"For 2,000+ Mile Round-Trip Drivers Only!" (Part V)

sharadoc · May 22, 2015

BC1836 said:
Sharadoc: Are you suggesting that state 417 is the way to go for now (during I-4 construction)?
Exit #3 onto Osceola Pkwy and then onto World Drive?

All the best.

Yes, I suggest exit 3 because it's the main giant entrance gate, which is more exciting lol. If you take exit 6, go straight onto World Drive and don't turn right and go to DTD, even if you're staying at that end of Buena Vista Drive. The traffic is always busy because lots of roads converge there and the left turn into DTD makes for long delays.

417 is absolutely worth the toll money. You will have such a calmn drive as your last leg, it's really easy and you avoid all that downtown craziness.

cranbiz · May 22, 2015

BC1836 said:
We just checked out your info on Google maps and will consider it as a possible route. Thanks!

[Would the Universal crowd, though, favor that route upon exiting their park?]

All the best!

Not really. They tend to favor Kirkman Rd.

I just thought of another way which is usually devoid of traffic (at least until you get to SR535). Get off I4 at Sand Lake Rd and get in the far left land on the exit. Take your first left by the Whole Foods plaza (Phillips Crossing). Follow that road, it becomes Palm Parkway. Palm Parkway exits at the lights on SR535. Turn left there and then right into Hotel Plaza Blvd.

If I4 was backed up when I was going to work, If I was working at MK or AK, I would go Apopka-Vineland and then back roads to Vista Blvd. If I was working at DTD, Epcot or Studios, I would go Palm Parkway.

nono · May 22, 2015

Yeah, we fight to be done by Sand Lake so whomever isn't driving "the last leg" after Whole Foods gets to sit at the beer/wine bar and relax while the other shops. The beer/wine drinker isn't totally off the hook though, he/she has to supervise (from the bar) the two kids taking 1/2 hour to decide on what to get from the bakery. :cake:

BC1836 · May 23, 2015

cranbiz said:
Not really. They tend to favor Kirkman Rd.

I just thought of another way which is usually devoid of traffic (at least until you get to SR535). Get off I4 at Sand Lake Rd and get in the far left land on the exit. Take your first left by the Whole Foods plaza (Phillips Crossing). Follow that road, it becomes Palm Parkway. Palm Parkway exits at the lights on SR535. Turn left there and then right into Hotel Plaza Blvd.

If I4 was backed up when I was going to work, If I was working at MK or AK, I would go Apopka-Vineland and then back roads to Vista Blvd. If I was working at DTD, Epcot or Studios, I would go Palm Parkway.

Thanks again, cranbiz! And thanks for adding your comment, nono.

All the best! :thumbsup2

BC1836 · May 25, 2015

On this Memorial Day, thanks to the many who paid the ultimate price and provided us with the freedom and opportunity to pursue happiness.

Be safe on the highways and roads today...and everyday.

All the best! :thumbsup2

BC1836 · May 26, 2015

With the primary voting season upon us, it's probably time to cast your ballots for the worst state to drive I-95. For us, in no special order, it's VA, MD and NJ.

And your vote...?

All the best! :thumbsup2

sharadoc · May 27, 2015

BC1836 said:
With the primary voting season upon us, it's probably time to cast your ballots for the worst state to drive I-95. For us, in no special order, it's VA, MD and NJ.

And your vote...?

All the best!

Virginia, Maryland, Florida (that 25 year construction zone!!!).

Oh, and do you like my new Waze App avatar??

BC1836 · May 28, 2015

sharadoc said:
Virginia, Maryland, Florida (that 25 year construction zone!!!).

Oh, and do you like my new Waze App avatar??

Indeed, the greater Jacksonville area of I-95 is certainly worthy of acknowledgment.

We've got the Waza app but have yet to use it.

All the best! :thumbsup2

AaronInWI · May 28, 2015

BC1836 said:
With the primary voting season upon us, it's probably time to cast your ballots for the worst state to drive I-95. For us, in no special order, it's VA, MD and NJ.

And your vote...?

All the best!

My wife has a particular hatred of driving (well, riding really since I'm the driver) through Georgia, Atlanta in particular. I'm spooked by all of the stories I hear about speed traps in GA, so I stick to 1-2 over the posted speed limit, as opposed to 5-7 over I normally drive in other states.

