ECV rental in Epcot

[nymh]

We are staying at the Beach Club and will need to rent a ECV on our Epcot day. We’ve rented before near Spaceship Earth but is there another spot near the entrance from the Beach club into Epcot? Thanks for any info

 

[MICKIMINI]

There is a rental/gift shop just past the International Gate at EPCOT. There are far fewer ECV's so unless you are one of the first guests there, you likely will not get one. I have spoken with CM Leaders and Guest Services regarding this issue. They never expanded when Sky Liner came in so just do not have the capacity needed. Ridiculous as they rent for $50 and must be very profitable, but Disney does some stupid things IMO.

You can rent a wheelchair and get over to Spaceship Earth and try for one, though there is often a waiting list there as well. If you ask, a CM will call over, see if they have one and hold it for you while you wheel over. I have had to do that before, wasting an hour...

Good luck!

 

[Lewisc]

You only need it for one day. Pay the extra $10, rent from scooterbug with a drop off at BC.

 

[Simba's Mom]

There is a rental/gift shop just past the International Gate at EPCOT. There are far fewer ECV's so unless you are one of the first guests there, you likely will not get one.

Good luck!

I guess I was very fortunate then. I got one close to noontime, and during the F&W Festival (so it was pretty busy). However, this was pre-Skyline, so I can understand how availability has changed if they didn't increase the # of ECVs when the Skyliner happened. I agree with getting an offsite rental to be sure you'll have one.

 

[dvczerfs]

It’s not that they don’t want too, there is just not enough physical space to put more ECVs in that location.