I-4 vs. Western Way??

[DizneeMommy]

We'll be going on our first family trip in June!! The only driving directions I have found say to use I-4, yet I've seen lots of folks post things about the "Western Way". We're coming from NE Georgia and will be coming down I-75. Which way should we go? Where can I find directions for the Western Way?

 

[seashoreCM]

(copied from another post)

Come down I-75.
Get on Florida's Turnpike, east.
Skip the Turnpike's Rte. 27 exit.
Then take the 429 South exit.
If you don't have a Florida toll transponder, bear right at the fork to use those toll booths.
12 or so miles you see the Disney Hartzog exit off 429.
Follow the signs for Disney, heading east.
As you pass under the welcoming arches, watch the speed limit signs (35 MPH) This is Western Way.
About two miles to Buena Vista Drive near Blizzard Beach.
Right for All Stars, left (northeast) for other resorts.

If you had not taken 429, you would have come to I-4.

Disney hints: http://members.aol.com/ajaynejr/disney.htm

 

[KINGBOBOFTHENORTH]

State Road 429 aka TOLL 429 aka the Western Beltway is exit #267A from Florida's Turnpike. When you're southbound on the Turnpike it's an exit shortly before you get to the Orlando area. It's only useful for those going to Disney FROM I-75 and points north. Anyone coming from the northeast via I-95 or from the south would still use I-4. Disney World/Hartzog Road is exit #8 on the 429.

Evidently this very new toll road does not appear on some of the internet mapping websites. But the road is definitely there and you can read about it on Wikipedia at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_State_Road_429

BobK/Orlando

 

[DizneeMommy]

Thanks to both of you!

 

[K9pal]

It's such a great timesaver and you'll love it! But SSSHHHH.....don't tell anyone else, because not many people know about this route yet!!