LovesTimone
Christmas Day 2017
- Joined
- Apr 29, 2009
Local here, I stay off of I-4 which is actively under construction, my friend was coming from Lakeland to Orlando( last Wednesday) which is on the other side of Winter Haven (LEGOLAND) and got stuck in traffic ( sitting still) for over a hour, and it took her almost 2+ hours to get home. My family lives in Lakeland and it use to take around a hour, now at least a hour and 45 minutes.
I would stay off of I-4 as much as possible, so I would purchase the Sunpass, that you can move from car to car. If you are staying at Bonnet Creek, you can go out the back and get on the 429 which will take you out and around the WDW theme park traffic, back gate exit off the 429 is exit 8 and put you on I-4 almost at Champions Gate, and depending on how your maps route takes you should be just a few exit up, please be mindful of your speed, in these smaller communities. They are quite creative on clocking your speed.
As far as purchasing the Sunpass, Publix carry's it, and a lot of gas stations. You can use your Sunpass in Georgia, and the Peach Pass ( Georgia version here). Our youngest daughter lives in Georgia, we use it all the time going back and forth.
I would stay off of I-4 as much as possible, so I would purchase the Sunpass, that you can move from car to car. If you are staying at Bonnet Creek, you can go out the back and get on the 429 which will take you out and around the WDW theme park traffic, back gate exit off the 429 is exit 8 and put you on I-4 almost at Champions Gate, and depending on how your maps route takes you should be just a few exit up, please be mindful of your speed, in these smaller communities. They are quite creative on clocking your speed.
As far as purchasing the Sunpass, Publix carry's it, and a lot of gas stations. You can use your Sunpass in Georgia, and the Peach Pass ( Georgia version here). Our youngest daughter lives in Georgia, we use it all the time going back and forth.