I think that the Disney parks reflect different habits. Over on the Disney discussion fora, it's perfectly acceptable for an 8 year old to ride in a stroller. In the US Disney parks, it's sometimes impossible to get around due to the plethora of strollers.

But go to an Asian Disney park, or the one here, and there are barely any strollers. I took a photo at our local Disney park in high season, outside Peter Pan (one of the busiest rides in the park), and there were two strollers.

Then again, in countries with a lot of cobblestones and more public transport, strollers are a pain. So the dependence on them is less.

The same holds true for the 'Starbucks run' sometimes. I remember being in the US and seeing a Starbucks down the road, with no way to walk there. Bill Bryson wrote a piece on this dilemma when he returned to the US after years of living in the UK and travelling in Europe ie 'I can see it but I can't walk to it'.