Bus and stroller chair

[MinnieVanMom]

This is a picture of how tall our new push chair is for DS. It does fold up easy but it is very big and difficult for me to carry.

Should I ask the driver to ramp load our push chair or just cowgirl up and carry it on?

 

[SueM in MN]

I can't tell how big it actually is from the picture, but it appears very large.

The largest strollers that can be brought into the parks are 36 inches wide by 52 inches long, according to the WDW website's FAQs page.
I am assuming that it is an Advance Mobility Liberty Special Needs stroller, which 43.75" tall x 27.5" wide x 55" long. That size will be a problem for a regular stroller, but not for a special needs stroller.

You will be able to load it through the back door of the bus - most CM bus drivers will recognize it as a special needs stroller and load it at the back door.
You will be able to keep your child in it while getting into the bus if you wish and if it will be easier for you. Your child will need to get out and you will need to fold the stroller once you are inside the bus.

If you follow the link in my signature to the disABILITIES FAQs thread, you will find some helpful information about bus transportation in post #4 of that thread. You can also find information about Guest Assistance Cards in post #6 of that thread - you can get a Guest Assistance Card or a sticker identifying your stroller as a wheelchair.

 

[MinnieVanMom]

Thanks Sue, Everyone helped me out already on if it should get tied down that I didn't want to be a bother again.

It came, it is huge! I am 5'4" and it comes about mid chest. I really feel that it will have to be loaded up by the driver.

 

[SueM in MN]

That's OK.
I figured no one on this board would be likely to know what it was.

 

[MICKEEP]

If you tell the driver that it is a special needs stroller, then he will treat it just like any ECV or wheelchair therefore he will deploy the lift or the ramp and your DS can remain seated, in the stroller on the bus, when the stroller is tied down.

Keep in mind that if you elect to fold the stroller, before getting on the bus, the driver is not allowed to carry it onto the bus for you. Though many will do it, they are not allowed to touch the personnel property of any guest.

If I may suggest, on your first visit to a park, go to Guest Services and get the red tag that indicates that the stroller is a special needs stroller. This will help because the driver will see the tag and allow you to get on the bus first.

 

[HappyDznyCamper]

If you tell the driver that it is a special needs stroller, then he will treat it just like any ECV or wheelchair therefore he will deploy the lift or the ramp and your DS can remain seated, in the stroller on the bus, when the stroller is tied down.

Keep in mind that if you elect to fold the stroller, before getting on the bus, the driver is not allowed to carry it onto the bus for you. Though many will do it, they are not allowed to touch the personnel property of any guest.

If I may suggest, on your first visit to a park, go to Guest Services and get the red tag that indicates that the stroller is a special needs stroller. This will help because the driver will see the tag and allow you to get on the bus first.

This was covered earlier by Sue, but because the stroller is not designed with a frame strong enough to be tied down safely(could actually damage the stroller)the child in the stroller will have to get out after they are on the bus and use a regular seat, the stroller will have to be folded.

 

[SueM in MN]

This was covered earlier by Sue, but because the stroller is not designed with a frame strong enough to be tied down safely(could actually damage the stroller)the child in the stroller will have to get out after they are on the bus and use a regular seat, the stroller will have to be folded.

Some bus drivers may agree to tie a 'non transport ready' stroller down, but unless the special needs stroller was designed with a 'transport ready' option , it is not safe for the child. The stroller frame can also be bent just by tying it down because it is not designed for that type of stress. I have had posters PM that their non-transport ready special needs stroller was damaged that way and asked that I warn other guests.

The special needs stroller the OP has doesn't have a transport ready option available.

 

[cranbiz]

As MICKEEP stated, company policy is that the driver is not to lift strollers, ECV's etc.

Some will but if one does not, he is just following company policy. This is for everyone's protection.