Rhode Island Folks

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Question for anyone who has driven down to Disney...Where is a good place to stay overnight? I'm trying to make it to South Carolina & stay overnight there. Any help would be greatly appreciated

We leave on Sat. at 3:00 am. We always get to the middle of SC by 6:00 and just pull off when we are ready. There are a ton of hotels all the way through the middle of the state and with lots of signs to let you know the prices. We have never not found a place to stay. Since it is only an overnighter, we just camp out in the cheapest place. We did make it down to GA this year and pulled off around 8 or 9pm and stayed in a Marriott for $75 for the night including breakfast.

Cheryl

 

[rcgal2]

Thanks! I wanted to leave sat too my my crazy brother in law has us leaving friday night @10pm (after I'm stuck working a full day) & only has us making it to N.Carolina I think this will be the first & last driving trip!!

 

[miprender]

Every year I think maybe we can drive down for the experience, but then we drive 4hrs to Maine with the little ones going "Are we there yet" and DH & I are like NO WAY!!!

I'll work extra just to pay for the airfare.

But someday....maybe we will.

 

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Lots of people say we are crazy....but our kids are good travelers even last year at 8 and 4. We make certain that we have things for them to do, we stop every 2.5 hours for a 15 minutes break. It saves us so much money from the air fare to the groceries that we bring from home versus paying the price near the resort. And it is nice to drive through the other states. Last year I took a picture of each of the signs as we crossed the border...we are going to collect them until we have all 50 states.

rcgal2: that is crazy about leaving Friday night....does he want to get to Disney on Sat? Speaking from experience...we have done the drive 6 times with kids (ours and nieces and nephews previously) THEY DON'T SLEEP!! They are so excited that the stay awake a good portion of the night and then therefore are miserable the next day or 2. We find it much better to leave in the morning after they have slept at least 6 hours and then stop at or around dinner time to sleep. When we arrive in Disney, everyone is happy!!

Cheryl

 

[miprender]

Lots of people say we are crazy....but our kids are good travelers even last year at 8 and 4. We make certain that we have things for them to do, we stop every 2.5 hours for a 15 minutes break. It saves us so much money from the air fare to the groceries that we bring from home versus paying the price near the resort. And it is nice to drive through the other states. Last year I took a picture of each of the signs as we crossed the border...we are going to collect them until we have all 50 states.

Cheryl

That's great that you can do that. I remember driving everywhere when we were kids and the car ride was so much fun. I just wish my own kids were like that, but mine are 2,4, & 6 so I am hoping they outgrow it as I am not a big fan of flying.

How long does it usually take you? They have a great thread on the Transportation board for the over 2000 miles but it seems most are from PA area.

 

[rcgal2]

rcgal2: that is crazy about leaving Friday night....does he want to get to Disney on Sat? Speaking from experience...we have done the drive 6 times with kids (ours and nieces and nephews previously) THEY DON'T SLEEP!! They are so excited that the stay awake a good portion of the night and then therefore are miserable the next day or 2. We find it much better to leave in the morning after they have slept at least 6 hours and then stop at or around dinner time to sleep. When we arrive in Disney, everyone is happy!!

Cheryl[/QUOTE]

Our revervations for Disney aren't even until Sunday so I don't know what he's thinking. I'm going to chalk it up to him being nervous about the drive. Wish me luck

 

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Our revervations for Disney aren't even until Sunday so I don't know what he's thinking. I'm going to chalk it up to him being nervous about the drive. Wish me luck[/QUOTE]

You sooooo need to talk him out of it. Tell him you have chatted with RI'ers that have done in before. I will give you my phone number and we can chat!!!

Total in car driving time is under 22 hours total. Why span it over 3 days?? If you leave at 3:00am, there is hardly any traffic, especially through the tri state area and you get through NJ before it gets crazy. You only hit some traffic through the DC area, but because it is a weekend, it still isn't that bad. The only issue is when you hit the southern states, the drive is dull.....flat ground with nothing to really look at, but that is when you break out the DVD's, Ipods, computer games and such.

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That's great that you can do that. I remember driving everywhere when we were kids and the car ride was so much fun. I just wish my own kids were like that, but mine are 2,4, & 6 so I am hoping they outgrow it as I am not a big fan of flying.

How long does it usually take you? They have a great thread on the Transportation board for the over 2000 miles but it seems most are from PA area.

It usually takes us about 22 hours total drive/on the road time. (not counting stopping for the night) I usually stick my head in a book and ignore any arguing going on in the back....

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[Goofy442]

Sorry for the delay!!

 

[Goofy442]

Okay let's try this again.

 

[Goofy442]

Not sure why photobucket won't let me resize the picture, if anyone knows of a way to do it please let me know.

Thanks

 

[peanmunch]

it's kind of tiny but thanks!...lol..try this site...really simple!
http://www.glowfoto.com/

Lori

 

[Goofy442]

Thanks Lori, I will give it a try.

 

[Goofy442]

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[Goofy442]

okay, that didn't work back to the drawing board.

 

[Goofy442]

 

[Goofy442]

Thanks, Lori

 

[Cheryl726]

Yeah, thanks Lisa, what a great pic! Didn't realize Daisy was in there too, love it!!

Cheryl

 

[Cheryl726]

One year from today we'll be on the Dream, it's going to be a looooong year!!!

 

[Goofy442]

Oh it will go by faster then you think.