Amazing Dolls Amazing McKayla Interactive

by Playmates

Product Features

• Amazing McKayla is interactive!
• Play baby games
• She expresses real emotions
• Recognizes her accessories!
• Eats just like a real baby girl!

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 13.1 x 14 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000SE9B80
• Item model number: 98221
• Manufacturer recommended age: 36 months - 10 years
• Batteries: 4 AA batteries required.
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #105,285 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Amazing McKayla is the first ever interactive baby doll that utilizes voice recognition, sensory technology and articulated animatronics to offer the most complete and revolutionary nurturing play. Amazing McKayla is the latest in the Amazing series of interactive large dolls. She is a baby who expresses real emotions, learns to speak, can actually see and hear, plays baby games, recognizes her accessories and eats the foods that a baby eats!

Product Description

Amazing McKayla is an adorable baby doll that utilizes voice recognition, sensory technology and articulated animatronics to offer the most complete and revolutionary nurturing play. She expresses realistic emotions, learns to speak, sees and hears what's happening around her, and plays baby games. She even "recognizes" her accessories and eats the same foods that a baby eats. Includes dress, baby bottle, jar of pretend food, spoon and small teddy bear. Requires 4 "AA" batteries, not included. Measures 14" tall.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great doll for the right age., December 27, 2007

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J. Schmidt (southern Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Amazing Dolls Amazing McKayla Interactive (Toy)

After reading the bad reviews this doll received I felt I had to add my own. Our 4 1/2 year old loves this doll. Yes you do have to wait until McKayla is done talking or moving to interact with her but this just re-enforces taking turns when speaking. She does have a specific design for play but there are lots of variations to play whether it be guessing animal sounds, silly faces, tracking her toys, spoon or bottle. People have complained about having to yell at the doll in order for it to hear them. We have found that if you talk clearly and try to avoid other noises in the room it works just fine. Overall this doll is very fun and interactive but you have to decide if it fits with your child. They have to be old enough to understand how she works and not to get frustrated while trying to figure her out. The only reason for the 4 stars is a battery issue. After 1 day McKayla started saying her batteries were getting tired and she needed to rest. Changed them out with fresh ones and put the old one in other toys and the worked just fine. Perhaps she didn't need new batteries but just needed to sleep. I have emailed the company to hopefully get an answer to this.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Happy purchase, December 6, 2007

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Wendy "Wendy" (Garner, NC USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Amazing Dolls Amazing McKayla Interactive (Toy)

I purchased this for my goddaughter. It was one of her first real baby dolls and at first she was very quiet. I guess she just couldn't believe how real this baby seemed. But after a couple of minutes she just couldn't get enough of her. They were actual having little conversations. I'm very pleased with my purchase and it was the right choice for her.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars would be good for an older child, January 17, 2008

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Laura "Laura A Monahan" (Cincinnati, OH) - See all my reviews

= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Amazing Dolls Amazing McKayla Interactive (Toy)

When playing with this doll you have to be very specific and use EXACTLY the words she will understand, and for my 4 year old this was very difficult. Also, for her to recognize her toys they have to be directly in front of the eyes and 8-12 inches away while holding in the button on the toy...which was too complex for my daughter. For the doll to understand you when talking to it you also have to be in a completely silent room, no TV or older brothers, which never happens in my house...lol! And when the doll speaks, she speaks very quietly and you then have to know the exact words to use to respond to her...it even frustrated me when I was trying to show my daughter how to use the doll. I am going to put the doll away and try again when my daughter is about seven. The doll has a lot of cool features, but it is not easy for a little girl to play with.