Disney Vacations

LloydXmas
LloydXmas Posts: 7,539
edited September 2013 in All Encompassing Trip
Just booked a family trip to Orlando. The wife and I are torn on spending the extra 1000+ for flight or do we Do the Griswold style trip and drive 1200 miles over two days. We have 7, 5 and 2 year olds. We.ve got a Antarctic Blue Super Sportswagon from Lou Glutz Motors.
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  • stargirl69
    stargirl69 Posts: 6,387
    Never been never will but love the Griswolds reference :D great film.However you get there have a great time ... Are we there yet? :crazy:
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  • jethrojam420
    jethrojam420 Foxborough MA Posts: 1,075
    its only worth driving if you are planning to see a site or 3 on the way down. the restaurant bill alone for your family for 3 days make it not worth it.
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  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    BabaBooey1979 wrote:
    Just booked a family trip to Orlando. The wife and I are torn on spending the extra 1000+ for flight or do we Do the Griswold style trip and drive 1200 miles over two days. We have 7, 5 and 2 year olds. We.ve got a Antarctic Blue Super Sportswagon from Lou Glutz Motors.


    I would say fly if you're staying on the property. Drive if you're not because then you will have to rent a car anyhow.
  • LloydXmas
    LloydXmas Posts: 7,539
    jethrojam420 wrote:
    its only worth driving if you are planning to see a site or 3 on the way down. the restaurant bill alone for your family for 3 days make it not worth it.
    Good point The drive is 23 hours and we were thinking about leaving around their bed time and driving 12 hours (around Raleigh, NC) then driving 12 the next day. holiday rooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaddd
  • capthowdy1027
    capthowdy1027 Posts: 3,270
    We're taking the kids to Disney World this Summer as well and we are flying. We've made a couple 12 hour road trips over the last year so it's time to fly this time.
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  • jamminpearls
    jamminpearls Posts: 7,078
    Im going on the 25th. Flying is the only way for me after we drove to Alpine from outside of Philly. Did u order thru disney? Airfare is included and with the free dining package this trip is/was to good to pass up.
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  • LloydXmas
    LloydXmas Posts: 7,539
    jamminpearls wrote:
    Im going on the 25th. Flying is the only way for me after we drove to Alpine from outside of Philly. Did u order thru disney? Airfare is included and with the free dining package this trip is/was to good to pass up.
    We ordered through AAA and we're doing the quick meal plan. We checked the prices direct and AAA is giving us a pretty decent discount. We're staying in the park this year which is something we've never done before.
  • 81
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    jethrojam420 wrote:
    its only worth driving if you are planning to see a site or 3 on the way down. the restaurant bill alone for your family for 3 days make it not worth it.


    gotta eat regardless of driving or flying. ;)
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  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    we've done 1K mile road trips in a single day...anouther 200 miles would be nothing...we typically leave around 6am for these trips

    i vote drive
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  • Heisenberg
    Heisenberg Los Pollos Hermanos Posts: 4,958
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GQSwMCHJNU

    Nuff said :lol:
  • green mountain man
    green mountain man Posts: 735
    Fly
    Did you ever catch any shows at the Sting in New Britain or were you too young ?
    I saw Blue Oyster Cult, Dio, The Smithereens, the Tubes, and Black Sabbath (minus Ozzy ) with Motorhead opening. Then a nightcap at Molly Malones
  • LloydXmas
    LloydXmas Posts: 7,539
    green mountain man wrote:
    Fly
    Did you ever catch any shows at the Sting in New Britain or were you too young ?
    I saw Blue Oyster Cult, Dio, The Smithereens, the Tubes, and Black Sabbath (minus Ozzy ) with Motorhead opening. Then a nightcap at Molly Malones
    I didn't. Place was cool though. Blind melon, RATHM and I think green day played there when I was a kid (32 now)
  • jethrojam420
    jethrojam420 Foxborough MA Posts: 1,075
    81 wrote:
    jethrojam420 wrote:
    its only worth driving if you are planning to see a site or 3 on the way down. the restaurant bill alone for your family for 3 days make it not worth it.


    gotta eat regardless of driving or flying. ;)

    i get that. but if u fly u eating at home on the cheap :)
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  • conman
    conman Posts: 7,493
    81 wrote:
    we've done 1K mile road trips in a single day...anouther 200 miles would be nothing...we typically leave around 6am for these trips

    i vote drive
    i've done it too... it's easy when you don't have kids
  • RYEzupSF
    RYEzupSF Posts: 6,003
    I always vote drive. I love a good roadtrip. It's the American way. :lol: the only question is how do the kids do in the car?
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  • BinauralJam
    BinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    i'm leaving Friday, Amtrak, our own room, but the trains not for everybody, how ever, you can drink the entire time. occasion cig breaks, very occasional.
  • LloydXmas
    LloydXmas Posts: 7,539
    RYEzupSF wrote:
    I always vote drive. I love a good roadtrip. It's the American way. :lol: the only question is how do the kids do in the car?
    Kids are great in the car. That's why we are seriously considering it. Although a 3 1/2 hour flight does seem better than a 23 hour drive.
  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    DS1119 wrote:
    BabaBooey1979 wrote:
    Just booked a family trip to Orlando. The wife and I are torn on spending the extra 1000+ for flight or do we Do the Griswold style trip and drive 1200 miles over two days. We have 7, 5 and 2 year olds. We.ve got a Antarctic Blue Super Sportswagon from Lou Glutz Motors.


    I would say fly if you're staying on the property. Drive if you're not because then you will have to rent a car anyhow.
    This.....Disney will pick you up and take you back to the airport.
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  • mookeywrench
    mookeywrench Posts: 6,064
    My family did a roadtrip to Disney World from MN. It's one of the few vivid memories that I have from when I was 5.

    A road trip is an epic adventure for a kid, they'll cherish it forever no matter how lame or uneventful it seems to you.

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