Strollers at WDW About This Page:

[JoanneS]

I was speaking to a CM from MK who told me that WDW is thinking of instituting a "you must be less than this tall to ride" policy and weight limit on the strollers that the have for rental. I told her that the current tan strollers look like they're smaller than the old blue ones, but she wouldn't comment on that. Maybe they're trying to encourage people to bring their own strollers? I would think that this is a source of revenue for them, but maybe not if oversize tots are killing the rental strollers.

[Griffin]

I hadn't heard that but I hope not, as DS who is 4 is pretty tall for his age but still gets tired during the day!

[Cheyenne]

I agree with you. I think sometimes people abuse the strollers when they're kids can easily walk. And what if it's an over crowded day and they run out of strollers and there's a 6 year old in one when a 2 year old needs one?

[lukeandbrookesmom]

Originally Posted by Cheyenne

I agree with you. I think sometimes people abuse the strollers when they're kids can easily walk. And what if it's an over crowded day and they run out of strollers and there's a 6 year old in one when a 2 year old needs one?

There are older children with disabilities (visible and not) that need strollers so I don't think a child's age should have anything to do with it.

[oldmom]

and the parking for all those strollers.

[B.M.]

I have a six year old that rides in a stoller. Yes, he can technically walk, but I don't feel its safe. He has problems staying focused and wanders easily. He's really tall for his age, so he looks even older. I know that putting him in a stoller is the only way we can do Disney. I am considering taking a sit and stand for our upcoming trip so that the two year old can ride in the front and the six year old can ride in the back.

[lukeandbrookesmom]

Originally Posted by B.M.

I have a six year old that rides in a stoller. Yes, he can technically walk, but I don't feel its safe. He has problems staying focused and wanders easily. He's really tall for his age, so he looks even older. I know that putting him in a stoller is the only way we can do Disney. I am considering taking a sit and stand for our upcoming trip so that the two year old can ride in the front and the six year old can ride in the back.

I agree! I think we take for granted the amount of walking that is done at WDW in a day. Their little legs tire much faster than an adult's legs and getting a stroller sometimes prevents meltdowns due to exhaustion and the heat. It is nice to be able to have the child right there in the stroller and know he/she is safe. My children were 5 and 6 this past trip and although we didn't rent one every day, we did on the days we went to the larger parks and spent more time in the parks. On a day when we didn't rent a stroller my DD was plowed down by a person not even watching where he was going, and never even stopped to help or apologize. She was holding DH's hand and he tried to pull her out of the way by the guy was in such a hurry he never slowed down We ended up needing to take her to the first aid station to be checked because she hit the pavement so hard.

[Caldercup]

While they do make money renting the strollers, my guess is that they'd rather have guests bring their own -- probably less hassle, less maintenance, less staffing, etc.

They also sell very nice umbrella strollers for a decent price.
Eileen

[momof2princessess]

Originally Posted by JoanneS

I was speaking to a CM from MK who told me that WDW is thinking of instituting a "you must be less than this tall to ride" policy and weight limit on the strollers that the have for rental.

Just to clarify - the "you must be less than this tall to ride" policy is only intended for the strollers and not any of the the rides correct?

[Caldercup]

Yes -- the rides have a "you must be TALLER than this mark to ride" limit. There are no rides that I can think of where there's a *maximum* height and weight limit.

Eileen

[lukeandbrookesmom]

There were signs like that already at the DHS stroller rental area when we were there in September but it was obvious they were not enforcing it at all.

[Lemap760]

Just to play the devil's advocate for a minute - if a stroller that you buy at the store has weight restrictions, then maybe the ones at Disney do as well. Perhaps they are finding that bigger kids are putting a strain on the stroller and they need replacing/fixing more often.
Just a thought.

[eff051102]

Originally Posted by Lemap760

Just to play the devil's advocate for a minute - if a stroller that you buy at the store has weight restrictions, then maybe the ones at Disney do as well. Perhaps they are finding that bigger kids are putting a strain on the stroller and they need replacing/fixing more often.
Just a thought.

I was thinking the same thing.

[Stripes]

It may be a way to try to keep some of the teens that I always seem to see playing bumper cars with the strollers out of them too. Come to think of it, I see adults riding in the strollers with the kids walking a lot too. I'm sure the maintainance/repairs are staggering.

[chezp]

Interesting.