For 2,000+ Mile Round-Trip Drivers Only! (III)

[BC1836]

When I was a teen, my mom and I drove from Disneyland to Disneyworld, then back to Disneyland (we lived a few miles from Disneyland)

When exactly was this cross country X two journey accomplished?

Details, please!

All the best.

 

[pwdebbie]

Just back from Disney World and had a nice uneventful drive back to Wisconsin. Happy to answer questions if anyone has any.

I'm curious as to how many hours it took you from Wisconson to WDW.

 

[WIDisneyFan]

I'm curious as to how many hours it took you from Wisconson to WDW.

We make the drive over 2 days and the total drive time with stops is about 22 hours (we have 3 kids - 7,5, and 3 so there are a few more stops than if it were all adults).

 

[cruisingkat]

So excited - before our next drive (3rd this year) to DisneyWorld in Oct., I get to go to Disneyland the end of this month. My middle daughter is running in the Disney Half Marathon and my youngest daughter bought me plane tickets so I can watch her run. I only have to buy my Disney tickets and food. It will be a mom & daughters weekend. We have been to Disneyworld so many times - but I have never been to Disneyland and neither have my daughters. And I haven't flown for 5 years so I am running around getting toiletries in 3 oz sizes - since we drive to DisneyWorld never had to worry about sizes of bottles or tubes.

 

[socalduo]

When exactly was this cross country X two journey accomplished?

Details, please!

All the best.

We did this back in 1996. Only my mom was driving since I was only 13 or 14 so we did 8 hours a day driving. It took about a week to get there with some fun stops in between. We also went to Busch Gardens in Tampa and a Japanese park thing. The best part? We did it in May so I missed a month of school (though she got my schoolwork and made me do it at night). One week driving there, two weeks at WDW and surrounding attractions, one week driving home. It was a blast! I didn't know it at the time but my folks were having marriage problems and my mom was getting away and taking me with her. She showed up at my school, pulled me out of class and said "look in the back seat, (luggage) "want to go to Disneyworld?"
Luckily my folks worked it out and are still married today.

 

[RK13]

Sorry, posting from my phone...Maryland 18 minutes later..

Virginia line at 107...a wonderful lunch at Bob Evans and back on the road

,North Carolina line at 450...gas was more expensive here at 3.80 a gallon

We are making great time, light traffic and next to no construction...95 all the way

we plan on stopping in south carolina for the night...that gives us about a 7 hour drive in yhe morning!!!


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Thanks for the info. Leaving LI on Saturday morning around 3am. Stop for breakfast in VA around 9-10am then get to SC by 2pm Sat afternoon.

 

[Twin Dad]

welcome aboard twindad!!! (another disdad ) what dates are you going next september?

We plan on arriving at WDW on September 30th and staying until the 8th of October.

Just back from Disney World and had a nice uneventful drive back to Wisconsin. Happy to answer questions if anyone has any.

Is there a good way around Gary Indiana? DW doesn't like going through there there. I told since we'd be on the interstate we'd be fine. I'm hoping to change her mind but if not I might need an alternate route.

 

[pwdebbie]

We did this back in 1996. Only my mom was driving since I was only 13 or 14 so we did 8 hours a day driving. It took about a week to get there with some fun stops in between. We also went to Busch Gardens in Tampa and a Japanese park thing. The best part? We did it in May so I missed a month of school (though she got my schoolwork and made me do it at night). One week driving there, two weeks at WDW and surrounding attractions, one week driving home. It was a blast! I didn't know it at the time but my folks were having marriage problems and my mom was getting away and taking me with her. She showed up at my school, pulled me out of class and said "look in the back seat, (luggage) "want to go to Disneyworld?"
Luckily my folks worked it out and are still married today.

Ya know, 1996 isn't all that long ago for some of us.

Glad your folks worked it out too.

 

[sharadoc]

ARE WE THERE YET, ARE WE THERE YET!!!!!

Oh yeah, forgot!!

Got here by 2:00 on Tuesday, unpacked and headed to MK. I'll post the mileage details later. We're getting ready to go to DHS in a couple of minutes.

Must say - just got back from a pizza and nachos dinner at Crockett's Tavern and hoisted a Yeungling to Davy, in honor of BC! We're having a great trip, forgot things like the camera charger, kids are sick, but overall good.

Tomorrow's my birthday so we're doing what I want to do Breakfast at Trail's End, miniature golf, not sure what during the day, then late EMH at MK until 2.

 

[dvczerfs]

Oh yeah, forgot!!

