Barbie® & The Diamond Castle Glimmer™ Horse

by Mattel

Product Features

• Diamond castle plush puppies
• Sparkle and Glimmer can dance
• Pups glow with beautiful plush fur
• Press the button and watch them move to the music of Barbie and the diamond castle DVD
• Part of the diamond castle Barbie collection

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.5 x 14.2 x 12.6 inches ; 1.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• 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: B0015EM198
• Item model number: N0584
• Manufacturer recommended age: 36 months - 8 years
• Batteries: 3 AAA batteries required. (included)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #117,892 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Barbie & The Diamond Castle Glimmer The Flying Horse This enchanting horse knows when she's “flying,” “galloping,” “eating” or being groomed and has different sound and light reactions based on what she's doing! With light-up wings, hooves and tiara, she makes magical sounds too, and the more girls play with her, the more light and sound combinations she makes. Pretend she “flies” with golden wings, “gallops” with lightning speed, and “whinnies” lovingly as girls brush her long mane. Grooming brush and basket of “grapes” included

Product Description

This enchanting horse knows when she's flying, galloping, eating or being groomed and has different sound and light reactions based on what she's doing. With light-up wings, hooves and tiara, she makes magical sounds, too. And the more girls play with her, the more light and sound combinations she makes. Pretend she "flies" with golden wings, "gallops" with lightning speed, and whinnies lovingly as girls brush her long mane. Grooming brush and basket of grapes included. Requires 3 "AAA" batteries, included.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly, one of the better Barbie toys. But expensive, September 13, 2008

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Talvi - See all my reviews
(TOP 500 REVIEWER)   

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Barbie® & The Diamond Castle Glimmer™ Horse (Toy)

This was actually one of the better Barbie toys. After Mariposa (whose wings never stayed on or worked), the Elephant from Island Princess (which never caught one of the girls with its trunk and was boring), or even Princess Ro (whose peacock feathers never stayed on), this seems to be holding up well. And seems to be really enjoyed for beyond a single day by my daughter.

The play value is there - if you jiggle the horse in the air it prompts a flying sound. There is a little button at the bottom of a hoof so that if you push down on the horse, the button is pressed and the horse makes clip clop noises. If you push its mouth open, it sounds like it is eating (and will eventually make a sound like it doesn't like more). And if you leave it alone after playing with it, it will make sleeping noises. Unfortunately, as with all Barbie toys, there is always something that doesn't work. In the case of 'brushing' it with the comb (its supposed to make happy noises), it doesn't sense when you are combing and my 5 year old has to yank on the hair to get that particular sound out. And I really mean yank - which I'm not sure I like encouraging her to do to any animal. The horse also randomly plays the 'connected' song and lights up prettily.

I'd highly recommend this toy if only it wasn't so expensive. And let's be honest here, there are a LOT more toys that might be more interesting or educational than this one and for a lot cheaper. I would expect this to be priced around $35 to be a decent choice for a good toy value and product.

And surprisingly, I would have liked for better product placement in the video. This character is NOT in the dvd other than in the background being turned to stone with another horse behind two minor characters. When I bought the horse, I had thought there would have at least been a scene in the DVD that my daughter could relate to - but she asks me 'where is the Glimmer horsie in the movie?" and then asks which of the two horses in the background is Glimmer - and I can't tell. I had thought one of the main characters would have at least rode or been given the horse. The grapes that it eats seem pretty random. Perhaps Glimmer is in a book or other story place?

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Lots of Fun Until for the Kids, but Expect the Wings to Break!, October 12, 2009

By 

Scott van Outer "SvO" (Louisville, KY USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Barbie® & The Diamond Castle Glimmer™ Horse (Toy)

We got this horse for my daughter at Christmas. She loves this horse, to this day. The day we bought it she dropped it and one of the wings broke where it plugs into the horse's body. I wanted to take it back and get our money, call it an easy to break piece of junk, and move one. However, my daughter desperately wanted another one. We got it and inside of two weeks she broke a wing again. I've since repaired the same wing a few times as best I could until it was just too broken to repair any longer. She still wants a new one for her birthday. I guess you have to decide if this sounds good to you or not.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poorly Made, Broken Out Of The Box, May 13, 2010

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Parent "Parent" (Japan) - See all my reviews

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

This review is from: Barbie® & The Diamond Castle Glimmer™ Horse (Toy)

I bought this for my daughter, who so badly wanted a "horse with wings." One of the wings was broken at the base DURING MANUFACTURE, packed, and shipped that way. So no quality control, and shipped broken. Not the store's fault. Mattel's fault. This is actually the second Barbie product I have purchased which was broken out of the box (the first was a doll with a broken neck connection). Time was, parents would marvel at Barbie toys and how durable, and safe, they were. Long gone, junk, junk, junk, cheap lowest bidder made in China and never checked junk. And you know, it is a pain to return products (you have to take them away from your child to do that). So the horse is here, without wings, broken on the floor. And my daughter, bless her, she does not complain because daddy bought it for her. But Mattel, forget about them. Go find another toy, and another toy maker, for your child.