! lol. It's fun to see how many you really do pass! (within 5 miles!)
http://direct.where2getit.com/cwc/apps/w2gi.php?template=searchatw&client=cracker3

ETA: We pass 11 in the 280 miles from Savannah to Orlando! lol

It seems as if we passed 1000 Waffle House's during our last drive to WDW!!! It got old, especially since most of our driving was done at night. We would see a light ahead and wonder what it could be and then realized that each time, it was a Waffle House! One good thing about seeing one of these every 5 miles (or so it seemed) was the fact that DH could refill his coffee mug constantly!