Fisher-Price World of Little People Spin and Crash Raceway

by Fisher-Price

Product Features

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• Boys are in the driver's seat as they control all the thrills and spills fun around the figure-eight track
• Press the crash button on the shifter box to activate cool racing and crashing sounds
• Raceway includes two colorful racing vehicles and two articulated driver figures dressed in colors that match their cars
• Playset also includes a racing gate anchored with cones, four flags in team colors

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 18.2 x 4.1 x 16 inches ; 4.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0015KVZ62
• Item model number: M7948
• Manufacturer recommended age: 24 months - 5 years
• Batteries: 4 C batteries required.
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,759 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Little boys can use their imaginations to bring the action-packed world of racing and crashing to life with Eddie and his race 'n crash speedway. Boys are in the driver's seat as they control all the thrills and spills fun around the figure-eight track using an easy grip shifter that can change from fast to faster speeds. Turn the on or off ignition key and the race is on. Press the crash button on the shifter box to activate cool racing and crashing sounds. Pull over in the pit stop area overlooking the grandstands for a quick fix. Touch the mechanics wrench to get cool fix-up sounds. An off ramp to the side extends racing beyond the track. Raceway includes two colorful racing vehicles and two articulated driver figures dressed in colors that match their cars. Playset also includes a racing gate anchored with cones, four flags in team colors. All play pieces fit in figure's hands and other areas around the detailed playset. Vehicles store securely behind the grandstand for take along play.

Product Description

Little racers can use their imaginations to bring to life the action-packed world of racing with the Spin 'N Crash Raceway. Boys are in the driver's seat as they control all the thrills and spills around the figure-eight track. Turn the on/off ignition key, use the easy-grip shifter that changes speeds from "fast" to "faster" speeds, and press the "crash" button on the shifter box to activate realistic racing and crashing sounds. Pull over in the pit stop area overlooking the grandstands for a "quick fix" -- just use the elevating car lift and touch the mechanic's wrench for fun fix-it sounds. An easy-off ramp in the front adds to the fun and extends race-car outside the track.

Raceway includes two colorful racing vehicles and two articulated Little People driver figures dressed in colors to match their team's car. Figures bend and twist to fit perfectly inside their vehicles. Playset also includes a racing gate anchored with cones, four flags in team colors and a sign. All play pieces fit in figures' hands and in other areas around the playset. Vehicles store securely behind grandstand for take-along fun. Requires four "C" batteries, not included.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Son absolutely loves it, but it breaks too often, March 9, 2009

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SRFireside "ZOOM!" (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Fisher-Price World of Little People Spin and Crash Raceway (Toy)

I have a two year old son that absolutely loves this toy. He goes nuts turning the track on and off, watching the cars spin around, and letting the cars off the track. While this isn't a toy he spends hours on he goes to play with it every day. Now the toy itself is a fun enough concept with car that have action figures that separate from them and other little goodies for the kids to enjoy. The biggest problem with the toy is it breaks... often. The plates that move the cars stop spinning even when you hear it running. Now the good news is this is actually easily fixed and it takes no more than ten minutes to do it. All you need is a pretty small Philips head screwdriver (make sure it fits right or you can strip the screws. I tend to use a very small flathead screwdriver which works great). Here is some instruction on how to fix it:

1. Turn the toy over on it's bottom and you will see two large sections to unscrew. I would recommend taking both out the first couple times, but technically all you need to remove is the section where the batteries are stored AND unscrew the one little section from the other part that is between the two moving disks.

If you unscrew both sections the bottom part exposes the actual switch that turns on the wheels. It's interesting to see how the thing works, and if you ever need to fix that part now you know where it is.

2. Next is the motor that turns the two spinning disks. It's a small white mechanism with two wheels branching out of it. The wheel mechanism is flexible and uses rubber bands to turn them, which in turn spins the two disks the cars are on. What you need to do is take out the entire mechanism (two branching wheels and all), which is simple as it is only attached by some rubber sockets.

