Anyone driving down from Canada?

Hey i was wondering if anyone else is driving down from canada in september??

Sheena

 

Hey Sheena - I am planning to drive down...

-Derek-

 

You are very smart to drive down!!! You'll get a ton of money in relo!! I got the $400 I paid for my flight back, but a girl that drove and arrived the same day as me got over $700 bucks and it only cost her like $150!!!! You'll love your final paycheck.

Shan

 

Hey derek are you planning to stop anywhere for a night or two on your way down...i was thinking on stoping in virginia about the half way point for me....its gonna be a lonely drive down by myself...boooo 12 hours of me and my cd player and the windows down
sheena

 

Hey Sheena

Where are you from..I was debating if I should drive or not....hmmm..I dont know..When do you start.

Jordana

 

Im leaving from Ottawa, im supposed to arrive on the 20th of september.....How about you Jordana?
The total drive for me should be 24 hours acording to mapquest lol....so i think i might stop for a night or two.

 

You can always get someone to drive down with you and then catch a cheap flight home. Your relo should be enough that you could give some money back to your driving partner when you finish your contract. Having a car in Florida is great, but be sure that you're prepared to switch the plates and your license and make sure that your Canadian Insurance company would still cover you. Mine wouldn't so I couldn't take my car.

Shan

 

Yeah my dad is dealing with all that stuff for me, but i want my car i cant live without it especially since it my new car iv only had for a year so far.....and i want to spend a few weeks on the way home with my Aunts/uncles and Cousins in Indiannapolis!!!! My cousins wife just had a baby girl in august and i havnt been able so se her yet...im so excited!!
Sheena

 

I'd love to take my car down south, but i'm not sure my car will make the trip   I'd hate to have to depend on the bus system to get everywhere after so many years of just hopping into my car whenever i wanted to.  Does anyone know how much it would cost Canadian? 

TTFN
Mel

 

I'm having the same worry.... having been able to just jump in a car and drvie whenever. As much as I would love to drive down, I won't have a car to take. My sister and I have basically shared a car over the last few years and it's staying here with her.

With that said, I don't think it'll take too long to get used to not having a car. Disney has been doing this for years, so I assume that the the buses aren't that bad. I know the Disney transportation between parks and resorts for guests is great. If I need to, I have no problem renting a car for a trip somewhere. And, of course.... we're bound to make at least one friend with a car.

Sandra

 

Well Sheena, I am planning to go a bit early and make a little trip of it and that way someone will want to come with me and then fly home. It takes about 30 hours from here so I am not sure where I would stop for sure yet - depends on who comes with me - when we leave etc...
I checked into the insurance thing and my company (State Farm) said it is no problem - just to let them know before I go and they will do a code change which basically just makes it official that I am out of the country for a specified time and that I am covered (doesn't even cost anything) but state farm is in the US as well so it is no problem for them but I am sure not all insurance companies are the same. I am wondering about plates - hopefully I can just keep my New Brunswick ones - does anyone know if we really need to switch them?

-Derek-

 

I am going to answer my own question here- I found this in the common questions section of this site - not sure of how accurate this is or up-to-date but this is what I found  :

If I bring my car, do I need to get Florida license plates/tags?

I didn't, but some people choose to. The advantage is that it is the law (you can only drive up to six months on out-of-state plates), and that Disney can sometimes be picky about these things. In fact, the law allows you to retain your plates for longer than six months if you are registered in an educational program (such as attending college or participating in a cultural exchange such as this!). If you do this and keep your own plates, then you must also have a valid drivers license and insurance from that province/state (i.e. don't show the cops your Florida license if you are driving a car with B.C. plates). It's not the big deal it sounds like, but bear in mind if you do decide to register your car in Florida it will cost you at least 6% of the value of your car (this could be over $1000USD). Plus you will need to change it back when you return home.

 

Hey Guys/Sheena

I am from Calgary. I have a car right now but i dont know that I want to bring it down..I am going to miss it though its my baby...I think th bus systems will be fine I am sure we will meet people down there with a car..

Jordana

 

hey jordana! congrats on getting the job! don't know if u remember me posting on the applicants board and scaring all the canada applicants because of my user name when you saw I had heard I got the job! no-one realised I was from halifax UK! lol! congrats again!

 

Hey Halifax BOy

Yea i remember you. I was the one that said you were from the UK. So I will be seeing you around the same time I get there. It will be a good time, cant wait to spend a year in the sun.

Jordana

 

hey! I'LL be one of those people from CAnada driving down!!!! (well, probably)
I'm going in June...anyone need a lift??? lol
did somebody say something about someone making a lot of money back from driving? how did that work, exactly? $$$$

 

Hey Katie,

Where abouts Winnipeg are you from?  I live just off Ness.  My friend and I were at the interviews in Toronto and were both hired for merch/attractions although she starts in September and I start in December.  It's so exciting that alot of Winnipegers are going!  Anyway, i want to drive down too, but haven't exactly made my decision yet!  Gotta see if my car will survive the trip

TTFN
Mel

 

Katie... if only you were driving down through Toronto. It would be perfect....

 

There is still the very slim chance that will be driving down. If that is the case...Sandra i will be coming through Toronto...always nice to have some company

 

@rjshevy .....when are you heading down to disney?? and from where?