anelson81993
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- May 21, 2012
If you rent it, chances are that even if your son drives it, Disney cast members won't stop you and make sure he's also old enough to drive it. As someone who has been a teen in a wheelchair at WDW, I can personally attest to the fact that learning to wheel your own chair while at WDW is not a good option, especially in parks like AK with many hilled sections. Without someone to push your son in a chair, a non-electric wheel chair probably won't work (unless he has a significant amount of time to practice between now and your trip). Unless he's likely going to be using an ECV for a while, I also wouldn't suggest buying one--it's just not practical. While this might not exactly follow the precise letter of the rules of any rental company (including rentals through Disney), I would suggest just renting the ECV in your own name and letting your son drive it. Or if there's an ECV company near you that will let him rent it and drive it, that would work too.