We jsut got back not quite two weeks ago. I agonized over the stroller issue. My children are 4 (will be 5 next month), 3 and 15 months. They are all tall for their ages, so I needed a stroller that could handle a lot of weight.
After researching the message boards at
www.windsorpeak.com , I came up a Mountain Buggy. I had never heard of this brand. I had even gone so far as to drive 35 miles to try out a Maclaren double stroller, but my oldest child was too tall and heavy for this.
I latched on to the idea of a Mountain Buggy and started finding out all I could on it. First off, it is hideously expensive. But, I deducted the cost of renting a double from Disney for 8 days and that helped a little. Though pricey, it fit the bill as far as being able to handle two heavy, tall kids. the oldest is almost too tall for this but she loves riding in it so much that she will probably just scrunch down to still fit.
I ordered this buggy sight unseen (except for internet pics) from
www.baby-outfitters.com (excellent customer service). They got it to me in time (ordered it with only 1.5 weeks to go until the trip).
I opened the box up and fell in love with this thing on sight. It is a double jogging stroller that folds up to a very reasonable size. The front wheels swivel, which is the trick to it steering like a dream (even with both big kids in it, I can steer it with one hand). It is also very narrow thanks to its design, so it fits through all Disney gates and doors. We even rolled it right on to the boats that run between Epcot and MGM. We did not take it on the Monorail or a bus, but it folds so DH could drag it on.
It is not a lightweight stroller by any means. It is heavy. But when you are talking about putting heavy larger children in it, heavy is not such a bad thing. Also, it steers well even when there is a large difference between the weights of the two children in the buggy (doesn't pull to the heavy side).
I have heard good and bad about Combis (some of the bad had to do with quality issues - ie - the handle bars splitting or breaking) but I have never heard of a quality issue with a MB. Feel free to PM me if you have any further questions.
My only regret is that I did not find out about this stroller sooner (rented trip before last and that money could have gone toward paying for my MB)
Hope that helps.
Amy