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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have done auto train 4 times - all with good sales and always taking the train south.  I had significant delays twice - so if I was planning on Disney, I would either plan to take the train back OR add an extra day.  I have never done the room - just got regular coach seats.  I went with little kids on 2 trips, they did fine with tablets and packing dinner and snacks and taking a travel pillow and blanket.  kids Travel for half price.  groups often get discounts on tickets.  If you can rotate the drive with 3 people [b]and you can sleep in the car,[/b] that might be a comparable choice.  the drive is long but easy.  [/quote]

I don't think there is any need to sleep in the car.     OP hasn't said exactly where they are driving from, but I did a google maps search and Reston, Columbia, Washington DC--all less than 13 hours drive. [/quote]

[b]Said someone who hasn’t done this drive[/b].  It will be 15 hours, but PP is crazy to suggest sleeping in the car. Get a hotel, which will cost less than $500.  [/quote]

Said someone who has no idea who they are talking to.

I've done it many times, with kids much younger than OPs too.
The actual driving time is less than 13 hours from anywhere in the DMV.   Of course, they can choose to make it a little longer than that by taking quick stops, or make it much longer than that by taking longer stops.  That's up to them.

When pp mentioned sleeping in the car, I didn't think she meant over night.  I think she meant that while one adult is driving, the other adults can be sleeping (sitting up in their seat.)   I just don't think that's necessary.   Most adults are awake at least 16 hours per day on a typical day (if they sleep 8 hours.)[/quote]

[b]Anyone who gets to Disney in under 14 hours is driving like a bat out of hell and is wearing diapers. Just because someone has done it before doesn't mean it's safe.[/b]

We've done that drive at least twice per year for more than a decade. (Family in Florida) Can't tell you how many times we've seen awful accidents on I-95. Including one where my DH risked his own life to cut the driver out of a car that flew by us and then crashed horrifically. Or a minivan landing on its top, spinning around and down the embankment, with suitcases and kids toys were flying all around.

Not a way to spend a vacation, is it? My suggestion: Make the journey part of the vacation. Find a fun/interesting stop to spend the night and get to your destination safely.

We refer to it as driving "The Beast" for good reason. [/quote]

Anyone?
We don't know where OP is.   There are people who post on DCUM from places like Stafford or Fredericksburg--and that's only an 11.5 hour drive.   Very possible to make the drive in under 14 hours without driving "like a bat out of hell" AND stopping for plenty of bathroom breaks. 
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