Originally Posted By hayden My kids 21 year old married couple in college, want to leave Portland around 4 am and go till we at least get to Santa Clarita so they can get to Disneyland by 8am Sunday morning.. I'm thinking with a 4 year old in the car they are crazy , but they say with 3 drivers it will be a snap.. My husband has already booked airfare as the kids have drove him crazy already and I'm about to do the same .. I checked we can not get on the same plane and kids fly free was booked out for this time slot in January.. Can we do this ? How long would it take us to get to Santa Clarita driving on Saturday, It usually takes us 11 hours to get to sacremento.. Remember in Oregon most highways are still 55 and top out at 65 in spots.. Thanks in advance
Originally Posted By dzy76 If your going I5 - I've never driven 65 mph and I still get passed like I'm standing still!
Originally Posted By Mrs Nurmi It is a long, but not difficult drive, especially with three drivers. We live in Vancouver, BC and have done several different combinations. Generally, we drive from home to Ashland/Medford area, and then right into Anaheim the next day. It's about 12 hours from Ashland, with stops. We have also driven the 23 hours straight. Portland is about 7 hours from us, and Santa Clarita is about 2 hours from Anaheim (that's just a guess, someone can correct me if I'm wrong). That makes your drive at about 14 hours, including stops, so pretty reasonable, even with a 4 year old who will likely sleep through a good portion of it. Have a great time!
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA According to Google Maps, from Portland to Santa Clarita is 938 miles. I used to drive L.A. to Reno quite a bit, and it was roughly 500 miles -- it took a good 7 hours. Are they planning on driving straight through to So Cal?
Originally Posted By wendebird It's about 6-7 hours from Sacramento to Anaheim. So I'd say about 4-5 hours from Sacramento to Santa Clarita.
Originally Posted By wendebird Oh, I didn't see the January part. You could hit road closures on 5, especially through the Siskiyous & the Mount Shasta area, sometimes even the Grapevine.
Originally Posted By tapdancemom We made the drive a couple of Decembers ago and had big time snow in southern Oregon (I prayed for many miles to get through safely). We left at midnight, with a two and a half year old, and got into Anaheim 21 hours later at 9:00pm.
Originally Posted By hayden We are leaving march 25 2006 and they want to be at disneyland the 26th . my husband is flying in to John wayne airport @ 9am. I wanted to stop about stockton or Patterson and get in around noon. They still have that disney pull they have to be there at the opening in the morning.My husband was going to check us in at the Grand California and make sure are reservations were set park view balcony all that and we were to meet him at 3pm in the lobby later.. Now the kids ? are all antsy to get there early, My 4 year old grandson is not theirs so they have no intention of taking him if he's cranky.. So they are not antsy for him, he just wants to ride Heimlick at CA which was his favorite ride last year ( no lines no worries)Why they are coming with us is a BLUR now!! Oh Well I guess we will go as far as we can just to shut them up!! I SHOULD HAVE FLOWN... ITS TOO LATE NOW ...
Originally Posted By Beaumandy I JUST made the drive from Portland to DL this week. It takes about 9 hrs to get to Sacramento going about 65 or 70 mph. Keep in mund the second you cross into California, the drivers haul a$$ and you will be forces to go 80 MPH or risk get blown off the road. LOL I made the drive back to Portland from LA all in one shot with 2 kids in the car. I left at 1pm from LA and arrived in Portland at 5am. I am STILL getting over this amazing test of driving stamina.
Originally Posted By Hazertmed Did the trip from Eugene to Anaheim Dec 04'. Left at 4am, we were in the hotel at 9pm that night. Drove the entire trip. Not that bad of a drive, but we are flying down for our next trip at the end of March, less than $600 for 3 people roundtrip. We get another 8 hours in Disneyland too!
Originally Posted By Disney Joy Have made the drive from Ptld to Anaheim a many times. I do it in one day. It is usually March or August ~ won't do winter months. I leave about 8 in the morning (not sure) and make it by 11 that night. And no you don't drive 55 to Dland ~ it could take a couple days that way. LOL
Originally Posted By Disney Joy ok ~ I keep a Disney log of most of my trips. I left Portland at 6:05 AM - arrived Anaheim at 11:16 PM 17 hours and 11 minutes One driver Myself only... Year before that left at 7:30 AM arrived Anaheim 12:12 AM pretty much the same. same - drive ME only
Originally Posted By Disney Joy Only to Disneyland. I have 4 children and many many years ago ~ as a single mom ~ that is the only way we could afford to go. So I drove every year. I am a go getter - and if I want to do something bad enough - I usually get it done. I also don't like to depend on others - so I make it happen for me and my little ones ~ well big ones now. Now I am married and have flown a few times, but mostly ~ with 3 grandkids and one teenager at home ~ it still is better for us to drive. We can stay much longer. :O) I get so excited when it comes to Disney ~ I just wish I was closer. When I walk in that place all my cares go away. I am really tired of driving now ~ and have told my children they need to pay for the grands to fly soon ~ This is getting old now. :O) Up until a couple of years ago ~ I would foot the entire bill ~ So time for a change : o ) Even stranger most of my 4 could care less if they go or not - I don't understand ~ but oh well.
Originally Posted By hayden I have driven it a lot but we had a Motorhome and I'm sure are speed was slower than in the car.. I drive long distances all the time 8 hours at a stretch every two weeks to get my grandson .. So I guess between the 3 of us this will be a snap.. Just getting old and really have no plans to fight my way into disney as we go a lot mostly by plane , just getting old I guess I told the kids 21years old .. We would stop at Santa Clarita and of course now they want to get there in time to go to Magic mountain that evening .. This is just becoming a nightmare.. Thanks for all the advice anyone know someplace in Santa clarita that would entertain a 4 year old .. place with a warm pool or a chuck e cheese??
Originally Posted By SuzieQ The Hilton Garden Inn, right at Magic Mountain has a nice pool area. I love that hotel. Fridge and micro in the rooms for popcorn and a movie, too. Just below the MM exit, there's a lot of stores and restaurant, but don't know of a Chuckee Cheese.
Originally Posted By berol maybe the mall or this place <a href="http://www.mountasiafuncenter.com" target="_blank">http://www.mountasiafuncenter. com</a>
Originally Posted By dizzdis Oh Disnewy Joy,I so get your need to be just a teensy weensy closer! We drive from north eastern Oregon, and I keep redoing the math. Dang, no matter how I slice it, it is a long long drive to the one place on Earth that I feel at "home". I keep thinking if my DH and I share drving and we leave at say 11 pm or so we can do it in a day. BUT it will be the longest day...........
Originally Posted By hayden As I said my husband is flying in Sunday morning as he thinks I'm crazy to have invited my son and his wife who are juniors in college and of course my 4 year old grandson by my oldest son who can not get off work.. WE have decided to just wing it if the 4 year old is okay with the long drive we will go as far as Magic mt.. area and then in to disneyland the next morning.. I have two more weeks to chicken out , we got our tickest 50 th map and out grand california vochers today so i'm pumped....
