AngelaMouse1991
I came and never left at heart!
- Joined
- Jul 7, 2018
My mom and dad are coming down for the first time to visit me since I relocated last year to the Disney World area. Last Disney visit as a family we rented both my parents wheelchairs at the parks because they just tired out after a couple hours. It was no picnic taking turns pushing wheelchairs from attraction to attraction. By the end of the day my brother and I were both totally exhausted. That was in February last year when it was cool outside. They are coming the first two weeks August for a family get together, and they rented 2 Cabins at the Fort Wilderness Cabins for 7 days (we requested assessable cabins) and then 7 more days at the Polynesian. Its a staycation for me, and a vacation for them. My brother and his two kids 3 & 5 are also coming. I don't want to go the route of pushing them in a wheelchair ever again, I love my parents but is was absolutely pure torture. I can only imagine what its like in the dead heat of the August sun with the heavy crowds. Both my Mom and Dad can walk short distances maybe 1/4 mile at best spread out over an entire day. They will never make it walking 5 miles a day to keep up with the grandkids. I’m trying to plan ahead and have a few questions if someone has some experience.
1. Should I rent them a power chair or a mobility scooter ? They don't have any experience with either one except for the ones they use at the grocery store when shopping? Are they hard to use? What would be the best choice in everyones opinion that has experience with using either one them? Pro's and Con's
2. Should I rent from the theme parks, or an outside company? I was told the park rentals have to stay in the park at all times, and we would need to transfer them to a wheelchair to get back to the hotel and that seems like a bit of a hassle. Plus I was told there is no way to guarantee they would have a rental available and it was first come first serve.
3. (If I rent from an outside company) Is it easy to transport them to the theme parks? I read that the busses that go to Fort Wilderness will hold 2 scooters at a time, does that mean they will have to wait a long time at the bus stop for wait for mutable busses? (not worried about the Polynesian because I’ve seen people using them on the monorail lots of times)
4. (If I rent from an outside company) I was told there was a boat that travels between the Fort Wilderness cabins and the Magic Kingdom, does anyone know if a power chair or scooter can travel on that boat? Would it be a shorter wait than the busses?
5. On a separate note does anyone one have any suggestions in battling the heat of August? My dad has issues with heat, the only reason they are coming in August is my brothers son starts kindergarten late August, and they didn’t want him to miss school. I’m just a little concerned about the heat (he had a stroke last year).
I thank everyone in advance for your advise and suggestions!
1. Should I rent them a power chair or a mobility scooter ? They don't have any experience with either one except for the ones they use at the grocery store when shopping? Are they hard to use? What would be the best choice in everyones opinion that has experience with using either one them? Pro's and Con's
2. Should I rent from the theme parks, or an outside company? I was told the park rentals have to stay in the park at all times, and we would need to transfer them to a wheelchair to get back to the hotel and that seems like a bit of a hassle. Plus I was told there is no way to guarantee they would have a rental available and it was first come first serve.
3. (If I rent from an outside company) Is it easy to transport them to the theme parks? I read that the busses that go to Fort Wilderness will hold 2 scooters at a time, does that mean they will have to wait a long time at the bus stop for wait for mutable busses? (not worried about the Polynesian because I’ve seen people using them on the monorail lots of times)
4. (If I rent from an outside company) I was told there was a boat that travels between the Fort Wilderness cabins and the Magic Kingdom, does anyone know if a power chair or scooter can travel on that boat? Would it be a shorter wait than the busses?
5. On a separate note does anyone one have any suggestions in battling the heat of August? My dad has issues with heat, the only reason they are coming in August is my brothers son starts kindergarten late August, and they didn’t want him to miss school. I’m just a little concerned about the heat (he had a stroke last year).
I thank everyone in advance for your advise and suggestions!