My parents are 75. At home, neither uses a cane, a walker, or a wheelchair. At Disney World, I rented them each a scooter, skipped an entire land in Magic Kingdom, and called it a day around the time I’d usually be deciding where to get my second park snack.
Disney World sells itself as a family vacation, but a lot of the planning advice seems to picture a family with a six-year-old and two adults willing to set an alarm on vacation. My family had two late risers from Houston, a knee and ankle that gave my dad trouble, and me, a woman who can turn a short walk through EPCOT into a three-hour snack detour. Here’s what I’d do differently the next time I take my parents.


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