Boardwalk:
There is a company called Buena Vista Scooters, that started renting
ECVs in Spring of 2007 at the Boardwalk in the same area where surrey bikes can be rented. Here is a detailed report about them. I have seen the ECVs for rent at Boardwalk and they appeared to be in very good shape (like new). Their phone number is (407)938-0349 or toll free (866)484-4797. Buena Vista Scooters is not a sponsor of these boards and has not paid any fees or favors for promotion on this board. We listed them because many posters were asking about an 'on-property option and they are the only on-site option. They are not recommended higher than any other companies.
Off site rental companies
Many people prefer to rent from an off-site company for the length of their stay.
This is a list of companies that DIS posters commonly report good experiences with. They are in alphabetical order, in categories. Walker Mobility is a wdwinfo.com sponsor; they are listed here as another option along with other companies.
None of the other companies listed are sponsors and none have paid or given anything for promotion.
The specific companies are listed because DIS posters have used and recommended them over the years. The companies with little feedback are listed along with that information.
We will NOT list a company on the FAQs thread without a significant number of recommendations from established posters. Also, there are some companies that encourage/promote allowing children to ride as passengers on scooters. We will not knowingly post a link to any company that encourages that behavior because it is unsafe and companies that manufacture ECVs specifically warn against allowing passengers in their instruction manuals.
Full Service Medical Companies can rent wheelchairs, ecvs and other medical equipment/supplies.
Examples of other equipment would be things like lifts, reclining chairs, hospital beds, commode chairs, bath chairs, etc.
The off-site rental places will usually not rent ECVs for use by someone under 18 yrs old (a few may occasionally make exceptions for older teens who are experienced
ECV drivers - for example a teen with a chronic health problem who does use ECVs in stores, etc).
Power wheelchairs (they are driven with a joystick) take more practice to drive. The joystick controls both the speed and the direction that the wheelchair goes at. Even though they look easy to drive, it takes a lot more practice to be able to drive one than to drive an ECV.Rental companies will usually ONLY rent a power wheelchair to someone who already has/uses a power wheelchair regularly. Some owners of power wheelchairs choose not to travel by plane with them (afraid of damage); those are the people who rent power wheelchairs. Power wheelchair renters are expected to be experienced power wheelchair drivers and will be asked for some settings from their current power wheelchair so that the rental chair can be set up to match.
Link to a thread that compares driving an ECV to driving a Power wheelchair.
Note that Buena Vista Scooters (see two links above) will also rent power chairs. They also will do repairs to personally owned ECVs, power chairs and regular wheelchairs. Their warehouse and shop is on Disney property.
Wheelchair and
ECV Rental Companies
NOTE: Some of the companies have items that may not be on their website. So if you like a company and they do not show exactly what you are looking for, email or call them and ask. The website may show only the most popular or commonly rented.
Care Medical:
http://www.caremedicalequipment.com/
Phone (407) 856-2273 • Toll Free U.S and Canada (800) 741-2282
Care is a full Service Medical Company. They rent ECVs, wheelchairs, power wheelchairs (for guests who are familiar with and use one at home), walkers, companion chairs, strollers, special needs strollers, bath equipment, comodes, beds, among other things.
Walker Mobility:
1-888-726-6837
www.walkermobility.com
Walkers rents wheelchairs, ECVs, single and double strollers.
RANDY'S Mobility
According to information from Randy, they have a London, England phone # that connects directly to their US. Office.
US. & CAN. (321-281-6603)
UK. (02030062368)
http://www.randysmobility.com/
Randys rents wheelchairs, ECVs and Joovey strollers, including Joovey Caboose where one child can stand behind.
Apple Scooter - quite a few people recently (Spring-Summer 2010) report good experiences
(321-726-6837)
http://www.applescooter.com/
Apple rents scooters and wheelchairs. Apple rents 16 inch wide wheelchairs. These are suitable for smaller people (and children) between 80 and 125 pounds.
Scootaround
http://www.scootaround.com/ Not as much feedback as Randy's, Care and Walker, some people who did post about them reported they had problems with equipment failures and charge cards. Scootaround rents wheelchairs and ECVs.
Scootarama
http://www.scootarama.com/ Not as much feedback as Randy's, Care and Walker, but people who did post about them reported they had no problems. Scootarama rents scooters.
Scooter Vacations
http://www.scootorlando.com/index.html
Not as much feedback as Randy’s, Care and Walker, but people who did post about them reported no problems. Scooter Vacations rents ECVs of various types.
Randy's requires that someone be there for delivery and pick up. The rest will deliver to Bell Services and leave it for you.
