Electric Scooter Question/Advice needed

[thewelts]

Hi all,
I need advice/info... My mom is joining us for 2 nights in the park next week. We will spend Tuesday at MVMCP (MK) and Wednesday at Epcot.

She is nervous as her leg has been hurting and doesn't think she can handle the walking in the park. It seems that Disney has lots of options.

What do I need to do to reserve/coordinate an electric scooter type of thing for her?

Any other thoughts/suggestions?

She is fine for walking short distances so we will only need this in the parks. We are staying at VGF so we have easy monorail access.

 

[powellrj]

While I know you said you only need them for the parks, I would still rent from an off-site vendor. Not only is it cheaper, you know you will have one if the parks run out of them. They will deliver them to your room for you.

Check out the disabilites board for a list of off-site vendors.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

I would suggest going over to the disABILITIES Forum. One of the first threads is the disABILITIES FAQs. On Post #2 we have a lot of information for people with mobility and/or stamina situations, including fairly detailed information about both on- and off-site rentals of ECVs and wheelchairs. To get directly to the disABILITIES FAQs from here just click on the link in my signature.

 

[disnut8]

Hi all,
I need advice/info... My mom is joining us for 2 nights in the park next week. We will spend Tuesday at MVMCP (MK) and Wednesday at Epcot.

She is nervous as her leg has been hurting and doesn't think she can handle the walking in the park. It seems that Disney has lots of options.

What do I need to do to reserve/coordinate an electric scooter type of thing for her?

Any other thoughts/suggestions?

She is fine for walking short distances so we will only need this in the parks. We are staying at VGF so we have easy monorail access.

The advice to head to the other board is great but I wanted to add over here that you might want to consider a manual wheelchair as long as there are adults to push your mother. If she's never used an electrical one before, she might be overcome by it all. A manual wheelchair only relies on human power and, in my opinion, is controlled easier. Plus, she would be more relaxed in it since she wouldn't have to concern herself with basically driving while in the parks. Just a thought.

 

[siskaren]

The advice to head to the other board is great but I wanted to add over here that you might want to consider a manual wheelchair as long as there are adults to push your mother. If she's never used an electrical one before, she might be overcome by it all. A manual wheelchair only relies on human power and, in my opinion, is controlled easier. Plus, she would be more relaxed in it since she wouldn't have to concern herself with basically driving while in the parks. Just a thought.

I've heard though that the paths in the parks are often not level, which is going to making pushing a wheelchair more difficult.

 

[vdoucet78]

I injured my foot and was in a walking boot on our trip last year. We rented a manual wheelchair from Apple scooter bc I was scared of driving a powerchair, didn't know how much/if I would even need it and my DH graciously offered to push me. According to him, it wasn't too bad except for Epcot where there are several inclines on the pathways. He has an ugly nickname for that bridge between France and UK after pushing the chair up that incline lol. We got a cheaper rate renting from Apple and it was waiting for us at check-in.

 

[LindaBabe]

If your mom is not accustomed to using a scooter, WDW is NOT the place to learn. It is crowded and stressful even for an experienced user. TRUST me on this one!

RENT HER A CHAIR! Sometimes she will push it herself, but it will be there for her to sit in when she needs it, and you can push her if you have to.

 

[Missyrose]

The Christmas party, especially, will be difficult for her to navigate in an ECV. Main Street is super crowded all night and if she's not used to driving the ECV, then it might very well be too much for her under those conditions.

 

[Spacepest]

If your mom is not accustomed to using a scooter, WDW is NOT the place to learn. It is crowded and stressful even for an experienced user. TRUST me on this one!

RENT HER A CHAIR! Sometimes she will push it herself, but it will be there for her to sit in when she needs it, and you can push her if you have to.

This! I'd rather use my wheelchair than a rented scooter for the days I can't walk. At least my wheelchair has brakes.

 

[Brian_WDW74]

I've moved this thread to the disABILITIES! board.