$20 Kolcraft Toys-R-Us Stroller for 6 Year Old ... So Far, So Good!

[robinb]

I am sad to say that one of the things that was left behind at home was our Maclaren Techno Stroller. We only use it at WDW and then only at night. After 4 years it still steers well and my DD still fits comfortably.

We are here at WDW for 10 days, so renting was very expensive. So, we went to Toys-R-Us to buy a stroller. Our DD is 6 years old, 45" tall and 48 pounds. We first picked up a Baby Trend Trendsport Lite ($39) since it was rated to 45 pounds and we thought 3 pounds wasn't a big deal. The stroller steered like a cow and my DD's knees were up near her chin because the foot rest was so high. We then thought about a Maclaren Volo ($99), rated at 55 pounds. It steered better, but the foot rest was still pretty high. Plus, if I bought the Mac I felt like I would have to sell it on eBay to get some of my $$ back from buying an un-needed stroller. Finally, we tried the Kolcraft ($19.99) because it was there and "what the hey?". It steered almost as well as the Mac and my DD's knees were not uncomfortably high. It also had a sunshade. Sold!

We gave it a test run at Epoct last night and everything went well. Do I think it will last past the 10 days? Nope. But I don't need it to last either. I'll come back to this thread later on and give an update. But for now, I would say ... go with the Kolcraft for an older or heavier child. You'll be fine.

 

[loveysbydesign]

My kiddos, dd-3 and ds-6 both hate strollers. However I'm wondering if we'll need them in may when we go to WDW. My son will have just turned 7 and dd will be 3 1/2 and we've never been there before. Any tips about strollers is greatly appreciated. We have one of those sit and stand ones that a friend gave me, I'm wondering if that would do the trick. Guess I'd have to test it out, we haven't used it for a long time and my friend is borrowing it.

 

[NikiM20]

Robin...can you post a pic or model # of it please????? It sounds like that may be what we need for DD6 in April

 

[luvsmickeymouse]

My kiddos, dd-3 and ds-6 both hate strollers. However I'm wondering if we'll need them in may when we go to WDW. My son will have just turned 7 and dd will be 3 1/2 and we've never been there before. Any tips about strollers is greatly appreciated. We have one of those sit and stand ones that a friend gave me, I'm wondering if that would do the trick. Guess I'd have to test it out, we haven't used it for a long time and my friend is borrowing it.

I wouldn't go to Disney without a stroller, with a 3 year old. Its a long day to be walking. Even if they don't want to sit in it much , you have a place to put things. My kids napped in them and fell asleep in them if we were at a park late. Have a great trip!

 

[billwendy]

hi,

we rented a sit and stand in september for a 18 month old and a 6 year old if she needed it,,,,it was fine when just the toddler was in it, but when the 6 year old (average size) sat in the back, it was a bear to steer. the 6 year old only sat in it once or twice, but the night we did an extended hour magic night, we rented a double from the park,,,it was much better at handling the weight of the older kiddo and toddler together.....just an FYI.

wendy

 

[staci]

My kiddos, dd-3 and ds-6 both hate strollers. However I'm wondering if we'll need them in may when we go to WDW. My son will have just turned 7 and dd will be 3 1/2 and we've never been there before. Any tips about strollers is greatly appreciated. We have one of those sit and stand ones that a friend gave me, I'm wondering if that would do the trick. Guess I'd have to test it out, we haven't used it for a long time and my friend is borrowing it.

I would probably bring a single stroller for your dd as she will definitely need one. Your ds as he hates the strollers and will be 7, may be fine without. But if necessary, you could always rent a double for both of them to use the days you do the larger parks.

To the op, curious if the stroller held out for you. We bought a graco umbroller (cheapo) when ds was small primarily for a trip out of town to a zoo. It worked great. Ended up taking it for a week in disney, worked awesome, and we now use only it at home as the other is just too big. For being a cheapo (less than $20 on clearance at Target) we have been very pleased with our cheapo stroller and will probably take it next time if it still is going strong!

The good thing is I never worried about it getting stolen or broke on the plane as I had invested very little in it.

 

[Lesley]

Thanks Robin...we have a Techno (love it!) and we're taking both that and one of those $20 Kolcraft umbrella strollers later this month for our almost 6yo and almost 2yo.

We did use a Kolcraft umbrella stroller on our first WDW visit with our ds, when he was 4 and it was fine. He even slept in it.

Anyway, glad to hear its working out well!