Broken foot advice Not DAS related

[maxiesmom]

A knee scooter all day long sounds very painful. I"d rent a wheelchair and take turns pushing her.

 

[auralia]

We rented a wheel chair. She was far enough along to walk the short lines or briefly in a store and we used the chair in long lines and for longer walks… so between lands to and from the bus. We did bring the knee scooter but didn’t use it… in crowds it would have been awful. My husband, teen son, and I took turns pushing the chair so it wasn’t tiring. She was embarrassed but it was all her being a teen no one gave her any trouble at all.

 

[snowwite]

My 17 year old broke her foot 2 weeks ago. One of the fractures is displaced but they said surgery wont improve outcome and would require a large incision and could cause more damage than help. She will be out of her boot in mid October. We go for a mini trip thanksgiving week. We plan to do the Orlando informer meet up at universal Saturday, break Sunday (we were going to go to blizzard beach but with her foot so fresh from the break we don’t think this is a good idea), Hollywood nights Monday (kids preferred park going for short lines and evening park hours more than the party), and are now considering a day trip to MK on Tuesday to say good by to Tom sawyers island (I know it’s a MVMCP day, we are not interest in the party, but figure it will make for a lighter crowd day). We would just buy a one day military one park ticket for that day at 140$ and genie plus.

Staying at kadani in a Savannah view studio and will have my SUV. arriving Friday before thanksgiving check out Wednesday before thanksgiving.

So the question, we know she won’t be able to walk the amount needed for a Disney trip on her foot… she will be walking cast free by then, but it won’t be fully healed for 6 months. I am trying to decide between a wheel chair and a scooter. I’d need the scooter that we can put in the car for universal. I’m thinking the scooter/chair will be to get to a given area and then she could walk… park in tomorrow land walk to space, buzz, people mover, then use the chair/scooter to go to the next major area… same with universal park somewhere in a central location do the rides in that area then pick up chair/scooter and move on…

So what’s the better plan chair or scooter? Chair =no battery to give us issues, no technical drama, won’t have to wait for a bus and have a scooter to strap into it… could just fold chair and bring on like a stroller.

Thoughts, opinions? I know this isn’t a DAS qualifying thing as she can use a chair/scooter in line and lines likely won’t be an issue during the informer meet up or jollywood nights. I imagine it’s easier to navigate a line with a wheel chair than a scooter if she started hurting or am I wrong? She is still learning to drive a car, was just supposed to test before she broke her foot so she does know how to drive.

Thanks for the advice!

Get her a scooter or a knee scooter to take the pressure off her leg

 

[lanejudy]

FYI folks — the OP’s trip was a year ago (2024).

Post #18 is a new question (9/6/2025) by a different poster.