ECVs and wheelchairs at Disney.....how about umbrella or sunshade?

[Carlos A Cabrera]

Do these outside places charge you a huge deposit on there ecvs?

 

[AngiTN]

Do these outside places charge you a huge deposit on there ecvs?

No, they do not

 

[Carlos A Cabrera]

No, they do not

Ok cool, im going to call a few on the places above tomorrow.

 

[sjlogghe]

I second/third/fourth the previous posters on renting from outside the parks. We won't rent one inside the parks anymore. It's cheaper, you can get accessories, (canopy, basket, etc) and it is more convenient when you can use it to/from the parking lot/buses!! Ours is usually waiting when we arrive at the resort, and we simply set up a time to meet in the lobby the day we leave to get it back to the company. It's awesome!!

 

[SueM in MN]

I'm not trying to pull anything......
I need a small roof attachment for an electric wheelchair, so the sun doesn't beat on me. I need to know if disney offers add ons to there electric wheelchairs in which the have some with a chair cover?

I want to point out that Disney rents ECVs (also called Mobility scooter) in the parks.

They don’t rent power wheelchairs (driven with a joystick). There are offsite companies that rent power wheelchairs, but only to people who are already experienced using one. An example would be someone who uses a power wheelchair at home, but doesn’t want to travel with it.

We tried an umbrella on our daughter’s wheelchair in the past. Canopies or umbrellas are not as useful as you might think. Basically, except for a short time when the sun is shining directly overhead, they may not shade you at all.
They also can block your sight and you will probably need to put it down or remove it for shows and on Transportation.
A wide brimmed hat may be more useful.

UncleMike101 the problem that i have had with companies outside of Disney is that that rent you the chairs, charge a lot to deliver the chair to the park.

I am not aware of any companies that charge for delivery (not saying there are not any, just that I am not aware).
In most cases, the ECV is delivered to you at your resort, not at a park.

 

[bumbershoot]

UncleMike101 the problem that i have had with companies outside of Disney is that that rent you the chairs, charge a lot to deliver the chair to the park.

That’s not an issue I’ve heard of on the Wdw or DL boards.

 

[kaytieeldr]

UncleMike101 the problem that i have had with companies outside of Disney is that that rent you the chairs, charge a lot to deliver the chair to the park.

If this statement is accurate, I can see charging a (hefty) deposit. Delivering to a park deprived the company of the ability to find the renter afterwards, i.e. no local address.

Not all companies charge for delivery. Get a Disney approved company and they will deliver to the park or any Disney resort for no charge.

No. Such. Thing.

There are Featured companies which have that destination because they pay a fee to be able to utilize Bell Services as the exchange point.

Using the word 'approved' implies negative issues regarding the many extraordinary companies.

 

[mamabunny]

...We tried an umbrella on our daughter’s wheelchair in the past. Canopies or umbrellas are not as useful as you might think. Basically, except for a short time when the sun is shining directly overhead, they may not shade you at all.
They also can block your sight and you will probably need to put it down or remove it for shows and on Transportation.
A wide brimmed hat may be more useful...

I whole-heartedly second this. I have tried canopies in the past, and hated them; they block your vision if you have to back up, the sun is only blocked when it is directly overhead (any other time, it just goes right under the canopy, and most of the time the "shade" is off to one side or behind you!) and you will block the vision of the people who are walking or standing behind you.

Instead, I use either a parasol or umbrella and/or a large sunhat. Typically both.

I am allergic to the sun; I break out in hives that quickly raise to liquid-filled blisters if I am overexposed. I look like the Queen of the Mole People (or a vampire on a day pass) when I am at WDW, but I don't care. So, if anyone should "want" a canopy, it would be me - and I don't recommend them at all, for anyone.

 

[Mrsjvb]

Does Disney offer a ECV add on cover canopy thing?

no. offsite vendors do, but TBH they look bulky and harder to drive due to the loss of line of sight. why not just get a good sun hat and some cooling scarves?

 

[Carlos A Cabrera]

Ok, so I pulled up Apple and they have the best prices, plus their site if very honest, and shows the exact price without the 6.5% state/county tax, which i admire. I will be calling them later today, glad to see that i get to keep the chair for the whole 3 days, meaning i can finally go to Disney Springs, and outings at night again.

no. offsite vendors do, but TBH they look bulky and harder to drive due to the loss of line of sight. why not just get a good sun hat and some cooling scarves?

