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Old 10-22-2013, 07:56 PM   #1
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Avoiding tolls going to Disney

Does anyone have any tips for avoiding Florida tolls going in to Disney? We're considering camping at Fort Wilderness but my neighbor spooked me with tales of $18 tolls!

BTW, we're coming from Atlanta.
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Old 10-22-2013, 08:04 PM   #2
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Sounds kinna cheap when compared to toll fees posted here by others that are in the 20-30 dollar range.
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Does anyone have any tips for avoiding Florida tolls going in to Disney? We're considering camping at Fort Wilderness but my neighbor spooked me with tales of $18 tolls!

BTW, we're coming from Atlanta.
I75 to I4 and east to Orlando.
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Old 10-22-2013, 08:08 PM   #4
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Does anyone have any tips for avoiding Florida tolls going in to Disney? We're considering camping at Fort Wilderness but my neighbor spooked me with tales of $18 tolls!

BTW, we're coming from Atlanta.
Your paying disney rates but bothered by tolls to get there!
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Your paying disney rates but bothered by tolls to get there!
X2, $18 and paying to stay @ Wilderness?
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Old 10-22-2013, 08:16 PM   #6
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I75...I10 east @ Lake City to I95...then South to I4 into Orlando...but with these directions, may spend more $ taking this route vs paying the $20 tolls!



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Old 10-22-2013, 08:22 PM   #7
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You will need to take I75 and get off on the Wildwood exit just before the turnpike exit. Then take State Road 44 and US 27 to Orlando. That avoids the tolls on the turnpike but will take longer to get there.
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I75...I10 east @ Lake City to I95...then South to I4 into Orlando...but with these directions, may spend more $ taking this route vs paying the $20 tolls!
Why take I10 to I95 and then backtrack 100 miles west on I4? I75 south to Hwy 98 to I4 to Orlando.
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Old 10-22-2013, 08:42 PM   #9
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how much extra fuel/time to save 18 bucks? agree with other posters about paying disney prices/rv park prices and cheaping out on the tolls. you do realize its 18 bucks because your pulling a trailer, right?
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Old 10-22-2013, 08:47 PM   #10
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Yeah I know it is more because of the extra axles, but to me, $40 isn't chump change even for Disney. If it costs that much in gas to get around the tolls, then of course I'd just pay the toll. But that was the purpose of my question - to see how much trouble it is.

Sheesh, didn't realize I'd get much flak for trying to save a buck...

Oh and thank you to all who answered so quickly! I'll have a look at the routes on Google maps.
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Don't mean to give you flak for saving a buck ( I'm Scottish and have been known to be a little thrifty) any way I was in Ocala last year then heading to the Fort my GPS took me on to 27 and no tolls but it was a little longer so it is possible.
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3 yrs ago we pulled our SOB 5th from N Texas to Maine and back 0 tolls, US highways most of the way SAW a lot of history we would have missed on the toll rds.

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Is the $18 for the whole trip, 1 way or PER toll booth?
You couldn't tow from one side of Dallas to the other for $18.00!
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Old 10-23-2013, 02:19 AM   #13
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Not worth the trouble, pay the tolls! And do the speed limit, FHP Florida highway patrol is very active on that stretch .
Drive safe and enjoy your trip
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Why take I10 to I95 and then backtrack 100 miles west on I4? I75 south to Hwy 98 to I4 to Orlando.
Failed attempt by me in making the point to just pay the tolls instead of driving around them...LOL ,)



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Old 10-23-2013, 11:38 AM   #15
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Hit mapquest, google, good sam, whatever you choice is and figure out is the route around the tolls worth the extra miles or not. Sometimes they are, sometimes they are not. From there you can plan your route.
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Google maps - click Show Options - click Avoid Tolls.
That looks like it skips the FL tpk and adds about 25 minutes of surface highways.
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Old 10-23-2013, 12:22 PM   #17
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Take I-75 to exit 354 (Ocala, Silver Springs FL), follow US 27 south to US 192, follow the signs to Disney World, then Fort Wilderness. 446 miles, approx 7 hrs. If you don't want to pay tolls, stay off the FL turnpike.
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Old 10-23-2013, 01:47 PM   #18
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My view is as long as avoiding the tolls does not outweight or equal the cost of tolls, then I will take the route. But if I have to go 15-20 miles to avoid 4 dollars (one of the local toll roads around here) then just pay the toll and save the fuel.
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Old 10-23-2013, 02:21 PM   #19
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The most direct way is to pay the tolls. The cost for the extra fuel to go around is not worth it, it cost $95 per day at DW and the RV park you noted must be almost $50. Good Luck
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Old 10-23-2013, 04:57 PM   #20
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wasnt trying to give anybody any flak, and im all for saving money where possible. if its only going to add 15 to 20 minutes to the trip, i say fine. bypass the tolls and pocket the money. if its going to take longer than an hour, only you know how much your time is worth.

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mapquest says .5 miles longer and 20 minutes. might be worth the the bypass route going down, and then you can decide if it was all worth it. let us know if the bypass was no big deal or a bigger headache that it was worth.

either way, enjoy your vacation and
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