Renting wheel chair or Scooter

[Catrinabeach]

Does anyone know how much is costs to rent either a wheel chair or an electric scooter while in the parks ?

Or somewhere off site that we could rent one for a week. Again either a wheel chair or scooter.

Thanks

 

[emerymt]

There is a sticky thread for this over at the disAbilities forum on this site:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=595713
If that link doesn't work, just go on over to the disAbilities forum of the DIS boards, and look for the FAQ thread. It's the second post from the top.

I rented a scooter for a week from Scooterama for $125. I did it online. The only thing I didn't like about Scooterama is that delivery time is anytime after 9 a.m. and I will already be in the park by that time. Pick up is also anytime after 9 a.m. on the last day, so you'd be better off to rent it for an extra day at the beginning or end, depending on what you're doing. I will probably have to add a day to the rental just to be sure to get it when I want it.

 

[Mischa]

This past December when DH & I were visiting the World for just over a week, we rented an scooter from Care Medical. For the 8 nights (or 9 nights I can't remember at the moment) it cost $225 (I think - don't quote me). What we liked about them was you didn't have to "be" there for delivery or pickup. I told them when we were arriving and the scooter was waiting for us and when we were checking out - the front desk took care of it.

The folks at Care Medial were very nice too.

Oh - during our first trip last May, we asked the hotel if they had a wheelchair we could use for the week and they had one. Which we used for free our entire trip.

Good luck!
Michelle

 

[emerymt]

I don't have to be there, either. It's just that their pickup and delivery times are rather vague....
They're going to leave it at the desk at OKW on my day of arrival, but I don't want to wait around for it to show up, so I'm thinking about having it delivered the day before.