BC1836
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Thanks!
We will take rt. 18 to 195 to the Turnpike. We plan to leave on Thursday (8/25) after dinner - around 5:30 - 6:00 and drive straight through! Does this sound like a good idea to you?
We will stop for a bathroom break hopefully around 9:30 - 10:00 and put our DD into her PJ's. we are thinking she will sleep through most of the drive! DH will drive for the bulk of the trip (it's a guy thing!), we will stop again around 4:00 am so I can drive till its time for breakfast. Then DH will take over again!
We are planning to take it easy the day we arrive - relax (and nap) at the pool, with maybe a quick trip to DTD, we will watch Illuminations from the bridge and go to sleep! We have an early ADR at the Crystal Palace for Saturday morning to start the trip off on the right foot!
Any advice you could offer would be greatly appreciated!![]()
Although we only have initiated our straight-drive-through journeys in the wee hours of the early morning, we can't provide any additional suggestions to you other than: be fully rested, make your gas stops at large gas stations (the solo, tiny, off-the-beaten-path gas stations can be somewhat dangerous late at night/early in the pre-dawn) and stay alert.
The DTD stop on your first day of arrival may not be the best thing to do since you will have to do some additional driving and added walking. Rest up at your hotel and then enjoy WDW 24/7 the following day.
All the best.
