Okay so is this even something I should consider? Were about 7 hours north of Disneyland California and have been several times. I LOVE Disney and would love to camp in Ft. Wilderness DW someday. However from what I can tell it would take us over a week just to drive there on somewhat of a relaxed pace. Has anyone ever done this trip? How did you do it? Or how would you do it? Or are we nuts and should we just fly and stay in a hotel? ha ha :)

5 Days of driving is what I could do it in. That's not playing round. However Fort Wilderness is the only way to enjoy WDW if your a camper! You will not be happy in a hotel

We made that trip a couple years ago and had a great time. We took I-10 east and I-40 coming back. Staying at Fort Wilderness was the highlight of our trip, but make reservations as early as you can. San Antonio was great; Vicksburg; Cape Kennedy; the Florida Keys; Charleston, SC; Nashville were all outstanding places to experience. Have a great trip.

At the pace we travel, it would take us two weeks one way wihtout any other day trips along the way.

Well we'd have to go slow with two little kids ages 4 and 2. That's why I'm wondering which route to go and how to plan it. We've been to San Antonio before and I loved it but if there's a quicker way to bypass San Antonio (and I think there is?) than it's not huge on my list of things to see. I'm thinking February because I'm not a big fan of humidity and heat and I've heard Florida has plenty of both. Were still in the process of searching for our motorhome but this is a big dream of mine!

Google Maps from Disneyland to Disney World says it's about 2,500 miles. For me, with a 9 year old and a 1 year old, 400 miles per day is my max. I greatly prefer 300-350 mile days (ok, I lie- these few days of 150-185 miles per day were pretty awesome, but we weren't going far!).At 400 miles per day, I'd likely be looking at 10 hours of driving per day after stops. We stop often and lose a half hour the moment I pull off of the road if anyone's awake.So, for me to make that drive at a preferred pace would be 6 days of driving.That said, we went from Maryland to Disney World (925) in a straight 20-hour shot of driving. We were knackered when we got there, but we got it done. Depending on how many drivers you had (we only used 2, but had the option of 4 drivers), you could cut down on the time. Might not be terribly enjoyable at that.IMO, this is a 3-week trip, at a minimum. Almost a week to get there, a week and a little to play at WDW and then a week to get home.

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bellolove
Explorer
Jul 11, 2013
Well we'd have to go slow with two little kids ages 4 and 2. That's why I'm wondering which route to go and how to plan it. We've been to San Antonio before and I loved it but if there's a quicker way to bypass San Antonio (and I think there is?) than it's not huge on my list of things to see. I'm thinking February because I'm not a big fan of humidity and heat and I've heard Florida has plenty of both. Were still in the process of searching for our motorhome but this is a big dream of mine!
dan-nickie
Explorer
Jul 11, 2013
At the pace we travel, it would take us two weeks one way wihtout any other day trips along the way.
Two_Hands
Explorer
Jul 11, 2013
We made that trip a couple years ago and had a great time. We took I-10 east and I-40 coming back. Staying at Fort Wilderness was the highlight of our trip, but make reservations as early as you can. San Antonio was great; Vicksburg; Cape Kennedy; the Florida Keys; Charleston, SC; Nashville were all outstanding places to experience. Have a great trip.
TPUC
Explorer
Jul 11, 2013
5 Days of driving is what I could do it in. That's not playing round. However Fort Wilderness is the only way to enjoy WDW if your a camper! You will not be happy in a hotel

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