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the tram, etc…. No matter where I was parked, I could always just walk to the en-
trance…. It sometimes took a while, but it was easier for me.
An Oklahoma mom, however, reports a bad experience with bringing her own
stroller:
The first time we took our kids we had a large stroller (big mistake). It is so much
easier to rent one in the park. The large [personally owned] strollers are nearly im-
possible to get on [airport shuttle] buses and are a hassle at the airport. I remember
feeling dread when a bus pulled up that was even semi-full of people. People look at
you like you have a cage full of live chickens when you drag heavy strollers onto the
bus.
Stroller Wars
Sometimes strollers disappear while you are enjoying a ride or a show. Do not be
alarmed. You won't have to buy the missing stroller, and you will be issued a new
stroller for your continued use. Lost strollers can be replaced at the main rental facil-
ity near the respective park entrances.
While replacing a ripped-off stroller is not a big deal, it is an inconvenience.
One family complained that their stroller had been taken six times in one day. Even
with free replacements, larceny on this scale represents a lot of wasted time. Through
our own experiments and suggestions from readers, we have developed several tech-
niques for hanging on to your rented stroller:
1.
Write your name in permanent marker on a 6-by-9-inch card, put the card in a
transparent freezer bag, and secure the bag to the handle of the stroller with mask-
ing or duct tape.
2.
Affix something personal (but expendable) to the handle of the stroller. Evidently
most strollers are pirated by mistake (since they all look the same) or because it's
easier to swipe someone else's stroller (when yours disappears) than to troop off
to the replacement center. Since most stroller theft is a function of confusion, lazi-
ness, or revenge, the average pram-pincher will balk at hauling off a stroller bear-
ing another person's property. After trying several items, we concluded that a
bright, inexpensive scarf or bandanna tied to the handle works well, and a sock
partially stuffed with rags or paper works even better (the weirder and more per-
sonal the object, the greater the deterrent). Best of all is a dead mackerel dangling
from the handle, though in truth, the kids who ride in the stroller prefer the other
methods.
A multigenerational family tried this:
