ESPN to the Fort Wow. I don't think I would have come up with your route, but I like it!
I much prefer the buses too. I have only driven once to AK. We generally drive to DTD (DS). Mostly because I don't want to drag a bunch of bags onto the bus. 2 years ago, we were staying at the beach in St Pete. We drove over to WDW for the day. Did some shopping at DTD then took the buses around to the Fort. Rode the boat to the resorts. Had dinner, rode the monorail around on a lap, then caught a bus back to DTD for the car. Nice, fun day.
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