We are going in 2 weeks for the boys birthdays. I'm having a hard time deciding if we should bring a stroller or not? Grant hasn't been in a stroller (at all) in the last 1.5 years, and Reid hasn't been in one for almost a year. I don't know if they would sit in one now, but I know its going to be long hot days and it would probably be nice to have one for them to sit in. So, would you bring a stroller for you 3 and 5 year olds?
Grant Thomas 8.8.06 and Reid Alexander 8.11.08
Re: Yet another Disney question..
For your boys' ages, I would rent one. This is what we plan to do going forward for trips to Disney.
Absolutely I'd bring a stroller. The Disney parks are big...huge even and your boys will probably tire quickly due to the heat.
When we went last November for a couple of days, I brought just the umbrella stroller for Jack. That was a mistake because Ethan wanted us to carry him a lot because he was tired. It may have not been miserably hot but you do just a ton of walking and it can be hard for small children.
When we planned our May vacation, I purposefully bought the City Mini Double for the trip and it was worth every penny. If you don't have a double stroller to take, look into renting one.
I can't give advice because we haven't been yet, but we are planning to rent a City Mini double for the boys once we get there (no room in our car to buy one like Amanda did, we will be taking our City Mini single for Lauren though). We will not be taking buses, so once our car is unpacked we will have room for strollers to drive to Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom and downtown (can take the boat to MK from Wilderness Lodge).
My boys are like yours, and have not ridden in a stroller in quite a while, but I want to be able to easily keep up with them and give them a resting spot while we are on the move (although I'm really hoping they don't fall asleep in the park, then they would miss something I had planned for them, ha!!).