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Barbie In A Mermaid Tale Swim 'N Dance Mermaid Barbie Doll
 
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Barbie In A Mermaid Tale Swim 'N Dance Mermaid Barbie Doll

by Mattel
2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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WARNING:
CHOKING HAZARD -- Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

Product Features

  • Inspired by the movie, Barbie in a Mermaid Tale
  • Swim 'n Dance Mermaids love to play in the water
  • Watch them swim, spin and dance through the water
  • Features Color changing hair activated by cold water
  • Doll includes flower floaties for their arms and a seashell hair tie

Product Details

  • Product Dimensions: 10 x 2.8 x 12.8 inches ; 13.6 ounces
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
  • ASIN: B003FZAAVG
  • California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
  • Item model number: T1474
  • Manufacturer recommended age: 36 months - 10 years
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,248 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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Warning--Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs

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Barbie in a Mermaid Tale Swim 'N Dance Mermaid Doll: From the movie, Barbie in A Mermaid Tale. Swim 'n Dance Mermaids love to play in the water. Wind their tails and watch as these gorgeous mermaids swim, spin and dance through the water. To make the mermaids swim, flip the tail up, wind the tail, flip back down, place in water and watch them swim. Color change hair is activated by cold water. Doll comes with flower floaties for their arms and a seashell hair tie.

Product Description

Inspired by the movie, Barbie in a Mermaid TaleSwim 'n Dance Mermaids love to play in the waterWatch them swim, spin and dance through the waterFeatures Color changing hair activated by cold waterDoll includes flower floaties for their arms and a seashell hair tie From the ManufacturerBarbie in a Mermaid Tale Swim 'N Dance Mermaid Doll: From the movie, Barbie in A Mermaid Tale. Swim 'n Dance Mermaids love to play in the water. Wind their tails and watch as these gorgeous mermaids swim, spin and dance through the water. To make the mermaids swim, flip the tail up, wind the tail, flip back down, place in water and watch them swim. Color change hair is activated by cold water. Doll comes with flower floaties for their arms and a seashell hair tie.Product DescriptionWhat a splash-tastic stylista. Girls can make this gorgeous mermaid swim, spin, and dance through the water. Just flip up the tail, wind the tail, flip it back down, place the doll in the water, and watch her go. This shimmery beauty also has color-change hair, which is activated by ice-cold water. For more enchantment, check out Swim 'n Dance Brunette Mermaid sold separately. Comes with flower floaties for her arms. Plus, a seashell tie for her lustrous hair. Inspired by the movie Barbie in A Mermaids Tale. Act out favorite scenes and invent new underwater adventures.

Customer Reviews

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
A Big Let Down July 4, 2010
By mkat
Durability:    Educational:    Fun:   
My 4-year old daughter was so excited when she received this doll for her birthday. After winding it up only two times, the tail fin completely fell apart into a bunch of pieces. Needless to say, I am returning it tomorrow. It is very poorly made and a big disappointment, especially to an excited 4-year-old.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Gimmicky rarther than fun December 2, 2010
We have both of these. The doll comes with two 'flowers' that keep her upright when in water and a windy hair piece to play with her hair.

To use the doll, you wind up the tail fin and then let it go. The 'motor' (a rubber band?) turns the fins. The problem is that the elasticity of the drive means that when you let the fin go after winding it, it goes very fast and then stops. I think this would have been much better if the fin always turned at about the same even speed. As it is, you spin the tail forever for about half a second of frantic jerky motion of the fins in the water. Whether standing upright (won't work in a bathrub) or 'swimming' under the water, neither works smoothly or easily. It's just a quick jerk couple of spins and that's it. The motor just spins too fast and the water pressure isn't enough to slow it down.

The doll is quite large and doesn't fit into a bathtub well. I think she is far better suited to a poll where she has room to move around. Even then, she doesn't really 'swim' and my 7 year old quickly lost interest in winding up the tail only to have it spin wildly for half a second and then peter out. The doll just jerked more than swam.

The tail fins are made of thin vinyl type of material and if left into a bent position too long, keeps that position permanently. Then she no longer swims at all.

In all, we've already lost the two flower pieces, the tails are all bent from bathtub play, and my 7 year old long ago stopped trying to wind her up. Which makes a big waste of money in having that motor in thre in the first place. She definitely does not live up to the hype of the commercial.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By AS
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My 4 year old daughter was so excited when she saw this doll on TV. Its commercial makes the doll appear a lot more fun that it really is. On the Christmas list the doll went, and when I received the doll in the mail, I was very disappointed over the huge price markup for an otherwise unremarkable toy. The price should have been half of what Mattel and Amazon charge. Basically, it's a typical Barbie with a somewhat moveable tail. Forget about the "Dance" part this doll will only swim after the tail is manually wound up. The doll is somewhat long, so I imagine, you'd need something larger than a bathtub to really enjoy it. I don't know why it's called "swim 'n dance". My daughter received this toy today at a brunch with Santa and although she was glad to get something from her list, I could tell she was disappointed because she expected something much more fun and interactive. As a parent, I am doubly disappointed because of her and the money I "threw away" when I bought this toy. If you can, avoid this toy at all costs.

12/16/2010 Update: My daughter used in the bathtub a couple of times and here are my comments:
*The doll doesn't really do much other than spinning horizontally in one place, there is no forward movement.
*The commercial shows the doll spinning vertically - doesn't work. Even if it did, you'd have to use it in the pool to see it. The doll is so huge that you'd have to fill the tub almost all the way just to cover the width of the tail fin. Standing up, the doll would be sticking about water.

End conclusion: huge waste of money.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
swim and dance mermaid barbie
This was a gift for my seven year old granddaughter. She loves playing in the tub and this toy was perfect for her. I hope it is durable and keeps swimming. Read more
Published 26 days ago by raylynn47
She loves it
The arm flowers are not very durable, they broke almost immediately, plus it scratched the arm of the Barbie one of the times I was having to put it back on her. Read more
Published 2 months ago by barbi holland
dangerous!
apparently the fins fall off this doll, making it into something of mermaid club... my daughter was playing with it and swung it to point at me with it. Read more
Published 4 months ago by coco
Great toy if you read instructions and you take care of it!
First of all I read the box so I new there were two ways to use the doll and that if you bend the fin up you can wind it easily without it spinning until you release it. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jane Adams
avoid tears and disappointment
After no more than an hour of play, the tail fell off the mermaid. The tail has a dreadful weak point where the it swivels around the joint. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Geraint Owen
Save your money
Piece of junk.After 3 months of limited use the tail has fallen off into pieces and the flowers for her hands broke.
Published 12 months ago by Nick67
Mermaid Barbie
I bought this for my 3 year old daughter for some bathtub fun. While she loved her"look" her performance comes up quite short. Read more
Published 14 months ago by L. Gabe
Great bath toy!
Got 2 of these, one for each of my daughters for Christmas. They really love them. They did complain the first few times that the dolls don't really swim but for a couple seconds,... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Dirk Nowitzki
SO not worth it!!
Just what everyone else said. It's unbelievable how stupid a concept it is. It twirls once or twice fast if you wind the tail up enough.
Published 17 months ago by Gena M. Thomas
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