jogging strollers are allowed

[irisheyesliz]

HI,
I saw the previous post about jogging strollers not being allowed. I called Disney and they assured me that all strollers are allowed in the parks. They even rent out the jogging strollers with the big wheel in front at one of the parks. You can check out the pictures of the strollers at www.wdwig.com.
Hope this helps

 

[SueM in MN]

They even rent out the jogging strollers with the big wheel in front at one of the parks.

If you check the pictures, you will see that the jogging strollers rented at WDW are not the ones with the big wheel in the front. The other parks rent out molded plastic ones, but Disney/MGM Studio has jogging strollers with 2 small front swivel wheels, not the large wheel that sticks out. MGM strollers picture from Deb's site (wdwig.com)
Some posters reported a few months ago that their jogging strollers with the large, non-swivel front wheel were confiscated at the gate and they were given a WDW rental stroller to use for the day (theirs was put in storage). When we went this March, we did see people with the large wheel jogging strollers, but they were a major headache. Since neither the front or the back wheels turn, the pusher had to come to an almost complete stop, push down on the handles so the front wheel came off the ground and the "bump" it into the new direction they wanted to go. We saw lots of people get run into or almost run into when they did that. In a trip from Haunted Mansion area to the end of the street near Splash Mountain, one man did that at least 10 times. You don't realize how many times you need to switch directions just a tiny bit to get around things or people. It did not look comfortable for the child (who got jostled with each "bump") or for the driver (who would have real tired arms after a day of "bumping"). Plus, the strollers with the sticking out wheels are a tripping hazard for other people. They are just not practical for crowded situations like WDW.

 

[irisheyesliz]

If you look at the MGM double strollers picture at www.wdwig.com you can see the jogging stroller with the big wheel in front.

 

[irisheyesliz]

Forgot to add the direct link to see the picture of the double stroller with big wheel in front
http://www.wdwig.com/mgmst2.jpg

 

[SueM in MN]

The picture of a double stroller with the big front wheel is an old picture. The double strollers at MGM have the same small swivel wheels as the the single strollers in the picture. Here's a post from last year about it.