DH and I are taking our son in June. He'll be almost 4. I developed an autoimmune disease, diffuse scleroderma or systemic sclerosis, when I was pregnant. Among other things, it has affected my joints, much like arthritis. You wouldn't know I was sick by looking at me or seeing me walk. I'm only 27 and look young for my age. I am 95% sure I'm going to have a really rough time with all the walking WDW requires. I can usually walk around a store for about an hour. Outside walking with uneven terrain is usually a 20 minute limit.
So the scooters have been recommended to me on another post, but I have to admit, I'm a little apprehensive. We'll be taking the Disney shuttles from place to place and I think the scooter will just be a hinderance when getting on/off the shuttle. Plus, I'll be honest, I am nervous of people's reactions. They'll look at me and see that I look healthy and can walk seemingly normal, then they'll see the scooter and give me those looks (what's wrong with her?, she looks fine, she's just being lazy, etc).
We were planning on taking my son's umbrella stroller b/c I'm sure he'll get tired of walking at some point too. It might help me to lean on it when I walk, but I don't know that it would eliminate the need for the scooter. Plus that's one more thing to haul on and off the shuttles and I'm sure Disney wouldn't be happy if DS sat on my lap on the scooter instead of using the stroller.
Would it be an option to get the scooter when we get to the park and leave it when we leave the park so we don't have to mess with the bus? Is there a cheaper way to do this?
As you can tell, this is really difficult for me and I guess I need some advice on how to handle the situation. Do I see how our first day goes and then reserve the scooter if I need to? Do I grin and bear it?
Sorry this is so long. Thanks for any help.
So the scooters have been recommended to me on another post, but I have to admit, I'm a little apprehensive. We'll be taking the Disney shuttles from place to place and I think the scooter will just be a hinderance when getting on/off the shuttle. Plus, I'll be honest, I am nervous of people's reactions. They'll look at me and see that I look healthy and can walk seemingly normal, then they'll see the scooter and give me those looks (what's wrong with her?, she looks fine, she's just being lazy, etc).
We were planning on taking my son's umbrella stroller b/c I'm sure he'll get tired of walking at some point too. It might help me to lean on it when I walk, but I don't know that it would eliminate the need for the scooter. Plus that's one more thing to haul on and off the shuttles and I'm sure Disney wouldn't be happy if DS sat on my lap on the scooter instead of using the stroller.
Would it be an option to get the scooter when we get to the park and leave it when we leave the park so we don't have to mess with the bus? Is there a cheaper way to do this?
As you can tell, this is really difficult for me and I guess I need some advice on how to handle the situation. Do I see how our first day goes and then reserve the scooter if I need to? Do I grin and bear it?

Sorry this is so long. Thanks for any help.