As far as a hat, idk why but it makes my head itchy every time, so i avoid them altogether and i had no idea they made a scarf that kept you cool. lol

 

[themommy]

If this statement is accurate, I can see charging a (hefty) deposit. Delivering to a park deprived the company of the ability to find the renter afterwards, i.e. no local address.

No. Such. Thing.

There are Featured companies which have that destination because they pay a fee to be able to utilize Bell Services as the exchange point.

Using the word 'approved' implies negative issues regarding the many extraordinary companies.

Wow. Just wow. Apparently. I. Picked. The. Wrong. Wording. So sorry

 

[AngiTN]

Ok, so I pulled up Apple and they have the best prices, plus their site if very honest, and shows the exact price without the 6.5% state/county tax, which i admire. I will be calling them later today, glad to see that i get to keep the chair for the whole 3 days, meaning i can finally go to Disney Springs, and outings at night again.



As far as a hat, idk why but it makes my head itchy every time, so i avoid them altogether and i had no idea they made a scarf that kept you cool. lol

Try using an umbrella. If you don't think something you hold would work, maybe look in to one that can attach to a stroller, see if they can be adapted to attach to the ECV somewhere. This would give you something that can open/close easily, plus adjust so you can keep it out of the way of the path of others.
One way to test things out is to head out to your local grocery or Target type place. They have ECV, usually, while not the same as what you'd get at Disney they are close enough for you to try out and see if there is a way to make it work with an umbrella, before heading to Disney.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Wow. Just wow. Apparently. I. Picked. The. Wrong. Wording. So sorry

Disney itself very quickly stopped using that designation, verypossibly in response to the many reputable and highly recommended equipment rental companies.

i work for none of those companies, but it aggravates me to see the erroneous designation. This is FAR from the first time i have spoken on this issue, and i will continue when i see it.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Try using an umbrella

Or an umbrella hat!

 

[MaryLovesPoohBear]

not permitted to attach anything to the ECV at all.

For Disney scooters that may be the case. But I'm not sure that is right.

For personal scooters or offsite scooters, t certainly isn't true.
All scooters seem to have a basket in front of the driver. I also attach one to the back. It doesn't have its own wheels, it attaches right below the seat. Even when I add it, I can take it on the bus because it doesn't make it longer than the maximum for bus loading.

And as others have said, you can also attach a sun shade. We are working with one to figure out a way to attach a folding sun umbrella to my scooter. Right now I wear sun clothes, but it would be nice if I didn't have to.

 

[kaytieeldr]

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[SueM in MN]

I changed the title to keep people from thinking the thread is about strollers.

Also - the “Featured Providers” for WDW had to go thru an application and approval process, so not just paying a fee.

 

[Carlos A Cabrera]

I changed the title to keep people from thinking the thread is about strollers.

Also - the “Featured Providers” for WDW had to go thru an application and approval process, so not just paying a fee.

Wow, so then companies do have to go through paper work and approval and all the extras to use these places. hmm. interesting.

 

[gap2368]

Wow, so then companies do have to go through paper work and approval and all the extras to use these places. hmm. interesting.

I think most of the approval was that there ECV are not bigger then what Disney wants and such things.

 

[Starwind]

I whole-heartedly second this. I have tried canopies in the past, and hated them; they block your vision if you have to back up, the sun is only blocked when it is directly overhead (any other time, it just goes right under the canopy, and most of the time the "shade" is off to one side or behind you!) and you will block the vision of the people who are walking or standing behind you.

Instead, I use either a parasol or umbrella and/or a large sunhat. Typically both.

I am allergic to the sun; I break out in hives that quickly raise to liquid-filled blisters if I am overexposed. I look like the Queen of the Mole People (or a vampire on a day pass) when I am at WDW, but I don't care. So, if anyone should "want" a canopy, it would be me - and I don't recommend them at all, for anyone.

We also use a wide-brimmed sun protective hat and sun protective clothing: long sleeves with hoodie, long pants, partial gloves, sunglasses. I am actually *cooler* dressed that way than in shorts and a tshirt. And I can be much less concerned about the sun, plus wear a lot less sunscreen.

SW