Nashville area here!Just a little over 700 miles, from TN, plus whatever exits are taken for breaks, etc.
we always drive, have never flown as a family to Disney.
Do you ever consider taking the DelMarVa peninsula route? We started doing that and like it. It adds distance, but it's scenic and laid back. Still gets us to Santee for night 2.Drove from the Boston area this past May and we decided to take our time since we're seniors and there is one driver. So 2 sleepovers in Fredericksburg VA and Santee SC and Santee and Alexandria VA on the return.
We're doing the same in December but with stops with 2 nights in Fredericksburg and one in Savannah and then Florence SC and Alexandria VA on the return trip.
I have to say we do catch up on a lot of things when traveling this way but I really don't like that drive from MD thru VA very much. There are always road accidents which equal delays. This past Spring we sat in traffic for 3 hours just north of Baltimore. I always cross my fingers and offer up a little prayer going through there.
Hey neighbor! our map said 702 miles to BWV, we're in Williamson Co. I'm impressed you can get going/on the road at 3AM. I think the earliest we've ever managed to get on the road is 8:00 AM. Most recent years, we've left on a Friday, after the kids get home from school, before a school holiday, and often stop on the way, somewhere in GA. Last few trips, made it in a day, leaving on a weekend morning. Now that there are 2 Buc-ees along I75, have to work in stops there.....and as always, deal with Chattanooga and Atlanta traffic, and sometimes Waze rerouting us somewhere off road, adding some miles. We almost always make the drive back in 1 day though, getting home after midnight. every once in a while we'll take the route through Alabama. I prefer that route personally.Nashville area here!
maps says 690 miles to ssr from house. We have drove last two trips. Leave 3am, stop at the Burger King in Byron Ga around 8am. Eat and kids run around on their pretty huge outdoor playground. Drive into Florida and grab lunch. Hit Disney around 3pm to 4pm. Roughly 12 hours total.
We split it up on way back. Make it to Warner robbins and get a hotel for the night. Pretty decent area, quite a few hotel options and restaurants. Leave there the next day and hit whatever bucees is the last one in north ga. Make it home sometime that evening.
Yea the 3am start is a little rough on me that first day, but its Disney so I power through. We do Sunday to Saturday stays, so we leave that Sunday morning at the 3am. Best part about it to me is the kids just sleep through until we stop for breakfast, second best part is pretty much zero traffic running through Chattanooga and Atlanta.Hey neighbor! our map said 702 miles to BWV, we're in Williamson Co. I'm impressed you can get going/on the road at 3AM. I think the earliest we've ever managed to get on the road is 8:00 AM. Most recent years, we've left on a Friday, after the kids get home from school, before a school holiday, and often stop on the way, somewhere in GA. Last few trips, made it in a day, leaving on a weekend morning. Now that there are 2 Buc-ees along I75, have to work in stops there.....and as always, deal with Chattanooga and Atlanta traffic, and sometimes Waze rerouting us somewhere off road, adding some miles. We almost always make the drive back in 1 day though, getting home after midnight. every once in a while we'll take the route through Alabama. I prefer that route personally.
We have a trip in a few weeks, and hoping for a smooth drive. Hope y'all do too on future trips!!
Exactly! We used to live elsewhere, 20 hour drive, and did it in 2 days routinely. But preferred to fly to maximize time at WDW!Drove to the airport and got on a plane. The 1100 mile one way trip was fine when I was in my 30's, not so much now that I'm double that.
We are roughly 10x your number ... and we prefer the Toy Story lot.9.2 miles from my driveway to the Mickey & Friends parking structure.
18 minutes.
We are just under 1000 and do the same, leave at 4am and drive straight to Orlando. This next trip, we are going to stop in New Orleans and maybe Pensacola.Just over 1000 miles. Leave around 4am, usually arrive between 7-8pm.