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Osceola Parkway - East
A three lane exit ramp combines with a bus lane from the Animal Kingdom parking area ahead of ramps for Osceola Parkway. All interests to I-4 and U.S. 192 are directed onto the expressway eastbound. 05/02/18
Osceola Parkway extends east from Animal Kingdom Lodge and the intersection with Sherberth Road along the south side of the Animal Kingdom parking area. A left hand ramp adds traffic from Animal Kingdom to the eastbound roadway ahead of this scene. 05/02/18
Motorists originating from Animal Kingdom Lodge and Sherberth Road can use the forthcoming U-turn to reach Animal Kingdom theme park. 05/02/18
Buena Vista Drive meets Osceola Parkway at the first of three interchanges within the Disney World complex. Buena Vista Drive connects guests with Blizzard Beach Water Park and two other resorts. 05/02/18
Buena Vista Drive south leads to the nearby All-Star Resort. Blizzard Beach and the Coronado Springs resort are reached via Buena Vista Drive north. Osceola Parkway east provides fast access to Hollywood Studios, Epcot and the Magic Kingdom theme parks using World Drive north. 05/02/18
Crossing over Reedy Creek the ramp departs for Buena Vista Drive. Buena Vista Drive north links with Western Way to SR 429. Known as the Daniel Webster Western Beltway, SR 429 connects with Florida's Turnpike near Winter Garden. Buena Vista Drive otherwise continues east to the Disney Springs entertainment complex. 05/02/18
Osceola Parkway proceeds east from Buena Vista Drive to a cloverleaf interchange with World Drive. World Drive is an expressway connecting I-4 and U.S. 192 northward with Epcot and the Magic Kingdom. 05/02/18
World Drive leads south from Osceola Parkway to meet U.S. 192 nearby. U.S. 192 (Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway) extends west to U.S. 27 and east to Kissimmee and St. Cloud. 05/02/18
A loop ramp replaced an at-grade turn from Osceola Parkway east to both World Drive north to the Magic Kingdom and the cast member (employee) entrance into adjacent Hollywood Studios. The ramp opened to traffic on March 20, 2017. 11/02/19
The loop ramp for World Drive north ties into a collector distributor roadway at the cast member entrance to Hollywood Studios. The expressway advances north to interchanges with Buena Vista Drive to Disney Springs, Epcot Center Drive and the Magic Kingdom. 11/02/19
Construction completed in early 2019 replaced the at-grade intersection at Osceola Parkway and Victory Way with an interchange connecting to the new entrance for Disney's Hollywood Studios. 11/02/19
A flyover ramp links Osceola Parkway directly with Disney's Hollywood Studios around the single point interchange with Victory Way. 11/02/19
Victory Way takes motorists north to the Art of Animation and Pop Century resorts and Buena Vista Drive west of Disney Springs. Victory Way south connects with the Wide World of Sports athletic complex, home to the 9,500 seat Champion Stadium, Jostens Center and Hess Fields. 11/02/19
A U-turn ramp provides return access to Osceola Parkway west from Victory Way ahead of the cast member entrance to Hollywood Studios. 11/02/19
County Road 522 Osceola Parkway - East
Osceola Parkway leaves the Walt Disney World Resort complex ahead of a directional cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 4. 12/06/18
Interstate 4 west leads drivers toward Lakeland and Tampa on the Gulf Coast. A left exit takes travelers to I-4 east toward Downtown Orlando. 12/06/18
A flyover ramp departs from CR 522 east to Interstate 4 east. I-4 passes by other area attractions including Sea World and Universal Orlando as it advances northward through the greater Orlando metro area to I-95 and Daytona Beach. 12/06/18
Osceola Parkway next meets International Drive South. Though discontinuous, International Drive South is an extension of International Drive, linking SR 535 (Vineland Road) with U.S. 192 near Old Town amusement park. 10/01/15
International Drive South connects Osceola Parkway with parallel U.S. 192 (Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway). The two routes diverge two and a half miles east at SR 535 (Vineland Road). 12/06/18, 10/01/15
Osceola Parkway bends southward from International Drive South to meet the Central Florida GreeneWay (SR 417) at a parclo interchange. 11/03/18
Traffic lights at the ramps with the Central Florida GreeneWay operated in flash mode until 2018. SR 417 south winds around Celebration to end at Interstate 4 just south of U.S. 192. 11/03/18
A loop ramp follows from CR 522 east for SR 417 north to Hunter's Creek, Meadow Woods and Orlando International Airport (MCO) in south Orange County. 11/03/18
