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May 29, 2011

Perfect Theme Park Stroller

I myself have had to ponder the thought of bringing our little ones stroller to Walt Disney World. Then I bought a Chicco back carrier to put her in while transitioning through LAX to MCO. About two months before our planned arrival at the World, I saw an episode of Jon and Kate Plus - you know the one where they traveled for 19 hours to WDW, Well once I heard Kate's screech of excitement over the strollers that were available -I just had to research.

Here were my results:





  1. Hard plastic stroller with upright position only



  2. The price to rent per day or week was over priced $15 Single and $31 Double



  3. Could not be taken out of the park you originally rented in



  4. No basket or cup holder



  5. Strollers are on a limited, first come basis



  6. Hardly any sun protection



  7. Everyone else would have one!



So I thought about carrying my bulky Baby Trend Jogging stroller - Nope out of the question. The convenience of renting from an outside source was the only option.


The company we used offered The City Mini by Baby Jogger and all I can say is nothing but positive things.







This stroller was phenomenal! It exceeded both mine and my husband's expectations. The quick fold technology was the best - we just take her out of the harness and pull on the center strap and let gravity do the rest. The extra-large canopy kept her protected from the sun and when we had her in the full recline the mesh backing allowed for breezes to keep her cooler. IT has a back seat storage and a nice large under seat basket. Handling it on the buses took a time because there was hardly ever any place to sit most of the time. But once we got off at our resort we would just carry her and the stroller back to our room.







We stayed at the CBR - Disney's Caribbean Resort. My parents met up with us three days after we arrived and my mom loved it as well. Dad was pushing her as if they were at the races. Unfortunately if you look at the resort layout - it is pretty big! Grandparents were in Aruba and we were in Trinidad South(Special Pirates of the Caribbean Rooms) So glad we had the stroller - it was about 500 yards away from Port Royale and my parents were about 400 yards beyond that. The resort did have an internal bus system but i would have to take her out and hold on to her and the stroller... I chose to walk and let my husband get some rest from the humidity and heat. This stroller was a champ. I loved it so much that two months later when it went on sale I bought one and donated my stroller system to a family in need.







We walked to Universal Studios Hollywood right before the Christmas holiday (we only live about 1 mile away) and the City Mini was great on both concrete and asphalt. Walked up the great hill to get to the entrance. Seeing all the other families pushing the hard rented stroller from Universal - I saw a need to supply other vacationing families a great rental stroller for a better price!







That is when City Stroller Rentals was born. Please check us out! http://www.citystrollerrentals.com/

When you are ready to stroll, We are here ready to roll!





See you at the theme parks!!