Who drives to WDW

[fabfivefigo]

We always drive. It's a pretty easy trip of 7.5 hours from SC, and it feels like downhill (probably due to our destination )

August will be the first trip with our DS2. We'll pack plenty of DVDs. I expect to watch - er, listen to either Cars or Nemo no fewer than 6 times that week.

 

[Promomx2]

spend the night in Jacksonville before going to BWV the next day.

We also stop for the nite in Jacksonsville. Dh likes to take the tour at Budweiser Plant and get his free beer. Whatever it takes to get him to drive to WDW. I found out that the plant isn't open on sundays so we had to extend our trip to WDW an extra night to come in early so DH could stop and get his beer. Poor me, an extra day at WDW, what will I do??

 

[duckybelle]

We are driving the 18 hours from Arkansas. DH says when we get tired we will get a hotel, but Im thinking Ill be so excited, we will drive straight through!!!Ours kids are 11 and 16, so wont have to stop too many time (HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA)

 

[mickeystoontown]

We are driving the 18 hours from Arkansas. DH says when we get tired we will get a hotel, but Im thinking Ill be so excited, we will drive straight through!!!Ours kids are 11 and 16, so wont have to stop too many time (HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA)

We are from Louisiana and our drive is 14 to 16 hours depending on weather and traffic. We usually leave our house anywhere from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (depends on if my boss lets me off a bit early) and we drive at least until midnight. The next a.m., we get up and drive the rest of the way. We thought about driving straight through but I didn't want to be too tired on our first day at WDW. And, besides, can't really get in your resort room until 3:00 p.m. or later.

I love it when we get close enough we see the billboards advertising WDW and the other theme parks!

 

[bolo]

We paid $3.10 per gallon of gas yesterday. I really hope that gas prices drop before we leave for our trip in June! I have a Tahoe, a gas hog, but hopefully the gas mileage will get better as we drive!

i don't remember the last time i saw $3.10 for gas!!! weeks...no, more like months! we've been right around $3.35+ for quite awhile. good ol' new york!

 

[thomasclan85]

I am sure hoping that those gas prices go down before June! They moved up in 5 cent increments each day for three days. Yesterday, it was $3.15.

Our gas ranges from $3.16-$3.19 and I live in what's considered a small town.
I don't work but I do go to town (22 miles round trip) several times a week to visit my granny in a nursing home and to keep her laundry done, etc. I drive a '94 Chevy S-10 with over 175,000 miles on it and a tank of gas lasts all week. She's a good 'ol truck. My hubby drives a tanker for a local dairy farmer and drives the truck home several days a week (most of the farms he picks up are closer to us than his boss's farm) so that saves on gas too. Yes, I'm really married to the MILKMAN.

 

[Amyz00]

i don't remember the last time i saw $3.10 for gas!!! weeks...no, more like months! we've been right around $3.35+ for quite awhile. good ol' new york!

Oh my goodness! That's horrible! I heard on the news today that the prices may go up to $4.00 per gallon by this summer. I better get moving on that garage sale so that we have some driving money for this June's trip!

 

[Amyz00]

We also stop for the nite in Jacksonsville. Dh likes to take the tour at Budweiser Plant and get his free beer. Whatever it takes to get him to drive to WDW. I found out that the plant isn't open on sundays so we had to extend our trip to WDW an extra night to come in early so DH could stop and get his beer. Poor me, an extra day at WDW, what will I do??

So that's why my DH's aunt and uncle moved to Jacksonville. They have lived there for years. Perhaps we will take a little detour on our way home.

 

[duckybelle]

I put gas in our trail blazer tonight here in Arkansas at 3.24 a gallon!!!

 

[dawz1026]

I put gas in our trail blazer tonight here in Arkansas at 3.24 a gallon!!!

NY is the same...terrible.I have a Pacifica and it is terrible on gas believe it or not...

 

[dawz1026]

We rented from Hertz a minivan 11 days 912.00 to take to WDW.Is that a good price?I used coupons codes and searched high and low.

 

[Mckymousefn]

NY is the same...terrible.I have a Pacifica and it is terrible on gas believe it or not...

We just got a Pacifica.. doesn't seem to bad on gas, that i have noticed. Will be making a trip to a friends house 5 hrs. away during spring break.... i will have to see how it does on the highway though. Our gas prices have been in the $3.20's for a while now.

