Kennedy Space Center questions

[dorisdvu]

I am planning to purchase the maximum access admission and the NASA Up-Close tour and to go to on a Wednesday. We will be leaving from Orlando. What time should we leave Orlando, if I'm going on the 10:40 tour?
Do I really need to make reservations for the tour?
What if I make the reservation and it's raining, can I cancel and get a refund or reschedule?
Any other hints or suggestions would be welcomed.

[ducklite]

I'd make reservations. To my knowledge all tours are rain or shine. You say you are leaving from Orlando... Where? Downtown? Crime Hills? Near the airport? Metrowest? Need more specifics.

Anne

[dorisdvu]

I'd make reservations. To my knowledge all tours are rain or shine. You say you are leaving from Orlando... Where? Downtown? Crime Hills? Near the airport? Metrowest? Need more specifics.

Anne

I will be coming from The Fountains on S. International Dr.

[jenndisney]

:cool1: We did this tour last summer and it was GREAT!!! You want to make your reservation. I do not think you get a refund if it rains. They do the tours rain or shine.

I can not remember how long the drive was, but I think it was around an hour. We did our tour on a Sunday so we did not have major traffic issues.

[ducklite]

Due to the potential for traffic and congestion on I-Drive and the Beachline, I'd plan on 75-80 minutes. It's right around 60 miles, the Beachline is a 70mph speed limit most of the way, but there will be parts of it, plus the I-Drive mess to contend with before you get to that point.

Frankly, if I had a reservation for something at 10:15, I'd probably leave by 8:45 just to be on the safe side. If I were just going for the day without set plans I'd leave around 9:00.

Anne

[keishashadow]

It took us a little over an hour from the AS Mo. We got there before the tix office opened.

Even w/online res. for tours, you have to bring your confirmation & wait in line (they're slow). Then you've got to go thru a Security Checkpoint that took us longer than @ the airport. DH had a guard who painstakenly went thru his camera bag (filter by filter) & let the guard examine his camera & cell phone. (I had pretty much the same set-up in my bag, didn't draw any interest from a guard on the other side of the room?) Can't accuse their security of being lax.

We barely had time to tour the rocket garden & memorial & it was time to hop on our up close tour.

Recommend highly. I was the most resistant to going (didn't want to give up my time @ WDW) and I wound up enjoying it the most & look forward to returning someday. Truly awe-inspiring and educational in an entertaining way. Surprised as to the wildlife we got to see.

As for maximum access pass, we ran out of time & didn't get to see the museum down the road - maybe next time...hope you enjoy your trip.