OKW Lover · May 28, 2015

sharadoc said:
Yes, I suggest exit 3 because it's the main giant entrance gate, which is more exciting lol. If you take exit 6, go straight onto World Drive and don't turn right and go to DTD, even if you're staying at that end of Buena Vista Drive. The traffic is always busy because lots of roads converge there and the left turn into DTD makes for long delays.

The gate at exit 3 is pretty much the same as the one from exit 6.

dvczerfs · May 29, 2015

Ahhhh Jacksonville construction. I think Abraham Lincoln started that project.
I remember when I was a kid ( early to mid 70s ) Jacksonville was under construction.
109 days but who's counting. I was looking into trading in the old bucket of bolts when we got back a few weeks ago but with only 20k on it, my plan was vetoed by the households purchasing agent faster then I could email the dealership. Lol
Something about retirement blah,blah,blah. Lol
Safe trip to all heading this summer. Keep the shinny side up and that sign did say 95 on it, didn't it? Lol

dvczerfs · May 29, 2015

BC, my point exactly.

BC1836 · May 29, 2015

dvczerfs said:
BC, my point exactly.

The all-time WDW 2,000+ mile round trip driver/passenger has spoke! [Check the all-time records on page 1.] :worship:

All the best! :thumbsup2

dvczerfs · May 29, 2015

BC1836 said:
The all-time WDW 2,000+ mile round trip driver/passenger has spoke! [Check the all-time records on page 1.]

All the best!

No need to applaud BC ..... Just throw money. Lol
We are in denial over the construction project on i4. So far, knock on wood, we have been lucky. We have managed to get through Jacksonville with min. Slow down and i4 up on the construction end close to 95 have been able to blow through. I have to stop visiting people on the way down so I stop hitting Orlando at 4:30pm on a work day. Lol. Even that, we have slowed but still managed to move along. Lately, my problem is getting out of the Lehigh valley. Lol
It's always interesting watching the changes. Looking forward to the day Jacksonville is complete and i95 in South Carolina becomes three lanes in each direction.

BC1836 · May 30, 2015

dvczerfs said:
Looking forward to the day Jacksonville is complete and i95 in South Carolina becomes three lanes in each direction.

Understood; however, we just want the construction to end on the Garden State Parkway!

All the best! :thumbsup2

chepic · May 31, 2015

BC1836 said:
With the primary voting season upon us, it's probably time to cast your ballots for the worst state to drive I-95. For us, in no special order, it's VA, MD and NJ.

And your vote...?

All the best!

Agreed: MD, NJ, and VA. Always seems to be some type of issue when we go through there, no matter what time of year/day

nono · May 31, 2015

BC, but do you really even get on I-95 in NJ? Isn't the "real" 95 north of where you get on the turnpike? :teeth:

For anyone unfamiliar with the I-95 saga in NJ, just check Wikipedia for details. The I-95 "Gap" in NJ is coming to a close in another 2 years or something like that.

BC1836 · May 31, 2015

nono said:
BC, but do you really even get on I-95 in NJ? Isn't the "real" 95 north of where you get on the turnpike?

For anyone unfamiliar with the I-95 saga in NJ, just check Wikipedia for details. The I-95 "Gap" in NJ is coming to a close in another 2 years or something like that.

No, we do not use I-95 in NJ on our WDW drives (Route 72 to Route 70 to I-295 to the DE Memorial Bridge). But we sometimes use the Turnpike (I-95) heading north. As such, we had to include it in our aforementioned post.

All the best! :thumbsup2

Disneycrazymom · May 31, 2015

Does anyone have any information about Hampton Inn at Warren Robins GA, 4000 Watson Blvd, 31093? We are considering staying here for our night on the road on the way to the World.

BC1836 · Jun 1, 2015

Disneycrazymom said:
Does anyone have any information about Hampton Inn at Warren Robins GA, 4000 Watson Blvd, 31093? We are considering staying here for our night on the road on the way to the World.

Check out Trip Advisor for its reviews of the Hampton Inn at Warren Robins, GA.

All the best. :thumbsup2

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