We usually fly down, but decided to save some money this year and drive down. The last 2 times we have been, we did nto even rent a car as we stayed on Disney property and just used the Buses/Monorails to get around.
I think the next time we go, I will make a push to take autotrain..I think the kids would love it. On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 10:40 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> wrote: > > When I looked at it last year, and compared it to flying down and > renting a car, the train came out to be cheaper. > > On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 9:40 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> We have looked at the Autotrain, but its not going to be possible this >> year due to budgetary constraints - however, I have told my wife that >> one year I want to take the train. >> >> On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 9:34 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> First off don't drive down. I'd check out the Autotrain from Lorton VA >>> to Sanford FL - just outside Orlando. >>> (seehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto_Train). >>> >>> We did this about a year ago ad it worked out great. No stressful >>> driving; dinner and breakfast were included in the fare and were >>> pretty good. In the evening after 7pm, the lounge car shows movies >>> mostly family type fair. But the drinks are pretty reasonable. There's >>> a smoking room in the lower half of the lounge car. We decided just to >>> use the coach seats overnight. They were not the most comfortable >>> admittedly, but not bad. And more importantly the kids are not >>> strapped in and generally are not bored. >>> >>> Overall the trip took overnight. We boarded the train at 3pm and >>> arrived at 8 the next morning. We were on the road to the in-law's >>> condo by 10:30. >>> >>> larry >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 11:47 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> My wife and I decided today that after the shitty year we have had, we >>>> all needed some time in the 'happiest place on earth' and are going to >>>> Disney. >>>> >>>> We are going to drive (from the DC area) and I was hoping that some of >>>> you might have some suggestions on places we can stop along the way - >>>> either for quick sightseeing or a place to stay over night. We plan on >>>> splitting the driving over 2 days with the bulk of it being on the >>>> first day (we want to have less drive time on the day we get there so >>>> that we may be able to hit a park that day). >>>> >>>> So, what do you guys got? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Scott Stroz >>>> --------------- >>>> You can make things happen, you can watch things happen or you can >>>> wonder what the f*&k happened. - Cpt. Phil Harris >>>> >>>> http://xkcd.com/386/ >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:328275 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
