TheElectricMayhem
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- Dec 30, 2011
Hello all,
I am planning my first trip to Disney using an ECV. I am able to walk short distances, but I have a really bad back that makes standing or walking for more than 5 minutes terribly painful. After being basically incarcerated in the house for a couple of years due to how painful I find walking, I finally bought a mobility scooter - a Pride Victory 10 - second hand. Its totally changed my life, I go anywhere and everywhere now: farmer's markets, shopping malls, flea markets, Ikea - I am starting to feel like a human being again. And its opened my eyes that a Disney trip could be totally possible with the right equipment.
So two questions:
1. For those that fly - how do you fly with your scooter? Or do you leave it at home and use a wc in the airport? I am trying to picture how that might work for me if I can score a good deal on flights. It probably sounds dumb, but I don't feel 'entitled' to use a wc because I am neither elderly nor am I truly disabled... I can walk, it just hurts so bad I really don't. I don't want to take advantage or use resources meant for someone with more challenges than I have.
2. If we do drive, I won't have room in the trunk for the scooter, so I'd have to rent on arrival. I hear good thinks about Gold Mobility, but I will admit my head is been turned by the Star Wars-themed wraps on the Buena Vista Scooters. Has anyone rented from BV before? Good or bad experiences to share?
Finally - we are staying at Coronado Springs in a standard room - any advice on what to ask for? Is there anything we should know about fitting the scooter into the room? I was freaking out worrying I'd have trouble getting out of the pools, it can be hard putting enough stress on my back to step up and not have grab bars on both sides- but in all the pics of the pools, it looks like they have railings by the steps that are close enough together that I could use both hands to grab them and haul out of the pool, which is super exciting to me. I can. not. wait for this trip!
I am planning my first trip to Disney using an ECV. I am able to walk short distances, but I have a really bad back that makes standing or walking for more than 5 minutes terribly painful. After being basically incarcerated in the house for a couple of years due to how painful I find walking, I finally bought a mobility scooter - a Pride Victory 10 - second hand. Its totally changed my life, I go anywhere and everywhere now: farmer's markets, shopping malls, flea markets, Ikea - I am starting to feel like a human being again. And its opened my eyes that a Disney trip could be totally possible with the right equipment.
So two questions:
1. For those that fly - how do you fly with your scooter? Or do you leave it at home and use a wc in the airport? I am trying to picture how that might work for me if I can score a good deal on flights. It probably sounds dumb, but I don't feel 'entitled' to use a wc because I am neither elderly nor am I truly disabled... I can walk, it just hurts so bad I really don't. I don't want to take advantage or use resources meant for someone with more challenges than I have.
2. If we do drive, I won't have room in the trunk for the scooter, so I'd have to rent on arrival. I hear good thinks about Gold Mobility, but I will admit my head is been turned by the Star Wars-themed wraps on the Buena Vista Scooters. Has anyone rented from BV before? Good or bad experiences to share?
Finally - we are staying at Coronado Springs in a standard room - any advice on what to ask for? Is there anything we should know about fitting the scooter into the room? I was freaking out worrying I'd have trouble getting out of the pools, it can be hard putting enough stress on my back to step up and not have grab bars on both sides- but in all the pics of the pools, it looks like they have railings by the steps that are close enough together that I could use both hands to grab them and haul out of the pool, which is super exciting to me. I can. not. wait for this trip!