Who drives to WDW

[thomasclan85]

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 have friends that live in Germany and Northern Ireland so I know all about the prices of gas there. I can't imagine having to pay that price. Maybe that's why I saw so many people riding bicycles when I visited Germany.

 

[Amyz00]

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.....

LOL!! I received the same email a couple of days ago also!

 

[Amyz00]

Come on June! Let's get here soon!

 

[scooby9932]

We always drive over & down.

You can do it in one 12-14 hour drive (depending on traffic & restroom breaks), but since I'm always the one doing all the driving, I like to split it into 2 days. We stop in Tallahassee on the way down and in Pensacola on the way back.

 

[duckybelle]

LOL! I got that email too!!!

 

[TinaLala]

We're driving down in April and we're coming from MA - yes that's 24 hours drive to FLA! We're doing it in 2 days, but driving straight down. We're driving in our Honda minivan. I've calculated $800 gas round trip.

 

[dawz1026]

We're driving down in April and we're coming from MA - yes that's 24 hours drive to FLA! We're doing it in 2 days, but driving straight down. We're driving in our Honda minivan. I've calculated $800 gas round trip.

DH has 300 for gas in our calculations..hope he is right.We rented a minivan from Long Island....

 

[TSMAMI]

www.fuelcostcalculator.com try this it is pretty accurate.

 

[Amyz00]

www.fuelcostcalculator.com try this it is pretty accurate.

Thanks for that link! I had estimated $400 for our RT drive to WDW and it estimated $387. That's great considering that I couldn't find a RT flight for no less than $1400. My DH prefers to drive anyway and that's just fine with me. I really enjoy seeing the sights along the way and the kids love finding the state lines!

 

[labgeek]

www.fuelcostcalculator.com try this it is pretty accurate.

Thanks for the link!

Driving from Northern Kentucky and should be about 370.00 or so to drive down. 13 days and counting

 

[dawz1026]

can't believe 2 weeks away we will be

 

[Aliceacc]

DH has 300 for gas in our calculations..hope he is right.We rented a minivan from Long Island....

Wow...he's good!!

I just ran the numbers using our 2007 Kia Sedona minivan, and it came up to $297 from NYC!!

 

[ladyjane63]

It's 8-9 hrs. for us. And we'll lose an hour crossing into ET. I want to leave @ 4 am, but hubby has already said he won't budge until 5 or 6 am. We've got ADRs at 7:30 pm @ Liberty Tavern and I'm not missing that! I probably won't sleep a wink the night before. I'll have the car completely packed, the girls packed & ready. All I'll have to do to him is shove him in the shower then out the door.

 

[DaParkers]

Wow...he's good!!

I just ran the numbers using our 2007 Kia Sedona minivan, and it came up to $297 from NYC!!

It says it'll only cost us $135 driving from N.C. round trip. That sounds right. I was surprised last year when we got there on less than a tank and a half. Even with gas being as expensive as it is, driving is still so much cheaper than flying FOR US. But, I do realize that's not true for everyone.

 

[dvczerfs]

we drive every year. we are from pa, 1 hour west of nyc. we drive a chrysler t&c. when we went in december 07, i used 100 gallons of gas. thats going aprox 70-75 miles per hour, (no a/c in dec.) and about 151/2 hours. only stopping for gas and rest stops!! (can you tell what gender i am?) dads motto,"cant hold it, dont drink it!"

 

[PrincessTeddyBear]

We drive from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Primarily because I have a fear of flying and it's easier on my mom and step-dad to just let me drive us down then drugging me out on a flight.

 

[tiggerx3]

We too are from PA and drive 1,125 miles to Disney each year.
Last year we spent $348.00 in gas including the gas spent while we were there. It took 22 hrs, but we pulled over to sleep.

 

[dvczerfs]

We too are from PA and drive 1,125 miles to Disney each year.
Last year we spent $348.00 in gas including the gas spent while we were there. It took 22 hrs, but we pulled over to sleep.

hi tigerx3! drivings the only way! pending which part of pa your from, stay out of philly 95 and go straight threw richmond. if you live near int.78 or int.81, take 81 to int66, to rt17, to int.95. (dont hit 17 area at rush hours) you will knock alot of time off. you miss washington and baltimore and philly traffic.

 

[kadee_29]

We have just decided that we are going to make the drive instead of flying when we go in January. I was looking at airline prices and it would cost us $1200 for the 5 of us to fly and I would much rather have that money to upgrade our resort or for souveniers. I know we will still be putting out a good amount of money for gas but nowhere near $1200. We have a minivan and the kids have a DVD player and a DS each for the older two so we should be ok.

For those of you that stop on the way down or back, do you plan the stop ahead of time or do you just drive until you can't drive anymore and then try to find a hotel wherever you are?

 

[caa1277]

We drive from right outside of Louisville, KY and would never fly. Flying is just to expensive, not to mention your limited on what you can bring with you. Sure gas is expensive, but it is still cheaper than flying.

Last time we drove down, we had a schedule of where we would like to stop, but since we had made good time, we kept going. After stopping, the next day we only had a 2 hour drive to WDW.