For something much more CP-related than Disney movie news, I thought I would share the beginnings of my prospective plans to arrive in Orlando in August. Obviously it is all very tentative at this point, but planning needs to begin!
I have decided that I will probably be arriving on my own, rather than bringing anyone with me. This is for several reasons. Firstly, I am driving to Orlando, so whoever would be coming with me would either need to drive their own car there and back or ride with me and take a very short flight home because we do not live very far away from WDW. This is not terribly practical for anyone that I would want to bring with me. Secondly, considering how much independence the CP requires I feel that it will be perfectly fine for me to make the drive by myself and check in successfully. With the CP website providing all necessary paperwork ahead of time, I expect this to be relatively easy to do by myself. And I will be checking in with my roommate(s), so it is not like I will be totally by myself anyway. Lastly, bringing a loved one with me would probably make it that much harder to say goodbye. :-(
As for the drive itself, I have made it a few times with no problems, except for trying to find the elusive I-16 near Statesboro, GA. I swear, there is a different route to it every time I drive to Florida!!
So I check in on August 9th. Bright and early. There is talk of a CP meet-up the night before, and I would love to be there for that! So I think I will drive to FL and arrive on the evening of the 7th. Estimated travel time is eight hours. This way, I can already be there August 8th and be able to find exactly where I need to be the next morning in order to check-in. I'm the kind of driver who needs not only directions, but to drive the route myself ahead of time if it is somewhere important and I've never been there before. So rather than risk getting terribly lost on check-in morning, I want to be familiar with the location early. Hopefully my roommate and I will be meeting up on the 7th or the 8th, too!
Now with this tentative plan, I need to scout out hotels to stay in as close to the check-in area as possible!
2 comments:
Best place to stay is the Sunspree across the street from the Walgreens, which is directly in front of Vista. Can't get much closer than that, except for the timeshares that are right next door to Vista.
Thank you, Sharon!
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