Lyft Or Uber - Do they have booster seats and how early do they run?

[rpmaill]

Does Uber or Lyft offer Booster seats? Also, anyone have an idea on wait times for Uber or Lyft if I call one at 645am to AS Sports? Will be next week. Thx

 

[FCDub]

Booster seats, no. There are some Ubers with a car seat, but not a booster. There are no Lyfts with car seats or boosters.

Bringing your own is recommended, as it opens up many more possibilities in terms of utilizing ride share services.

 

[TheOneWithTheTriplets]

If your booster kid hits the 50lb minimum, I'd highly recommend these. https://www.target.com/p/graco-rightguide-portable-seat-belt-trainer-harlin/-/A-77789616

They fold small into a convenient carrying bag, fit 3 across in most vehicles (necessary for our family) and really expand out your options for using rentals or ride shares with booster age kids.

 

[rpmaill]

Booster seats, no. There are some Ubers with a car seat, but not a booster. There are no Lyfts with car seats or boosters.

Bringing your own is recommended, as it opens up many more possibilities in terms of utilizing ride share services.

on the Uber app i just saw the xl with carseat option. Im wondering if that will be ok for her....

 

[rpmaill]

If your booster kid hits the 50lb minimum, I'd highly recommend these. https://www.target.com/p/graco-rightguide-portable-seat-belt-trainer-harlin/-/A-77789616

They fold small into a convenient carrying bag, fit 3 across in most vehicles (necessary for our family) and really expand out your options for using rentals or ride shares with booster age kids.

thx so much but yhere no way im carrying a seat around all day for a 1 way trip lol. we were takin the shuttle back. i think ill try the car seat uber as she is just at 50 lbs

 

[rpmaill]

This should do.... she is 49 inches and cut off is 52. Only going from Sports to the Dolphin too

 

[Lewisc]

You might try the request in advance option

 

[disneymickey2]

Does anyone more more information about the availibility (yes/no, and if yes, liklihood that one is readily available) about Uber with Car Seat?
Uber's official page says this is only available in New York and has been phased out in other cities, but apparently you we were able to get it to come up in Orlando. Thanks.

 

[Best Aunt]

Does anyone more more information about the availibility (yes/no, and if yes, liklihood that one is readily available) about Uber with Car Seat?
Uber's official page says this is only available in New York and has been phased out in other cities, but apparently you we were able to get it to come up in Orlando. Thanks.

You can look at the Uber app. Change your pickup location to where you would want to be picked up, put in your destination and see what options pop up. I think uber with car seats exist in Orlando but new drivers can't sign on for that option.

 

[Mrs.AMC]

Does anyone more more information about the availibility (yes/no, and if yes, liklihood that one is readily available) about Uber with Car Seat?
Uber's official page says this is only available in New York and has been phased out in other cities, but apparently you we were able to get it to come up in Orlando. Thanks.

They positively exist in Orlando. They came up when we selected rides during my July 4th trip
They are phased out as in new drivers can't sign up but any drivers that were enrolled when it was active in Orlando and are still active now can still drive with the official w/car seat option.
Likelihood that one is available is impossible to answer. PP has the exact answer to know best. You log in to Uber, select your Orlando pick up spot that you'll be using, select any Orlando drop off that you'll anticipate during your trip as a destination and see what options come up. That will give you an idea of what cars are out there at that moment. It still won't guarantee one is there when you need it but if you spot check enough times and find one each time, I'd say the odds are pretty good you'll find one when you need it. if you spot check and only find one occasionally, then I'd be concerned about having one when you need it.

 

[sponica]

So it was definitely hit or miss as to what type of seat was installed. We travelled with a mi-fold for my 5 year old.

I will say, the car seats that were in those cars could be pretty janky and I wouldn't use it for anything beyond resort to park/ resort to resort travel.

If the kiddo is 6 or older, you don't need a booster in florida. But I know that's not necessarily what people are comfortable with.

