How do we all get there and abou how far do you live from disney

preidel24 · 05-24-2003

After reading another thread it made me wonder how do many of us get to disney. Is it by car, plane, train and on an average how far from home do we travel to reach our favorite destination? 50 miles, 100 miles, 250 miles, 500miles, 1000 miles, 1250 miles, 1500 miles, 1750 miles, 2000miles.

We have done both plane and car. It about 1,200 miles form our house to disney's door. I like different things about each way of travel. The plane I like because you can leave at 6:30am and be in the park by 10:30am it much faster mode of transport but it's a little more difficult to travel post 9-11. The car was nice because I could pack snack and extra stuff (beach towels, goggles, pillows) That I couldn't pack when we fly. The ride not that bad for us it mostly straight down 95. I'm not sureif we will fly or drive down in Oct. we are still deciding that one.

Paula

sandanv1 · 05-24-2003

Always by car - only 200 miles away

neen626 · 05-24-2003

We travel by car, we live on the west coast of Florida, so it only takes us about 1.5 - 2 hrs to get there, depending on the traffic and construction on I-4.

tinkerbell · 05-24-2003

DH (who post MS was a truck driver that drove to Orlando regularly) says its 998 miles from our door to the mouse house :)
we use to fly when the girls were babies. but even before 9/11 there were things about flying that we started to hate .. one being that we couldnt get a full first day / last day at WDW. So now we drive. Whats great about driving is that we get down there early in the morning between 6 and 7 am .. get checked in and if our room isnt ready we have bell service store our bags and head for the parks. Then on the last day we stay till the last park closes.

graybill · 05-24-2003

Paula,

We also live in NJ (Ocean City) and we always fly. The main reason is that our vacations are limited, due to the nature of our jobs, to 5 to 7 days at a time and we don't want to use 1 1/2 to 2 days of WDW time for driving.

The second reason is that we are only about 20 minutes from the Atlantic City Airport, and there is a 7:00 AM flight that gets us to Orlando by 9:30 AM. We lose very little time on our travel day!

Some day, when our schedules allow longer vacations, we would love to take a drive that would enable us to do some sightseeing on the way, maybe spend a few days at Hilton Head or Vero Beach, and then head over to WDW. That is my idea of a great vacation.

graybill

preidel24 · 05-24-2003

I am so jealous of all you that live so close to WDW I be there constantly. I'd feel comfortable doing that drive with the kids alone.

graybill, how do you like flying out of AC do you take spirit. We live about one hour for AC so actually Philly Internation is closer for us.

kcamozzi67 · 05-24-2003

Everyone who lives near WDW is so lucky! My husband and I live in Vancouver, BC and therefore, it is quite far...we are fairly close to Disneyland by plane (just under 3 hours), but to get to Florida the travel time is usually about 6 - 7 hrs. The time change also gets us! I would love to live close enough to drive :)

jwdj4lfe · 05-24-2003

We have always driven to disney, even when we lived in Maryland. I live in south florida, Miami/ fort lauderdale area, so it is about 230 miles. And depending on traffic it can take 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 hours. I'm trying to convince my parents to buy AP's since we go so much and it's right up the road.
Joe:)

tinkerbell · 05-24-2003

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Originally posted by kcamozzi67
Everyone who lives near WDW is so lucky! My husband and I live in Vancouver, BC and therefore, it is quite far...we are fairly close to Disneyland by plane (just under 3 hours), but to get to Florida the travel time is usually about 6 - 7 hrs. The time change also gets us! I would love to live close enough to drive :)

I sorta know how you feel, my friend Dixie lives in southern England and thier flight is over 8 hours one way and 9 the other. that is why when they come to WDW they stay 3 weeks at a time ..its just such a major trip for them.

graybill · 05-24-2003

We do fly Spirit out of AC Airport and have been very happy with the airport and the airline.
Spirit's prices have always been very competitive and they have a lot of specials that they offer on line. The only problem is that they only offer 2 flights a day to Orlando for most of the year, but the schedule works well for us.
The AC Airport is small and very easy to use. There is a long term parking lot which is about $4 a day, and we usually manage to park within 50 to 75 yards of the terminal(We generally drop the luggage and all but the driver at the curb right outside of the check-in area). You can get in and out of the parking lot with a credit card. Very convenient!
The best thing is being 20 minutes away.

graybill

mickaholic4077 · 05-24-2003

I live around 90 miles away and can make it to Disney in about an hour and a half.

goofygal1975 · 05-24-2003

I always drive (confession...I've *never* been on a plane. the closest I've come to a plane is a KC135 at MacDill AFB, that my ex works on....and that was on the ground!;) )

I don't know the exact milage (i'll clock it tomorrow when we drive up to EPCOT) but it only takes us about 90minutes - 2 hours to get there, also depending on I-4 traffic.

tiggerlover1971 · 05-24-2003

i live about three hrs away I alway drive

DisneyAnne · 05-24-2003

WOW! I had no idea there were so many Floridians on this board! I wish I was so close...

