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I think it would be alot of fun. You would see landscapes you don't normally see.....go through communities with a different insight. I say go for it!!!!!!!!!!!!
Traveling to Orlando by train does sound like a lot of fun! Unfortunately, DME only service MCO so you would either have to rent a car or take a cab or town car from the train station.
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Your location is Miami, correct? If so, I have no idea what the people saying it is too long a trip are talking about! My grandmother takes the train from Ft. Lauderdale to Orlando. Because she travels alone, it is far cheaper than gas and tolls. It's also much less hassle.
It takes her about 4 1/2 hours, or just slightly longer than drive time. The seats are big and comfortable -- they recline -- and you can go to the dining or lounge car. Sitting at a table playing cards or board games in the lounge, or putting your feet up with a book definitely beats driving!
Your location is Miami, correct? If so, I have no idea what the people saying it is too long a trip are talking about!
OOPS!!! For some reason I just immediately assumed you were referring to the auto train that some people take from NY or wherever to Orlando! I didn't realize you were in FL already. Sorry! In your case, I don't think taking the train is a bad idea at all!!
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FYI, the Southbound Star and Meteor do run fro NY to Miami, and the northbound of course reverses that. The Auto Train runs from Lorton, VA to Sanford, which is about 45 minutes from Disney.
The run from Savannah should actually be short too. I may have to reverse that run sometime and find out. I love Savannah, and have been known to drive up for the day!
ETA: My own location isn't coming up, so I wanted to add that my potentially snotty sounding knowledge comes from the fact that I live between Sandford and Orlando. And, the potential snottiness is unintended.
Also DH wants me to add...Auto Train makes no stops, so it's a direct VA-FL ride.
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I voted maybe but for you, since you're so close I would think it's a waste of time and money. You could probably get to Disney quicker by driving. It's most likely cheaper for you too once you figure in the distance from the train station to Disney and the cost of a taxi or rental car (which I don't think is right at the station. Last time I was at the Amtrak station, there was no rental car counter, but I'm also going back quite a few years.
FYI, the Southbound Star and Meteor do run fro NY to Miami, and the northbound of course reverses that. The Auto Train runs from Lorton, VA to Sanford, which is about 45 minutes from Disney.
The run from Savannah should actually be short too. I may have to reverse that run sometime and find out. I love Savannah, and have been known to drive up for the day!
ETA: My own location isn't coming up, so I wanted to add that my potentially snotty sounding knowledge comes from the fact that I live between Sandford and Orlando. And, the potential snottiness is unintended.
Also DH wants me to add...Auto Train makes no stops, so it's a direct VA-FL ride.
LOL, you don't sound snotty at all! You just sound like you know what you're talking about, which I clearly didn't when I first posted.
If you come back up to Savannah, maybe we could get together and eat something Southern, fattening, and delicious. I love Savannah too...my favorite city. It's the first time DH and I have ever decided to move somewhere just because we loved the city so much.
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OOPS!!! For some reason I just immediately assumed you were referring to the auto train that some people take from NY or wherever to Orlando! I didn't realize you were in FL already. Sorry! In your case, I don't think taking the train is a bad idea at all!!
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