sunshine3838 Posted May 11 #1 Share Posted May 11 Hi, Do you think there is enough time to pick up a rental car and drive to Disney Spring and back from Cruise Port? We dock at 1pm and leave at 8pm. If not, is it worthwhile to rent a car (party of 😎 and drive to Cocoa Village or should we just stay onboard the ship? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOPMan Posted May 11 #2 Share Posted May 11 It’s a one hour drive each way. Assume ashore @ 1:30, Out of rental car pickup @ 2:00 Arrive Disney Springs 3:00 Depart DS 5:45 Arrive Cape Canaveral 6:45 Shuttle to ship: 7:10 Doable, but not a bunch of wiggle room 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KINGBOBOFTHENORTH Posted May 11 #3 Share Posted May 11 1 hour ago, FOPMan said: Assume ashore @ 1:30, Out of rental car pickup @ 2:00 Arrive Disney Springs 3:00 Depart DS 5:45 Arrive Cape Canaveral 6:45 Shuttle to ship: 7:10 AS FOPMan has estimated, you don't get a lot of time there. And there really isn't much to do there either. It's mostly a shopping center (with some great restaurants though). Entertainment is in the evening, the new drone show isn't until dark, the balloon ride is often closed (if you're going in summer) due to afternoon winds and thunderstorms. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajathree Posted May 11 #4 Share Posted May 11 3 hours ago, sunshine3838 said: Hi, Do you think there is enough time to pick up a rental car and drive to Disney Spring and back from Cruise Port? We dock at 1pm and leave at 8pm. If not, is it worthwhile to rent a car (party of 😎 and drive to Cocoa Village or should we just stay onboard the ship? Thanks. Stay on the ship;) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOKC Posted May 12 #5 Share Posted May 12 IMO, its a tight schedule and not worth it IMO. Plus traffic can be brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cienfuegos Posted May 12 #6 Share Posted May 12 If you plan to stay on the ship, keep an eye on spaceflightnow.com for space launches in the Port Canaveral area. Usually get a few days advance warning on time and location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrate13 Posted May 13 #7 Share Posted May 13 Not something we would do. A hassle just to go shopping and not much time to be there. Also, just one accident stopping traffic on the 528 and you're screwed. Remember, it's a toll road too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corby114 Posted May 20 #8 Share Posted May 20 Save the Disney trip when you have more time. Seven hours isn't enough time to do anything at Disney World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunmail Posted May 22 #9 Share Posted May 22 I suggest taking a shuttle into Cocoa, going to Ron Jon, and checking out the pier. We really like Cocoa Beach. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_BJ Posted May 23 #10 Share Posted May 23 suggest taking a shuttle into Cocoa BEACH, going to Ron Jon, and checking out the pier. We really like Cocoa Beach. Cocoa is 'inland' on US-1 .... Cocoa Beach is 'beach side' as we say locally. some local geography .... >>>>>>>>>>>>> Save the Disney trip when you have more time. Seven hours isn't enough time to do anything at Disney World Disney Springs is not like going into one of the parks ... there's no <outrageous> admission fee for one thing! So question becomes is it worth the time and expense to go to what's just a themed open air shopping center. We go there for just a few hours on occasion, but in conjunction with something that took us to Orlando for other reasons and NOT a special / dedicated trip. I make NO recommendations .... just trying to give you some perspective so you can decide. Wanna try something different: https://www.spacecoastslingshot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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