Shuttle launch

[CDSTapisRouge]

Our friends who live in Orlando had told us how they had tickets booked one day on the KSC grounds to see the launch...they leave 2 hours in advance thinking they have plenty of time to get there. Traffic is a BEAR on launch days cause everyone heads that way..so they end up getting near the gates and are sitting in a huge traffic jam. Get close to the gates finally and the lady tells them they're too late!! Sorry..your tickets are not valid, you're late!!

Ouch..waste of tickets, time and $$! So..their advice to us was to leave to get there WAY early on launch day if you want to catch it!

If you have KSC viewing tickets (of any kind) they are very strict about arrival time. The parking pass tells you when you have to be there and states that if you are not there at that time you will be denied access. 2 hours before launch is way to late. When the launch was set for 4:30pm we were required to be there BY 8am no later.

Thanks for the link! What type of camera did you use for those pics they are fab! I am just wondereing what lense to bring for my camera!

How long should we allow to get from Orlando to Kennedy? We have to arrive at KSC for 12.45 for lunch with an astronaut!

Not sure on the camera, it's my hubbies, I will ask him tonight and get back to you.

As far as what time to leave... We live about 20 minutes west of Disney, and we left about 2 hours early just to be safe. It takes about 45 to an hour to get there without traffic. Going out we very rarely hit traffic, but you still want to leave yourself time. Coming home though, that is another story. For Discovery our drive home took 4 hours, for Atlantis it took 1 hour and 20 minutes. The return trip is unpredictable, be prepared for a long time and cross your fingers that it doesn't happen.

 

[jockey]

If you have KSC viewing tickets (of any kind) they are very strict about arrival time. The parking pass tells you when you have to be there and states that if you are not there at that time you will be denied access. 2 hours before launch is way to late. When the launch was set for 4:30pm we were required to be there BY 8am no later.




Not sure on the camera, it's my hubbies, I will ask him tonight and get back to you.

As far as what time to leave... We live about 20 minutes west of Disney, and we left about 2 hours early just to be safe. It takes about 45 to an hour to get there without traffic. Going out we very rarely hit traffic, but you still want to leave yourself time. Coming home though, that is another story. For Discovery our drive home took 4 hours, for Atlantis it took 1 hour and 20 minutes. The return trip is unpredictable, be prepared for a long time and cross your fingers that it doesn't happen.

Thanks for al the info! I am hoping my 70 - 300mm lens will get me some good shots!

I hope it does not take too long to get back to WDW after the launch as we ill have DS - 14months with us! I am just hoping the launch goes ahead!

 

[SandyC]

This seems to be one of the few threads I have seen about Kennedy Space Centre. I am visiting in January 2007 from Australia with my 12 year old daughter and 15 year old son and we are doing a tour from Disney to Kennedy. I do not know which tour to book, there are so many. We will not have a car so need transport included. Any advice anyone has on the different tours would be wonderful. Unfortunately we will be leaving just before the shuttle launch...what a shame or I would have booked that tour.