Does 417 take EZ Pass or only SunPass?
The main line has attended toll booths. Cash payers must "exit" to the right to the booths while Florida pass holders fly under sensors at 65mph. The main exit to WDW (EPCOT Drive) has no tollbooth, as you were just through a main line booth. Smaller exits like those at Celebration will require quarters so make sure you have a bunch.... How does 417 work for payment? I really have tried googling this. I know 'cash' is an option, but it is a thing where you take a ticket, or you throw change into a basket every few miles, or they just photograph your plate and send you a bill? I haven't been in FL in a very long time, but the last time I was it was combinations of 1 and 2. .
Exit 6 is a little uncomfortable and can get very busy because it's the Downtown Disney exit, so it could fill up more. We like using Exit 3 which takes you around Gaylord Palms and into the main entrance to WDW, so you go under the big gate Then you can just follow the signs to wherever you want to go.
Unfortunately no EZPass. Northerners must get a Florida pass or pay cash. I bought a SunPass for my convenience some years ago since I also travel some of the Miami and Tampa expressways that require a pass
How much does the SunPass cost?
The suction cup one you can move from car to car is $20 plus initial credit card load for tolls. There is also a $5 sticker version that can only be installed in one car for its life plus credit card load of $10 to start. Well worth it!
We come from St Pete and have to drive thru Tampa construction. It sometimes adds 20-60 mins on to our 90 min drive. Now we will have to contend with I-4??? Arg.
How much traffic is this going to cause? . . .
Not seeing a map-but it appears Kirkman Road is exactly at US, so it must be a direct connection to WDW if I read it correctly, so in the long long run it would be nice to have for a back and forth.