Children on scooters....

[MG3G]

I never thought of this until I read a thread here....

Does Disney have any policies about children sitting with an adult on a scooter?

We have 5 children - 3 are small. I use a scooter at home on a regular basis. I ALWAYS have 2 - 3 of them riding with me. Sometimes I can hold ones hand while she walks beside me but that is very difficult to do in crowds or for long distances.

Usually I have the little girls standing in front of me. Sometimes I have one on my lap and one sitting at my feet (she's short enough that he legs don't dangle anywhere near over.)

This is a normal everyday thing for us. Not a "we rented a scooter on vacation" thing.

It sounds like I may have issues with the other guests - but does Disney have a policy against this?

Honestly this is my reality and I could care less what other guests think - which I know is rude - but I need to be their mama disabled or not and that's meant we have had to change a lot of things we do. If my options are ride a scooter with kids or don't go somewhere - I'm riding Scoots has been to the beach, to airshows, camping, this weekend we went "bike riding" Hubby, and our three older kids rode their bikes, while the girls and I rode scooter. It was GREAT to get out there together and still be "normal" especially since we aren't sure how long I can do things.

 

[spacecanada]

This is prohibited where we live, as unsecured passengers are at risk of falling off and becoming injured. I don't know if Disney has similar rules or not, but you may want to investigate local bylaws as well, for outside the parks.

 

[MG3G]

This is prohibited where we live, as unsecured passengers are at risk of falling off and becoming injured. I don't know if Disney has similar rules or not, but you may want to investigate local bylaws as well, for outside the parks.

Interesting that they actually made a bylaw - I haven't seen or heard of anything like that around here and google search comes up with nothing at all.

Honestly and this might not be popular - if I was ticketed locally I would be more then willing to go to court. You can't stop people from being parents just because they are disabled. If I needed to carry an infant or child I should be allowed to. Disney is different though as it is private property and I can respect that of course. I'm surprised that there are bylaws however in some places because I could see that being a political hot potato.

 

[ttintagel]

Although I don't know what the complete official policy is, I have seen one person asked to have the child get off. However that may have been a Disney-owned scooter, which might be a different situation. (I've also seen an entire family of two adults and three children piled onto one scooter, doing laps around a resort pool at top speed, in full sight of employees, so there probably isn't one hard and fast, strictly enforced rule for every situation.)

 

[Coonhound]

Interesting that they actually made a bylaw - I haven't seen or heard of anything like that around here and google search comes up with nothing at all.

Honestly and this might not be popular - if I was ticketed locally I would be more then willing to go to court. You can't stop people from being parents just because they are disabled. If I needed to carry an infant or child I should be allowed to. Disney is different though as it is private property and I can respect that of course. I'm surprised that there are bylaws however in some places because I could see that being a political hot potato.

It is a safety issue...there have been threads on this topic before, you could use the search function at the top to look for them...most dissers seem to agree that it is a very unsafe practice...and in most of the threads they advised the person in the wheelchair or scooter to wait to tKe a trip until the kids are old enough to be trusted to walk alongside the scooter and not run off or get lost...but as for Disney, it is entirely possible even if it is your own scooter and not Disney's...with Disney children are not allowed to ride on scooters even on your lap at Disney and if you're doing it they will "ask" you to have them get off. If it becomes an issue they can have you leave the park. Honestly I wouldn't risk it.

 

[Hoodie]

Poking around, it seems that sometimes CM enforce the "no children" rule and other times they don't. I've seen CMs both ask the for the child to get off and ignore it. It seems that those that get a "pass" have one child - not 2-3. If you need 2-3 kids on your scooter to successfully tour WDW, you should probably wait until they can be trusted on their own. One MIGHT get a pass if the child is sitting and not trying to "drive," but I wouldn't risk it. Like PP had said - they can ask you to leave the park if they are in full enforcement mode.

 

[Aladora]

Does Disney have any policies about children sitting with an adult on a scooter?

I have not been able to find an official policy from Disney yet but this is what they say about their ECV rentals:

Wheelchairs and vehicles are not designed to hold more than one person.

 

[carley]

although you will be bringing your own scooter, on the disney travel site under ecv rentals it says

About ECVs
ECVs are single-rider, 4-wheel electric vehicles that help Guests with mobility challenges travel long distances with ease.

 

[Mrsjvb]

I never thought of this until I read a thread here....

Does Disney have any policies about children sitting with an adult on a scooter?

absolutely against policy on all rented scooters from on or off site and even if you bring your personally owned one you can be instructed to stop. it is FAR more crowded and difficult t operate one in the parks than in your normal daily trips to the grocery store

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

There was a recent thread here where a woman posted that she was blind and let her 9 year old granddaughter actually drive the ECV for her while riding on her lap and no one stopped them.

