Question for those DVCers who live far from WDW

[solgent]

This year, however, we decided to cash in all of our AmEx points for Amtrak Auto Train! It will be an adventure. You get on the train in Lorton VA (4 hours from us) they load your car (which can be packed to the gills with stuff--unlike flying!). You board the train at 4pm and when you wake up the next morning, at 8am, you are in Florida--only an hour or so from Disney!

It will save some wear and tear on my vehicle as well.

Has anyone ever done this before? How did it work out?

We took the Auto Train in 1996. (It was not a Disney vacation. We were moving from Philadelphia to Miami with 22-month-old twins.) The train was fun. One thing to be aware of is that when you arrive, you have to wait for them to unload your car. You could be lucky and your car is one of the first off or you might have to wait for a while. Your children will be eager to get to WDW, so prepare them for this. It is not really based on when you got on the train. They have to put the cars into the car compartments in a certain way so that they fit best.

 

[dvc guy]

We live outside NYC within a hours drive of three major airports. Having said that we go over Christmas and Presidents week. If you are planning on going during school breaks you need to plan ahead and have so flexability. A lot of times, including this week we will take the kids out one day early and save hundreds in airfare.
Ww try to go 1 to 2 times per year, and combine it with a trip to vist family in SO FL.