Travelscoot or Smartscoot

[Simba's Mom]

I'm wondering if it can be leaned against the car, and then pivoted in. I currently have a Go Go Travel Elite, and supposedly the heaviest piece weighs "just" 25 pounds. I can barely lift that much, so since the Travel Scoot weighs over 30 pounds, I can't see how I could possibly lift that. Too bad-it really looks promising.

 

[Lewisc]

I'm wondering if it can be leaned against the car, and then pivoted in. I currently have a Go Go Travel Elite, and supposedly the heaviest piece weighs "just" 25 pounds. I can barely lift that much, so since the Travel Scoot weighs over 30 pounds, I can't see how I could possibly lift that. Too bad-it really looks promising.

You can easily remove the battery and seat. That will shave the weight

From their site

Remember that it can be reduced to 22.5 lbs easily by removing the front wheel with the push of a button. You can also lift one end of the scooter into your vehicle at a time, reducing the weight even further.

THE SCOOTER HAS MANUAL BRAKES similar to a bicycle.


Edited to add I think 22.5 lbs is without the seat, battery and front wheel.

 

[chrisney]

I have one that I used on a recent trip. I have the hard plastic seat that I added a cushion to. It was ok, but I've ordered the new deluxe seat cushion, which I think is now the standard one instead of the plastic one. (I haven't received the new one yet.)

AK was fine, and I didn't have much trouble with the bumps. For some reason, I had more trouble with the new Star Wars area in HS.

Anyway, the TravelScoot was great through the whole trip. It was definitely a game-changer. I can lift it into a vehicle fully assembled. (It's about 35 pounds.) It definitely made the whole trip more enjoyable. And I didn't have to wait for a wheelchair in the airport, nor did I have to do a meet and greet with a scooter vendor. Both of those things were a significant improvement.

I wouldn't hesitate to go to Disney with one. My battery indicator never went below two bars. We probably did 6 to 8 miles a day. I have an extra battery, but I haven't needed to use it yet.

Another Travelscoot owner here. I've had B.B. for over 5 years, and she has been a lifesaver. I gave in and got her just a few weeks before my husband had unexpected major cardiac surgery. He was in a large hospital and rehab center for almost 4 months, and I wa able work each day and then visit him. Couldn't have done it without the help (I have COPD).

We now live in Florida, very close to WDW. There have been few, if any, barriers to my ability to get around. (Other than the able people who seem to think that scooters are invisible). Probably the biggest challenge for you will be learning to "drive" at a whole new level of defensive driving.

Cast members have been wonderful with one exception. Spaceship Earth has a handicapped entrance, but there is still a fairly long, inclined ramp to get to the load/unload area and you have to transfer. Which would be fine but I can't propel the manual chair up the ramp (COPD) and my husband and son are also handicapped (rollator and another scooter) so they're no help though they can walk up the ramp. The last time I tried SE, the people in the loading area refused to help me down because according to them, my "party" could do it. I was so embarrassed I cried. I felt unwelcome, unwanted and very much a burden.