Well I made the call and decided to go with the donkey...in the end it was the fact that the second seat on the icandy, although muchly improved from the old model still meant that the kid on the bottom really didnt have a great deal of room and not great visibility to look around. I also like the idea of being able to interact with the young bub facing me and that the two kids together on the donkey can interact as well.

BUT, the icandy is pretty incredible notwithstanding. just not for us (i am a bugaboo girl from way back lol).