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Update: Well, as they say, the best laid plans of mice and men often go astray. And so have ours. We have decided to travel by………car. No train, no Auto Train, Even with gas prices and overnight stay on the way it is several hundred dollars cheaper. So now, we plan to leave 4-5 am (yeah, I’ll let you know if that really happens) on Saturday and drive as far as possible (into Georgia, maybe the Savannah exit). Then leave 8-9 am the next morning for the rest of the drive to the magic! We should get there with time to relax, swim, nap and get to ‘Ohana for our ADR. Followed by some EMH at MK. Of course, since we are driving, we have to leave earlier on the following Sunday than I was planning, but hopefully, we can get to NC by Sunday evening and stay over there. Leave Monday am to finish the drive. That gives me Tuesday and Wednesday to recover before going back to work. Other changes in the works----originally we were not going to do the DDP since DD does not eat enough to make it worth it, it would be cheaper OOP. Except, I realized in looking over our ADRs, ALL of them are buffet, family style or all you care to eat, so it might be worthwhile to get the DDP, at least for the first leg of the trip at POP. Stay tuned……..
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Trips to WDW: 1994 POFQ; 2004 POP and POFQ; 2011 POP and Beach Club
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Sorry about the Auto Train prices, but at least you were able to work something out!
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Good luck with yalls drive. Very cute pics!
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Good luck with the drive!
Thanks. We have done the drive before. Last time, we were heading south as Hurricane Jeanne was heading north, so when we got into Fla we saw a lot of damage. Rest stops were closed due to no electric, trees down, things like that. So hopefully, we won't have that this time.
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Glad you were able to make some changes that will save you money. Love the pictures of your daughter...she is adorable.
Thanks-the pics are from our 2004 trip when she was 5. She is now 12.
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Eileen in South Jersey
Trips to WDW: 1994 POFQ; 2004 POP and POFQ; 2011 POP and Beach Club
Well, as you can see by the ticker-one more sleep and the Millers will be making magical memories in Disney! It has been an up and down process-we almost had to cancel the trip and only made our final plans this week. When we first planned the trip, we were going to take the train down. Now we are driving. We originally had room only reservations at Pop and BC, now we have a package that includes the dining plan and more days at Pop, less at BC, But I am happy with what we ended up with. Our TA, Sandy, , stuck with me through plan changes, dining changes and travel changes! So here is our final plan:
8/20-Sat-leave by 5 am. We plan on driving around 12 hours which should get us to Brunswick, GA to stay for the night. Get a hotel (probably Country Inn and Suites), swim, relax,get some sleep.
8/21-Get up, eat breakfast, get on the road by 9 am. We should be at Pop by early afternoon. Get settled in, swim, relax. We have ressies for 'Ohana(my choice) at 8. Hopefully be able to see Wishes while we are eating dinner. Then, since MK is open for EMH, go there for a few hours.
8/22-DHS day-Lunch-CS (probably turkey legs), Dinner at H&V (DD choice).
8/23-Epcot Day-Lunch-CS, dinner Garden Grill (DD choice)
8/24-AK Day-breakfast-Tusker House (my choice), dinner-Boma (my choice). Probably go to DTD after dinner
8/25-Epcot Day-lunch-CS in world showcase, dinner at Cape May Cafe (everyone's choice)
8/26-MK Day. DH has the "Behind the Steam Trains Tour" early. Lunch at Columbia Harbor House (everyone's choice), Dinner at Liberty Tree Tavern (DH choice)
8/27-Check out of PC, move to BC and spend the day enjoying the resort. No meal plans yet. Maybe go over to the Boardwalk or DTD.
8/28-check out of BC and begin the sad trip back
8/29-arrive home and back to real life
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Eileen in South Jersey
Trips to WDW: 1994 POFQ; 2004 POP and POFQ; 2011 POP and Beach Club
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. And so have ours. We have decided to travel by………car. No train, no Auto Train, Even with gas prices and overnight stay on the way it is several hundred dollars cheaper. So now, we plan to leave 4-5 am (yeah, I’ll let you know if that really happens) on Saturday and drive as far as possible (into Georgia, maybe the Savannah exit). Then leave 8-9 am the next morning for the rest of the drive to the magic! We should get there with time to relax, swim, nap and get to ‘Ohana for our ADR. 
Followed by some EMH at MK. Of course, since we are driving, we have to leave earlier on the following Sunday than I was planning, but hopefully, we can get to NC by Sunday evening and stay over there. Leave Monday am to finish the drive. That gives me Tuesday and Wednesday to recover before going back to work. Other changes in the works----originally we were not going to do the DDP since DD does not eat enough to make it worth it, it would be cheaper OOP. Except, I realized in looking over our ADRs, ALL of them are buffet, family style or all you care to eat, so it might be worthwhile to get the DDP, at least for the first leg of the trip at POP. Stay tuned……..
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, stuck with me through plan changes, dining changes and travel changes! So here is our final plan:
. We plan on driving around 12 hours which should get us to Brunswick, GA to stay for the night. Get a hotel (probably Country Inn and Suites), swim, relax,get some sleep.
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