I purchased this product for my 5 yr old daughter at the beginning of August. It was backordered so I didn't receive it for a few weeks. She was just gifted this toy yesterday. As soon as she started playing with this I knew I had to write a review.
First of all, it is very delicate and the pieces are very, very small. The biggest problem with this castle is that it is tall and very, very thin. It kept falling over and then all the turrets and things would fall off and roll across the floor. We had to use epoxy to glue all the turrets in place and glued the whole unit to part of a dry erase board we had from an easel we no longer use. It has made all the difference! Now she can play with it to her hearts content and I don't have to be putting it back together every 2 minutes.
I am disappointed that I spent on this and had to spend additional money and energy to make it usable at all. I don't know how you create a castle like this and have it not cross your mind that it is top heavy and too slim. It would have been painfully obvious if they did any kid testing on this product! IT NEEDS TO BE MOUNTED ON A BASE!!!! But they left that for us to take care of.
Like I said also, the parts are very fragile and the bubbles on the tub and the blanket on the bed easily come off as well. There is a little "doo dad" used to put the dolls feet into that allows them to dance up top, slip into the bath and bed, and go up into the elevator. They are small and made of clear plastic so easy to lose (and you only get 2). They are also too hard for a little girl to get the feet into by themselves.
Overall, this toy has turned out to be more work than anything else. It is expensive if you ask me and poorly made for the money. My daughter LOVES it however. Just be prepared to spend some additional time, money and energy with this toy. I am glad they finally did make a castle for the princess "Polly Pockets" but just wish it was better made.
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Excuse my bluntness. For $50, I would expect not to have the opening bed not open and the covers (lid) keep falling off. Now the bath water lid keeps falling off and a lamp already got broken. She's 5, not that rough with it, but like the other review said, on the floor it tends to topple over as you move the elevator up and down. Not worth the price.
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I am so disapointed with this castle. I bought it for my daughter for her 3rd birthday. For $50 it is junk... it falls apart constantly. Bubble fall off tub, blanket comes off bed, towers fall off. teh concept behind this castle is great... if only they had made it to really work. you are suppose to be able to flip a switch and have a doll go from standing to laying in bed or in the tub... sounds cool.... it doesn't work, the doll gets stuck or the bubbles go flying. makes for a frustrated mommy and kid! in a word... junk
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I was reluctant at getting this after reading the reviews. But got to look at it and it is sturdy and durable. My daughters words "I Love It!" I put it together and it was simple as long as you make the connections right it fell over once when daughter put the princess on top of the turrets. other than that has not fallen over. The dolls are easy for her to dress and she is keeping everything put up when she is done. She never did that before. This simply tells me she will take care of it. When dressed the dolls stand on their own. My daughter doesn't use the put to bed feature tried it but didnt work so she said she use lever lift bubbles and blanket up and put the dolls in. I would rate this a 5 for girls 4 and up.
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The concept for a small castle for the little dolls is great. The design and layout of the castle is very good, however, the actual contruction from cheap plastic is pretty bad. The put-to-bed/bath features do not work and the bubbles and blanket keep falling off. The accessory play pieces are extremely tiny and hard for 3-5 year olds to handle. I glued the tiny tea cups and pot to the tray or else they would already be lost. All-in-all, the concept is adorable. My 5-year-old was so excited and had to have it when she saw it on tv. I was disappointed when we opened the box and realize it was just another cheap toy with a not-so-cheap price. I expected better from a Disney product.
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