Neighborhood 48H guide
Kissimmee / US-192: Where to Stay & What to Do in 48 Hours
Big pool homes, Old Town, and the Disney gate down the road.
US-192 (Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway and Vine Street) runs east from Walt Disney World through Kissimmee. It is lined with resorts and gated vacation-home communities, plus Old Town’s rides and car shows, Medieval Times, and the Lake Toho lakefront at the old town center.
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Photo: OldTown2020 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eric Statzer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Why stay here
The west end of 192 is minutes from Disney, and this is Orlando’s deepest vacation-rental market.
Who it's for: Families and groups who want a whole house with a private pool near Disney.
Pros
- Large pool homes at reasonable prices
- Close to Disney’s main gate
- Old Town, Fun Spot and Medieval Times nearby
Cons
- You need a car for everything
- 192 is a busy, commercial road
- Universal and downtown are 25–40 minutes
48H on US-192
A Disney day, then Old Town, Medieval Times and the lakefront.
08:00 – Disney park day
West 192 is about 10 minutes from Disney’s gates.
19:00 – Medieval Times
Dinner and a jousting tournament on Vine Street.
10:00 – Day 2: Gatorland
Old-school gator park on the Orange Blossom Trail, 20 minutes away.
17:30 – Kissimmee Lakefront Park
Sunset on Lake Toho by the old downtown.
20:00 – Old Town
Rides, arcades and a Saturday-night classic car cruise.
Named recommendations
Real places with links to their official site or a Maps place page. We do not invent hours, prices, or ratings.
See / do
See / do
Old Town Kissimmee
5770 W Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy, Kissimmee
Free-entry rides, shops and weekly classic car cruises.
Photo: OldTown2020 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →See / do
Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament
4510 W Vine St (US-192), Kissimmee
Dinner show with knights, horses and jousting.
Official site / map →See / do
Gatorland
14501 S Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando
Family-run alligator park open since 1949.
Official site / map →
Outdoors
Outdoors
Fun Spot America Kissimmee
2850 Florida Plaza Blvd, Kissimmee
Coasters and go-kart tracks next to Old Town.
Official site / map →
Sunrise / sunset
Sunrise / sunset
Kissimmee Lakefront Park
201 E Lakeshore Blvd, Kissimmee
Pier and paths on Lake Tohopekaliga; watch for herons and gators.
Photo: Eric Statzer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →
Where to stay
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Hotel · Expedia
Margaritaville Resort Orlando
8000 Fins Up Cir, Kissimmee
Resort and rental cottages on West 192 with the Island H2O water park included in the resort fee.
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Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center
6000 W Osceola Pkwy, Kissimmee
Huge glass-atrium resort with a water park on Osceola Parkway, a short drive from 192 and Disney.
Check rates on Expedia →
Vacation rentals
Prefer an apartment or whole home in this neighborhood? Browse Vrbo listings for Kissimmee / US-192.
Vacation rental · Vrbo
Gorgeous close to Disney 6BR/4BA, Huge Pool
Sleeps 12 · 6 bedrooms
9.8 · 77 reviews · as of Oct 15, 2026
Remodeled six-bedroom pool home with a game room off West 192, minutes from Island H2O and the Disney gate.
Photo: OldTown2020 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons View on Vrbo →
Other ways to spend 48 hours in Orlando
- International Drive — The wheel at ICON Park, big convention hotels, and Universal ten minutes up the road.
- Disney Springs / Lake Buena Vista — Walk to Disney Springs dinner, shuttle to the parks.
- Epcot Resort Area / BoardWalk — Walk to EPCOT, boat to Hollywood Studios, dinner on the BoardWalk.
- Universal / CityWalk — Walk or boat to the Universal parks, CityWalk at night.
- SeaWorld / Sea Harbor — SeaWorld, Aquatica and Discovery Cove on one doorstep.
- Downtown / Thornton Park — Lake Eola mornings, brick streets, and a real city dinner.
- Winter Park — Park Avenue shops, the Tiffany chapel at the Morse, and a boat through the lakes.
- Celebration — Disney’s planned town: lakefront, Market Street, and 10 minutes to the parks.
- Lake Nona — A new town by the airport: Boxi Park, the USTA campus and a design hotel.