We are just north of Charlotte, NC, so it's roughly 8 hours from here. Since we don't want to be completely exhausted when we get there, we head out the day before our check-in, drive 4 or so hours and stay in Savannah, GA. We get up the next morning and then drive the last leg of 4 hours or so and are fresh and ready to hit the parks when we get there. Now, on the way home, we drive straight through! This June will be my DS's first trip and he will be 23 months old! He's not the best car rider, so it should be interesting!