The age of kids in strollers

[fizz13]

I will be hiring a stroller every day for DS5 and DD7 for several reasons, they can rest, it will be quicker to move them and I can see them while I'm doing it (they're harder to lose) and storage space. I think by 9pm Illuminations they will be fighting over it DD already requested that I have one for her should she need it as she remembers how tired she got walking around.

To those that face opposition for whatever reason, you know your children and their capabilities, AND NOBODY ELSE!! feel proud that you are being a good parent and doing the right thing by them.

Claire xx

 

[JohnnySharp2]

very true johnny, some people are horrible about jordan and her chair (she has downs) the first year she went with us in her special needs buggy, somebody asked me to my face why we had fetched a child like her to a familypark well i hit orbit (good job her dad wasnt their as he may of hit them) chris had to take me away before verbally flipped

some peopl just dont understand

That's horrible Anna, I would have flipped too , we both support and protect our children and obviously feel the same way.

I do think though that there are many people in the same situation as us but you are always going to get the odd idiot I am afraid who make comments.

Just as well that the majority just go to the parks like us for a good day out, if taking your child in a stroller makes things easier and more enjoyable then go for it, for us we have no choice but I really never bother what anybody may think - touch wood you never have to hear anything like that again.

 

[Disney owl]

Id go for it

If you think it will be helpful that's all you need to know

I wouldn't hesitate to buy one & if you only use it for 2 weeks you shouldn't have any problem selling it 2ndhand!

 

[ronedger]

Our youngest daughter is 6 and she would be horrorfied if we surgested she went back into a pushchair.Healthy kids who can walk should walk, its good for them. I thout this was a american thing and contributed to there weight problems but apparently its us brits as well.
My eldest daughter is disabled so as no choice but use a wheelchair. I find pushing it around the parks to be a very difficult when busy. I cant see how a pushchair could be an advantage to getting around at wdw.

 

[disneyholic family]

I remember buying an inexpensive double umbrella stroller (one of those cheap easily foldable stollers) specifically for our trips to WDW when the kids were little. We used it until DD was about 5 years old (DS is 2.5 years younger). We used it in the parks, on the ferry on the way to the MK, in the airport, etc etc.

It was great, both winter and summer (we used to go to WDW several times a year back then, as we lived in the states until DD was almost 6).

I remember that they both fell asleep in it at least once a day (in the winter as well - heat having nothing to do with the exhaustion).

I see lots of parents with kids that would normally be too old for strollers, using the rental strollers and i think they're smart. The amount of walking required "to do" the parks is way beyond what most children can handle. Unless you enjoy vacationing with a tired crabby child.

 

[mushumadness]

now the next question is to take a buggy or to buy while there, we are taking erins as she will no doubt need it at the airport being just under two. bu if joelys
feet are no better maybe its best to buy one at wal mart?

johnny, theyre my neices, not my own children (though I do love them very much) I have jordan on restbite for days often, and I do get v frustrated when people are awfull, shes 13 this year though shes about the height of a five year old, unfortunatly her speech is very limited which alot of people find hard to accept, hows olds your son?

 

[JohnnySharp2]

now the next question is to take a buggy or to buy while there, we are taking erins as she will no doubt need it at the airport being just under two. bu if joelys
feet are no better maybe its best to buy one at wal mart?

johnny, theyre my neices, not my own children (though I do love them very much) I have jordan on restbite for days often, and I do get v frustrated when people are awfull, shes 13 this year though shes about the height of a five year old, unfortunatly her speech is very limited which alot of people find hard to accept, hows olds your son?

Joshua is 8, but doesn't look it, probably slightly small for his age, but not overweight in fact he is just about right in that respect.

He is perfectly mobile but cannot talk and has learning difficulties, he can make sounds and communicate in many other ways, but he is a happy very playful lad..despite the fact that he is mobile, he is registered disabled...whilst he gets plenty of exercise on holiday and we do encourage him to walk as much as possible, walking around a theme park for a few hours (especially in the summer heat) would be too much for him.
Quite often we leave our stroller in a central area, say around Fantasyland and we then walk to the different rides for him within that area.
To be honest whilst he is disabled you cannot really tell, he is a bonny little lad and like I say very active physically.
Having a blue badge helps us a lot, for car parking etc and we find the GAC passes useful at Disney and Universal,mainly because he does not have the patience to queue or for pre-shows etc (although he is getting better in that respect every year).

We do queue for rides where possible to try and build up his patience and understanding of having to wait - but sometimes we use the GAC passes where we feel it is required, although we genuinely try and treat him like a normal child as in many ways he is - at the school he goes to there are children in much more need of greater care and attention than he is.

 

[gilld]

I agree with all of you who use a buggy - use it if you need to. Some years ago we took my Mother with us, she was 68 then and suffering from Spondilolythesis a degenerative spinal condition. At home she has never needed a wheelchair but only walks very short distances. We knew that she wouldn't be able to walk, and certainly not stand for longer than about 5 minutes, so we hired a wheelchair here for use at the airport as well as the parks. It made the holiday viable.

Yoy know your children, if they won't be able to cope with all the walking and standing, then get them a buggy. Personally, I'd get one here for use at the airport. And if others make comments - pity them as insensitive people.

 

[JohnnySharp2]

I agree with all of you who use a buggy - use it if you need to. Some years ago we took my Mother with us, she was 68 then and suffering from Spondilolythesis a degenerative spinal condition. At home she has never needed a wheelchair but only walks very short distances. We knew that she wouldn't be able to walk, and certainly not stand for longer than about 5 minutes, so we hired a wheelchair here for use at the airport as well as the parks. It made the holiday viable.

Yoy know your children, if they won't be able to cope with all the walking and standing, then get them a buggy. Personally, I'd get one here for use at the airport. And if others make comments - pity them as insensitive people.

Spot on Gill, that just about sums it up.

 

[kazd]

My youngest were four and seven when we went last but even my then 9 year old took a ride. They were having un seasonably warm weather and he was worn out. I will not hesitate to hire another double stroller this year, though I doubt this time he will have a ride. Not worried about the weight, he swims for six hours a week currently, does tai-kwon-do, plays football etc
But sometimes you have to be realistic and realise that it is a hell of a lot of walking for an adult in that heat never mind a child.