 

[Coonhound]

There was a recent thread here where a woman posted that she was blind and let her 9 year old granddaughter actually drive the ECV for her while riding on her lap and no one stopped them.

I'm guessing that story wasn't true. If it is true, it is highly dangerous and against the rental policies.

 

[ttintagel]

it is FAR more crowded and difficult t operate one in the parks than in your normal daily trips to the grocery store

That's what I was thinking, too - when I toured WDW on an ECV I can't count the number of times a day I had to stop short because somebody stepped in front of me, and the intertia jerked me back and forth. If I had been carrying a child on my lap, he would absolutely have been at risk for falling off. And although it's not a great distance to fall, in that kind of crowd it's likely he would have been trampled or run over.

 

[OurBigTrip]

I guess anything is possible, but I would suspect (and hope) that Disney would not allow this, both for the safety of your children and of other guests.

I recommend stroller rental.

 

[Mrsjvb]

There was a recent thread here where a woman posted that she was blind and let her 9 year old granddaughter actually drive the ECV for her while riding on her lap and no one stopped them.

and she was roundly chastised for claiming that as well. ECVs are for the use of ONE ADULT. period. end of subject. you want to carry an extra passenger you buy the attachments( which are NOT permitted inside the parks anyway)

even if the person from that tale lied her butt off about being blind she was exceedingly stupid and irresponsible in so doing and if there had been a serious accident she would have bee sued out the wazoo..and rightfully so.

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

I'm guessing that story wasn't true. If it is true, it is highly dangerous and against the rental policies.

I don't know if it was true, but it was her personal ECV, not a rental.

 

[Zooshoveller]

Interesting that they actually made a bylaw - I haven't seen or heard of anything like that around here and google search comes up with nothing at all. Honestly and this might not be popular - if I was ticketed locally I would be more then willing to go to court. You can't stop people from being parents just because they are disabled. If I needed to carry an infant or child I should be allowed to. Disney is different though as it is private property and I can respect that of course. I'm surprised that there are bylaws however in some places because I could see that being a political hot potato.

I might be missing something - but you're not holding an infant or a child, they are riding along.

 

[bumbershoot]

That's what I was thinking, too - when I toured WDW on an ECV I can't count the number of times a day I had to stop short because somebody stepped in front of me, and the intertia jerked me back and forth. If I had been carrying a child on my lap, he would absolutely have been at risk for falling off. And although it's not a great distance to fall, in that kind of crowd it's likely he would have been trampled or run over.

Absolutely. This isn't an everyday thing. This is a very crowded place with lots of OTHER scooters around (many of whom haven't driven one before that very hour) and people running randomly and scooching past and doing all sorts of weird maneuvers that you cannot anticipate. That's not the time to have kids on the scooter with you. They will be in so much more danger of falling off than at the grocery store or even an airshow.

This is a normal everyday thing for us. Not a "we rented a scooter on vacation" thing.

It sounds like I may have issues with the other guests - but does Disney have a policy against this?

Disney-rented scooters it's against the contract. Likely against the contract for offsite rental scooters.

 

[WantToGoNow]

My dd uses a ECV and may be wearing a very young infant during our trip next October. We most likely will have a stroller but if my dd10's NCS/POTS does not improve she may need a wheelchair and I will have to push her instead of a stroller. Without the ECV she will not be able to tour the parks. Will she be told the infant can't ride as well. I absolutely agree children shouldn't ride because they could fall or grab the steering/controls but a 2-4 month old will not be doing that. She will be using her personal ECV.

 

[Zooshoveller]

My dd uses a ECV and may be wearing a very young infant during our trip next October. We most likely will have a stroller but if my dd10's NCS/POTS does not improve she may need a wheelchair and I will have to push her instead of a stroller. Without the ECV she will not be able to tour the parks. Will she be told the infant can't ride as well. I absolutely agree children shouldn't ride because they could fall or grab the steering/controls but a 2-4 month old will not be doing that. She will be using her personal ECV.

I've seen many wheelchair and ECV accidents where the occupant was dumped out. I couldn't imagine if they had an infant with them (strapped on or not). Is there no one else that could wear the baby or push the stroller?

 

[Mrsjvb]

My dd uses a ECV and may be wearing a very young infant during our trip next October. We most likely will have a stroller but if my dd10's NCS/POTS does not improve she may need a wheelchair and I will have to push her instead of a stroller. Without the ECV she will not be able to tour the parks. Will she be told the infant can't ride as well. I absolutely agree children shouldn't ride because they could fall or grab the steering/controls but a 2-4 month old will not be doing that. She will be using her personal ECV.

an infant is even MORE of a liability and just how do you expect to SAFELY operate the thing with a kid strapped to your chest?!

I say again..CHILDREN HAVE NO BUSINESS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BEING A PASSENGER ON AN ECV