3. Turn the wheel motor upside down and unscrew the three screws you see there. Make sure you turn the motor upside down from how it was placed in the toy. Removing these screws will get you to the inner mechanism and the cause of 95% of the problems in this toy.

4. Inside you will see two small wheels and a clear looking rubber band. It's 98% likely you will see that rubber band loose, and there's your problem! Simply attach the rubber band to the two wheels it is next to and you're done. The rubber band is not tight to fitting it back in is very easy. Of course the fact it is not tight is why this problem keeps happening in the first place.

5. Screw back the face plate and put the wheel motor back where it came from. Make sure you turn it over again so it is facing the right way. Also make sure you fit the motor in with the rubber plugs and make sure the two branching wheels are set against the two disks for the cars (it will all make sense when you see it).

6. Put the whole battery housing back in place and screw it back in.

7. It's Miller time.

So for all of you who have this toy and it breaks now you know how to fix it. Granted you may end up fixing it over and over again, but at least your little ones will be happy. I don't know why they don't just put in a tighter (and maybe a stronger one too) rubber band on that one part. That's the ONLY thing I find that breaks on an otherwise solid toy. So men impress your wives and show how handy you are. If you don't want to deal with impressing your wife and kid weekly (or more) then maybe avoid getting this toy.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Utterly Engaging and Fun, January 8, 2009

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Carol A. Fleischer (Orange County, CA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Fisher-Price World of Little People Spin and Crash Raceway (Toy)

I have to say my experience with this toy was nothing like the previous reviews.

I bought this cute little raceway as a Christmas gift for my cousin's adorable 18-month-old, a very active, curious little boy who is challenging to keep up with, as he seems to go everywhere at once and wants to push every button, flip every switch, and touch everything he can along the way.

This was the only toy on Christmas that enticed said boy to actually SIT IN ONE PLACE for any length of time! He absolutely loved it!

It worked perfectly once the batteries were installed (BTW you'll need a screwdriver to do that). He quickly picked up on the clever on/off ignition mechanism and had a blast taking cars on and off the track (the ones it comes with plus any others he could find). He also loved the little built-in toy air gun, and frequently used it to "service" all the cars' tires.

The toy is billed as a raceway, but it's really not about racing at all - it's about keeping the cars going. Sometimes they crash into each other (very lightly - there's no danger of pinched fingers), and that's the idea. It promotes problem solving, because periodically you have to readjust the cars to get them moving again. An 18-month-old doesn't want to sit and watch cars go; they want to touch, and this toy encourages that behavior.

I can't speak to long-term durability since I wasn't around to see it after Christmas, but after a full day of playing, it was still going strong.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Bought TWO and both broke within seconds., December 27, 2009

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D. Miller "Reviews Are Great" (Utah) - See all my reviews
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= 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: Fisher-Price World of Little People Spin and Crash Raceway (Toy)

My husband and I purchased this toy after the Fisher-Price Elmo Live we bought our son broke on Christmas Day. We didn't think anything of the branding when purchasing this toy otherwise we might have thought twice about it. We purchased this and brought it home, my 2 year old son was stoked about playing with it as my husband assembled it, lo and behold within seconds of turning the key the right turntable stopped working.

Being the tech smarty that my husband is, he decided to take it apart and see if he could just fix it and upon doing so found the main component that makes the turntable TURN (white rubber elastic band) was completely ripped in half. We were both very upset by this as you can imagine and my son was disappointed as we put it back into the box to bring it back to the store to return it. I told my husband that it was just bad luck and that we should just get another one (there's no way that could happen twice, right?). So, my husband made the trip back within 2 hours of purchasing the first one and exchanged it for another one, when he brought it home and put it together, THE SAME THING HAPPENED, the same turntable and the same part!!!

What a DISAPPOINTMENT! It bothers me pretty bad when a company claims on the box that its a "quality" product and something like this happens, its apparent they don't try these toys before sending them out. Needless to say, 3 out of 3 toys broken from this company and bad ratings all around make me pretty hesitant to EVER buy another toy from Fisher-Price ever again, especially this toy. I would definitely use caution in thinking about purchasing this toy.