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A 20 month old will not fit in a doona - we use a travel stroller and travel car seat (cosco scenera next). I primarily use the subway and make sure I have something really light weight ( I have this one https://a.co/d/5ssvlp9
We liked the [Pockit+ All Terrain](https://a.co/d/hrQ15Bc). Collapsible, can buy backpack straps (Protec) or a travel bag (Pockit) to tote it around when the kid isn't using it.
[The Goodbaby Pockit fits](https://gb-online.com/en-en/strollers/pockit-all-terrain) Southwest and Delta carryon measurements. Those are the airlines I fly, so I haven't checked anywhere else. Not sure about the buggy board and basket size is subjective, but it meets the other criteria. The strollers OP lists are close to carryon size. Close enough that it would depend on the airline representatives at the gate and flight attendants whether they put it in a sizer or not. People definitely carry on suitcases that size or larger on a regular basis.
It usually takes a billion years for me to get my mobility scooter back from gate check, but any time we've gate checked kids stuff they've been brought up before we could wrangle the kids off the plane. Unless you have a super tight connection you're worried about, I would look for a relatively compact double and gate check it. My kids are teens so I obviously haven't looked recently, but every time I've priced out strollers, it was more cost effective to buy a cheap one than rent. If you have a kiddo that you think may want/need a stroller at Disney, then having that extra seat for them is worth any time you might wait for baggage handlers. If you get an inexpensive or 2nd hand double then you can stress less about possible damage. The other option is to get a couple of cheap umbrella strollers with a decent basket and use stroller links to make it a double when you need to, but it will make an extra wide double that won't always fit through doors.
I understand. I always have back up plans for my back up plans. I also had one child who was a runner as a young toddler and the other turned 3 and suddenly could flat out disappear. I still suspect that child had the magical ability to teleport. I definitely understand needing something to buckle in a child to keep everyone safe. But unless the stroller you get fits in your airlines carry on guidelines (which is different than fitting in the overhead bins), you always run the risk of having to gate check it anyway. Either way you are paying a lot for a stroller that you may just use in the airport and have to rent one for regular use on your trip. We did umbrella strollers and stroller links for a cruise. It worked fine in airports because everything there is basically wide and open. We used them as singles in the cruise hallways so the only time I really had trouble was going into gift shops around the ports. Since you're only worried about one in the airport, you could also check a stroller at the counter (airlines will usually check them for free) but link them both later for Disney. But now I feel like I should apologize for giving you more things to think about.
I'll preface this by saying that I've never actually been to Disneyworld. I grew up in California so when we do Disney it's with my family in Disneyland. But I think most things with kids in theme parks are similar. Another thing to consider with your runner is that there will be stroller parking outside the ride queues. If you don't already have a toddler harness, you may want to get one. You don't want to end up trying to vault a line barrier that he slipped under and is dashing away from. What I did with our harnesses was loop the parent end around my wrist and then I still held their hands so they got used to walking with me. But if they decided to dart off, I had that fail safe where they couldn't get far. If you travel a lot then a compact stroller makes sense, especially if your older child is mostly out of stroller age so you would only rarely want a double. Kids up to 6 often want a break from walking all day though. I think this is especially true when they see a younger sibling riding.
Not umbrella trolley, but we have gb pockit all terrain plus (version without plus is slightly smaller, and I had impression that it was getting less comfortable for my 3.5 year old so plus should last you longer). It folds really small and is great for travelling. We bought it second hand, it's cheaper than yoyo stroller. Only issue is when you need to travel on uneven terrain, like pebble roads, but it's the same for any other stroller with small wheels.
On baby 2, with baby 1 we used a few second hand buggies. For walking, even in the city on uneven pavements, 3-wheel buggy is best. I'm thinking about buying nipper v6 plus with swith bassinet, os I can have my kid in parent facing mode for a bit longer. Earlier we used baby jogger city mini gt 2, which was mostly good, but had no option for parent facing seat. You can buy car seat attachments for it if needed. We gave pram away after our first to save space, not because it was bad. We got it second hand from someone using it for about 8 years, we used it for another two and it was still going strong. For travel we have gb pockit all-terrain plus. It's very small, can have car seat attachments, and has carrycot option if you need. In airlines they frequently let me take it on board. We also used oyster, which was okay but the front wheels sometimes were bending underneath the stroller when getting off the curbs. We had briefly silvercross pioneer but hate it. It's huge, front wheels bend underneath it on even small bumps, basket is huge but somehow I can pack less than in our baby jogger and to access it for anything bigger I need to take off whole bassinet.
I had the Minu but lost it. Then I got a GB pockit all- terrain because it was cheaper than trying to replace the minu, and honestly it’s a way better travel stroller. It folds tiny and is very lightweight. We got a backpack for it off amazon and it’s super easy to carry around as a backpack. With the minu it always still felt like you were lugging a big clunky extra load. Obviously, it’s got less premium material, and not as good suspension but if your main concern is size and ease of travel, I’d go with a GB pockit hands down.
We have the GB Pockit All Terrain. It is 8 pounds (why I chose it) and it has a drop-down back, so it lets my now 3yo take naps in it. It’s our travel stroller, but that also means we take it on the subway etc. (They have the All City model too, but if you want to take it to the park, the extra wheels on the All Terrain help.) PS it folds up tiny; again, we travel a lot with it, and I like that it fits in the overhead bin in airplanes.
I've used one of these for subway trips in the city for a long time. They're super easy to fold up. My only complaint was there is no strap to hang it on your shoulder or something.
It did just fine. We used it in Rome and all over Sicily. Since then they introduced an all-terrain version which is probably even better than the original we had.
The GB Pockit fits overhead. We might even fit it UNDER the seat in front the last time we flew with it, I can’t remember. When folded, it fits into a reusable shopping bag which is what we used to carry it onboard.
It did just fine. We used it in Rome and all over Sicily. Since then they introduced an all-terrain version which is probably even better than the original we had.
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