Dora's Talking House

by Fisher-Price

Product Features

• Bring Dora's world to life with this exciting transforming dollhouse!
• This colorfully styled talking dollhouse opens and expands to reveal several rooms of interactive play!
• Pull up the roof to reveal the second floor, while various accessories unfold, transform, light up and make sounds.
• Press the doorbell, fridge, oven, kitchen table, family photo, and radio to hear over 30 phrases in both English and Spanish.
• Includes 3 figures: Dora, Mami and Papi. Additional figures and furniture sold separately.

Product Details

• Item Weight: 5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 14 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.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000VC6E7K
• Item model number: N0106
• Manufacturer recommended age: 3 years and up
• Batteries: 3 AA batteries required. (included)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,944 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #78 in Toys & Games > Dolls & Accessories > Dollhouses
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Bring Dora's world to life with this exciting transforming dollhouse! This colorfully styled talking dollhouse opens and expands to reveal several rooms of interactive play! Pull up the roof to reveal the second floor, while various accessories unfold, transform, light up and make sounds. Press the doorbell, fridge, oven, kitchen table, family photo, and radio to hear over 30 phrases in both English and Spanish. Includes 3 figures: Dora, Mami and Papi. Additional figures and furniture sold separately.

Product Description

Dora's Talking House

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great toys for Dora lovers, December 27, 2007

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Mandi - See all my reviews

= 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: Dora's Talking House (Toy)

My daughters love Dora so grandpa bought them this house last Christmas and even without adding furniture until this Christmas it has been a toy they often played with. My biggest complaint is that there is no room for much furniture and when you close up the house there is nowhere to store the furniture. Other than that it has held up well, the door pops off very easily but overall it's held up to my 1yr old climbing all over it and the door pops back on easily, it's more of an annoyance than anything having to find it and put it back on all the time.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hands down THE most played with toy in the house, December 13, 2009

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Amanda (Papillion, NE) - 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 

This review is from: Dora's Talking House (Toy)

Okay I have NEVER taken the time to write a review, but I really must share. I have two girls, 8 and 5. They have an embarrassing amount of toys that they don't play with or that have lost their luster in a few short weeks. We received the Dora house and some of the furniture 3 years (ish) ago and have bought more furniture since. This is the ONLY staple toy we have ever had. They still play with this for hours every week. Durability is unparalleled. Easy of play, upkeep, and storage, amazing. I have said to my husband no less than 10 times "the Dora House is the best toy we have ever owned". And FYI: we have gotten rid of TWO Barbie castles and several Littlest Pet Shop and Polly Pocket items in the same three years.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Dora's Talking Doll House is a Hit With Kids, but not so Much with Parents, July 9, 2009

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Bryan Carey "Bryan Carey" (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Dora's Talking House (Toy)

Dora the Explorer is a popular children's television program for the under five age group and her likeness can be found on everything from food labels to clothing. She has also spawned a great deal of toys and the Fisher Price Dora the Explorer Talking Doll House ranks among the larger toys available, complete with fold out walls and expandable top, adding additional space that can keep children occupied for hours.

The Fisher Price Dora the Explorer Talking Doll House is most notable for its size and the multiple rooms contained within. The best of the rooms is the kitchen because it is here where most of the sounds are created and where most of the fun can be found. The other rooms in the house are basically empty, but the kitchen already has built in appliances and other things. I have found that my girls like the kitchen most of all and they have fun playing with the refrigerator, stove, and other objects. They like activating the sounds and interacting with the included toy figures of Dora and her madre and padre.

Speaking of the sounds, this is one of the main features of the Dora the Explorer Talking Doll House. These sounds are bilingual, but not always entirely so, and they are intended to help children learn Spanish words. When a button is pressed, the refrigerator door is opened, etc., the phrase will be stated in English first. Press it quickly again, and the phrase will be repeated either entirely in Spanish, or with the final word or words in Spanish. All of them feature Dora's voice, so young fans of the show will easily recognize the voice and enjoy the sounds.

This talking doll house has much to offer young fans of the television program, but there are some features/facts about this dollhouse that make it less than perfect. The way the sides fold open, platforms are created that can serve as a floor area while children play. This is nice, but the problem is there is no place to store any added accessories. The dollhouse is constructed in a way that makes it as compact as possible for better storage when folded shut. But this means there is almost no empty space on the interior for storage. And speaking of accessories, there are very few included with this doll house. There are exactly four: Three people figures and one couch. So, if you want more, you have to buy them separately, and this can greatly increase the overall cost of an already expensive toy.

The construction of the Fisher Price Dora the Explorer Talking Doll House is strong and sturdy, but one piece that isn't so durable is the front door. The door isn't permanently attached, and thus it falls off very easily. When I first noticed this, I thought perhaps I got a defective doll house, but from reading other reviews, it looks like this problem is common. This means that the manufacturer made it this way. Why, I have no idea because not only is it annoying to open the door and have it pop off, it also means you have another piece that could potentially get lost.

The Dora the Explorer Talking Doll House is a toy my girls love because is depicts one of their favorite television characters. They love the sounds and anything else that deals with Dora, and they enjoy the time they spend playing with this toy. However, parents will find many components of this toy troubling and will get annoyed by the constant sounds coming from the dollhouse as their excited children press and pull each of the sound- making objects over and over again. For these reasons, I can give the Fisher Price Dora the Explorer Talking Doll House only an average rating overall. If your children love the show, they will love this doll house. But parents will find it lacking in many areas.