Salrx95
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- Jan 28, 2012
Very interesting discussion. Lots of good points both ways.
We drove last trip, Feb 2011, and will drive again this Feb 2013 from Connecticut.
Last time, we spent 3 days with mother in law in south Florida after Disney so that also factored in why we drove.
This time, we are staying longer in Orlando only and will drive still. Kids are still young so car seats are needed, as well as added items like toys, books, dvd player, dvd, food/drinks/snacks for room and that stroller.
It is about a 20 hour drive. Stayed over on way down and drove straight thru way back and that would be the same this time. We would still rent a car if we flew because we prefer our own car to come and go, not deal with disney transportation, etc. Car was leased last time and is this time, though we do plan on buying it. It is my wife's car and she drives around town mostly, and she puts on low miles. Flying saves times but it is a hassle to fly and we'd have to bring less stuff. But, like someone said, about 90 minutes to and from airport, 2 hours before flight, the time to fly does add up. And then you add in bag fees and long term parking, we figured flying was about $1200 but maybe more. Driving saves us about $600 in real costs, not adding the car wear/tear that has been talked about here. There is also the issue of lugging around and switching the car seats in/out. I also don't like to fly ever since we had kids. I also like "being in control", though surely I do know it is safer to fly than drive I-95.
Most people think it is more convenient to fly. My wife and I both feel the opposite and feel it is more convenient to drive. To me, flying is more of a hassle and I prefer my car.
That said, once the kids are older and we need less stuff to travel with them including stroller, car seats, etc, I think we will try to fly.
We drove last trip, Feb 2011, and will drive again this Feb 2013 from Connecticut.
Last time, we spent 3 days with mother in law in south Florida after Disney so that also factored in why we drove.
This time, we are staying longer in Orlando only and will drive still. Kids are still young so car seats are needed, as well as added items like toys, books, dvd player, dvd, food/drinks/snacks for room and that stroller.
It is about a 20 hour drive. Stayed over on way down and drove straight thru way back and that would be the same this time. We would still rent a car if we flew because we prefer our own car to come and go, not deal with disney transportation, etc. Car was leased last time and is this time, though we do plan on buying it. It is my wife's car and she drives around town mostly, and she puts on low miles. Flying saves times but it is a hassle to fly and we'd have to bring less stuff. But, like someone said, about 90 minutes to and from airport, 2 hours before flight, the time to fly does add up. And then you add in bag fees and long term parking, we figured flying was about $1200 but maybe more. Driving saves us about $600 in real costs, not adding the car wear/tear that has been talked about here. There is also the issue of lugging around and switching the car seats in/out. I also don't like to fly ever since we had kids. I also like "being in control", though surely I do know it is safer to fly than drive I-95.
Most people think it is more convenient to fly. My wife and I both feel the opposite and feel it is more convenient to drive. To me, flying is more of a hassle and I prefer my car.
That said, once the kids are older and we need less stuff to travel with them including stroller, car seats, etc, I think we will try to fly.