I have done it all - plane, train, automobile

Most recently, we took the van. I will probably never take the train again - it was not comfortable at all! I can say I've done it though! :p

We live in Irmo, SC which is about 7 hours away including a stop for gas and bathroom break. (Yes, I said A stop - one, uno, un, solo, less than 2 - when we are on our way down, we are on a mission!);)

**mickey** · 05-24-2003

Wow, good question. We always fly, no other logical choice for us. I am not sure exactly how far it is flying, but I went to mapquest and it came out as over 2,400 miles if we were to drive. 40 hours! Fortunately, we have two non-stop flights per day, and it is just over 4 hours.

Disneyland, we are a good 10 hour drive away, and we almost always drive, unless it is for a real short trip.

Personally, I am kind of glad we live far away, it would be too tempting to just go for a long day if we were close enough. I would never get any work done.

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preidel24 Big Cheese Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 902	How do we all get there and abou how far do you live from disney After reading another thread it made me wonder how do many of us get to disney. Is it by car, plane, train and on an average how far from home do we travel to reach our favorite destination? 50 miles, 100 miles, 250 miles, 500miles, 1000 miles, 1250 miles, 1500 miles, 1750 miles, 2000miles. We have done both plane and car. It about 1,200 miles form our house to disney's door. I like different things about each way of travel. The plane I like because you can leave at 6:30am and be in the park by 10:30am it much faster mode of transport but it's a little more difficult to travel post 9-11. The car was nice because I could pack snack and extra stuff (beach towels, goggles, pillows) That I couldn't pack when we fly. The ride not that bad for us it mostly straight down 95. I'm not sureif we will fly or drive down in Oct. we are still deciding that one. Paula __________________ ^i^ * Postcard Pixie * ^i^ ~ Sharing the Disney magic ~ Discover the Magic - and you'll be hooked for life!!!

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sandanv1 Mouse Meister Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: 15 miles from WDW Posts: 1,110	Always by car - only 200 miles away __________________ Now that we live in near WDW, we stop by every couple weeks! "Of course I don't look busy...I did it right the first time! 2005 - Moved 20 miles from WDW POR (Oct) Fort Wilderness (Dec) 2004 - Pop Cent. (Feb, April) POR(Oct,Dec) Caribbean (Oct) 2003 - All Star Music (Feb.) All Star Sports (April), POR (Oct), CSR (Dec) 2002 - Fort Wilderness (Dec), POR (Oct), AKL (Aug), off site (may):(, CSR (April), Caribbean (Feb) 2001 - Fort Wilderness (Dec), PO Riverside (Oct)

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neen626 Big Cheese Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Seminole, FL Posts: 800	We travel by car, we live on the west coast of Florida, so it only takes us about 1.5 - 2 hrs to get there, depending on the traffic and construction on I-4. __________________ Prepare to be awed. Inspired. Thrilled and enchanted. You're about to enter a world where anything can happen, and often does! A world where imagination and adventure come alive all around you! x´¨) x¸.•´ ¸.•´¨)xxxx¸.•¨) (¸.•´xxxxxx(¸.•`xxxxx Nina *´¨) Port Orleans Riverside Grand Floridian~ 2006 Polynesian ~ 2006 Grand Floridian Pop Century Coronado Springs ~ 2005 Port Orleans Riverside ~ 2004 Coronado Springs ~ 2003

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tinkerbell Neverland Tour Guide ® Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Ark-La-Tex Posts: 7,596	DH (who post MS was a truck driver that drove to Orlando regularly) says its 998 miles from our door to the mouse house :) we use to fly when the girls were babies. but even before 9/11 there were things about flying that we started to hate .. one being that we couldnt get a full first day / last day at WDW. So now we drive. Whats great about driving is that we get down there early in the morning between 6 and 7 am .. get checked in and if our room isnt ready we have bell service store our bags and head for the parks. Then on the last day we stay till the last park closes. __________________ Stinkerbell, so named by Darth Official Defender of Swiss Family Treehouse MB chitchatter. We don't need no stinkin' post counts Protect Texas!!! Arm A Dillo

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graybill Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ocean City, NJ Posts: 213	How do we all get there and about how far do you live from disney Paula, We also live in NJ (Ocean City) and we always fly. The main reason is that our vacations are limited, due to the nature of our jobs, to 5 to 7 days at a time and we don't want to use 1 1/2 to 2 days of WDW time for driving. The second reason is that we are only about 20 minutes from the Atlantic City Airport, and there is a 7:00 AM flight that gets us to Orlando by 9:30 AM. We lose very little time on our travel day! Some day, when our schedules allow longer vacations, we would love to take a drive that would enable us to do some sightseeing on the way, maybe spend a few days at Hilton Head or Vero Beach, and then head over to WDW. That is my idea of a great vacation. graybill __________________ Disneyland 1959 Disney World 1979 DVC 2001

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preidel24 Big Cheese Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 902	I am so jealous of all you that live so close to WDW I be there constantly. I'd feel comfortable doing that drive with the kids alone. graybill, how do you like flying out of AC do you take spirit. We live about one hour for AC so actually Philly Internation is closer for us. __________________ ^i^ * Postcard Pixie * ^i^ ~ Sharing the Disney magic ~ Discover the Magic - and you'll be hooked for life!!!

