Bringing Coolers into parks and what to do with them

[decon]

I am planning on bringing a large soft sided cooler (17 inches x 12 inches x 12 inches) into the parks and carrying around. Not doing a dining plan so bringing drinks, non-perishable snacks and buying other stuff.

What do I do with the cooler when on the rides?

I will be bringing 2 strollers, is it safe leaving it on the strollers?

 

[Robo]

I am planning on bringing a large soft sided cooler (17 inches x 12 inches x 12 inches) into the parks and carrying around. Not doing a dining plan so bringing drinks, non-perishable snacks and buying other stuff.

1. What do I do with the cooler when on the rides?

2. I will be bringing 2 strollers, is it safe leaving it on the strollers?

1. Rent a locker at the entrance to the park and stash the cooler.
You can open and close the locker any number of times without paying extra.

On some rides, you could carry it along.
On others, it would be a real pain.

2. Some say yes. Some say no.

 

[Lorie413]

We have always left our cooler bag, along with other bags holding snacks and our other random stuff, at our stroller. I bring a small backpack to carry our money, camera, etc. on the rides. We have never had any problems doing this...except for the rain. Now we bring an extra poncho to throw over the bags while we leave them!!

 

[Radiorox]

Not a stroller but, I had a soft sided bookbag like cooler on the back of grandma's wheelchair that I left when we did the rides. I did not have an issue with things missing. My cousins take their kids various snacks and whatnots since one of them has dietary issues and that is left on the stroller (both rented and their own) and we've not had a problem other than CMs moving the strollers or a freak rainstorm that drenched everything. (Pack a poncho JUST for the stroller!!)