I think a stroller is a good idea. I'll never forget the summer at Wildwood when I was 4 and my sister was a baby. I was evicted from the stroller and they walked me up and down the boardwalk for a couple hours most nights. It was exhausting and painful. I would have given anything to sit in that stroller!

I second the scooter suggestion. We have scooter pulls which make it pretty easy to just pull the kids behind us.

The scooter is interesting--does anyone know if I am allowed to have that on the boards at night? You are only allowed to have bikes in the morning and I wasn't sure if this conveyed to scooters as well. Thanks for all the advice--Yes on the Pizza..I love that pizza!!

Can't he ride a bike or scooter? And you should bring an umbrella stroller, not a huge cushy infant-toddler stroller. I would want my four year old to be walking as much as possible.

PP here. I forgot to mention we have a 4yr old and didn't use a stroller at all last summer. She was 3 and turned 4 in August.

I have a house in OCNJ and for a 5yr old I would recommend no stroller. Honestly, it gets so cramped, especially inside the Wonderland Pier. There is no where to push them. I would NEVER EVER bring a BOB stroller unless I was going to jog on the boards in the morning, every morning. And then I still wouldn't bring it up to the boards at night.

A 5yr old can walk just fine. The boards are not that big. There are 2 major amusement piers and they are 8 city blocks between each other. That will be the extent of your walking except back to the parking lot or house, depending on where in OC you are staying.

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Anonymous wrote:I'd get a cheap jogger.

Those things fall apart. Especially with a 5 year old. Just use your BOB and be prepared to carry it.

We've had our instep for 4 years, it still looks like new and is used a reasonable amount including a trip (with flight) to disney).

Um, what is the question? do what works for you.

Anonymous wrote:I'd get a cheap jogger.

Those things fall apart. Especially with a 5 year old. Just use your BOB and be prepared to carry it.

Who cares what we think. Do what works for you. The BOB might be a bit clunky to carry around when he wants to walk.