I didn't get the post about the cart in time, but I wouldn't have had the money anyway
The flight, hotel, car & park tickets were ALL free!!! Turned out my cousin's girlfriend {he rented me the car} works at Disney & it was "Family Season" or something-or-other, so she GAVE me the Park Hopper tickets! =)
But, I managed just fine ... I cut our carry-ons down to just my hip-pack & my kiddo's tiny backpack with playdough etc. toys & she was so excited to be flying that she was quite happy about walking & "helping" me carry her carseat {by holding on the extra long tether strap, for my sanity more than anything else, LOL} I also loaned my friends huge rolling duffle for a suitcase & was able to strap the carseat onto it & our carryon-ons inside so it was actually pretty easy! =)
We had a blast of course, but I couldn't help noticing we were the ONLY family with a carseat @@ I
almost convinced one couple to use theirs since they'd bought 3 seats for the plane ride anyway, but in the end the father's grumpiness won over {he seemed reluctant to have anything to do with the kid, carry-ons, or anything else for that matter, sheesh!}. On our 1st flight an infant got hurt during turbulence: slipped out of mom's arms & got stuck between the seat somehow =( On our last flight a toddler wouldn't sit still & hit her head during turbulence =( I thought to myself, looking at my kid who never moved out of her carseat: "& that's why I lugged this thing all over the place!" But, a flight attendant on one flight {we had 4, ugh} told me I could use the seat onboard @@ Luckilly I'd printed out & brought with me the page from the FAA website about using carseats onboard {hehehe} She turned a lovely shade of embarrassment, LOL! My kiddo was actually "tsk-ing" & shaking her head when she saw other little ones not getting buckled in & a couple times during the flights she told me she was proud of herself for being safe & staying still & quiet & not getting hurt ... YES! =) {BTW, installing RF is much easier than FF ~ I have a scar now from my curiosity at tyring it out FF even though she rode RF}
Also, in Disney I struck up a conversation with a family who had a 16th month old way too big for the infant carrier still using it ~ they parked next to us & after explaining when babies outgrow infant seats & the difference between convertable vs. combination seats {the kind they'd been looking at buying next}, we walked to the cars again a few spaces back so my 3 year could show off to them how she still sits RF in her Wizard =) I gave them the website address here & told them to ask their local police or fire department for more info about finding a certified tech nearby.
Sometime soon I'll have the Disney pics posted in our online photoalbum & can share the link if anyone would like to see?