Buggy/Pram/Stroller hire or bring your own?

We are staying at the Quality Inn Plaza between 5th -19th August and we%26#39;ll be visiting all the Universal theme parks.

Is it best to hire or bring our own Buggy and car seat?

How much are they to hire and are these places easy to find?

Will an 8 yr old need a booster seat?

Buggy/Pram/Stroller hire or bring your own?

you should bring your own buggy and car seat, its easier and cheaper that way, you normally don%26#39;t have to pay for them with your airline.

Buggy/Pram/Stroller hire or bring your own?

bring your own. The car rental companies charge $9 a day for a car seat. You can rent strollers at the parks, but they are bulky, ugly, and don%26#39;t look very comfortable.

If you bring a stroller, not only do you save $ in the parks but you can use it in the airports/shopping too.

As for the booster seat, search for Orlando with a 2 yr old thread- it had the FL regs on children and booster seats. I think it was under a height of 4%26#39; 9'; and 80 lbs they need one (don%26#39;t know the metric off hand).

My advice. Bring your own. Easier, cheaper you can use them outside the parks and to be honest the rental ones are all the same and so I would have thought it would take you for ever to find it when you come off a ride,. Like looking for a red Ford Escort in a car park full of red ford escorts,

If you decide to rent one, don%26#39;t forget to tie something on it to be able to pick it out easier. The staff always move the strollers while you are on a ride and so it is never where you left it,

Merlot ....... Like looking for a red Ford Escort in a car park full of red ford escorts, NOW THAT IS FUNNY!!!!

Thanks for the advice guys, we will bring our own.

Definitely bring your own if you can. We rented a double stroller in March and paid almost $112 for 7 days. Not only was it expensive but my kids were very uncomfortable due to the hard plastic and the seat back doesn%26#39;t come up all the way. My 4 year old fell asleep and her little head was all over the place. It was also a pain to have to leave it in the park and haul out sleeping or very tired children. We also brought our own booster seats due to the price they charge per day. Not only that as someone pointed out a while back the rental ones are probably pretty dirty and full of germs. Florida law does not require you to have a booster seat for an 8 year old. Here is what they list on the Dept. of Transportation site for Florida:

4. What is Florida%26#39;s Child Restraint Law?

All children 5 years of age or younger must be properly restrained no matter where they are sitting in the vehicle. Children through age 3 must be secured in a separate carrier or a vehicle manufacturer%26#39;s integrated child safety seat. For children aged 4 through 5 years, a separate carrier, an integrated child safety seat, or a safety belt may be used. (FL Statute 316.613).

We still brought a booster for our 7 year old. In Wisconsin it%26#39;s required and he just doesn%26#39;t seem big enough to be in just a seatbelt. Have a good trip.

If you bring your own you should still have something attached to it to identify it as yours. We took our own to Disney last weekend and someone there had the exact same stroller complete with Mickey ears in the basket. (I suggest luggage tags or some stickers if there is a place to but them. )

Also if you don%26#39;t bring yours you can go to Wal-Mart and buy a cheap fold up umbrella stroller for about 20 or 25 dollars. Cheaper than renting. (unless you want all the storage compartments, etc)

We met up with friends last yr who had a toddler and a 4 yr old. They%26#39;d brought their own buggy for the little one, but the heat and the size of the parks just about floored the 4 yr old. They bought a cheap umbrella-style fold up buggy in Walmart for less than a tenner, and it was an absolute godsend! They took it everywhere, right to the airport at Sandford and left it there, having had more than their money%26#39;s worth. The kids were happy, their parents were happy, and all for the sake of a couple of quid! Don%26#39;t even think about renting at the parks, its a small fortune compared with this!

Hi,

We always take our own booster seat because the first time we went we were charged about $8 per day! Also, I would either take your own buggie or go to Walmart and buy one there (for around $20) You can hire strollers in the parks but they are $12 a day - crazy money!!!

Have a fab holiday!

Jill ; )

Oldfogey,

good idea apart from it%26#39;s against the law to leave your baggage unattended. If she left her name on it, hope she%26#39;s not on the stop list next time.

If you want to leave something behind, give it to someone(also not really allowed in airports), or turn it over to security.

cat