Tips about Strollers

For those of you with strollers, wheelchairs or ECVs, be sure to keep any food items you may have stowed in the storage compartments or baskets well-sealed. I recently noticed several opportunistic squirrels having a nice picnic lunch after they'd raided a bag of snacks that had been left open and stored in the bottom of a stroller while the family was off riding an attraction! - Editor Deb Koma
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A great way to tote around your umbrella strollers is to use a "camping" or "sport" chair bag from home. Put the stroller in the bag when you are about to board the bus and easily store the bag in/on your stroller throughout the parks. It will make holding your stroller so much easier while toting those little ones around, too. I would love to take credit, but this is a tip someone else shared with me that I know everyone could use. - Jessica Stahl
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On a visit to Disney World in September, I was standing outside of the Mexico Pavilion in Epcot and noticed a maintenance man staring at something near all the parked strollers. I soon realized he was watching a squirrel jump from stroller to stroller rummaging through the baskets under the strollers, digging through bags and stealing food! Years ago I traveled around the World with my kids in a stroller and never gave a thought to such a thing happening. Please be very careful about what and where you store things! Those squirrels seem to be EVERYWHERE in Disney World these days! - Christine Griffin
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This last trip we bought a pretty decent umbrella stroller that had a shade, basket underneath, and little console on the handles for less than $20. We used that and the boys just switched every now and then when they were tired. It folded up nicely and we didn't have to worry about the massiveness of hauling our beast around. We ended up bringing it home with us, but our original plan was to just give it away. Pay it forward, if you will. - Faith Turner
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We brought our own stroller, which was very similar to those that you can rent from local stroller companies around Walt Disney World. We also brought a stroller lock, which is a retractable (unbreakable) cord that combination locks into itself. When parking our stroller, we'd just put this lock through two of the stroller wheels and lock it. This allowed cast members to still be able to move our stroller, but if someone accidentally tried to walk off with it, they wouldn't get too far before they realized it was the wrong one. - Kristina
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My husband and I spent a great week at "The World" last week. One thing I feel I need to pass along to parents with strollers, especially rented ones: Make sure you know how to fold them up if you need to use the buses to the parks. Florida Law states all strollers must be completely folded before entering the bus. The drivers won't let you on if the stroller is not folded up. We saw a lot of frustrated parents who did not know how to fold their strollers, especially the double side-by-sides. One time it took almost 15 minutes to get a stroller folded and about four guys trying to help. - Diane Dunigan
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When my wife and I took our grandsons to Disney world, we kept them cool in their strollers by using a small 6-inch battery-operated fan. I drilled two small holes in each fan in the bottom and put two wire ties through the holes to the fans and connected the wire ties. Then I put wire ties through the connected ties and the clips. All I had to do then was clip them on the front of the strollers and turn on the fans. They boys kept cool the whole time we were in the parks and even fell asleep. We received a lot of comments from people that saw the fans and would ask us where we got them. - Ron Bitler
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If your stroller doesn't have a place to stash your "stuff", bring a carabiner hook, and then you can hook bags, backpacks, etc. to the back of your stroller. - Mary
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We had a 2- and 4-year-old in a side-by-side stroller. Our stroller was our Sherpa each day. Because you are often in a hurry to collapse a stroller for a Disney bus, train, etc., we had to think of a way to quickly empty the countless loose items from the pockets/pouches on the stroller. To do this, we used several of the snap-links and carabiners that I had to hang things off the side of the main handle of the stroller. A small/modified diaper bag went on one snaplink. We had a plastic Disney shopping bag full of souvenirs on another. A small, soft/collapsible bottle cooler, now used to keep water bottles cold, on another. A camera case on yet another snaplink. Then connect several of these snaplinks together. My wife would grab the girls out of stroller, I'd only have to grab one or two snap links, and away we went. It was quick and very convenient. Likewise, when we parked the stroller to go on an attraction, it was easy to simply grab one or two snaplinks off the handle (e.g., camera case) and go. - Dave
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We have a 3-year-old who needed a stroller. We did not want to take our travel system stroller because it was too big and bulky. Umbrella stroller and rentals didn't look that comfortable for our toddler to sleep. So we searched for lightweight strollers and came across the Mia Moda Cielo (not available in stores). It folds up to the size of a carry on and includes a carrying case. It has open sides so our son would still get the breeze and could see all around. On the crowded buses and flights this is a MUST HAVE for guest looking for a lightweight stroller with canopy. The managers at Tony's Town Square loved it and wanted a demonstration. They were impressed with the size and how easy it was. - Jessica Darby

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My kids don't like riding in strollers, so about three months before our first trip to Disney, I started taking the kids on daily walks. I explained that we do LOTS of walking in Disney and we needed to build up our stamina. We went on walks five days a week. We'd talk about what we would see and do at Disney while we walked. My youngest had just turned 5 before the trip, and he had no trouble keeping up with all the walking in the parks. - Margaret Erath
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Just had to write and tell a tip I know I read on this site about two years ago, but don't see it now. It was an idea about putting a white hand towel over the canopy of a dark colored stroller. We did this with our 18-month-old after reading about it on your site and not only did the sun reflect away from her in the late July heat and keep her way cooler than the rest of us, we easily found our stroller when it was moved by cast members "straightening up." We plan to use this idea again this year on our upcoming WDW trip. Hopefully, I'm not opening up a new trend and I won't be able to find my stroller because everyone that reads your site will have figured out our secret trick! - j2marcum
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When my family of four goes to WDW I carry a small bicycle lock with us to put on our stroller to prevent someone from taking it by accident. It only takes a minute to put on. It beats having to go back to the front of the park to get another stroller, which could wear you out with the extra walking. - Danny Gauthier
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For our last trip to WDW, my husband and I purchased a product called a "Neat Sheet" ahead of time. Neat Sheets are water-proof and have weighted corners. If it's raining and you don't have a poncho, you can put it over you or your belongings to keep dry. You can also lay a Neat Sheet out on the ground or a wet bench to watch the fireworks without getting wet. The weighted corners are great so if you have it over you child's stroller it doesn't blow away when a gust of wind comes. - Kristen H.
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Bring a clamp-on type umbrella. We were able to bend ours around to keep our toddler shaded at all times. We saw many strollers with canopies where the kids were still directly in the sun. Also, buy clear, 39-gallon garbage bags. They are cheap, and cover an umbrella stroller nicely. Also you can carry two or three in a small bag and just throw them out when you are done. Finally, if your umbrella stroller doesn't have a basket, consider a bag that will snap on. Snaps are important so you can swing the bag around to the seat so the stroller doesn't flip over when you leave it. Ours was quilted, which helped keep our drink bottles insulated in the pockets. It also was able to stay on when you folded the stroller up too. - Mary Ellen
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