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kcamozzi67 Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Vancouver, BC Canada Posts: 134	Everyone who lives near WDW is so lucky! My husband and I live in Vancouver, BC and therefore, it is quite far...we are fairly close to Disneyland by plane (just under 3 hours), but to get to Florida the travel time is usually about 6 - 7 hrs. The time change also gets us! I would love to live close enough to drive :)

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jwdj4lfe Mouse Meister Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Orlando, Fl UCF Posts: 1,089	We have always driven to disney, even when we lived in Maryland. I live in south florida, Miami/ fort lauderdale area, so it is about 230 miles. And depending on traffic it can take 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 hours. I'm trying to convince my parents to buy AP's since we go so much and it's right up the road. Joe:) __________________ "Here is the world of imagination, hopes and dreams. In this timeless land of enchantment...magic and make believe are reborn-and fairy tales come true"- Walt Disney Collector of WDW Resorts... Animal Kingdom Lodge, Contemporary, Port Orleans FQ, All Star Sports, Music and Movies,Pop Century, Fort Wilderness Campground and counting... GO KNIGHTS

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graybill Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ocean City, NJ Posts: 213	How do we all get there and about how far do you live from disney We do fly Spirit out of AC Airport and have been very happy with the airport and the airline. Spirit's prices have always been very competitive and they have a lot of specials that they offer on line. The only problem is that they only offer 2 flights a day to Orlando for most of the year, but the schedule works well for us. The AC Airport is small and very easy to use. There is a long term parking lot which is about $4 a day, and we usually manage to park within 50 to 75 yards of the terminal(We generally drop the luggage and all but the driver at the curb right outside of the check-in area). You can get in and out of the parking lot with a credit card. Very convenient! The best thing is being 20 minutes away. graybill __________________ Disneyland 1959 Disney World 1979 DVC 2001

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mickaholic4077 Currently in Timeout! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: 90 miles from The Mick!!!!! Posts: 6,181	I live around 90 miles away and can make it to Disney in about an hour and a half.

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goofygal1975 Goofy For Disney Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: AL Posts: 1,735	I always drive (confession...I've never been on a plane. the closest I've come to a plane is a KC135 at MacDill AFB, that my ex works on....and that was on the ground!;) ) I don't know the exact milage (i'll clock it tomorrow when we drive up to EPCOT) but it only takes us about 90minutes - 2 hours to get there, also depending on I-4 traffic. __________________ goofygal1975.com see my disney pictures and trip reports, and Disney Cruise Info! ~~Heather~~ ~~A Dream is a wish your heart makes~~ All-Star Movies 12/02 All-Star Movies 2/03 All-Star Sports 10/02, 06/03 , 07/03,12/03(MVMCP 12/5/03) Pop Century 2/04, 5/05, 7/05 CBR 12/04, 5/05 Disney Wonder Cruise 5/15/05-5/19/05 WL 8/05 Many trips 2005-2006 ~~Engaged at Disney, CRT 8/19/06~~ Sept 2007 DisneyMoon Dec 2008 AKV May 2009 7 night Disney Cruise

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tiggerlover1971 Official bouncer of DC Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: 100 acre woods Posts: 4,068	i live about three hrs away I alway drive __________________ Cheryl ^i^ * Postcard Pixie * ^i^ ~ Sharing the Disney magic ~ woohoo only 20 more pounds to go to goal weight

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DisneyAnne Palmetto Pixie Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,148	WOW! I had no idea there were so many Floridians on this board! I wish I was so close... I have done it all - plane, train, automobile Most recently, we took the van. I will probably never take the train again - it was not comfortable at all! I can say I've done it though! :p We live in Irmo, SC which is about 7 hours away including a stop for gas and bathroom break. (Yes, I said A stop - one, uno, un, solo, less than 2 - when we are on our way down, we are on a mission!);)

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mickey Administrator Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,232	Wow, good question. We always fly, no other logical choice for us. I am not sure exactly how far it is flying, but I went to mapquest and it came out as over 2,400 miles if we were to drive. 40 hours! Fortunately, we have two non-stop flights per day, and it is just over 4 hours. Disneyland, we are a good 10 hour drive away, and we almost always drive, unless it is for a real short trip. Personally, I am kind of glad we live far away, it would be too tempting to just go for a long day if we were close enough. I would never get any work done. __________________ Frank Costanza: You can drop a grand in Disney World, like that.

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