Renting a van question!!

[dsnycrzy]

I want to suprise my DSis and her 5 kids (6 by summer, she's due anyday now ) on our family trip to WDW. We have gone in previous years but we rented a durango once and we were squished and it was her and I and our combined 8 kids. Two were toddlers and one was an infant and I am strongly disappointed to say that we couldn't put the toddlers in carseats because the 5 big kids wouldn't have fit. We buckled them in on an older childs lap and put the infant in his seat. I do not want to do this but we are now up to 9 kids (and those big kids from before are even bigger, all pre-teens and teenagers) and maybe one fiance' (hers has to work). I wanted to know if anyone ever rented a van from dollar rental or enterprise and about what the cost was. This is my only hold up. She doesn't drive so its all on me. Any help please

 

[mumto2]

You drove from DE to Orlando with toddlers sitting on other kids laps?????

 

[Stacy_C]

You drove from DE to Orlando with toddlers sitting on other kids laps?????

That's how I took it....oh....my....word.....

 

[cancer_survivor_06]

The OP regretably stated that this did take place she is not asking for judgement she is asking about RENTING a VAN.

Are you worried about the cost or actually driving the van itself. I would continue to check out other rental places and look for some coupons as well if cost is the issue. What type of van are you looking to rent.

 

[dsnycrzy]

No No. We took amtrak down and have a van taxi but I rented a car from Dollar rental and the largest they had was a Durago. I would never drive that far at all, I fall asleep after an hour so I surely wouldn't do that without everyone being secured correctly. I put my DD in her carseat everyday. I also have a MPV but when all the kids are here (my DSis lives in NC), that is even a very tight squeeze. I need a passenger van if I could rent one. We would take amtrak down again.

 

[dsnycrzy]

I was curious to if any company rented a passenger van. and thanks cancer survior 06. I really hated doing that but I didn't have an option once I was there and I am trying not to repeat that again. My nerves were a wreck each and everytime we got in the car.

 

[calgarygary]

I hope you do the right thing and have the correct vehicle for your party size. National rents full size vans but the cost is prohibitive. I would suggest if it is possible, that your sister get her license as renting 2 compacts will be cheaper then getting a full size van.

 

[Darcy03231]

Carl's Vans rents the big vans but it is expensive. A regular minivan really doesn't fit more than 7 (2 in front, 2 in the middle seat and 3 in the rear). If 3 of the kids are really small you may be able to get 8 in the van with putting 3 on the middle seat, but it will be tight.