Customer Reviews

Baby Einstein - On the Go - Riding, Sailing and Soaring

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my son is 18 months old and has just been allowed to start watching the baby einstein videos--he loves neighborhood animals and world animals and asks for them daily (we watch either "ducks!" or "growls!" once a day). after a trip on an airplane over thanksgiving, we decided to get On The Go for him to mix it up a little...

there are indeed good things about this video, but these good things are also encased in bad:

1. lots of different vehicles--probably too many different ones, in fact...do we need both a 'sailBOARD' AND a 'sailBOAT' in the same segment?

2. loads of BRIGHT colors--but this video has more computer images than 'real life' puppets...the opening segment with the raccoon driving the car over the bright green CG road is a bit much and feels like something from an austin powers movie

3. the music in this video has an eerie/music box quality to parts of it--the music that accompanies the spinning wheel (which has a car, a plane, a boat and a train on it) is very mellow and tinkly and then the same tune is repeated at various times throughout the video...yes, it's a classical tune BUT it's a watered down, synthesizer version and that just doesn't cut it.

4. lots of repetition--i.e., the opening sequence features an eye-level shot of a boy riding in a toy car that's pushed by a girl...you see this same footage about 5 minutes later in the 'on the land' segment.

overall, this is a decent dvd (i'm not going to bash it for all of the frontloaded garbage that you have to fast-forward through to get to the real dvd...that's too easy--but suffice it to say it is a pain)--the train segment is great and the vehicles are pretty cool (there are tons of shots of various ones, too)...unlike Neighborhood Animals or World Animals, my son did not want to watch this one straight through--and to me, that's a good thing.

I am so impressed that Disney could come up with a video that was better than Baby McDonald which WAS my daughter's all time favorite, but she now has a new Baby Einstein that she loves just a little bit more!!! She was literally sitting on the edge of her chair while she watched Baby On the Go while alternately getting up and flying like a plane or make choo-choo noises or singing the verses she knows of Wheels on the Bus. I was surprised by how much she interacted versus some of the kid's shows were she just glazes over. So, not only is this entertaining, it is a great learning tool.

We have been incredibly impressed with the recent Baby Einstein videos that have come out in the past couple of years, and only let our daughter watch television once or twice a week. That said, the only thing she ever wants to watch is Baby McDonald, Baby Galileo, Baby Noah and now, Baby On the Go. I would recommend this to any and all moms, and in fact just bought two more as gifts. Well done, Disney!

My 17 month old son can't get enough of this DVD! From the first moment it was on, he was hooked. He now picks up the case and brings that one to me when he's chosing a movie. The puppets and the Wheels on the Bus segments are his favorite. Nothing stops an attack of the grumps like this one.

The last BE we bought was the VERY disappointing Baby Santa's Music Box (the worst BE ever!) and this one is an improvement. My girls, ages 3 years and 15 months, are engaged and will watch most of the movie.
Here is what we liked:
1) The format of the really good BEs is used; relevant vocabulary shown on the screen, puppets doing interesting things, engaging toys moving, and live action footage all set to classical music.
2) The music is upbeat, lively and flows nicely.
3) A interesting assortment of things that travel through the air, water and land, some you would not see everyday, this opens up questions about what they are watching.

Here's what we hated:
1) It is LONG! (40+ minutes)
2) The animation is a litte goofy and unrealistic
3) Some footage is repeated
4) Not as many puppet parts as some of the others

A decent buy, but get it on sale!

This is a really great DVD, by far one of the best. The first Einstein movies are classics, but this one is up there with them. My 18 month old daughter can't get enough of this movie and my nearly 5 year old son loves watching it too. My daughter was not saying any words until she watched this show.
This movie shows a LOT of real life vehicles along with toys and names each of them as they are shown.
I did not find the music eerie at all(as I read from a previous review), in fact, it was quite uplifting.
Throughout the movie, Disney shows families together, mom/son; dad/daughter ect doing things together on bikes/cars/trains, ect. It is quite an enjoyable movie to watch.
It is a great addition to the collection.

I saw there were a lot of complaints on this dvd, but I think maybe thats because its more created for older babies and toddlers, especially boys. My son is really into cars and vehicles so he loves it.

My daughter and her father take a daily walk near the highway so he can show her the different trucks that cross the bridge to and from Canada. So, I thought "Things that go" would be perfect for her. After eagerly awaiting the release of this video, I was a little disappointed. The video is divided into three segments: on land, in water and in the sky. I think that in the effort to keep the segments the same length, some sections became too detailed and there was not enough detail in others. I would have liked to see different types of trucks, and I really wasn't interested in some of the water and air vehicles that my baby may never see in real life anyway.
But, Baby (14 months old) enjoyed it and was busy saying "Twuck! Twuck!" through most of the video. The puppet shows are typical Baby Einstein - very silly - and we really enjoyed the "Wheels on the bus" segment. I really think she'll enjoy the video more with her dad since he actually cares about the difference between a parasail and a hang glider. Definitely, it was worth the $14.

Our 19-month sold son LOVES this video and has for at least a month now. He really likes several of the Baby Einstein videos, including Baby Neptune, Baby Monet, and Baby Da Vinci. This one is his new favorite, though. He loves vehicles in real life, too, so I introduced this show to enhance his learning. He can now say the names of most of the vehicles on the video. He especially loves the part about airplanes and helicopters. I don't know what the person is referring to when s/he mentions "too many bells and whistles." This video has a bit more animation than some of the older Baby Einsteins, but just a bit. And it still is great about using puppets and humor to teach. My son adores this video. I highly recommend it!

My son, who is almost 3, wanted to watch only this DVD for about 2 weeks when I bought it. Inertaining and educational! The first day he already new all the planes, trains and automobiles! And he loves to sing along to the "school bus" song! I owen all of the Baby Einstein Videos, and now the "Little Einsteins", and I think they are great! Nice, peaceful music, and very educational! My son has been watching these shows since he was about 3 monts, and still enjoys them! I recomend them to Everyone!

I didn't like this video. It seems geared more toward boys. I like the puppets and the kids playing with gender neutral stuff like in the other videos. Not to say girls don't like trains and boats and stuff but I like baby Noah or Doolittle where the puppets are hugging and waving and interacting or singing songs I can dance to.