Championsgate

[JackyH]

Morning all. Anybody stayed in this area? What did you think? How is it for getting to Disney?
Any comments gratefully received.

[Ciano]

Absolutely love Champions Gate area. We stay there all the time now. Has a lovely Publix supermarket and good restaurants around it as wells as Mcds and Dunkin Donuts. Good access to I4. How far it is from Disney all depends on what time you are on the I4 for. If traffic is normal you would be there in 15 mins if its heavy then 30 mins. For us its a lovely area to stay.

[coinneach]

We've only stayed at Championsgate once before and no issues at all.
As above, close proximity to I4 and less than 10 minutes to the 192 with loads of restaurants to choose from.

[JessBlu]

As above

Eat sleep theme park repeat ‘

[tiggers friend]

We have stayed around that area 9 or 10 times, so yes we like it. However, over the last few years there has been a lot of development of new houses and apartments and this has led to lots of traffic problems through Championsgate to the I4 whhich can add a considerable time to the journey if you hit it at the wrong time. Also the traffic on the I4 (both east and west bound) through the Exit 58/SR417 junctions area can be terrible.

[Moorlandman]

Originally Posted by JackyH

Morning all. Anybody stayed in this area? What did you think? How is it for getting to Disney?
Any comments gratefully received.

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Nice resort but too far away for us. Very busy roads and lots of traffic lights that stay on red for many minutes!

Have you looked at Windsor Hills, Sunset Lakes etc?

[stevo25]

Lovely area, we really enjoyed it. Great local Publix. But, there is the I4 to contend with

[Big Jim]

We’ve always loved the area but this last time found the traffic queuing for the i4 to be a bit of a pain.

[DanLees]

We seem to have stayed in the area surrounding Championsgate whilst not actually staying in Championsgate.

We've stayed just South of Posner Park, Indian Ridge/Windsor Hills and also just South of Berry Town Centre on the 27. All bar Indian Ridge/Windsor Hills are further out than Championsgate.

I would stay at any of them again in a heartbeat if the house/price was right. In reality an extra 10-15mins in a comfy air-conned vehicle at the beginning and end of a day makes almost no difference to us.

[DonnaD]

The Championsgate junction on I4 is particularly bad for traffic. They are going to start works soon to change the layout to a "diverging diamond".