Can You Rent a Scooter at Disney World?

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We deliver mobility scooters across Orlando every day, to resorts in Lake Buena Vista, hotels along International Drive, and vacation homes in Kissimmee and Celebration. Most of the people who call us have already tried the park rental once, and the call usually starts the same way: it was fine inside the gates, and useless everywhere else.

What is the difference between a park scooter and a delivered one?

A park scooter stays in that park, and a delivered scooter stays with you. That is the whole thing, and it decides which one is right for your trip.

Inside the gates both do the same job. The difference shows up at the end of the day, when the park rental goes back at the entrance and you walk to the bus, wait, ride, and then walk from the bus stop to your room. For anyone who needed a scooter at eleven in the morning, that last stretch at ten at night is the hardest part of the day.

It also matters the moment you leave the park. Dinner at Disney Springs, a morning at the outlets on International Drive, an evening walk around your resort, none of that is covered by a rental that lives at a park entrance.

Is it cheaper to rent a scooter at Disney or from an Orlando company?

Outside the park, for any trip longer than a single day. Park rentals are priced per day, so the cost repeats every morning, and on a day when you visit two parks you pay twice because the first scooter cannot come with you.

Ours is priced for the whole rental rather than per day. The Elite Traveller starts at $90, the GoGo Sport at $105 and the Pride Victory at $118, delivered free and collected free in Orlando and Kissimmee. Use GOGO10 for 10% off.

Which scooter should you pick for Disney World?

Pick by how long your days are, because range is what goes wrong. Running out of battery on the far side of a park is a genuinely bad afternoon, and it is the one mistake we see families make.

• Elite Traveller. About half a park day. The right choice for a morning at the park, a day at Disney Springs, or if someone is mostly walking and wants the scooter for the long stretches
• GoGo Sport. A full park day for most riders, and the one we send out most. If you are planning rope drop to fireworks, start here
• Pride Victory. Built for the longest days and the heaviest use. If the rider is out all day every day, or you want the most comfortable ride on a two week trip, this is it

Weight matters too, and it is worth asking before you book rather than at the kerb. If you are unsure which device is even the right one, our guide to scooter, wheelchair or ECV walks through the difference.

Do you have to book a Disney scooter in advance?

Park rentals are first come first served, so on a busy morning they can be gone. There is no reservation to fall back on, and the answer at the counter is simply that there are none left, which usually means somebody walks a park they cannot comfortably walk.

A delivered scooter is reserved in your name before you leave home. We bring it to the hotel, resort or vacation home, show the rider how it works, and collect it at the end. Nothing depends on what is left at a counter at nine in the morning.

What do families tell us afterwards?

Two things, almost every time. The first is that the grandparent who was going to sit the day out came along instead, which is the entire reason the trip was booked with three generations in it. The second is that they used it far more outside the parks than they expected.

The other comment we get is about the evening. Fireworks end, everyone moves at once, and the person on the scooter is the only one in the group not dreading the walk back. If your trip includes grandparents, doing Disney and Universal with grandparents covers the rest of that conversation, including the part nobody wants to start.

Where do you deliver in Orlando?

Free delivery and collection across Orlando, Kissimmee, Lake Buena Vista, Celebration, Davenport and Winter Garden, including the resorts and the vacation home communities. We deliver to the hotel, resort or vacation home you are staying in, so the scooter is waiting when you arrive rather than something to sort out on your first morning.

Renting a Scooter at Disney World, Frequently Asked Questions

Can you rent a scooter at Disney World?

Yes. You can rent one inside each park at the entrance, or rent one delivered to your hotel from an Orlando company like us. The difference is that a park rental has to stay inside that park, while a delivered scooter stays with you for the whole trip.

Is it cheaper to rent a scooter at Disney or outside?

Outside, for any trip longer than a day. Park rentals are priced per day and per park, so a four day trip means paying four times, and a park hopping day means renting twice. Ours starts at $90 for the whole rental.

Do you need to book a Disney scooter in advance?

Park rentals are first come first served and can run out on busy mornings, which is the main reason families end up walking. A delivered scooter is reserved in your name before you fly, so availability is settled.

Which scooter is best for a full day at Disney World?

The GoGo Sport handles a full park day for most riders. The Elite Traveller covers about half a park day, and the Pride Victory is built for the longest days and the heaviest use.