Lugging a 500mm / Tripods in Orlando/Cape Canaveral

[fegari]

Hi, sorry if this is the wrong place for this query but could not find an appropiate subforum for this question...

I'll be going to the Orlando area mid-August and it coincides with the eclipe days and was wondering if they allow tripods/long lenses such as a 500 inside the Kennedy Space Center. It happens the visit coincides with the Eclipse so I'd like to use my 500mm and the tipod to shoot it while inside (I plan to take the full day pass there)

Also it'd be great if you can clarify whether there could be a problem to get inside any other Orlando's parks with that gear, such as Epcot or Animal Kingdom??

cheers,

 

[BeenThere]

Merritt Isl Wildlife Refuge next door to Kennedy Space Center is a place to try for birds using your gear. Don't know about the Center itself being sensitive about tripods and big lenses.

 

[Mt Spokane Photography]

I would contact the places you are planning to visit and ask them. A permit might be needed. Generally, I['d expect the answer to be no for most places where a lot of people visit. They do not want photographers setting up a tripod and blocking the path of other visitors. Even some of our local parks prohibit tripods based on the history of professional photographers setting up to capture commercial photos and becoming a big nuisance. So they ban them entirely.

 

[fegari]

Merritt Isl Wildlife Refuge next door to Kennedy Space Center is a place to try for birds using your gear. Don't know about the Center itself being sensitive about tripods and big lenses.

Thanks for the tip!