vamassey1
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Oct 13, 2005
The Drive . . .
Getting through the first 3 states is a breeze. It doesn't take long to make it though the "boot" of Louisiana. My first stop was the rest area in Mississippi just as the sun was coming up.
![479952 479952](https://www.disboards.com/data/attachments/480/480085-170e71642f624e0ff59204ff48d22a42.jpg)
My next stop was the Alabama rest area.
![479953 479953](https://www.disboards.com/data/attachments/480/480086-edf2c10eeb490cea88148cae86c90584.jpg)
Are you seeing my pattern? I like the rest areas because it usually easy off and easy back on. I didn't really need to stop at the Florida rest area but why interrupt the pattern. I also want to mention they have rest areas about every hour or so. This is so nice and something the other states can't even compare with.
![479954 479954](https://www.disboards.com/data/attachments/480/480087-48de87a87dff31abaf8b4f214887cb3b.jpg)
![479955 479955](https://www.disboards.com/data/attachments/480/480088-9a916bdc9c6fe8ea0a5fb768c2e94261.jpg)
We ended up staying here for longer than I planned. Danielle went ahead and purchased a SunPass for the toll roads. There was a very nice lady who was just setting up when we got there. She was very helpful and said she had seen lots of DCPers in the last few weeks. She can always tell when it's time for a new set of arrivals.
![479956 479956](https://www.disboards.com/data/attachments/480/480089-0c2d41013eb178e5a39d8a885220e9a1.jpg)
I've said it before and I'll say it again. It takes FOREVER to get through Florida. We have to drive almost all the way across and then a good part down. We never stopped for breakfast or lunch just munched on the snacks we brought with us and some fruit I got when I stopped for the first time for gas in Florida. I ended up stopping for more gas right before we got on the turnpike. Danielle's SunPass worked on the turnpike but not on a section right before you exit into Disney's bubble. I think it required an Express Pass? After all our many stops we finally saw this @ 4:40.
![479959 479959](https://www.disboards.com/data/attachments/480/480092-4c59d3320c4e995d1e7800d7ddd2f5de.jpg)
When I set up our stay I chose the cheapest room I could find which happened to be at All Star Sports. I did get a discount and at the time it was the only value available. Music ended up opening up later but since we've never stayed here we wanted to give it a try. I received the text telling us our room was ready before we got there. I had Danielle pull up the map and we headed straight to the parking lot nearest the room. We ended up in the Hoops section all the way in the back.
![479961 479961](https://www.disboards.com/data/attachments/480/480094-16ff0fa284f084e7e7ddbe42047daf57.jpg)
Our first ever stay on grounds was at Movies and our last stay was at Pop. When we opened the door it was pure nostalgia. Danielle was really happy to see something from her childhood. The room looked so much like what she remembered the Movies and Pop looking like before.
![479962 479962](https://www.disboards.com/data/attachments/480/480095-2a65f8fc838d3861f1cb022de1eb3265.jpg)
![479963 479963](https://www.disboards.com/data/attachments/480/480096-85d25e0a1527991b9ad3133d242ff26e.jpg)
Of course she was texting Dennis and her boyfriend to let them know we made it.
This was our room number.
![479964 479964](https://www.disboards.com/data/attachments/480/480097-3f125013bec2efe18087c8a102b01c13.jpg)
Continued. . .
Getting through the first 3 states is a breeze. It doesn't take long to make it though the "boot" of Louisiana. My first stop was the rest area in Mississippi just as the sun was coming up.
![479952 479952](https://www.disboards.com/data/attachments/480/480085-170e71642f624e0ff59204ff48d22a42.jpg)
My next stop was the Alabama rest area.
![479953 479953](https://www.disboards.com/data/attachments/480/480086-edf2c10eeb490cea88148cae86c90584.jpg)
Are you seeing my pattern? I like the rest areas because it usually easy off and easy back on. I didn't really need to stop at the Florida rest area but why interrupt the pattern. I also want to mention they have rest areas about every hour or so. This is so nice and something the other states can't even compare with.
![479954 479954](https://www.disboards.com/data/attachments/480/480087-48de87a87dff31abaf8b4f214887cb3b.jpg)
![479955 479955](https://www.disboards.com/data/attachments/480/480088-9a916bdc9c6fe8ea0a5fb768c2e94261.jpg)
We ended up staying here for longer than I planned. Danielle went ahead and purchased a SunPass for the toll roads. There was a very nice lady who was just setting up when we got there. She was very helpful and said she had seen lots of DCPers in the last few weeks. She can always tell when it's time for a new set of arrivals.
![479956 479956](https://www.disboards.com/data/attachments/480/480089-0c2d41013eb178e5a39d8a885220e9a1.jpg)
I've said it before and I'll say it again. It takes FOREVER to get through Florida. We have to drive almost all the way across and then a good part down. We never stopped for breakfast or lunch just munched on the snacks we brought with us and some fruit I got when I stopped for the first time for gas in Florida. I ended up stopping for more gas right before we got on the turnpike. Danielle's SunPass worked on the turnpike but not on a section right before you exit into Disney's bubble. I think it required an Express Pass? After all our many stops we finally saw this @ 4:40.
![479959 479959](https://www.disboards.com/data/attachments/480/480092-4c59d3320c4e995d1e7800d7ddd2f5de.jpg)
When I set up our stay I chose the cheapest room I could find which happened to be at All Star Sports. I did get a discount and at the time it was the only value available. Music ended up opening up later but since we've never stayed here we wanted to give it a try. I received the text telling us our room was ready before we got there. I had Danielle pull up the map and we headed straight to the parking lot nearest the room. We ended up in the Hoops section all the way in the back.
![479961 479961](https://www.disboards.com/data/attachments/480/480094-16ff0fa284f084e7e7ddbe42047daf57.jpg)
Our first ever stay on grounds was at Movies and our last stay was at Pop. When we opened the door it was pure nostalgia. Danielle was really happy to see something from her childhood. The room looked so much like what she remembered the Movies and Pop looking like before.
![479962 479962](https://www.disboards.com/data/attachments/480/480095-2a65f8fc838d3861f1cb022de1eb3265.jpg)
![479963 479963](https://www.disboards.com/data/attachments/480/480096-85d25e0a1527991b9ad3133d242ff26e.jpg)
Of course she was texting Dennis and her boyfriend to let them know we made it.
This was our room number.
![479964 479964](https://www.disboards.com/data/attachments/480/480097-3f125013bec2efe18087c8a102b01c13.jpg)
Continued. . .