They are usually available, but there is no guarantee. I know she doesn't want to use one all the time, but trust me if she is having hip problems from time to time at home, the chances of her having them during any given Disney Park death march are much higher.
Ok thanks. I'll talk to her more about that. She got back from Yellowstone with my daughter and was ok most days. The horse back riding did a number in her.They are usually available, but there is no guarantee. I know she doesn't want to use one all the time, but trust me if she is having hip problems from time to time at home, the chances of her having them during any given Disney Park death march are much higher.
Disney charges a lot for theirs and they are throttled down to snail pace. You could pay for a week with an outside sourced one and use it or don't, but I won't take many rentals onsite that would pay for the week. The biggest thing about offsite rentals is that if your driving it is a long way to the the parking lot from MK and with a bad hip it can be a pretty painful walk. Same with from the far end of Epcot to the parking or bus location is also a long way. Trust me, from someone that took that chance, if someone has leg/hip pain it can be a pretty miserable day if you don't recognize it's possibility ahead of time. You folks know better about her complete condition than I do, so do what you think best. The onsite rentals cannot leave the front gate and that is also where you get them. A bad situation at the far end of any of the parks can be torture. If she doesn't want to use one due to pride. No one really is paying that much attention and if they don't like it try not to care. They are jerks that have been lucky enough to not have pain at that point, but the level of enjoyment for her can change to great if pain isn't in the equation. It is sometimes a long way to the buses as well and like I said you cannot take their rentals with you if rented at the parks.
I'm well aware of the cost difference and it's not an issue.
Unfortunately WDW parks are usually more then 3 miles a day. I have logged up to 8 miles. It isn't continuous, of course, there is a lot of standing in slow moving lines, but you do usually get breaks where you can sit down for the attraction. She seems pretty active and might be ok, it is just a long way from the back to the rental locations, so it is good to plan ahead.
Yea...she's been quite a few times. My sister and I were shocked she even asked me to look into it. She was planning on getting a steroid shot before we went but can't. I think that's really what even let her think about.
You're welcome. I hope it helped but again it is an individual decision. If you all go, have a great time.
I did not mean that sentence for you but for everyone. I believe we agree on the problems of people becoming dependent on scooters and it was fairly clear that this would be a one time use. Again, I am sorry if you took that sentence the way you did, it was unintentional and I wish your mom many more years of good health and happiness and also many more visits to WDW.
Your statement toward the end is directed at those that you feel are just using them because it is easier. That is an error. Yes, of course there are some that use them because they don't want to walk it, but they are few and far between. All anyone needs to do is use one once before one remembers that they are a total pain in the butt. You have to maneuver around thoughtless people that step in front of you and then decide to blame you because they got or almost got hit. It never occurs to them that they might of looked where they were instead of deciding that a quick maneuver to the side is a good idea. Then there is the fact that in a crowd you are constantly looking at the butts of everyone. It's not a pretty sight. You have to find a place to park them at attractions or restaurants that don't allow them inside. Many of the parking places for either scooters or wheelchairs are either in the absolute front or absolute back of the attractions where you cannot see clearly or the front where you are looking straight up and missing many of the parts of the show. If one uses a Disney scooter you find yourself having to painfully make your way to buses, boats, and monorails because they cannot leave the park. Yea, it is a fun time, but it is better then being in sometimes extreme pain that is invisible to everyone else.
Where did you rent from? I told her we could park it in park just so it's available if she feels like she needs it....though I feel like she will at some point
Buena Vista Scooters
The fact that she asked suggests she knows it's probably a good idea. It can be a long walk from the bus stop at a park to the rental location. A line to rent. Same place that rents wheelchairs and strollers. I'd rent offsite for your entire trip. goldmobility gets almost 100% great reviews. If things are going good park the scooter in whatever part of the theme park you're at and then walk. You don't want to be by Splash Mountain, realize she needs an ECV, walk over to the front of the park and find out they're sold out for the day.
