Not sure if this has been pointed out here already, or if anyone else has noticed this before. I certainly noticed this for as long as I can remember (at least for the past 3 years) since we really started driving around WDW on our own.
If you are driving either from Epcot or the Magic Kingdom (Transportation Center) and you are going to Downtown Disney, if you follow the Disney signs, you'll be on Epcot Center Drive. You then exit right onto an exit ramp, and this is where it gets "interesting". When you take that exit, you first see this sign on the left side of the exit ramp.
So from that sign, you will make a left turn to go to Downtown Disney, so you make sure you're in the left lane as you approach the upcoming intersection/lights. But wait, as you approach the intersection, there's another sign, this time on the right side of the exit ramp.
It now says that you can go forward to go to Downtown Disney! Well, ok, that's not unusual since there usually is more than one way to get around at WDW. Since you saw the other sign first and you're already in the left lane, you'll make that left turn. This turn will put you on the "Overpass Road". So far so good. This will get you to the T-junction joining Overpass Road and Bonnet Creek Parkway. This is where, if you do not know where you are, you're left hanging with no other instructions on where to go. At that T-junction, this is what you see.
There is only one street sign indicating the direction to the left, which would be to Old Key West, Saratoga Spring, Port Orleans, and golf courses. There's no indication here that if you want to go to Downtown Disney, that you should turn right. I thought this is rather strange that Disney didn't follow through with their signs here. I've noticed this for quite a while, and I would think that someone with WDW would have noticed this omission and corrected it.
This is a very frequent route that we take since we used to stay at the Downtown Disney resort area on Hotel Plaza Blvd before we became DVC members. Even now, it is a frequent route since we stay either at OKW or SSR. So that's why I've noticed this "missing" sign for what seems like forever. I've seen vehicles at that intersection appearing to be unsure of where to turn (they were on the left lane and then suddenly decided to turn right), which I attributed to the lack of signs.
BTW, if you happened to have gone forward instead on the exit ramp rather than turning left, you'd be on Backstage Lane that will get you to the Buena Vista Dr. Turning left will get you to Downtown Disney, and there's a sign to indicate this.
So, do you think it is worthwhile to contact WDW to point this out to them?
Zz.
If you are driving either from Epcot or the Magic Kingdom (Transportation Center) and you are going to Downtown Disney, if you follow the Disney signs, you'll be on Epcot Center Drive. You then exit right onto an exit ramp, and this is where it gets "interesting". When you take that exit, you first see this sign on the left side of the exit ramp.
So from that sign, you will make a left turn to go to Downtown Disney, so you make sure you're in the left lane as you approach the upcoming intersection/lights. But wait, as you approach the intersection, there's another sign, this time on the right side of the exit ramp.
It now says that you can go forward to go to Downtown Disney! Well, ok, that's not unusual since there usually is more than one way to get around at WDW. Since you saw the other sign first and you're already in the left lane, you'll make that left turn. This turn will put you on the "Overpass Road". So far so good. This will get you to the T-junction joining Overpass Road and Bonnet Creek Parkway. This is where, if you do not know where you are, you're left hanging with no other instructions on where to go. At that T-junction, this is what you see.
There is only one street sign indicating the direction to the left, which would be to Old Key West, Saratoga Spring, Port Orleans, and golf courses. There's no indication here that if you want to go to Downtown Disney, that you should turn right. I thought this is rather strange that Disney didn't follow through with their signs here. I've noticed this for quite a while, and I would think that someone with WDW would have noticed this omission and corrected it.
This is a very frequent route that we take since we used to stay at the Downtown Disney resort area on Hotel Plaza Blvd before we became DVC members. Even now, it is a frequent route since we stay either at OKW or SSR. So that's why I've noticed this "missing" sign for what seems like forever. I've seen vehicles at that intersection appearing to be unsure of where to turn (they were on the left lane and then suddenly decided to turn right), which I attributed to the lack of signs.
BTW, if you happened to have gone forward instead on the exit ramp rather than turning left, you'd be on Backstage Lane that will get you to the Buena Vista Dr. Turning left will get you to Downtown Disney, and there's a sign to indicate this.
So, do you think it is worthwhile to contact WDW to point this out to them?
Zz.
