Contemporary to OKW

[OKWAnneMarie]

For some reason, we always get mixed up (LOST!) when we are driving from a Magic Kingdom resort to OKW! Any tips?

 

[BCV23]

Leaving the Contemporary, take a left. At the first light, do not turn toward the TTC, Polynesian and GF. Instead stay on World Drive until it curves and you come to a stop sign. The MK toll booths will be at your right at this point and some of that traffic must clear. The WDW buses are very courteous about giving space for cars to pass but be careful at that stop sign as cars and off site buses have the right away and go fast.

Go through that stop sign when it's safe and continue to the first light. You will go by FW and the golf course on your left. The light is Bonnet Creek (Parkway?). Make a right at the light and get in the left hand lane. You will pass PO and POFQ on the left and then come to a light for Vacation Club Lane. Make a left at that light and OKW will be on your right in very short order.

Welcome Home!

 

[Brian Noble]

For what it's worth OKW is surprisingly hard to get to from several other WDW locations. If you've ever stayed there with a car, you've either said or heard the following sentence at least once:

"That's overpass drive, over there! Shoot!"

(Except that you probably didn't say/hear "shoot", but another non-family-friendly-word instead.)

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

Leaving the Contemporary, take a left. At the first light, do not turn toward the TTC, Polynesian and GF. Instead stay on World Drive until it curves and you come to a stop sign. The MK toll booths will be at your right at this point and some of that traffic must clear. The WDW buses are very courteous about giving space for cars to pass but be careful at that stop sign as cars and off site buses have the right away and go fast.

Go through that stop sign when it's safe and continue to the first light. You will go by FW and the golf course on your left. The light is Bonnet Creek (Parkway?). Make a right at the light and get in the left hand lane. You will pass PO and POFQ on the left and then come to a light for Vacation Club Lane. Make a left at that light and OKW will be on your right in very short order.

Welcome Home!

If you go the other wat past the TTC and Polynesian and continue following the signs for Downtown Disney, won't that be closer to Old Key West? Whenever my family and I drive go to Downtown Disney from the Contemporary we always go that way and use the same route when going back, however I always see a sign for Old Key West that says turn right.

 

[OKWAnneMarie]

Thanks for all the great advice! Somehow we just always get confused when leaving any of the MK resorts (Contemporary, GF and WL).

 

[BCV23]

For what it's worth OKW is surprisingly hard to get to from several other WDW locations. If you've ever stayed there with a car, you've either said or heard the following sentence at least once:

"That's overpass drive, over there! Shoot!"

(Except that you probably didn't say/hear "shoot", but another non-family-friendly-word instead.)

I actually don't think it's bad but I know what you mean about that overpass drive area. I usually avoid that!

The route I described is very easy and probably takes 10 minutes.

If you go the other wat past the TTC and Polynesian and continue following the signs for Downtown Disney, won't that be closer to Old Key West? Whenever my family and I drive go to Downtown Disney from the Contemporary we always go that way and use the same route when going back, however I always see a sign for Old Key West that says turn right.

Where's Robo when we need him? The route you take is probably close to the same distance...a little farther as you go West in front of the Polynesian which is backtracking. I'm sure that's the way most people go. I don't like it as well because there are more stoplights along Buena Vista Dr and much more traffic. In addition, the area in front of the TTC and the Polynesian can be slow going at times.

One other thing....when you see OKW from Buena Vista Drive, that's actually the back of the resort. The entrance is North of that on Vacation Club Lane (or Drive?) off Bonnet Creek BLVD. If you do a google earth search of OKW, you'll see what I mean. Links from that site don't work for me or I would attach.

Thanks for all the great advice! Somehow we just always get confused when leaving any of the MK resorts (Contemporary, GF and WL).

From the WL, the directions I gave would need to be modified just a bit at the beginning. The first stoplight is actually at the entrance to WL so you would take a left there onto World Drive.

From the GF, CRFan's route is probably better although I still prefer the back, quiet route.