We had originally wanted to get up and out really early. We were thinking out of the room by 7, breakfast finished by 7:30 and on the road. Well... that didn't happen! We ended up sleeping in a tiny bit and didn't get breakfast (ate at the food court at resort) until 8:30, we went shopping at the gift shop, and said goodbye to the Art of Animation at 9:30.
The trip back wasn't as uneventful as the way to Disney. Our goal was to do the drive all in one day. Leaving two and a half hours later than we intended made us nervous. Plus we lost about an hour in Atlanta due to accidents. By the time we hit Chattanooga it was pouring and we were having to drive really slow on some of those mountain grade down roads. On top of all of that, we were driving back home into a crazy March snow storm. We were watching the weather and the roads looked like this in Indianapolis
It was a Saturday night, in the tourist area of Nashville, TN and we started calling hotels to see if they had anywhere we could stop. We were still about 5-6 hours from home and we were tired. Well... everything was booked. We couldn't find a room anywhere. My mom was amazing and started calling for us as well from her house. She finally found us a Days Inn in Bowling Green with availability. We arrived in Bowling Green and while it wasn't a hotel I'd stay at again, it had clean beds and that is really all that matters! We slept and were up bright and early the next day.
It was the right call, driving in on Sunday took us about 4 hours, and the roads had cleared considerably. I think staying the extra night at Disney made sense, otherwise I'm pretty sure we still would have been stuck without being able to get home (two counties we were driving through had Travel Warnings in place) and had to spend 2 nights at hotels as opposed to just having to do the one stop.
If we were to ever attempt to do a oneway drive again, I would make sure that we left on time (7 am) but do think it is possible on the way home, when kids are already exhausted from the trip!
It was a great vacation and I'm already missing the Disney bubble. It is crazy how even though it is hectic, busy, and crowded, you feel like you are in another world.
Favorite part of trip for us:
Paul - Star Wars Dessert Party and Avatar
Stephanie - Frozen Ever After Dessert Party and Frozen Ever After Ride
Samuel - Test Track, and Epcot in general
Allyson - Pick a Pearl, Test Track, and Soarin
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