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Except that it sticks out 4 feet in front if you....sorry don’t know any strollers like that.It is literally no different than pushing a stroller.
Except that it sticks out 4 feet in front if you....sorry don’t know any strollers like that.It is literally no different than pushing a stroller.
12 hour death marches?Our 3 kids, 9, 8, and 6, take turns in a double stroller. With a cooler full of water and all of our sweaters and souvenirs clipped to it. Taking your kids on 12 hour death marches aren't conducive to happy family vacations.
I see a lot of crying kids and exhausted parents carrying them towards the exits and laugh while we go to more rides.
An $80 stroller rental enables us to do at least another 10 park hours per week. Amazing value versus an After Hours hard ticket.
Except that it sticks out 4 feet in front if you....sorry don’t know any strollers like that.
More popular in that they are being seen more frequently. I’ve only seen them myself once or twice but I’ve seen them on social media more frequently.Can you define "more popular"? Just curious how many you might see in the course of a week in the parks.
I was thinking I read these were within size limits (Surely? Since they were designed to be used in the parks) and that Disney might turn a blind eye to those since they aren't as common.
Except that it sticks out 4 feet in front if you....sorry don’t know any strollers like that.
I just wish they would ban all double wide strollers. Get hit by them more then a few times, see them used as shopping carts more than strollers, and they are a huge pain on the buses, and seem to be getting bigger and bigger.
Technically, I am pretty the rider board is against the rules.
Wall-E style life is exactly what I think of when I see all the ECVs and kids who are obviously old enough to walk *longer distances* like 6/7+ riding around in strollers. That makes me a jerk, but I don't really care. The disabled obviously get a pass, whether their disability is visible or not. My kids walk. We take breaks. We see shows We don't rope drop and then close the park.
1. Ban the wagons.
2. If kids can walk, skip the strollers.
3. Save the pimped out millennium falcons and princess coaches for the Make a wish sweethearts only. They deserve them.
4. Also, require ECV renters to take a safety course and earn a permit for their stay (including my MIL who was awful at it too!)
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My twins stroller was 'in line" and did stick out in front about 4 feet, but it was either that or the side by side that you couldn't fit through the door. Now since my twins are now 25, strollers have come a long way but back then you only had two choices for those of us with twins.
Here's a simple fix for the "stroller wars" for those that judge people who's 7 or 8 year old is in a stroller and your child isnt, or vise versa.
How about you don't judge me, and I won't judge you?
Being a parent is hard enough as it is, but the judging that goes on from other parents about how other people do things are out of control, this almost equates to the "working mom" vs "stay at home mom" judging that goes on back and forth from both sides.
yeah, the City Mini double side by side is made to fit through regular doors, so not nearly as wide ... still can be tight in stores and stuff fitting through racks at times, but better than they used to be
We stopped letting our kids use them regularly at age 4. DS5 still gets mega fussy about it, and DH does end up carrying him quite a bit. If either of his baby brothers wants to walk, well let him take a break and ride for a bit.
One of our kids has a feeding tube with a pump that runs for 12 hrs at a time. He can wear it in a special backpack, but I honestly don't see him wearing a "heavy" backpack and walking miles when it's 90° out. Our options would be for an adult to wear it (it's small for an adult) and try to make sure he doesn't run off and rip the tubing out (or have a stranger in the crowds walk thru the tubing), or to have him ride in a stroller with the backpack attached. He's young now, but if he's still using the feeding tube when he's 8, 9+,... the easiest solution will be to put him in a stroller. I can pretty much guarantee the casual witness won't even notice the feeding tube and will just think an otherwise "healthy-looking" too-old-for-a-stroller kid is being pushed around.
how do you know they are "obviously old enough to walk"? How do you know they don't have a disability that you can't see? Just hard to make assumptions. And to each their own. I'd rather have a stroller for my kid and they are happy vs them being tired and grouchy - if that makes me a bad parent, I am a bad parent - but it is my vacation too and I'd rather not deal with a cranky kid when I can avoid it
I do agree with you about the ECV renters requiring some sort of safety course ... we had one for my MiL last trip and she did ok, but backing up was a real struggle for her. When the company we rented it from delivered it they did have us try it out and make sure we knew how it worked, etc. but wasn't any sort of "drivers test" or anything
Here's a simple fix for the "stroller wars" for those that judge people who's 7 or 8 year old is in a stroller and your child isnt, or vise versa.
How about you don't judge me, and I won't judge you?
Being a parent is hard enough as it is, but the judging that goes on from other parents about how other people do things are out of control, this almost equates to the "working mom" vs "stay at home mom" judging that goes on back and forth from both sides.
This is why I made a point to add to my mini rant that the disabled get a pass, including any with disabilities I can't see. Hence why I keep my annoyances to myself, my husband, and these boards. Your example is exactly where I want people utilizing what they can.
Because most of the time, I am watching kids pop in and out of these strollers and run around. I guess I feel like if your 8 year old can't walk around the park without becoming tired and grouchy, then you change the way you do the parks so they are not, or they are not ready for Disneyworld. I make exceptions for Kindy/First grade and under. To be fair though, I did mention in my post if my opinion makes me a jerk, I don't care I would never say anything to a parent in a park though, but here I know that others share an annoyance of an over-saturation of strollers in the parks.
As for the ECV drivers, I don't know what the solution is, but there has got to be one somewhere.