Barbie Fairy - Tastic Pink/Purple Princess Doll

by Mattel

Product Features

• Barbie Fairy-Tastic Pink/Purple Princess Doll
• Make fashion magic with Barbie
• Barbie can be beautiful princess or a fantastic fairy
• Gown transforms into gorgeous sparkling fairy wings
• Wings detach to make the perfect princess again and again

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12 x 2.4 x 12.8 inches ; 13.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (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: B0029NYA84
• Item model number: P6563
• Manufacturer recommended age: 36 months - 8 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #63,937 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Make fashion magic with Barbie doll as a beautiful princess or a fantastic fairy! With the push of a button, Barbie dolls shimmering princess gown transforms into gorgeous sparkling fairy wings that flutter! Wings detach to make the perfect princess again and again!

Product Description

Make fashion magic with Barbie doll as a beautiful princess or a fantastic fairy! With the push of a button, Barbie dolls shimmering princess gown transforms into gorgeous sparkling fairy wings that flutter! Wings detach to make the perfect princess again and again!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Yet Another Barbie Fairie That Doesn't Quite Work, December 24, 2009

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Talvi - See all my reviews
(TOP 500 REVIEWER)   

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Barbie Fairy - Tastic Pink/Purple Princess Doll (Toy)

As much as I love the Barbie line, the fairies always seem to suffer from design flaws. What you don't see in the pictures on amazon or on the box is that this fairy has all kinds of plastic pieces coming out her back. These pieces are so that the 'gimmick' of having the wings turn into a skirt in one motion of the arms would work. It makes the back of the doll kind of ugly and the skirt stick out weird in order to do the 'gimmick' movement.

I wish (and thought) this was more like the 3 musketeers barbies where the skirt does double duty (cape/skirt) but isn't attached to plastic pieces in the back. And like the Mariposa doll and other fairies, kids just don't like those plastic pieces in back. When you don't have wings permanently attached, they just fall off. All the time.

As others noted, getting this doll out of the package is a true pain. Getting the wings on the doll for the gimmick is even more annoying. Within 5 minutes, the wing gimmick trick no longer worked right and the crown fell off. I really wish they'd sew the crowns to the head.

So yeah, yet another failure. Instead of this doll, buy the new Mermaid dolls. Those have tails of soft vinyl that make the mermaid posable and much more fun to play. What girl wants to play with a toy that keeps breaking or has strange plastic pieces sticking out the back like a victim of strange experimentation?

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Didn't Last 2 Days without Breaking, November 30, 2009

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IK (Houston, TX) - 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 

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This review is from: Barbie Fairy - Tastic Pink/Purple Princess Doll (Toy)

When my almost-5-year-old daughter saw the commercial, she knew she wanted it. I ordered it for a reasonable price on Amazon, but to our dismay, the tiny little plastic piece where the wing attaches to Barbie's back broke in less than 2 days. Not fixable. Without the gimmicky wings/skirt, daughter quickly lost interest and asked to replace her with a $10 Barbie Mermaid from Target.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ingenious Design, I'm Very Impressed!, January 1, 2010

By 

D. Williams "Alex's and Delphine's Mom" (Capital District, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Barbie Fairy - Tastic Pink/Purple Princess Doll (Toy)

I was prepared to hate this doll, for it to be either non-functional or to break within a day or so. Boy was I wrong! IMHO the design and functionality of this doll are wonderful! While it's true that there's a bit of a learning curve to working the doll, it really wasn't too bad and the skirt/wings do seem to be fairly sturdy. I do agree with the other reviewer who said that some kids don't like plastic parts sticking out of the doll's back; I'm not sure my daughter is too crazy about them. But she does really like this doll overall!