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I purchased this set for my daughter today. Like those previous, I quickly realized that Sofia and Amber's heads were a problem. I quickly called the manufacturer and was told that replacement dolls will be mailed to me. They have changed the neck design.
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Sofia the First is one of the most popular shows on Disney Junior. Sofia and her friends Clover, Mia, and her family (Amber and James) learn about being royalty and importance of being kind. We have used several of the Sofia the First story lines as life lessons for our 4 year old daughter.... things like inviting everyone to birthday parties and why it is important to always be kind. Therefore, my wife and I really don't mind our daughter watching Sofia the first (or really... any of the Disney Junior shows like Jake and the Never Land Pirates and Doc McStuffins)
The Mattel line of Sofia the First toys received criticism when they were first released. Fortunately, they have made a number of improvements to many of the toys, and while they are still far from perfect they are now at least *acceptable* in terms of build quality. The Sofia the First Royal Family gift set was improved initially all of the dolls heads popped off very easily. In this updated set (purchased in September 2013) the heads remain firmly attached to the royal family members!
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Comes with Sofia the First, Amber, James, Queen Miranda, and King Roland.
Not sure why they designed it this way, but it is difficult to make King Roland, James, and Amber to stand on their own even on hard surfaces.
Sofia the First and Amber speak when used when used with the base of the Sofia the First Magical Talking Castle. King Roland and James interact with the castle but only play music.... Queen Miranda does not interact with the castle.
As mentioned, Mattel has improved the dolls and the heads no longer pop off.
Final Verdict While the Sofia the First Royal Family has been improved it still could use a better design. I am not sure why Mattel designed the set where it is difficult for most of the family to stand on their own. It would also be nice if all of the members worked with the Sofia the First Magical Talking Castle (instead of just Sofia and Amber)
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While the paint and quality of the toys is really good, their heads pop off at the slightest glance(they even fell off in the package). I've read bad reviews on how well they interact with the talking castle, so I have not bought it. Save your money until this set drops in price(maybe around the $10 price point). And buy some glue!
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The basic design of the dolls aren't bad, but the actual play value of them is lost in that design. Sofia and Amber's heads are very easy to pop off and while ours haven't popped off several times, it's only been a day. Like other reviews have mentioned, the only doll that can stand on her own is the Queen Mother, while the King and James topple over with the design. The point of this design is that their voices will work on the soundbox of the castle you can also buy...big mistake. If they activate voices at all, it's only Sofia's voice. I paid $24.98 at Wal*Mart on this and it's maybe worth $10 at the absolute most.
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My daughter like most little girls just loves Sofia, so I bought the Magical Talking Castle and the Royal Family Figurine Set to go with it. First of all the figures mostly DO NOT WORK with the talking feature of the Magical Castle. Only Sofia, and sometimes Amber and Clover, work at all, and everybody else just speaks as Sofia, which is such a disappointment. It is great that there are figures of Miranda and Roland that are not available in the Disney Store figurine set, and that those figures are nice and large, but as I said before, they do not work with the castle, and they are also difficult to keep standing with the way the feet are made to fit on the talking castle piece that doesn't work anyways (not Miranda, as she has a flat bottom). They would have been better off just making this a more poseable figure set without the non-functioning talking feature even being attempted. PLUS...the heads fall off of the little ones immediately and constantly, and that does not require any kind of vigorous play at all. Personally, I would also like to find a set that includes Bailiwick and Cedric, since I think that they are just as important to the show, but they got left behind, at least for now. It very much seems like these toys got rushed out the door to take advantage of the popularity of the show, because it appears that I did not just get a bad item, since everybody is having the same problems it seems, and I have no idea how this got through any kind of quality control testing at Mattel. I confess that this was all far more disappointing to me than my 5-year old, but still a total letdown compared to expectations. My daughter would still play with the castle and figures, but for the money spent on these items (especially in comparison to some of the other Princess castles available), it was just way too dysfunctional. Ultimately this set was so disappointing that I packed it all back up along with the Magical Castle and returned everything.
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