Uber with car seat

[uandmfan]

Hi

I'm not a frequent Uber user. We will need to move between universal and Disney. I see Uber has a car seat option (we also need a car for 6). We will need one infant seat. From what I see in the app, this seems possible. Does anyone have real life experience with this? Just wanting to know if cars with car seats are generally available.

TIA

 

[Psymonds]

Hi

I'm not a frequent Uber user. We will need to move between universal and Disney. I see Uber has a car seat option (we also need a car for 6). We will need one infant seat. From what I see in the app, this seems possible. Does anyone have real life experience with this? Just wanting to know if cars with car seats are generally available.

TIA

We did it on the 4th, leaving EPCOT. They said the line for the skyliner was 90 minutes so we walked to boardwalk and Uber'd with carseat back to our hotel. It was pricier than a regular Uber but went great. The driver had encanto playing but our little was already asleep. It seemed like a super peak time (on the 4th of July) and we waited about 15 minutes.

 

[Best Aunt]

Lots of posts on this topic, or in which this topic is mentioned, including:

https://www.disboards.com/threads/uber-car-seat-from-mco.3924002/

https://www.disboards.com/threads/uber-car-seat-availability.3846633/

 

[sponica]

I would honestly pre-book something with Mears. Some of those uber car seats are a little (or a lot) beat up.

 

[Rocky77]

Many Uber drivers get their car seats used on Craigslist for $10. If you have a child that needs a car seat please either book Mears or a private transportation company.

 

[lampshadehead]

You will need an Uberxl, or two UberX and split up your group.
If you get an XL, unless someone rides up front, that means three people seated in third row, and three people in the 2nd row with the car seat.
That sounds fine if its a Suburban or Navigator or similar. But, keep in mind that the vehicle could also end up being something like an Explorer or Santa Fe, which are tighter.
If this was me and I was also including luggage, even one XL would not feel right, but that's just me. All the seats taken plus luggage, too overloaded.
One time in CA, I requested an Uberxl for 5, plus luggage. Some version of a 6-seater Kia showed up, and it just didn't look right. We ended up declining it and calling a car service that came with a minivan.
I would not be confident that a car seat provided by an Uber is suitable.

 

[Psymonds]

I would not be confident that a car seat provided by an Uber is suitable.

I guess we had good luck. but I did check the expiration and it was basically a brand new booster and pretty new looking carseat.

But since they're all independent, you can't guarantee anything.

 

[uandmfan]

I would honestly pre-book something with Mears. Some of those uber car seats are a little (or a lot) beat up.

How do I prebook something with Mears? I have never used them.

The reason we liked the Uber option is that we don't know what time we will want to be picked up. I mean, if the choice is unsafe or hope we guess right, we will try to guess right. But I don't think there would be another option that doesn't require it be prearranged??

Thank you! We never take Uber so this is all very helpful. The baby will only be 11 and a half months so we don't want to be risky here.