Pumpkinboy
03-27-2006, 03:51 PM
New Road Access to Disney to Open (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/custom/tourism/orl-tourism2706mar27,0,5038573.story?coll=orl-business-headlines-tourism)
Western Way, the new rear entrance to Walt Disney World from the new Western Beltway expressway, is set to open April 4.
The four-lane, divided boulevard will give Disney a western entrance for the first time, allowing tourists coming in via Interstate 75 to enter Central Florida on Florida's Turnpike and the Western Beltway (State Road 429), then enter Disney without ever entering Orlando or driving on Interstate 4.
The Western Beltway opened between Winter Garden and U.S. Highway 192 in Osceola County in December.
The new Disney road will come off the expressway at an interchange built by Florida's Turnpike Enterprise near Hartzog Road. Western Way will go east into Disney property, then turn south and connect with West Buena Vista Drive not far from Blizzard Beach and Disney's Animal Kingdom.
Florida's Turnpike Enterprise expects to erect signs on the turnpike and State Road 429 directing people along the new route to Disney, turnpike spokeswoman Christa Deason said. Disney also is expected to do some advertising of the new route.
Good news for folks driving in on the Turnpike from the Northwest. Avoiding I4 is always a big plus.
Western Way, the new rear entrance to Walt Disney World from the new Western Beltway expressway, is set to open April 4.
The four-lane, divided boulevard will give Disney a western entrance for the first time, allowing tourists coming in via Interstate 75 to enter Central Florida on Florida's Turnpike and the Western Beltway (State Road 429), then enter Disney without ever entering Orlando or driving on Interstate 4.
The Western Beltway opened between Winter Garden and U.S. Highway 192 in Osceola County in December.
The new Disney road will come off the expressway at an interchange built by Florida's Turnpike Enterprise near Hartzog Road. Western Way will go east into Disney property, then turn south and connect with West Buena Vista Drive not far from Blizzard Beach and Disney's Animal Kingdom.
Florida's Turnpike Enterprise expects to erect signs on the turnpike and State Road 429 directing people along the new route to Disney, turnpike spokeswoman Christa Deason said. Disney also is expected to do some advertising of the new route.
Good news for folks driving in on the Turnpike from the Northwest. Avoiding I4 is always a big plus.