 

[quoo]

If your booster kid hits the 50lb minimum, I'd highly recommend these. https://www.target.com/p/graco-rightguide-portable-seat-belt-trainer-harlin/-/A-77789616

They fold small into a convenient carrying bag, fit 3 across in most vehicles (necessary for our family) and really expand out your options for using rentals or ride shares with booster age kids.

If you want smaller than this the mifold is about the size of a clutch purse and lightweight https://mifold.com
They're a little bit annoying to use, but the ease of transport makes up for it, and it's great to have something in a pinch. We'll be bringing it to the parks with us in a backpack in case we decide to uber/lyft back to the hotel.

 

[quoo]

Oh, also Uber and Lyft are generally available 24 hours, but sometimes it can take a little bit to get a car to accept your ride at some hours. Not sure what these hours are in the Orlando area though.

 

[mikalkwin]

So it was definitely hit or miss as to what type of seat was installed. We travelled with a mi-fold for my 5 year old.

I will say, the car seats that were in those cars could be pretty janky and I wouldn't use it for anything beyond resort to park/ resort to resort travel.

If the kiddo is 6 or older, you don't need a booster in florida. But I know that's not necessarily what people are comfortable with.

That is very good to know. My DD is 8 and where I leave, a booster seat (preferably with back support) is mandatory until the child is either 10 or 1m50 (~4'11). I was wondering if we would be able to take a Minnie Van sometimes (especially from resort to resort) or if I'd need to rely solely on Disney transportation. I won't be that comfortable but I'll probably make an exception when we are at Disney...

 

[Mrs.AMC]

That is very good to know. My DD is 8 and where I leave, a booster seat (preferably with back support) is mandatory until the child is either 10 or 1m50 (~4'11). I was wondering if we would be able to take a Minnie Van sometimes (especially from resort to resort) or if I'd need to rely solely on Disney transportation. I won't be that comfortable but I'll probably make an exception when we are at Disney...

Minnie Van is a different subject than Uber/Lyft.
Minnie Van are equipped with 2 5 point harness carseats of the same make/model in every Minnie Van. There's never any question about if the vehicle will or will not have them. They will have them.
There can be a question on the vehicle's availability and of course, they are only for use on property or back/forth to the airport also.

But don't confuse Minnie Van with Uber/Lyft just because you use Lyft's platform to request a Minnie Van.

 

[Mrs.AMC]

Oh, also Uber and Lyft are generally available 24 hours, but sometimes it can take a little bit to get a car to accept your ride at some hours. Not sure what these hours are in the Orlando area though.

Not sure what you mean by "what these hours are in Orlando area"
24 hours in Orlando is the same as 24 hours anywhere else.
It's 24 hours.

 

[Mrs.AMC]

So it was definitely hit or miss as to what type of seat was installed. We travelled with a mi-fold for my 5 year old.

I will say, the car seats that were in those cars could be pretty janky and I wouldn't use it for anything beyond resort to park/ resort to resort travel.

If the kiddo is 6 or older, you don't need a booster in florida. But I know that's not necessarily what people are comfortable with.

When the program first started they had to use a certain type of approved car seat. I suspect that since it was some time ago and has now ended, with drivers grandfathered in only, they have gotten lax in keeping only approved car seats available.

We used the BubbleBum when DGD was transitioning to a booster and we travelled. It worked great for our trip to DL

 

[Lewisc]

There can be a question on the vehicle's availability and of course, they are only for use on property or back/forth to the airport also.

I don't think MVs are currently doing airport transfers

 

[quoo]

Not sure what you mean by "what these hours are in Orlando area"
24 hours in Orlando is the same as 24 hours anywhere else.
It's 24 hours.

As I said - the times that it's harder to get a car to accept. For example in my area, if I want an early morning car to the airport, I have to request a bit early than I really need as it can take a while for a driver to accept. This may not be the same in Orlando.

My post was a little vague, but there's no need to be rude.

 

[LadybugsMum]

The Mifold are even smaller than the booster shared above and fold down smaller. I used them for my twins in May in our rental car: https://www.walmart.com/ip/mifold-C...ackless-Car-Booster-Seat-Slate-Gray/358527381