Driving To Disney World Activities

[disneymom0811]

We are not fans of the straight through drive. Here's the schedule that works PERFECT for us:

Get a good night's sleep so you're not driving and starting the trip tired and cranky. Leave home at 9 am, stop on the road for dinner, then drive a couple more hours to northern Georgia, stop around 10 pm.

Get up the next morning and get back on the road around 9-9:30, have breakfast at the hotel or on the road, stop at the Florida Visitor Center for free juice and tons of brochures and magazines about Disney to page through the rest of the way. Drive 4 hours to Disney World and arrive right at check-in time.

Completely rested and relaxed, we take bags to the room and unpack, walk out the door and hit a park! And have a great first day!!!

No, we are not losing a day. We would still check in the same day and stay the same amount of time no matter how we arrived.

We have tried leaving at 4 am and driving straight through and have wasted the second day as zombies. In your case, it could be worse because your kids could be well rested and only you and your DW will be zombies, which means you'll still have to go out and hit the parks as if you slept.

We have a Virgin Mobile hotspot that can connect 5 devices via WiFi, last I looked it was really cheap from Virgin. Cost is $50 for a month of unlimited internet access, no contract so we only use it on trips. We used it in our room too, until free WiFi hit Disney World. But it's great to use on the road. I work from home and will be doing so on our departure day - I'll be working in the car LOL.

Thanks for this response- I have been trying to figure out the best time to leave- we were thinking about leaving at 4am and stopping for the night around 8pm, driving from ny area, hoping to get to Florida border before stopping

 

[molliewalks]

We also make a big deal of stopping at the "last Wawa before FL" when driving down... Figuring where you are from, you might be into that. VA is the end of the line at the moment until FL.

Since we often take the Cape May-Lewes Ferry and cut down through VA Beach, our "last Wawa" is in VA Beach area. For you coming down I-95, I'm guessing it would be Richmond area.

Send me a watermelon soda!! I love them, the only bad thing is no WaWa near me!!

 

[myhouseofmouse]

Send me a watermelon soda!! I love them, the only bad thing is no WaWa near me!!

No clue how people live without WAWA's Really is just the best.

 

[Brook1099]

We have driven to Disney every year for 10 yrs. Our kids are now 12 and 13 and actually enjoy the ride, they feel it is part of our vacation.We love Mad Libs I found big books at our local Bed Bath and Beyond. And of course new movies, lots of paper and crayons ( my kids draw for hours.) Card games like Uno work well in the car, and then great for pool days and down time in rooms.

 

[myhouseofmouse]

We have driven to Disney every year for 10 yrs. Our kids are now 12 and 13 and actually enjoy the ride, they feel it is part of our vacation.We love Mad Libs I found big books at our local Bed Bath and Beyond. And of course new movies, lots of paper and crayons ( my kids draw for hours.) Card games like Uno work well in the car, and then great for pool days and down time in rooms.

Mad Libs, how could have I forgot about them. anothe rgood one. Uno is my son's game of the month right now. He seems to pick up a new games each month, right now its UNO..