"For 2,000+ Mile Round-Trip Drivers Only!" (Part V)

[zebrastreyepz]

Just curious, does anyone drive from the Des Moines, IA area to WDW? If so, do you take the St. Louis - Nashville - Atlanta route or do you take the St. Louis, Memphis - Montgomery, AL route? I have driven both.

I come from Tulsa but go through Memphis. We used to go the Atlanta route and switched to going through Alabama and staying in Dothan for the night.

So much less stress for me avoiding Atlanta and 75 as much as possible.

 

[tguz]

I come from Tulsa but go through Memphis. We used to go the Atlanta route and switched to going through Alabama and staying in Dothan for the night.

So much less stress for me avoiding Atlanta and 75 as much as possible.

We now drive the Memphis - Alabama route also. We get to Ozark, AL which is 25 miles from Dothan. The stress of stop and go traffic on the interstate to get through Atlanta is too much.

 

[justreading]

How are accommodations in Darien, GA? I'd like to stop south of Savannah and it seems to be slim pickings for hotels.

I've stayed in a Hampton Inn in Brunswick Ga. It may have been several years ago but it was fine. That's about 30 min past Darien. Now I stay at Hampton inn in Walterboro, GA. Would highly recommend that location but that's a bit before Savannah.

 

[ddluvsdisney]

Happy Thanksgiving !!!

 

[pwdebbie]

On the road in the morning, inland route. First stop, Mooresville, SC, for the night. My solo adventure begins . . .

 

[pwdebbie]

I wanted to update that my solo drive from PA went very well. I stayed in HIE in Mooresville, NC. It was okay, sufficient but outdated. I would probably stay somewhere else next time. Then I stayed in HIE in Kingsland, GA, and felt like I was staying in an upscale hotel, beautiful property, everything well-maintained, great staff. I would definitely stay there again. I arrived Sunday in the early afternoon at Coronado Springs Gran Destino Tower. I took a detour to the coast before cutting back to 95 and I took 417 (toll road) instead of I4.

 

[deedeew80]

Hi all! We are headed back home to NJ from our week at Disney! We plan on stopping about halfway, in Fayetteville, NC. Any hotels that are recommended and ones to avoid? Thanks!