Selecting the 2017 Villa

The purpose of our long stays in Florida is to get a feel for what it might be like to live there some day. We visit various towns and neighborhoods to understand where we might like to live.

People who have made the move complain about tourists and traffic. I have to admit that getting behind a slow moving car, someone who doesn't know where they are going, or standing in incredibly long lines does get frustrating after a while. The suggestion most people make is to live a further away from Disney. Live far enough away where the tourists won't be a problem, but don't live so far away that going to Disney becomes a major adventure.

We decided to embrace this advice as part of our research into relocating to Disney. We selected two locations that are further away from Disney than we have ever stayed before.

Our first villa is a house near Champion's Gate in Davenport at a place called Solana. The community is a 15 mile drive that, traffic depending, will take 30 minutes to get onto Disney.

The second villa is a condo near Melbourne Beach. This 81 mile drive could take 90 minutes to get to Disney. The benefit of this second location would be a combination of beach life and Disney life.

Join us on this adventure as we continue to explore relocating to Disney.