Got here by 2:00 on Tuesday, unpacked and headed to MK. I'll post the mileage details later. We're getting ready to go to DHS in a couple of minutes.

Must say - just got back from a pizza and nachos dinner at Crockett's Tavern and hoisted a Yeungling to Davy, in honor of BC! We're having a great trip, forgot things like the camera charger, kids are sick, but overall good.

Tomorrow's my birthday so we're doing what I want to do Breakfast at Trail's End, miniature golf, not sure what during the day, then late EMH at MK until 2.

glad your having a good time sharon! oh, and happy 29th birthday!!!

 

[dvczerfs]

Ya know, 1996 isn't all that long ago for some of us.

Glad your folks worked it out too.

1996, feels like last tuesday.

 

[Buckimion]

ARE WE THERE YET, ARE WE THERE YET!!!!!

Oh yeah, forgot!!

It's bad enough when it's your kids doing that but when it's your spouse...

 

[rotlex]

1 day to go for our next driving adventure to WDW! We decided last night to leave a day early this year, and drive straight through! This will be a first for us, as we normally leave 2-2:30am, and stop overnight in Georgia, Kingsland area, and finish the drive in the morning. We decided to leave the same time and just head straight for Orlando this time. I'm figuring as we normally hit Kingsland around 4-5pm, we can make Orlando by 9 or earlier.

We don't actually check into our Disney resort, Riverside this year, until Monday, so I booked two nights, Saturday, when we arrive, and Sunday night at the Hampton in Lake Buena Vista. I was shocked it is only $70 per night, and has some fantastic reviews. Figure we'll spend a night at DTD and be able to get to Riverside without a big AM rush\drive.

Anyway, here's hoping the non-stop run doesn't kill me! We leave tomorrow morning, or, as my daughter says, in the middle of the night tonight!

Whoohoo! CANNOT WAIT!!!!!!!!

 

[darrengs]

We leave on Thursday 8/23, for our first drive down from NJ. I plan to take the inland route and look to leave around 3am with a stop overnight in Brunswick Georgia.

 

[nono]

Safe travels to all who are leaving shortly!!!

 

[BC1836]

A half-million views on this thread!

Late last night, on the birthday of Fess Parker, the Disney Legend who starred as Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier, the "For 2,000+ Mile Round-Trip Drivers Only!" thread topped 500,00 views since its inception:

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All the best.

 

[AaronInWI]

Just back from Disney World and had a nice uneventful drive back to Wisconsin. Happy to answer questions if anyone has any.

I'm curious what route you took? And how was construction? We're heading down in 22 days, and can't decide between I65 and I57 to Nashville. Construction is going to be a big deciding factor for us, since our AAA TripTik shows a lot of construction on both routes (I ordered one for each route). Thanks!

 

[monymony3471]

We made it home last night.

We had no driving issues except for I-75 N getting into Cincinatti, OH about 3:30pm yesterday. Must have been the start of rush hour.

Cops were scarce there and back except for the FL state line.

Gas is ridiculously high all over, especially the places I decided to stop.

Thanks for the suggestions and tip to take 25E off I-75 at Corbin, to 40, to 26, to 95, loved the new route and the scenery was gorgeous! Driving through the Smokey Mts was a treat!

Hope all of your travels are safe!

 

[socalduo]

1996, feels like last tuesday.

Seriously, I don't know how I went from 14 to 31 overnight

 

[WIDisneyFan]

I'm curious what route you took? And how was construction? We're heading down in 22 days, and can't decide between I65 and I57 to Nashville. Construction is going to be a big deciding factor for us, since our AAA TripTik shows a lot of construction on both routes (I ordered one for each route). Thanks!

On the return trip (which was last weekend) we took I-75 to I-24 to I-65 up through Indiana and then I-294 around Chicago. We did not run into any real construction issues, and in fact the only delay was due to an accident on I-65 in Indiana (but that could happen anywhere).

Personally I have not used the I-57 route and doubt I will as it still takes you through Nashville, Chattanooga, and Atlanta. (Nashville and Chattanooga are where traffic always seems to get us).

For our drive down we did take a different route but we stopped off in the Jacksonville area to visit family. On that drive we went I-65 to I-74 to I-75 to I-40 to I-26 to I-95. This route takes you through eastern Kentucky and Tennessee then through North and South Carolina before bringing you into Georgia and finally NE Florida. This is a route we will be using in the future to go to Jacksonville in the summer as it is beautiful and far fewer cities to deal with than the the standard I-65 route down to Nashville. As for winter trips.... I am not sure that I want to drive through the smokies with less than nice weather so the jury is still out on that.