 

[druidcat]

Me too. Whenever we go anywhere I drive until I get into really heavy traffic and then I 'allow' him to drive but I keep my eyes closed until we're clear of the traffic. Heavy traffic makes me really nervous.

Heavy traffic makes me nervous too, just not as nervous as when he is driving

 

[Winkster]

We paid $3.10 per gallon of gas yesterday. I really hope that gas prices drop before we leave for our trip in June! I have a Tahoe, a gas hog, but hopefully the gas mileage will get better as we drive!

LOL!!

In the UK, we pay £1.11 (approx $2.22 at current exchange rates) per litre!

That works out to be the equivalent of $8.49 per gallon!

I love driving in America - it's so cheap compared to what we are used to.

You guys have it sooooo easy and you don't even know it.

 

[mjbradeis]

LOL!!

In the UK, we pay £1.11 (approx $2.22 at current exchange rates) per litre!

That works out to be the equivalent of $8.49 per gallon!

I love driving in America - it's so cheap compared to what we are used to.

You guys have it sooooo easy and you don't even know it.

Holy COW, I didn't think it cost that much!


$2.93 here in Jersey, I have a Chevy Tahoe and it gets about 12-13mpg

 

[Unregistered]

LOL!!

In the UK, we pay £1.11 (approx $2.22 at current exchange rates) per litre!

That works out to be the equivalent of $8.49 per gallon!

I love driving in America - it's so cheap compared to what we are used to.

You guys have it sooooo easy and you don't even know it.

Okay I feel a little better now LOL!

 

[duckybelle]

OOPS ...sorry about last post, it was me just forgot to sign in

 

[Amyz00]

LOL!!

In the UK, we pay £1.11 (approx $2.22 at current exchange rates) per litre!

That works out to be the equivalent of $8.49 per gallon!

I love driving in America - it's so cheap compared to what we are used to.

You guys have it sooooo easy and you don't even know it.

I will never complain about our gas prices again.
Wow, Winkster, that it unbelievable! I wonder why the gas prices are so high there? I sure hope that your car gets good gas mileage!

 

[themudd4]

I got this in an e-mail the other day and thought it would fit the topic on this thread right now...

All these examples do NOT imply that gasoline is cheap; It just illustrates how outrageous some prices are....

You will be really shocked by the last one!!!!
(At least, I was...)

Compared with Gasoline......

Think a gallon of gas is expensive?

This makes one think, and also puts things in perspective.

Diet Snapple 16 oz $1.29 ... $10.32 per gallon

Lipton Ice Tea 16 oz $1.19 ..........$9.52 per gallon

Gatorade 20 oz $1.59 .... $10.17 per gallon

Ocean Spray 16 oz $1.25 ......... $10.00 per gallon

Brake Fluid 12 oz $3.15 ......... $33.60 per gallon

Vick's Nyquil 6 oz $8.35 ... $178.13 per gallon

Pepto Bismol 4 oz $3.85 .. $123.20 per gallon

Whiteout 7 oz $1.39 ....... . $25.42 per gallon

Scope 1.5 oz $0.99 .....$84.48 per gallon

And this is the REAL KICKER...

Evian water 9 oz $1.49..........$21.19 per gallon!
$21.19 for WATER
And the buyers don't even know the source.
(Evian spelled backwards is Naive.)

Ever wonder why computer printers are so cheap?

So they have you hooked for the ink.

Someone calculated the cost of the ink at................

You won't believe it...................

But it is true.........................

$5,200 a gal. (five thousand two hundred dollars)

So, the next time you're at the pump,
Be glad your car doesn't run on
Water, Scope, or Whiteout, Pepto Bismol, Nyquil
Or God forbid, Printer Ink!!!!!

 

[Winkster]

That's a great post themudd4!!!

I will never complain about our gas prices again.
Wow, Winkster, that it unbelievable! I wonder why the gas prices are so high there? I sure hope that your car gets good gas mileage!

Apparently, of the current UK cost equivalent to $8.49 a gallon, $4.42 goes in duty (tax to allegedy cover costs of road/bridge building, buying rights of way, maintenance, traffic and road lights etc), $1.27 goes on VAT (Value Added Tax which goes to the government), $0.59 goes to the retailer and distributor while only $2.21 pays for the fuel itself!

That means that only 26% of the total cost is for the fuel itself! Great!!