I don't know which direction Dh goes but we go through 2 tolls that are each $1.50.
If you are staying at a WDW resort, there is no parking fee. If you are staying off-site, parking will be $14/day at the theme parks. Pay once, keep your receipt, it's good all day.
Coming from Orlando International Airport, if you take SR-528 (The Beach Line), there are two tolls, for a total of $2.25. If you take SR-417 (the Greenway), there are 2 tolls, for a total of $3.00 (assuming you get off at the I-Drive/SR-536 exit, Exit #6 ... if you go to the Osceola Pkwy exit, it goes up to $3.75) The Greenway is faster and has less traffic.
This all brings up a good point. I was going to use a GPS from MCO to WDW, but I will take any suggestions of the best way to go. We need to stop at a Walmart before we get to property---otherwise it is straight to WDW. Any suggestions would help... TIA!
This all brings up a good point. I was going to use a GPS from MCO to WDW, but I will take any suggestions of the best way to go. We need to stop at a Walmart before we get to property---otherwise it is straight to WDW. Any suggestions would help... TIA!
Take the South Exit from MCO to get on SR-417, South. Exit at Exit #6, International Drive. From here, you have 2 choices:
1. Take a right at the light at the end of the off-ramp, onto International Drive. About a mile and a half on the left side will be a shopping center with a Publix grocery store in it. To get back to WDW, take International Drive back towards 417. At the stoplight, instead of going left to get on 417, go Right. That will be SR-536, aka World Center Drive, which will lead you straight onto Disney property.
2. Go straight at the light at the end of the off-ramp, onto SR-536. The first light you come to will be SR-535, aka Kissimmee-Vineland Rd. Make a left on Apopka Vineland. About 2 miles on the right side will be a Walmart Super-Center. From the Walmart, you can either take 535 back to 536, or make a right on Poinciana Blvd (just past the Walmart), and take that to Oscola Parkway, which will also lead to Disney property.
Not familiar with Albertsons. I need a place to buy groceries before I get to WDW. Same type of store as Walmart?
If you get on Narcoossee Rd from the airport and take it to 192 (Vine St) you wont pay any tolls,,,A little out of the way but hey.
As a lifelong Florida and former 20+ year Kissimmee resident I feel I can answer some of this with a bit of knowledge. 417 from MCO is definitely the best way for a non local to get to WDW.
If someone took me that way, there would be a fight. That route would take 1.5 hours to get from MCO to WDW best case scenario.
As far as grocery stores, I would recommend finding the nearest Publix. I can think of 2 or 3 witihin a few miles of the maingate in either direction. Publix is way nicer than walmart could ever hope to be and you may find that they have more than 2 of the 374 cash registers staffed.
If you get on Narcoossee Rd from the airport and take it to 192 (Vine St) you wont pay any tolls,,,A little out of the way but hey.
As a lifelong Florida and former 20+ year Kissimmee resident I feel I can answer some of this with a bit of knowledge. 417 from MCO is definitely the best way for a non local to get to WDW.
If someone took me that way, there would be a fight. That route would take 1.5 hours to get from MCO to WDW best case scenario.
As far as grocery stores, I would recommend finding the nearest Publix. I can think of 2 or 3 witihin a few miles of the maingate in either direction. Publix is way nicer than walmart could ever hope to be and you may find that they have more than 2 of the 374 cash registers staffed.