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Cars, Cars Everywhere
Fun Facts
If the traffic outside isn't enough for you, you can find cars inside as well. The
NASCAR Sports Grille at Universal's CityWalk (p. 341) is loaded with racing memo-
rabilia and high-tech driving-related video games.
CITY LAYOUT
Orlando's major artery is Interstate 4. Locals
call it I-4 or that #@$*%^#!! highway! It
runs diagonally across the state (though
directional signs are always marked east or
west) from Tampa to Daytona Beach. The
exits along this route will take you to Dis-
ney, Universal, SeaWorld, International
Drive, U.S. 192, Kissimmee, Lake Buena
Vista, and north to downtown Orlando
and Winter Park. Most exits are well
marked, but construction is common and
exit numbers have been changed through
the years. If you get directions by exit num-
ber, always ask the name of the road to help
avoid getting lost. (Cellphone users can dial
& 511 to get a report of I-4 delays.)
The Florida Turnpike, a toll road,
crosses I-4 and links with I-75 to the north
and Miami to the south. U.S. 192/Irlo
Bronson Memorial Highway is a major
east-west artery that reaches from Kissim-
mee to U.S. 27, crossing I-4 near World
Drive, the main Walt Disney World
entrance road. Construction has widened
this stretch of highway and made driving a
bit easier, while the addition of large
numerical markers has made locating
hotels, restaurants, and attractions much
easier as well. The Beachline Expressway
(Hwy. 528; previously the Bee Line
Expwy.), also a toll road, goes east from I-4
past Orlando International Airport to
Cape Canaveral and Kennedy Space Cen-
ter. The East-West Expressway (also
known as Hwy. 408) is a toll road that can
be helpful in bypassing surface traffic in
the downtown area. The 417, also a toll
road, runs from north of the Orlando
International Airport to I-4 just below
are filled with dining discounts and cost-
cutting coupons, so cover your bases and
pick up a few of everything.
Information (& More)
at the Airport
Passengers arriving at or departing from
Orlando International Airport can stroll
over to one of two Disney shops. The
Magic of Disney ( & 407/825-2360 ) is in
the main terminal, third level, right behind
the Northwest Airlines ticket desk. Disney
Earport ( & 407/825-2339 ) is in the
main terminal, across from the Hyatt
Regency. They sell WDW multiday tick-
ets, arrange dinner show and hotel reserva-
tions at Disney resorts, and provide
brochures and assistance. They're open
daily, usually from 7am to 9 or 10pm, but
know that the airport stores are filled with
a rather run-of-the-mill selection of Disney
merchandise; unless you're on your way
home and forgot to buy that must-have
Mickey for Auntie Gertrude, you'll find a
far better array of offerings elsewhere.
The Universal Studios Stores ( & 407/
825-2473 ), usually open daily from 6am
to 9pm, sell park tickets at two locations:
Airside A, main terminal, and Airside B,
Delta side, before security—both on the
third level. SeaWorld stores, at airsides
A and B, are open from 7am to 10pm
( & 407/825-2614 ). Kennedy Space
Center ( & 407/445-1788 ) has two loca-
tions at the airport, located in both the
East and West halls, for space buffs com-
ing through town. Even the Ron Jon Surf
Shop ( & 407/825-2217 ) has an airport
outpost (7am-9pm).
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