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Kdisney · 07-10-2011, 09:48 PM

checking in from Springfield, Virginia.

We are about an 11 minute drive from the auto train and love to get to Disney that way.

msaseifert · 07-11-2011, 12:45 PM

We are in Tri Cities area of Richmond.......10 years here and 4 years as DVC members!

RobOnDisney · 07-11-2011, 01:54 PM

20 year Virginian. Grew up in NoVa, but went to school down at Christopher Newport. Spent a year in Chesterfield. Now back in NoVa-- only a five minute drive from where Disney's America was supposed to be built.

vakamalua · 07-11-2011, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by RobOnDisney

20 year Virginian. Grew up in NoVa, but went to school down at Christopher Newport. Spent a year in Chesterfield. Now back in NoVa-- only a five minute drive from where Disney's America was supposed to be built.

Ah, yes, I remember the controversy...I almost cried when Disney pulled out. Would have done wonders for the non-Federal workforce around here, especially young people.

JennG · 07-11-2011, 08:53 PM

Checking in from Richmond! Thank you AirTran and Jet Blue for the non-stop flights to our happy place

goin3d · 07-11-2011, 09:02 PM

Richmond also...and couldn't agree more with the comment above about the airtran flights!

RobOnDisney · 07-11-2011, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by vakamalua

Ah, yes, I remember the controversy...I almost cried when Disney pulled out. Would have done wonders for the non-Federal workforce around here, especially young people.

Worst part is the land is now a McMansion development with golf course. We get none of the infrastructure Disney promised and still ended up with the congestion everyone feared.

For those who don't know about the Disney's America project here is a post I did a while back on Disney in DC.

http://www.disneyfamilyman.com/2010/...s-capitol.html

Cee · 07-12-2011, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by flipflopmom

Lonely SW VA'er here. Think Virginia Tech, then go about 45 miles south... yeah, we're down on the NC line... Blue Ridge Mountains... Wood Brothers Racing... Mabry Mill... that's about it.

FlipFlopMom! My son lives in Rocky Mount, VA. Went to Ferrum College and loved the area. Franklin County. You're not alone!

loriandave · 07-12-2011, 01:48 PM

Another voice from Occoquan! Clearly more powerful than our population numbers would suggest

flipflopmom · 07-13-2011, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Cee

FlipFlopMom! My son lives in Rocky Mount, VA. Went to Ferrum College and loved the area. Franklin County. You're not alone!

Awesome! I am only about 20-30 minutes or so from Ferrum and Rocky Mount. I'm in adjoining Patrick County! Glad to know I am not alone.

RobOnDisney · 07-13-2011, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by loriandave

Another voice from Occoquan! Clearly more powerful than our population numbers would suggest

I may or may not have pulled some shenanigans in Occoquan in my younger days. Wife and I did our rehearsal dinner there many years ago.

BUDDYBEAR · 07-13-2011, 04:50 PM

THANKS FOR THE THREAD

DVC96 · 07-13-2011, 06:49 PM

We are also in NoVa - Lake Ridge, just down the road from Occoquan! We've been here for 17 years and DVC members for 15!

BirdsOfPreyDave · 07-13-2011, 08:11 PM

Wow, the mountains are really beating the sea. I thought there'd be some more folks from Hampton Roads by now.

3 Hobbits 2 Disney · 07-13-2011, 08:45 PM

Manassas City, VA, soon to be the site of the Civil War Sesquicentennial madness. DVC members since 2005...love our SSR!

http://www.manassascity.org/

07-10-2011, 09:48 PM	#16
Kdisney Earning My Ears Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 65	checking in from Springfield, Virginia. We are about an 11 minute drive from the auto train and love to get to Disney that way. __________________ DVC-HH Owner since Feb 2009 Everyone needs someone to love, a job to do, and something to look forward to. Counting down the days until my next Disney vacation! Dec. 2009 AKL Sept. 2010 HHI May 2011 Dream Cruise and OKW Dec 2011 SSR or AKL

07-11-2011, 12:45 PM	#17
msaseifert Hooked on Disney Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: VA Posts: 761	We are in Tri Cities area of Richmond.......10 years here and 4 years as DVC members! __________________

07-11-2011, 01:54 PM	#18
RobOnDisney Mouseketeer Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 90	20 year Virginian. Grew up in NoVa, but went to school down at Christopher Newport. Spent a year in Chesterfield. Now back in NoVa-- only a five minute drive from where Disney's America was supposed to be built. __________________ Follow me on Twitter-- @RobOnDisney Founder of Disney Family Man

07-11-2011, 08:53 PM	#20
JennG Mouseketeer Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 231	Checking in from Richmond! Thank you AirTran and Jet Blue for the non-stop flights to our happy place __________________ Sept 2008 Poly/Dec 2008 Poly/Nov 2010 BCV and BLT/Oct-Nov 2011 BWV/Nov 2012 BLT/Aug 2013 BLT

07-13-2011, 08:11 PM	#29
BirdsOfPreyDave DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portsmouth, VA Posts: 4,609	Wow, the mountains are really beating the sea. I thought there'd be some more folks from Hampton Roads by now. __________________ Help! I'm addicted to profile badges!

07-11-2011, 09:02 PM	#21
goin3d Mouseketeer Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 99	Richmond also...and couldn't agree more with the comment above about the airtran flights!

07-12-2011, 01:48 PM	#24
loriandave Earning My Ears Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Occoquan, Virginia Posts: 21	Another voice from Occoquan! Clearly more powerful than our population numbers would suggest

07-13-2011, 04:50 PM	#27
BUDDYBEAR DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: savannah georgia Posts: 563	THANKS FOR THE THREAD

07-13-2011, 06:49 PM	#28
DVC96 Mouseketeer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 114	We are also in NoVa - Lake Ridge, just down the road from Occoquan! We've been here for 17 years and DVC members for 15!

07-13-2011, 08:45 PM	#30
3 Hobbits 2 Disney Working Our Way Home Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 372	Greetings from Manassas City, VA, soon to be the site of the Civil War Sesquicentennial madness. DVC members since 2005...love our SSR! http://www.manassascity.org/ __________________ The Hobbits

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