When I was a kid, this place was a simple fruit stand and a good place to stretch your legs. That way, the kids can’t argue that each stop comes at the expense of precious time at the "happiest place on earth."Ī great way to start off the journey is to wake up the kids with breakfast at Casa de Fruta on Pacheco Pass (Highway 152) on the way to the Central Valley. Our usual pattern has been to visit Disneyland the day after the drive down. Since then we’ve discovered some interesting places along those boring stretches of highway - a ramshackle fruit stand transformed into a mini-amusement park, a Civil War-era fort, and spots to examine the brilliant wild flowers that carpet the Tehachapi Mountains in spring. I wish I’d had this conversation with my own kids the first time we drove to Disneyland. "How much longer would it take to get there?" Why not think of this drive as a family adventure and see what we can discover along the way? You know, that’s what travel is really about." Every place has its own story about the people who live there and something special about its natural setting. But they miss some fascinating places because they’re in such a hurry to get there. "Well, Sweetie, Everyone thinks there’s nothing to see until you get to LA. " Everyone says that’s the most boring drive in the world." That is, if the traffic is good around Los Angeles and the weather’s OK on the Grapevine Pass. "Well, from here in San Jose it should take about six hours to go the 400 miles, mostly on the Interstate 5 Freeway. "Mom, how long will it take us to drive to Disneyland? The Road to Disney: Best Stops Along the Way
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