Stroller: Rent or bring from home?

[DaughteroftheKing]

We want to use a stroller in the parks for when our 4 yr old gets tired.

We don't own one.

Should we rent (2 days) at the parks or try to buy one and bring it with us?

Advantages to renting:
I wouldn't have to lug through the airport, onto busses, etc.

Advantages to buying and bringing one with us:
It'd be ours to keep.

 

[Lincolnshire]

Will your 4 y/o use it at home? I probably wouldn't bother buying for a kid that age unless I was planning another baby because it won't get much use, especially if you don't use one currently.

 

[maxiesmom]

If you don't need it at the airport I would just rent one. The Disney strollers are very easy to push. And then you won't have to hassle with folding and unfolding it for the buses, and then having to hold onto it.

 

[ImAllAboutTheEars]

We had gone with some friends who had a 4 year old at the time. Instead of bringing their stroller from home, or renting one, they purchased a small fold up at a Disney gift store outside the entrance. They used it all week and at the end of the trip they passed it on to another family that had a small child. It was cheaper than renting a stroller and at the same time they didn't have to lug it through the airport. Plus a family got a free stroller.... it was a win/win for all.