Clarify "Length of Stay" Stroller Rentals For Me
I'm renting a stroller for the first time on our next trip.
We're going to be there SUNDAY-FRIDAY. But we're taking the WEDNESDAY off to go to waterparks, shop, etc. so I won't need a stroller that day.
Can I get a length-of-stay stroller rental, but not have to pay for the Wednesday when we won't be using it?
The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth
Here are the absolute FACTS about stroller rentals. No assumptions, no guesses, just facts.
There's no such thing as a "length of stay" rental. The CMs at the stroller rental places at each park don't know how many days your stay is, and they don't care.
The term is "multi-day." The reason you want to get a multi-day rental versus going there every day is two-fold. One, there is a $2 per day discount when you do a multi-day rental. Two, if you do multi-day you only stand in the "pay" line on your first time, when you pay in advance for the multi-day rental. Each subsequent time, you go right to the pick-up line. The pick-up line is either not a line at all, or you stand in line for 30 seconds, whereas the pay line can be a very long line.
You tell them how many days you wish to rent for. A number of days, not a span of time. So if you hope to rent on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, you tell them you want a 5-day rental. You'll get a strip of 5 perforated rental passes stapled to a receipt.
The cashier will stamp one of the passes with that day's date. You then take that to the pick-up line and show the CM. You'll get your stroller.
On subsequent days, skip the pay line and just go right to the pick-up line. The CM will stamp an unused ticket with that day's date, and then get you your stroller. This is a VERY fast process.
If you park hop, or if you return to the same park that same day, you just go straight to the pick-up line and show them your rental pass with that day's date stamped on it.
Any rental passes you don't use are fully refundable, but only at the rental places, and the rental places are ONLY in each of the 4 theme parks (no resorts, no water parks, no Downtown Disney). So, for example, let's say on Thursday you decide you're not going to parks on your last day, Friday. On Thursday, you can turn in your unused, undated rental pass (the one you would have used on Friday) and get a full refund, but you also need your original receipt.
By the way, the prices are $10/day single and $18/day double. And remember, the multi-day discount gets you $2/day off those prices.