Electric Little Rascals and wheelchairs

[Bamabot]

I have read before about a company in Orlando that rents little rascals and wheelchairs. Can someone supply me with the name, address and phone number of that company? I know you can rent from Disney but I would perfer my own to save time. We have a van for the week and are on Disney property so we can drive to the parks to save time on bus loading.

Four Weeks from my trip and I have to have knee surgery. I couldn't even put it off if I wanted too, can't walk much on it.

 

[SueM in MN]

Here are the companies that DIS posters have reported renting from:
Care Medical:
http://www.caremedicalequipment.com/

Walker Mobility:
1-888-726-6837
www.walkermobility.com

RANDY'S Mobility is in Kissimmee 407-892-4777
http://randysmobility.com/

Colonial Medical
http://www.colonialmed.com/about_cms.html

These places all rent manual wheelchairs and ecvs (also called scooters). The sites have pictures so you can see what type of devices they rent. I'm not sure if "Little Rascals" would be a generally understood term, so ask for an ecv or scooter. Since you are planning to transport the ecv by car, let them know when you call to rent it.
MK is one park you might want to ride the bus to, even if you drive to all the other parks. The bus to MK delivers you right to the park turnstiles. If you drive, you will be parking by the Ticket and Transportation Center and will need to take the ferryboat or monorail to the turnstiles.
If you don't have a handicapped parking permit, you will want to look into getting one before you leave so that you can park in the handicapped parking areas.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

I have used Walker a few times. They will ask for a credit card and charge it the day before arrival. They will deliver the ECV to your hotel bell services before your arrival and pick it up there after your departure. Their rates, especially for longer than a week, are much better than Disney's. Also, their scooters are much better.

If you are using a car for getting around, the ECVs break down into five pieces, the heaviest about 39 pounds. They take about a minute or so to take apart and about two minutes (once you are used to it) to put it together.

Another suggestion is find out your state's requirements for a temporary disabled hang tag and get the paper work and have your doctor sign off on it. The tag will allow you to use any of the handicap parking areas (which will be a necessity). Also, with the policy of charging for valet parking, with a handicap hang tag the fees will be waived. Also the valets will usually volunteer to assist in loading/unloading an ECV. In Virginia I printed the required form from the DMV website. When I took the completed form to the DMV Office it took less than 15 minutes from the time I walked in until I had my tag.

If you are in a cast, you might want to have the person who puts it on you draw a line with a marker where it will be sawn off. Then bring a "Sharpie" type marker pen with you and have the Characters sign the cast. Warn them when signing to not cross the line. After the cast is removed you will have an interesting souvenier.

You can use a bungee cord to help keep crutches or a folded up walker on the EVC or wheelchair. Usually it would be a short walk with the crutches from the wheelchair or EVC.

Good luck and let us know what finally happens.