A homeschooling family of six trading the classroom for the open road. Navigating Newmans is your go-to podcast for RV life, Disney World trip planning, Disney Cruise Line adventures, and raising kids who actually want to travel with you.
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A mid-week episode recorded from Tropical Palms in 100-degree heat. Joseph and Stefanie swap their best RV stories and the campground etiquette that makes camping better for everyone — people treating your site like a public park, walking straight through campsites, golf-cart right-of-way, dog clean-up, and a string of backing-in disasters — plus what they've learned switching from a fifth wheel to a Class A motorhome.
We just spent a full week at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground in 90-degree heat — and the whole family was back together with Andrew home for the trip. In this week-recap episode we cover it all: arriving early on check-in day and backing our Class A into a tight preferred site, a first-timer trip to Blizzard Beach with its slides, crowds, and great mat-slide mishaps, and picking Andrew up from the airport with one very excited dog. We hit the parks hard — Guardians of the Galaxy, Soarin' Over America, and Living with the Land at Epcot; Expedition Everest, the Bluey train, a peekab
It was a packed week for the Newman family! In this recap we walk you through our Universal Orlando first-timer adventures — multiple trips across Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios — plus a night at Disney's Hollywood Studios and the real chaos of full-time RV life. We get into the rides: VelociCoaster (our new favorite, ridden three times), Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure and its never-ending 80-minute cave queue, Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts, Forbidden Journey (where Henry got pulled off over his interactive wand), the Incredible Hulk Coaster, Doctor Doo
We're heading to Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground for a full Sunday-to-Sunday week, and in this pre-trip episode we walk through exactly what we're planning — and the RV tips we've picked up along the way. We're moving our new-to-us Class A into a preferred site (the smaller, original 100–300 loops), and we share how site assignment really works at check-in, why arriving early helps you get in, and our best advice for backing a big rig into a tight Fort Wilderness site without the stress — go slow, because slow is pro and fast is expensive. We also cover the free water park day Dis
Two Disney ships, two island days — which one wins? In this episode we break down our January Disney Fantasy cruise to Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point and compare it head-to-head with our previous Disney Wish sailing to Castaway Cay. We get into the real differences between the Fantasy and the Wish — staterooms, dining, kids' clubs, and the onboard vibe — then dig into the two private island experiences: beaches, excursions, food, crowds, and which one our family of six would book again. If you're trying to decide between the Disney Fantasy and the Disney Wish, or wondering whether Lookout Cay
A big year of change for the Newman family! In this 2026 catch-up episode, we share why we sold our fifth wheel and truck and made the jump to a Class A diesel pusher — and what RV life looks like now in our new home on wheels. We rewind through our early-year travels, talk through a busy season of youth baseball and life off the road, and explain how we landed back on the road and soaking up the sunshine in Florida. Whether you're weighing a fifth wheel versus a Class A, balancing travel with kids' sports, or just curious how a homeschooling family of six keeps the adventure going, this episo
The best campground stops on an RV drive to Disney World can make your road trip just as magical as the destination! We mapped out the ultimate RV route to Disney World with family-friendly campground reviews, fun road trip stops, and insider tips for traveling in an RV with kids. Whether you are driving from the Midwest, Texas, or anywhere in between, here is everything you need to plan the perfect RV road trip to Disney World!