The first confirming marker for County Road 522 stands just beyond the exchange with SR 417 on Osceola Parkway east. The tolled section commences beyond the succeeding intersection with Seralago Boulevard. 10/01/15
Seralago Boulevard provides an additional link between Osceola Parkway and nearby U.S. 192 (Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway) close to the Old Town amusement park. 10/01/15, 11/03/18
Seralago Boulevard extends north from Osceola Parkway to Falcon's Fire Golf Course. The intersection represents the last departure point before the tolled section of CR 522. 11/03/18
The ensuing 2.2 miles of Osceola Parkway constitutes a controlled access road to a split diamond interchange with Poinciana Boulevard and SR 535 (Vineland Road). 10/01/15
Osceola Parkway spans Polynesian Isle Boulevard as it threads between densely developed subdivisions and condominium communities. A right turn follows with Images Circle. 10/01/15
A tolled off-ramp departs from County Road 522 east for North Poinciana Boulevard, an arterial route winding southward to U.S. 192 and the Poinciana community. 10/01/15
North Poinciana Boulevard intersects SR 535 (Vineland Road) to the immediate northeast of Osceola Parkway. SR 535 angles 3.6 miles northwest from U.S. 192 nearby to Interstate 4 at Lake Buena Vista, east of Disney Springs. 10/01/15
The previously wooded area along the northeast quadrant of Osceola Parkway and SR 535 (Vineland Road) was developed starting in 2016. This included a short extension of North Poinciana Boulevard to the newly built Sunrise City Plaza shopping center. 10/01/15
Distance sign posted after the entrance ramp from SR 535 (Vineland Road) for Osceola Parkway east. The passenger terminal for Orlando International Airport (MCO) lies 17 miles to the east via CR 522 to Boggy Creek Road north or alternatively via Florida's Turnpike north to SR 417 north. 10/01/15
Development of the Storey Lake Resort community on the south side of Osceola Parkway included the addition of signalized intersection with Osceola Parkway two miles ahead of the main line toll plaza. Sunrise Boulevard ties into the intersection from 2017-18 development to the north. 10/01/15
A crossover lies midway between Storey Lake Boulevard and the Altis at Shingle Creek town home community built in 2017. 10/01/15
Continuing beyond the intersection with Osceola Trail Road, motorists on Osceola Parkway (CR 522) cross Shingle Creek and ahead of the main line toll plaza. 10/01/15
The six lane Osceola Parkway main line toll plaza partitions traffic with one EPass / SunPass dedicated lane and two lanes for cash transactions. 10/01/15
Beyond the toll plaza, Osceola Parkway transitions into an arterial route, intersecting Flora Boulevard south and Ball Park Road at a RIRO (right in right out) intersection. 10/01/15
The first of several traffic lights along Osceola Parkway east operates at Dyer Boulevard. Dyer Boulevard wraps around the north side of Loop West Shopping Center and heads south to U.S. 192 in west Kissimmee. 10/01/15
County Road 522 proceeds east through a commercialized stretch anchored by The Loop shopping center and an array of big box retail. 10/01/15
Thacker Avenue stems north from Dart Avenue nearby to encircle The Loop east to John Young Parkway at Greenwald Way North by the Orange County line. 10/01/15
Osceola Parkway continues east from Thacker Avenue to a single point urban interchange (SPUI) with John Young Parkway. The forthcoming overpass and ramps opened to traffic in 2011. 10/01/15
John Young Parkway (unsigned CR 525) extends north from U.S. 17/92 and U.S. 192 (Vine Street) in Kissimmee to the Orange County line. 07/31/14, 10/01/15
Northward from the Orange County line, John Young Parkway extends through Hunter's Creek as CR 423, and into Orlando as SR 423. 07/31/14
Advancing east from John Young Parkway, Osceola Parkway reaches the interchange with Florida's Turnpike in 2.4 miles. 05/22/20
Osceola Parkway forms part of a truck route for U.S. 17/92 north from their turn onto Vine Street (U.S. 192) to their route alongside U.S. 441 on Orange Blossom Trail. 05/22/20
Greenwald Way arcs south from John Young Parkway and Thacker Avenue by additional retail areas and apartment complexes to Centerview Boulevard. 10/01/15
Centerview Boulevard intersects Osceola Parkway east from John Young Parkway at the 2013-14 developed Crosslands Shopping Center. 05/22/20
Osceola Parkway arcs southeast to U.S. 17-92-441 (Orange Blossom Trail). Known locally as OBT, U.S. 17-92-441 overlap from Main and Vine Streets in central Kissimmee to West Colonial Drive (SR 50) in central Orlando. 05/22/20
