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[Eeyore Lover]

Does anyone have any suggestions regarding the type of stroller which would work best with a very tall 4 year old? I want to bring a stroller for him, but he has outgrown his umbrella. I may have to rent at WDW, but any suggestions would be appreciated. For the price of the rental I could probably own a new stroller [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/bear.gif[/img]

[fourdrawfs]

my ds 3 also is tall and I found most umbrella backs are to short for his head. but I did find a taller back one in Babies r us for around $60. it also reclines and has a top and a small basket underneath, it comes with a carrying strap, weighs 11 lbs, and a travel bag, it's made by Chicco.

[CinderAbby]

Unless you're going to use the stroller a lot once you get home, it might be better just to rent one. My DD is very big - she's 6 years old, 52 inches tall and almost 90 pounds. I can't tell you how long she's been out of a stroller - not only because of her size, but because she's very independant. Why ride if she can walk.

[IdahoDisneyMom]

Since you've got a few months, you might want to look around. We bought a cheap umbrella-ish stroller at Babies-r-us when DD was about 4. I wanted a stroller for those have to have it moments, and didn't want the large one all the time. I don't think it was more than $30, and it had a removable tray and a really nice basket underneath. That said, when we went with DD (then 5yo) to WDW, she walked. We got a stroller for our evening at Epcot, and she just curled up in it because she was really tired.

[disneydani]

I picked up a new stroller when DD turned four as she is tall and many stroller seats were not deep enough. After a few "test drives", I settled on a light-weight Maclaren stroller. It reclined about 30 degrees, had a basket, and a canopy. It was not as compact as an umbrella but not as cumbersome as a full size. It was great for all our touring b/c DD is not a fan of walking around all day long! I know some posters would recommend the smallest, most compact stroller but IMHO,I think it depends on what your child will use the stroller for. This is what worked best for us on the past two trips and I plan on dragging it along this November once again.

[MadHatchers]

We picked up stroller stand/sit combo. It's called Joovy Caboose. It has a seat for a baby up front (Pooh rides up front) and she can stand or sit in the back. We LOVE IT. She has long legs so we couldn't find a stroller that would keep her feet out of the wheels. It was about 130, but for us works well and holds up to 80 lbs. Fits into a trunk flatter than a FULL size stroller.

Just a suggestion.
jodie

[Eeyore Lover]

Fantastic suggestions - thanks everyone! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img]

[christiejay]

Last summer Joshua was a very tall 3-year-old. I knew he would get too tired to walk all over WDW, but he never used a stroller at home anymore. He was way too big for his Graco "limo" stroller, and the only other one we had was an umbrella stoller. We did not want to pay to rent at WDW.

I had my mom find some blue material that matched pretty closely to the blue in the pattern that was on the stroller. She sewed him a simple headrest (not padded) that stretched around the tops of the bars on each side, just below the handles. This gave him the option of resting his head if he wanted to. It also made it a little easier to pick out which umbrella stroller was ours.

And he really wasn't in the stroller that much. Mainly he rode from the gate of the park to whatever our first attraction was that day. Then we walked to the attractions that were close by. The only other time he was in the stroller is if we knew we were going to be walking a long distance to the next attraction (like at World Showcase), or if we were in a hurry to get somewhere (like Soarin' at park opening, or trying to make our Le Cellier ADR).

Good luck on your decision!