Can You Rent A Wheelchair?

[Chatter Box]

My nephew is 15 and has a broken leg. He should be out of the cast and off crutches before out trip in october. We are going to MNSSHP and other events. But can you rent a wheelchair if he gets tired or his leg hurts? Do we need to bring a DRs note? Thanks..

 

[Poohnatic]

No doctor's note required.

Manual wheelchairs at the parks are 15 dollars a day, with a 1 dollar deposit included. I don't recommend these unless the person pushing is in great shape. Believe it or not, MK is kinda hilly. I pushed SIL in a chair back in Feb and I was regretting it at the end of the day (I'd had leg surgery the month before).

ECV's can be rented for 40 dollars a day, with a 10 dollar deposit included.

There should be a sticky at the top of the DisAbilities page that lists the various companies that rent ECV's and deliver to WDW.

Suzanne

 

[Chatter Box]

Thanks !!!!!!!!

 

[SueM in MN]

Good advice, except that you can't rent an ECV for use by a person under the age of 18. The Disney park ones are only to be used by people over 18 and most of the off-site companies have the same requirement.
So, get your self in shape for some wheelchair pushing.

 

[Chatter Box]

oh, I never thought of that.....thank you...

 

[SueM in MN]

scooters are nicer in a lot of ways, and sometimes people don't notice the age of the person who will be renting when they give the advice.

 

[Chatter Box]

Thank You, I don't want to do anything wrong and get thrown out of WDW. My nephew may not need one, but I wanted to know if they were available if needed..