Gatorland is a local attraction located along OBT just north of the Orange County line. OBT south becomes Main Street en route to Downtown Kissimmee. This sign was removed by 2018. 10/01/15
The U.S. 17/92 northbound truck route concludes at the traffic light with Orange Blossom Trail. 05/22/20
Extending north from Main Street in Kissimmee, Orange Blossom Trail constitutes a heavily traveled arterial route north to the U.S. 17-92-441 split at SR 50 (West Colonial Drive) in Orlando. Communities along the route include Southchase, Pine Castle, and Edgewood. 05/22/20
Former confirming marker for County Road 522 east of U.S. 17-92-441 (Orange Blossom Trail). Osceola Parkway continues as a six lane arterial without access control. 10/01/15
Old Dixie Highway, an unsigned branch of CR 527, ties into CR 522 (Osceola Parkway) at the ensuing eastbound traffic light. Old Dixie Highway leads south through older neighborhoods and industrial areas to central Kissimmee. 05/22/20
Osceola Parkway bends back to the northeast from Old Dixie Highway (CR 527) en route to Florida's Turnpike. 05/22/20
Orange Avenue stems northeast from CR 522 (Osceola Parkway) to the Kissimmee SunRail station and the Meadow Woods suburban community in Orange County. Orange Avenue doubles as unsigned CR 527 north to SR 482 (McCoy Road) at Pine Castle. 05/22/20
Osceola Parkway spans the CSX Railroad ahead of the intersection with Michigan Avenue and Gateway Station Shopping Center. Michigan Avenue heads south through Kissimmee to U.S. 192-441 (Vine Street). 05/22/20
Continuing east, Osceola Parkway approaches a diamond interchange with Florida's Turnpike mainline. 05/22/20
Florida's Turnpike heads south five miles to U.S. 192-441 near St. Cloud on the drive to West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Miami. 05/22/20
The exchange with Osceola Parkway is one of four interchanges along Florida's Turnpike southbound. 05/22/20
Drivers bound for Florida's Turnpike south depart Osceola Parkway east. The Turnpike joins South Florida with Interstate 75 north to Ocala and Gainesville. 05/22/20
Florida's Turnpike doubles as a commuter route north from Kissimmee-St. Cloud. The Turnpike northbound crosses the Orange County line nearby en route to Orlando, Ocoee, Oakland and Wildwood. 05/22/20
County Road 522 (Osceola Parkway) continues east with six overall lanes into the heavily developed Buena Ventura Lakes are. 05/22/20
Traffic lights were added at the intersection with Coralwood Circle north and Plumwood Circle south in 2017. 05/22/20
Florida Parkway south and Coral Reef Circle north meet Osceola Parkway at Buena Ventura Lakes. Coral Reef Circle serves an adjacent subdivision with no outlet while Florida Parkway meanders southeast to Buenaventura Boulevard. 08/25/07
Buenaventura Boulevard crosses paths with Osceola Parkway at the commercial center of Buena Ventura Lakes. A pair of shopping centers and numerous out parcels abut the intersection. 08/25/07
Buenaventura Boulevard comprises the main north-south route through Buena Ventura Lakes, linking CR 522 with Simpson Road (former Boggy Creek Road) to the south and SR 417 (Central Florida GreeneWay) to the north via Landstar Boulevard. 08/25/07
County Road 522 progresses east from Buenaventura Boulevard. Osceola Parkway previously narrowed from four to two lanes at Briarwood Drive. 08/25/07
Eastbound Osceola Parkway at the intersection with Waters Edge Drive south and Saratoga Drive north. Both roads connect with adjacent subdivisions. 08/25/07
Nearing the current east end of Osceola Parkway at Simpson Road. In September 2014, Boggy Creek Road was renamed as an extension of Simpson Road between Kissimmee and the Lake Nona area. The change eliminated motorist confusion with other portions of Boggy Creek Road that connect to Orlando International Airport (MCO) and CR 15 (Narcoossee Road). Simpson Road leads directly to Boggy Creek Road north to Jeff Fuqua Boulevard leading into MCO Airport. 08/25/07
Osceola Parkway concludes at Simpson Road opposite Puerta Del Sol Boulevard and the entrance to the Villa Sol subdivision. Simpson Road (unsigned CR 530) angles southwest by Buena Ventura Lakes to U.S. 192/441 in east Kissimmee. 08/25/07



Photo Credits:

08/25/07, 07/31/14, 10/01/15, 05/02/18, 11/03/18, 12/06/18, 11/02/19, 05/22/20 by AARoads

Connect with:
Interstate 4
Florida's Turnpike
U.S. 17
U.S. 92
U.S. 441
State Road 417 - Central Florida GreeneWay / Seminole Expressway
State Road 535
World Drive
Osceola County Road 525 - John Young Parkway

Page Updated 05-29-2020.

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